Santa was early today...This is what he brought
The BrenTen 10mm Standard Model, 83SM00xxx 5" natural frame and blued slide 95-97%
No Box, Original Manual is in great shape 2-3 small bent corners, one magazine, original Houge Grips, field stripping, cleaning and lubricating did not reveal any pitting, this gun has been shot some, no wear or broken parts, did find the magazine spring upside down, this was corrected by me. The person I purchased it from did have it magnafluxed and no cracks were noted and he only shot 10 Remington "SubSonic" loads to test. He purchased from person in California 5-6 years ago 2007-08. I notice the Power Seal Barrel's Free Bore Lead is long before the rifling starts.
Date purchased 12/15/2012 On this date 63 years ago Donnie Wayne "Don" Johnson (born December 15, 1949)
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Features:
While the Bren Ten came in a number of variations in size, caliber and finishes, all the Brens had basically the same features. These included the following:
Selective double or single action trigger where the first shot can either be fired double action with the hammer in the down position, or single action with the hammer cocked and the manual safety engaged (cocked-and-locked).
Slide mounted manual cross-bolt safety which, when pushed to activate, blocks the firing pin from travel without interfering with trigger or hammer operation.
Loaded chamber indicator located in conjunction with the extractor giving the operator both a visual and tactile indicator of the status of the pistol.
Fully adjustable rear sight allowing adjusting for both windage and elevation.
"Power-Seal" rifling which offers a better seal for bullets increasing both velocity due to less gass loss, and better accuracy because of less bullet deformation.
Selective magazine catch which, by turning a screw head in the bottom corner of the right grip panel, gives the operator the option of either allowing the magazine to drop free of the gun, or pop approximately 1/2" for easy grasping while remaining in the mag well.
Dual screwdriver set (full-sized models only) which works as an emergency tool that fits all screws on the gun.
Lanyard loop (on the full-sized and Special Forces models) for those individuals, or police/military agencies, that desire a positive retention device.
Congrats, cool gift.
VERY nice catch! Too bad I'm on the naughty list.....
She's beautiful.
Congrats Shadow, I know you've wanted one for some time. Excellent Christmas gift. ;D
Damn, even 'Don' Johnson is younger that me........
Thanks, I am blessed, the VLTOR deal went south and I held that money just in case. 8)
BTW, under the pistol is a picture of a Bren Ten Standard Model on the cover of that book... ;D
If you look close you can see the picture it in the trigger gaurd area and at the rear at the recess of the backstrap.
Now, that's a Merry Christmas! :o
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I am VERY jealous.
Its dead sexy.