Steve, interesting note there on the Astra's, when I was 16 in Houston I bought an Astra 600 9mm WWII marked gun "all totally and completely in pieces" in a cigar box at a surplus store for like $15, I threw a paper route for spending money back then...
It was my first 9mm, and wow, what a tough recoil spring with that blowback design, I've toyed with collecting Astra's now that I've gotten the 9mm German pistol bug again...
Back on topic, though I've been a lurker for years, I've learned from Kyrie for years, "thank you sir", and here's to whatever makes you smile crossing paths with your future.
Frank H. (soon to be in Oregon...)
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