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<blockquote data-quote="Jefpainthorse" data-source="post: 1253385" data-attributes="member: 11766"><p>I have owned a couple of these over the years and traded out of them.</p><p></p><p>One of them would feed and eject with out a flaw... and sprayed lead like buck shot.... the other drove tacks and was plauged with the classic ejection problems the 39-2 was know for.</p><p></p><p>I stumbled into a nearly new in the box 39-2 for a bargain price a couple of years ago. Nice as it was I decide to break it in and see if it would make a carry gun.</p><p></p><p>Using 115 grain ball from all the major brands, I found ejection was hit and miss- plus those fatal "double feeds" would occur on a regular basis. I cannot recall ever trying any 124 grain loads... I was at the point of trading this gun off as a collectors item and calling it good.</p><p></p><p>Cleaning out my ammo locker, I came across some 147grain Winchester Hollow point (the white box version).... low and behold, this round runs like grease through a goose.</p><p></p><p>I have heard a rumor over the years that the Illinois State Police figured out the correct ramp angle for heavy loads back when the 39 was their issued pistol. Maybe mine was built with that spec?... any way I am looking forward to further testing.</p><p></p><p>It will be nice to carry a lighter handgun (that's already paid for)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jefpainthorse, post: 1253385, member: 11766"] I have owned a couple of these over the years and traded out of them. One of them would feed and eject with out a flaw... and sprayed lead like buck shot.... the other drove tacks and was plauged with the classic ejection problems the 39-2 was know for. I stumbled into a nearly new in the box 39-2 for a bargain price a couple of years ago. Nice as it was I decide to break it in and see if it would make a carry gun. Using 115 grain ball from all the major brands, I found ejection was hit and miss- plus those fatal "double feeds" would occur on a regular basis. I cannot recall ever trying any 124 grain loads... I was at the point of trading this gun off as a collectors item and calling it good. Cleaning out my ammo locker, I came across some 147grain Winchester Hollow point (the white box version).... low and behold, this round runs like grease through a goose. I have heard a rumor over the years that the Illinois State Police figured out the correct ramp angle for heavy loads back when the 39 was their issued pistol. Maybe mine was built with that spec?... any way I am looking forward to further testing. It will be nice to carry a lighter handgun (that's already paid for) [/QUOTE]
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