A P85 “crunchenticker” was my first “wondernine” (remember those terms? 🙂), my first semiauto pistol.

Yep, big and clunky and overbuilt, IIRC they were trying for a military contract but were a bit late. Nothing wrong with it, reliable. As a lefty I did appreciate the ambidextrous safety.

IIRC on takedown there was a spring or something that could fly clear across the room or if you weren’t careful 🙂

Traded it off on a Gen2 Glock 19, I still have that 19, but I’m sure the P85 woulda still been working just fine also.


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