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Literary James Bond's Best Pistol: the ASP (Ad-free)
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Today Caleb Daniels, author of "Licensed Troubleshooter", is joining me to talk about one of the best guns used to arm the literary James Bond: the ASP. Designed by one Paris Theodore, the ASP was a heavily modified Smith & Wesson Model 39 intended to incorporate all the best elements of a custom fighting pistol. It had all melted corners, transparent grips, an improved trigger press, reshaped trigger guard, and many other changes. Only a few hundred ASPs were made, and it was the perfect gun for continuation author John Gardner to put in James Bond's hands in the 1980s.
You can see my full video on the ASP here:
Comments
WayneWiiki
maybe you just need more than 1 mag through the gun to tell...:)
Risto Alanko
The guttersnipe sight is quite tricky. The sight picture should be symmetric, the rear square with three in-perspective colored "triangles" pointing to the center. I 3D-printed one (quite large) for my shotgun, but I didn't learn to aim with it. I always unintentionally used it as a rear sight "slot", searched for a non existent "front sight" and shot too low.
ViejoLobo
Circa !978: "Yes, I thought so. This damned ASP again...it jammed on your last job, and you spent six months in hospital in consequence...".... Boothroyd: "SIG P225. Smooth double action for the first shot, short trigger reset for subsequent shots. Light, accurate, precise, in a serious caliber. You'll need to change out the magazines regularly to insure reliability." M: "Just leave the ASP."
David T Klein
I had the handgun that the ASP was derived from (S&W model 39), and I have regretted selling it. It was comfortable and reliable, and it was more precise than I ever was accurate. I am trying to imaging what it would have been like with the super slick plastic grips instead of the lacquered wood (which held your hand in-place) and with the guttersnip sight instead of the square notch in back and chevron (?) in front. I imagine it would be quicker to pickup your sight picture, but as we saw from Agent double-0 Ian, you need to spend a lot of time to get used to the sight picture and *HOW* to aim with it. A friend of mine needed a minor medical procedure, and she didn't have insurance, so I sold my model 39 and my Ruger Type II (.22lr automatic, with a fixed barrel and a heavy rifle-like bolt) to help her pay for it. Both guns were pretty rad, and I hope the dudes who bought them are getting good enjoyment from them.
Guido Schriewer
what were the other two in that book? I still say: hk p7/8. I LOVE old s&w semis. my major complain would be that very very small hard to get working mag release button.
