Barrel sticking out of a compact Jericho 941

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Can anybody explain to me why there is a piece of barrel that sticks out of this compact Jericho 941? There are several websites offering those compact pistols, while there are none that offer a full length frame (at least I couldn't find).

If it's for attaching accessories, then why it's not threaded? Am I supposed to send a brand-new pistol to a gunsmith just to do that? I don't get the logic.

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He must have dozed off when instructor covered that paragraph:)
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No, I know perfectly well that barrels shorter than 10.5 cm are prohibited and that's why short revolvers are not available in Canada. What I did not know is that somebody - in their right mind - would think that having a shorter version, with the barrel sticking out like that, was a good idea. It's just goofy. There are plenty of these goofies online, which tells me that nobody buys them. And at the same time you can't find a full (normal) size Jericho in Canada. The only one I could find is for the 40 S&W cartridge.
 
You can / could one like that with a threaded barrel, I have one .
One of my best shooting 9mm, I just picked up a long slide from a fellow on the EE. , it has the original safety lever on the frame.
 
jrslv said:
I would have never guess that! Thanks for clarifying.
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If you look at any compact or sub-compact pistols sold in Canada you'll see the nub. A lot are imported with "tactical" threaded barrels (like the Sig P239) but there's many that don't get that option (such as the HK P2000)
 
jrslv said:
What I did not know is that somebody - in their right mind - would think that having a shorter version, with the barrel sticking out like that, was a good idea.
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It's because the Canadian market is all but insignificant to firearm manufacturers. Most places in the world will have the shorter barrel in the compact version, but here it has to be sold with the longer one.
 
marshall said:
One of my best shooting 9mm, I just picked up a long slide from a fellow on the EE. , it has the original safety lever on the frame.
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What is "EE"? And why do you prefer the "original safety lever"?

I think that the decocker mechanism is a nice feature, although, in practical terms - since we can't carry pistols around in Canada - it makes no difference at all. When you're on the range you have to unload it and show the open breach anyway.
 
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jrslv said:
What is "EE"? And why do you prefer the "original safety lever"?

I think that the decoder mechanism is a nice feature, although, in practical terms - since we can't carry pistols around in Canada - it makes no difference at all. When you're on the range you have to unload it and show the open breach anyway.
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EE - Equipment Exchange (The forums Kijiji - You must apply for access) https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/53-Equipment-Exchange

If you're not picky about model: https://www.irunguns.com/handguns/s...hetic-16rd-2-mags-adjustable-sights-j941f9-90
 
That is like the one I just picked up, less bottom rail.
The other one is shorter frame, with rail and the decocker, that I bought new .
I don't really care as I don't use safety at range any way On that web site, remember that is USA $
jrslv said:
That's the one I've almost settled on. It took me 3 days of Googling to find that site.
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marshall said:
You can / could one like that with a threaded barrel, I have one .
One of my best shooting 9mm, I just picked up a long slide from a fellow on the EE. , it has the original safety lever on the frame.
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BTW, that is not the "original" configuration; that was done for the US market. Original configuration is slide mounted decocker. Not the handiest configuration, but in .40, with the spring, it gives you something to hang on to when racking the slide. I had my full size steel .40 out last night and put a couple hundred through it. What a nice shooting pistol!
 
Meroh said:
BTW, that is not the "original" configuration; that was done for the US market. Original configuration is slide mounted decocker.
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This part was confusing me, so I went to the sources. This wikipedia article (in Hebrew) states that (a) the slide-mounted safety doubles as a decocker and (b) it's sold mostly in the US. This is the model that is called "Baby Eagle".

It kinda makes sense for Americans to load the chamber and use the decocker to put the gun into the double-action mode. But the Israelis are taught in the army to never go around with a bullet in the chamber. You get disciplined for that. Moreover, the Israeli police (as this article claims) specifically disables the double-action in this gun by limiting the trigger's return.

Meroh said:
I had my full size steel .40 out last night and put a couple hundred through it. What a nice shooting pistol!
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May I ask you why didn't you go with a 9mm?

Jaroslav
 
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