I Really Like French Model 1950 Pistols

[Occam]

How do they actually shoot? In the context of someone who knows how a pretty good cross section of 1980+ handguns (well, and 1911s) feel, how would you characterize one of these? Does one even dare shoot them, or are they for having for having's sake?

 

[Combloc]

There is no reason you can't shoot them as they are a robust design and well made. By 1980's wonder nine standards, it's going to feel obsolete but not antiquated. It's on par with shooting a single stack, 9 round, Hi Power. They feel good and balanced in the hand and it's biggest flaw in my mind is the ergonomics of the safety. It rotates back and up to engage meaning it's EASY to accidentally apply when racking the slide. However, as there are most likely NOT going to be used in a high stress environment by any of us, it's a nonissue.

 

[Fushigi Ojisan]

Would they prefer 115 or 124 grain?

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[somd_mustangs]

who-hoo, mine just arrived...
- Gun is pretty nice, needs a good cleaning but looks like original finish with crisp markings. Some wear to barrel exterior finish, but bore looks nice. The front frame grip strap finish is worn off but has a dark patina to it so you don't really notice. Probably an 80-85% gun which isn't too bad for a surplus. No dings or damage.
- spare mags are excellent condition
- holster is a more modern rubberized vinyl of some sort
- lanyard is a cheap Chinesium pos.

 

[Doctor_M]

Mine was delivered about an hour ago too. Birthday is Sunday, so this is my present to myself. Thanks for bringing to our attention Combloc! Very cool gun and in great shape (actually better than I thought from the photos). Going in the bound book as we speak.

 

[MilsurpDan]

Picked mine up earlier this morning. Very happy with it.

I’ll post some pictures of it later when I get a chance.

 

[calicojack]

Got mine today as well! A MAS with a nice dark finish. Noticed these won't fire w/o a mag inserted. Interesting.

 

[WatTyler]

Got mine today as well! A MAS with a nice dark finish. Noticed these won't fire w/o a mag inserted. Interesting.

Were the French still messing around with a magazine disconnect after all those years? I'm sure the ghost of John Browning was not amused.

 

[calicojack]

Ok - some pics. The finish looks pretty good.

 

[calicojack]

Does anyone know if these are "correct" holsters?
[EDIT] Does it matter?

 

[calicojack]

@somd_mustangs yours has a cool OD look. I would have been happy with either MAC or MAS.

 

[calicojack]

And you know - the trigger is pretty good for an old cold war era MILSURPLUS pistol.

 

[Combloc]

Does anyone know if these are "correct" holsters?
[EDIT] Does it matter?

There were a number of holsters over the years with this type being the newest so yes, these are correct holsters.

 

[Combloc]

The posts are great guys. Keep posting your treasure please! Not only is it fun to see what others are getting but it's also good for future research.

 

[Mike OTDP]

Got mine today, will post pics. May get a second as an investment. The track record on C&R is that the price doubles once importation stops.

 

[somd_mustangs]

Most of the ones up right now are proper MAS slides on FG block frames and pretty decent looking... I see they jacked the price way up on the other C-block too...

 

[Dan44]

Times like this makes me wish I didn't let my C&R expire.

 

[Combloc]

Most of the ones up right now are proper MAS slides on FG block frames and pretty decent looking... I see they jacked the price way up on the other C-block too...

Check out the "Q" block for $1495! I'm not paying an extra $600 for a letter.

 

[mawkie]

Oh Lord, I shouldn't have done this but can't count the number of times I sat on the sidelines and watched a good deal pass for various reasons. The one that haunts me were the ex detective HK PSPs that were imported and dumb ass me sat and waited until they were gone. What was a $750-800 pistol is now over $2k.
So opened the wallet and went for it. Just too good a bargain to pass up. And I have the money in the bank with hopefully a bunch more coming so no excuse to let this pass by. Thanks to Combloc for putting the word out. I really would have been cheesed off if these sold out before I caught wind of them.

 

[calicojack]

Say - if any of you guys got Keith Seafield's book "War Trophies: Weapons from Viet Nam", there are three MAC50's documented in that book. Page 270 has an excellent picture with a leather holster. It's serial is A4175.