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An odd blast from the past. Has it been 40 yrs.?
Saturday, December 20, 2025, 19:06

Before the Glock there was the S&W 59. 15-shots! The Europeans were busy too with the HKV70 etc. and the Austrian Steyr GB, boasting 19-shots! Unheard of. The gun itself had a composite crinkle finish frame and a unique delayed-gas blowback action. No locked breach.

My father-in law got it to me to “fix” for him. He’s 81 and has trouble racking the slide and loading the true double stack mag. The mag looks like something for a Sten gun the way it’s internally stacked. It is a beast to load. He’s out of luck on the racking, all I can do is clean and lube it. I do have an extra G19 laying about. Not sure that would help him. The GB is a traditional SA/DA hammer fired gun with de-cocker in lieu of a safety. It’s huge! Not a handy CCW.