Just after the first of the year, I was looking at handgun ads on a local website. I saw an ad for a 1963 vintage Mark I Target .22 pistol and the guy was only asking $200 for it. After some haggling I finally picked it up for $150.
This pistol is not a collector by any means. I cleaned it the best I could without a total teardown. After disassembling and cleaning the magazine, I loaded the mag and tried to cycle live ammo through the gun. Bad news is that there was damage to the lip of the chamber and a cartridge would not feed. This damage was undoubtedly from dry firing. Anyway, I gently deburred the damage and got the pistol to cycle consistently. Next stop, off to the range to see how it does with live fire. She aint very purty, but hopefully will be a fun plinker!
Dave
This pistol is not a collector by any means. I cleaned it the best I could without a total teardown. After disassembling and cleaning the magazine, I loaded the mag and tried to cycle live ammo through the gun. Bad news is that there was damage to the lip of the chamber and a cartridge would not feed. This damage was undoubtedly from dry firing. Anyway, I gently deburred the damage and got the pistol to cycle consistently. Next stop, off to the range to see how it does with live fire. She aint very purty, but hopefully will be a fun plinker!
Dave