I bought a Simson in a sporting goods store in 1959 for $42. I had not shot it until I was on vacation in Missouri in 1960. My father , brother and I were shooting in an abandoned lime quarry. I was shooting Remington ammo and the pistol shoot very well but it would occasionally jam. I became very upset with the pistol and traded it off in a small gun shop on the way back to California. About two weeks after getting home I read an article about lugers and it said American ammo was too week to work the toggle action. At the time you could buy a BYF in very good condition for about $40. I never saw another Simson for sale. You could buy a WWII 1911 for the same price. I still have the urge to regurgitate every time I think about my stupidity. I know I have posted this story before. Forgive me. I am trying to receive absolution.
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