My mom's guns. Cool?

[Bigshep]

Staying at the parent's for the weekend and they've been wanting me to clean my mom's two handguns and see how they fire for awhile now......well they got the closet declutterized and found them both. One's a Taurus PT-22 that has never been fired and the other is a Jennings (by Bryco) Model 48 .380 that hasn't been fired for like 10 years and I think it was very little at that. I'm actually kind of excited for tomorrow. I get to shoot 3 guns (one of them is mine) that I've never shot before and 2 of them have NEVER been fired. Haven't heard much good about my mom's guns, but it'll still be fun

 

[sloughfoot]

I have owned a PT-22 for a long time. It is the only Taurus that I have owned that has never malf'd in over 500 rounds. I like it. A lot. It fits in the overhead of my Suburban and is always there.

I also have the Jennings 380. It is shiny chrome. I have been holding it for the owner since around 1997. I cannot say the same about it that I can say about the PT-22. I don't think I would want to shoot it very much.

 

[rockhopper46038]

Have fun, but check those 10 year old guns over very carefully before loading them and pulling the trigger.

 

[Bigshep]

Have fun, but check those 10 year old guns over very carefully before loading them and pulling the trigger.

Yeah, I plan on taking a long time to clean and check them out. Much, much more time than my own guns. I'm no expert and if there's anything that doesn't look right they're not getting fired until an actual gunsmith takes a look at them and says they're safe.

 

[WebSnyper]

the other is a Jennings (by Bryco) Model 48 .380 that hasn't been fired for like 10 years and I think it was very little at that.

I suspect this may be an exercise in frustration, but let us know how it functions.

 

[Mosinguy]

Nice find. I wouldn't buy those guns BUT I wouldn't mind finding them!

 

[netsecurity]

Be careful with cheap guns like Jennings. Inspect carefully, clean, and function test before ever loading. You might want to just sell it instead of shooting it, and take the $50.

 

[kazaam]

What can actually go wrong? This is in no way meant to be funny; I'm genuinely interested in knowing what can happen so I can prevent it from happening for myself or anyone else I can tell. Thanks!

 

[handgun]

Hey now you could get 65 out of the jennings

 

[kjf40]

As long as your safe, its always fun to go shooting.

Have a good time...maybe post back when your done and give a report

 

[XDLover]

What can actually go wrong? This is in no way meant to be funny; I'm genuinely interested in knowing what can happen so I can prevent it from happening for myself or anyone else I can tell. Thanks!

GOOGLE JENNINGS/BRYCO. That in itself will answer the question to you. I would never shoot one.

 

[fishbass62]

I got $60 for a Jennings about 10 years ago.

 

[sloughfoot]

Neither one will blow up in your hand. Use factory ammo and the worst possible problem is feeding or ejection.

Sheeshh, all these doom and gloomers on the internet....

 

[seadoodr.]

I've owned a jennings9 for over ten years. Put several hundred rounds through it.It really is a terrible gun, has a lousy trigger and until recently you never knew if it go off till you pulled the trigger. Apparently if the right grip upper screw is snugged down to tight it messes with the trigger mechanism.for the first time ever i ran 4 mags through it and had no problems. I actually hit the target with it.

 

[JoP]

I've got one of those Jenning Model 48s that I found in the attic. I've read too many horror stories about it to want to shoot it...really think its good for $50 or $60? I'd take that in a heartbeat...

 

[Mgderf]

I've seen at least a dozen Bryco/Jennings slides that have cracked/ blown-apart.

Shoot the Taurus, use the Jennings for a door-stop, or throw it at an intruder to distract them while you grab the Taurus.

You could not pay me to pull the trigger on that Jennings

 

[Boiled Owl]

Take the Jennings to one of those feel good "get the guns off the street" events and get a $100 gift card. Gift card to Wal Mart for about 3K rounds of 22's to enjoy in the Taurus.
BTW Take the mag out first, sell it for $4 at a gunshow.

 

[Bigshep]

Well here's what happened...Didn't shoot the Jennings. It didn't inspire confidence in me that it would actually work right or safely. The Taurus on the other hand done better than I thought it would for being a virgin shoot and sitting around for a decade. Had issues on almost every round with the Remington Yellow Jacket ammo that was stored with it so I switched out to my Winchester bulk box from Wal-Mart. Only ran about 70 rounds through it, but it was hit or miss with every round whether it would fire or not. Some rounds went off with the first squeeze and others would only go off after the second or third....My take on both of them is that the Jennings is a piece of crap and the Taurus is good enough to go plinking if you don't mind fixing malfunctions all day long. I think I'll just stick to my Glock and take the mom out to a gun store to help her decide on something different.

 

[dak109]

+1 on taking Mom out for a new gun.

I'll go $50 for the Taurus

 

[Colts]

Well here's what happened...Didn't shoot the Jennings. It didn't inspire confidence in me that it would actually work right or safely. The Taurus on the other hand done better than I thought it would for being a virgin shoot and sitting around for a decade. Had issues on almost every round with the Remington Yellow Jacket ammo that was stored with it so I switched out to my Winchester bulk box from Wal-Mart. Only ran about 70 rounds through it, but it was hit or miss with every round whether it would fire or not. Some rounds went off with the first squeeze and others would only go off after the second or third....My take on both of them is that the Jennings is a piece of crap and the Taurus is good enough to go plinking if you don't mind fixing malfunctions all day long. I think I'll just stick to my Glock and take the mom out to a gun store to help her decide on something different.

Thanks for letting us know how it went!