archivist dick
11-03-2010, 10:06 PM
Fiery revolutionary greetings, comrades.
I was recalling my first ChiCom Type 56S Rifle the other day. It was a PolyTech Legend from the Old Town Armory in Alexandria, Virginia.
What is bitter to this day was how mercenary that store was, back in the summer of 1989 when they realized they had me over a barrel. Back then all I knew was ChiComs altho there were a few Maadis and Hungarians floating about unknown to me at the time; probably would have bought Chinese anyway even if presented a choice for historical reasons (Vietnam) if nothing else.
That was a very poor time to be getting into these for sure; a convicted felon on parole, Patrick Purdy, had lit up a school yard in Stockton, California about six months beforehand, which led to an import ban which led to a run on all semi-auto rifles and carbines.
Due to developing professional circumstance, I needed an AK-style rifle urgently. And Old Town Armory raped me on the deal: $900 !!! And they removed two outta three magazines from the box prior to my arrival on their premises to clinch the arrangement even. Bastards.
Nice gun tho. Made my money back, barely, in '93 when I sold it to help keep my farm operational. Yup, I do miss it. Last time I checked, OTA is outta business which is fine by me, the pricks. The whole sordid affair led me to successfully acquire my own 001FFL so a certain amount of lemonade was produced (always good for something positive to come out of the negative).
What was your first ChiCom axe? When did you purchase it. And what became of it?
I was recalling my first ChiCom Type 56S Rifle the other day. It was a PolyTech Legend from the Old Town Armory in Alexandria, Virginia.
What is bitter to this day was how mercenary that store was, back in the summer of 1989 when they realized they had me over a barrel. Back then all I knew was ChiComs altho there were a few Maadis and Hungarians floating about unknown to me at the time; probably would have bought Chinese anyway even if presented a choice for historical reasons (Vietnam) if nothing else.
That was a very poor time to be getting into these for sure; a convicted felon on parole, Patrick Purdy, had lit up a school yard in Stockton, California about six months beforehand, which led to an import ban which led to a run on all semi-auto rifles and carbines.
Due to developing professional circumstance, I needed an AK-style rifle urgently. And Old Town Armory raped me on the deal: $900 !!! And they removed two outta three magazines from the box prior to my arrival on their premises to clinch the arrangement even. Bastards.
Nice gun tho. Made my money back, barely, in '93 when I sold it to help keep my farm operational. Yup, I do miss it. Last time I checked, OTA is outta business which is fine by me, the pricks. The whole sordid affair led me to successfully acquire my own 001FFL so a certain amount of lemonade was produced (always good for something positive to come out of the negative).
What was your first ChiCom axe? When did you purchase it. And what became of it?