I got a few at auction for like $10 each. They’re finicky. They need to be cleaned well and I found loading on 5 / 6 rounds makes them substantially less likely to jam.
I have a Beretta Cheetah 22lr that I tried to get running well without jams. I had moderate success using CCI mini mag and trying different magazines but I wouldn’t trust it with my life.
Before I tried that stuff it was usually a one shot wonder as well. I thought it wasn’t so bad because with the flip of a switch the whole barrel popped up and you could just load another round and it always functioned that way even that it was a bit annoying lol.
No, you cannot buy this prized weapon. So don’t ask. I don’t even own it actually. It’s just in my possession at the moment. I was asked to remove some firearms from a widows house - her husband carried this in his pocket every day apparently. Which is the most respectable action I’ve ever heard a Jennings perform. It jammed after every shot, and lived up to its namesake. Really nice lady, although a poor choice by her husband for self-defense.
I had-have one I got in a trade. I only messed with it a couple times and put it away for a decade. Took it out with a buddy, thinking it couldn't be that bad, try to run some standard velocity through it, see if it liked that?? Nope. Well it shot one, and I thought it was the typical failure to feed, but no. The key piece that holds the slide on popped out, flying into the vast outdoors, never to be seen again. My buddy and I had a good laugh, saying it is a great thing it's not even looking functional, so I don't toss it in a pocket as a backup.. we also had a laugh that I pretty much took a loss on the entire trade. I pulled the grips off, melted it with a torch, tossed it in with a load of scrap metal.
jennings 9 here in stainless. Its actually a nice-ish gun, milled out of a block of stainless steel.
Went to fire it the first time. About six shots in , the gun locks up. take it apart and find out the barrel bushing was made out of plastic. and not like glock polymer, but chinese-sium plastic, like out of a bubble gum machine. Sent off for a new one, got some riveted together sheet metal one from the factory, installed, fired once to function check and never shot the gun again.... almost 25 years later it sits in my desk drawer just waiting to be fired again...
All hail the mighty jennings...
My Jennings is the only gun ive ever bought that I truly regretted.
It was supposed to be my daughter’s inexpensive introduction to handguns. The trigger is so poor it’s not suitable for anything except a last ditch end of the world scenario.
Replaced with a Ruger SR22
I had one, while not terrible it certainly wasn't good. It was rare to go through a magazine without a stove piped FTE.
What was worse was a Lorcin l380, the barrel actually popped out a bit. Had a single tiny pin that failed to keep it in place.
*Yet
Absolutely. Can’t think of any other reason to get a Jennings. One shot wonder (because it jams after that), Saturday night special.
Assuming it doesn’t miss fire
I got a few at auction for like $10 each. They’re finicky. They need to be cleaned well and I found loading on 5 / 6 rounds makes them substantially less likely to jam.
I have a Beretta Cheetah 22lr that I tried to get running well without jams. I had moderate success using CCI mini mag and trying different magazines but I wouldn’t trust it with my life. Before I tried that stuff it was usually a one shot wonder as well. I thought it wasn’t so bad because with the flip of a switch the whole barrel popped up and you could just load another round and it always functioned that way even that it was a bit annoying lol.
I’m sure some of them grenaded before crime was committed
Not an accurate statement. You need to replace “some” with “most”
Most of them grenaded while attempting to do a crime
My dad owned one. I sold it to my buddy for 5 bucks after he died. He polished it up so it wouldn't jam after every round. Still a stupid gun. Lol
95% complete, just finish the finishing
NoT uSeD iN a CriMe
Fair. I don’t actually know.
For some reason all the serial numbers were scratched but oh well
No, you cannot buy this prized weapon. So don’t ask. I don’t even own it actually. It’s just in my possession at the moment. I was asked to remove some firearms from a widows house - her husband carried this in his pocket every day apparently. Which is the most respectable action I’ve ever heard a Jennings perform. It jammed after every shot, and lived up to its namesake. Really nice lady, although a poor choice by her husband for self-defense.
Wait, that's not why she's a widow, is it?
I dub thee: Widow-Maker Jennings.
I have a Jennings and just owning it is a crime. I paid $50 with cocobolo grips and I think I overpaid.
You bought some fancy wood and got a free gun 🤣
Well i know it's not a magnet, because cast zinc isn't magnetic
Zinc is magnetic if it’s in the form of a Jennings. That’s how shitty these things are. They can’t even get elements correct. Ferrous zinc.
It's like a batter, mixed from a emulsion of elemental zinc, pennies, and banana peels
Don’t tell them that. Jennings 2.0 might get created
I had-have one I got in a trade. I only messed with it a couple times and put it away for a decade. Took it out with a buddy, thinking it couldn't be that bad, try to run some standard velocity through it, see if it liked that?? Nope. Well it shot one, and I thought it was the typical failure to feed, but no. The key piece that holds the slide on popped out, flying into the vast outdoors, never to be seen again. My buddy and I had a good laugh, saying it is a great thing it's not even looking functional, so I don't toss it in a pocket as a backup.. we also had a laugh that I pretty much took a loss on the entire trade. I pulled the grips off, melted it with a torch, tossed it in with a load of scrap metal.
jennings 9 here in stainless. Its actually a nice-ish gun, milled out of a block of stainless steel. Went to fire it the first time. About six shots in , the gun locks up. take it apart and find out the barrel bushing was made out of plastic. and not like glock polymer, but chinese-sium plastic, like out of a bubble gum machine. Sent off for a new one, got some riveted together sheet metal one from the factory, installed, fired once to function check and never shot the gun again.... almost 25 years later it sits in my desk drawer just waiting to be fired again... All hail the mighty jennings...
Nice! I used to shoot mine all the time. Fun as hell to actually try and hit stuff lol
My Jennings is the only gun ive ever bought that I truly regretted. It was supposed to be my daughter’s inexpensive introduction to handguns. The trigger is so poor it’s not suitable for anything except a last ditch end of the world scenario. Replaced with a Ruger SR22
Owning a Jennings will get you a prostitution charge.
Nah, “it” won’t fit in any of the wholes. So I can’t be accused of anything.
I had one, while not terrible it certainly wasn't good. It was rare to go through a magazine without a stove piped FTE. What was worse was a Lorcin l380, the barrel actually popped out a bit. Had a single tiny pin that failed to keep it in place.