Bryco Arms

[gn3hz3ku1*]

anyone have any exp with them?
they are darn cheap for a handgun!

maxim also said ATF said its one of the top 5 semi autos that crooks use.

[bwiese]

Run, don't walk...

Get a used Mak or a Beretta Jetfire or Minx etc. or a Bersa 380.

[EBWhite]

if you can get it for under 100 bucks drosed, ppt, then okay. they are neat little guns. nothing worth protecting your life for. It is a cheap gun...

[Steve-O]

Ewww, Bryco = Bad.

[The SoCal Gunner]

Similar to Jennings no?

[slick_711]

I believe Jennings/Bryco are same manufacturer, different owner. Could be mistaken though.

The handful I've handled were broken or breaking, they're cheap and unreliable (thus they are indeed the top choice for criminals). If you just want something to toy with at the range have at, but they're not worth the material they're made out of imo.

As someone else mentioned, you can typically find a Bersa in the $2-300 range, and those on the other hand are actually very reliable and well made for that price. ASC has a rental Bersa that has never had any real issues, seen tons of rounds, and doesn't get cleaned as often as it should.

[Sydwaiz]

I believe Jennings/Bryco are same manufacturer, different owner. Could be mistaken though.

Yes, they were cast in the same die cast shop. All made of zinc. You don't want to know how many times I reworked the tooling for those POS! But hey, they did pass the drop tests.

[AJAX22]

I had a bryco/jennigs nine, worthless, it took alot of work to make it reliable, and even then it was a poor quality gun. get ANYTHING but one ofthose.

[gn3hz3ku1*]

dont worry i was just asking... i have my XD and im happy as can be!

please do not start a glock vs xd thread i just wanted opinions on the gun

[Harbinger]

+1 for the Bersa 380. It's a GOOD knock-off of a Walther.

Mike

[Socal858]

i shot my buddys jennings 22 last weekend. thing was the size of a bite of food . . you had to push the the slide forwards (forward assist anyone? lol) sometimes . . . i only shot it because i thought hey a 22 kaboom isnt gonna be as bad as a 9mm kaboom!

[mike100]

A guy I work with collects ring of fire stuff and derringers. It's all good in that regard. the whole lot of it probably cost him $200 and the jennings shot 22's ok.

I think most of his were from the old days in Wisconsin and I think one somebody probably gave him all rusted up...anyhow, not a one of them are worth a $25 dros.

[ivanimal]

Save your money and buy a Raven!!!!

[juha_teuvonnen]

Do yourself a favor and get a surplus pistol instead

There are plenty of inexpensive surplus pistols on the market (PA-63, CZ-52, ...) get yourself one of these. At least they won't fail you if you ever have to use them tor self-defence. And your chance of getting injured because POS gun self-destructed are three orders of magnitude lower with cheap surplus handguns. Think about it, is $100 worth risking serius injury or death? Not to me...