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**44 AMP** · March 21, 2017, 10:11 PM

My only real issue with the 97 is probably what makes it cool for you, the hammer & bolt. I wear size 9 gloves, and unless I'm careful, it's quite possible for me to get my thumb into that narrow space between where the bolt rides and the stock, and brother, its painful!!!

Lacks the sharp smack of M1 thumb but can cut and isn't fun. Other than the old style look I find the model 12 to be a much improved 97, takes down the same way, lacks the modern "wussy" refinement of disconnector (and yes, as a lad I got well practiced "slammin' 6 from the hip" - my 16th birthday present was a model 12 made in the early 20s...)

I like the 97, but not the "bite".

March 21, 2017, 10:11 PM	#17
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,833	My only real issue with the 97 is probably what makes it cool for you, the hammer & bolt. I wear size 9 gloves, and unless I'm careful, it's quite possible for me to get my thumb into that narrow space between where the bolt rides and the stock, and brother, its painful!!! Lacks the sharp smack of M1 thumb but can cut and isn't fun. Other than the old style look I find the model 12 to be a much improved 97, takes down the same way, lacks the modern "wussy" refinement of disconnector (and yes, as a lad I got well practiced "slammin' 6 from the hip" - my 16th birthday present was a model 12 made in the early 20s...) I like the 97, but not the "bite". __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.