|
|
Post by barbarosa on Aug 19, 2013 21:05:29 GMT -5
I'm getting excited, I just heard from Alan my Bearcat / Bearkit will ready in the next month. I getting adjustable sights,fluted cylinder, and action work. It's been gone awhile and with the ammo shortage I was able to scrounge up a few thousand to try it out, now I'll need to check every store I pass to keep myself in .22 or ammo.
|
|
rawly
.240 Incinerator
Posts: 71
|
Post by rawly on Aug 19, 2013 22:30:34 GMT -5
Congrats! That will make a great little kit gun!
Rawly
|
|
hoss
.327 Meteor
Posts: 716
|
Post by hoss on Aug 19, 2013 23:03:30 GMT -5
Alan has mine to be magnumized... You will love it. No better kit gun exists. Enjoy!
|
|
|
|
Post by Boge Quinn on Aug 20, 2013 9:38:38 GMT -5
EXCELLENT! I have a Harton 32 Magnum Bearcat, it's one of my favorite shootin' irons.
|
|
|
|
Post by ChiefTJS on Aug 20, 2013 12:47:01 GMT -5
Alan did my daughters .22mag Bearcat. Wonderful little gun.
|
|
|
|
Post by jiminyt on Aug 20, 2013 13:26:55 GMT -5
This thread is really suffering without photos.
|
|
|
|
Post by zeus on Aug 20, 2013 18:11:03 GMT -5
I love the one he did for my son.
|
|
|
|
Post by barbarosa on Aug 20, 2013 21:50:10 GMT -5
Photos when it's in my hands? Let see everyone else's .
|
|
axel
.30 Stingray
Posts: 146
|
Post by axel on Aug 20, 2013 21:53:13 GMT -5
I'm getting excited, I just heard from Alan my Bearcat / Bearkit will ready in the next month. I getting adjustable sights,fluted cylinder, and action work. It's been gone awhile and with the ammo shortage I was able to scrounge up a few thousand to try it out, now I'll need to check every store I pass to keep myself in .22 or ammo. Given his notoriety and the extreme quality of his work, I'm sure that he has quite a backlog. How long have you had to wait so far for your gun up to this point? |
|
|
|
Post by barbarosa on Aug 21, 2013 6:12:13 GMT -5
Close to a year give or take.
|
|
|
|
Post by zeus on Aug 21, 2013 7:43:59 GMT -5
|
|
steve
.375 Atomic
Posts: 1,497
|
Post by steve on Aug 21, 2013 9:27:21 GMT -5
That is a sweetheart!!! I love Alan's BP chamfers......best in the biz.
|
|
axel
.30 Stingray
Posts: 146
|
Post by axel on Aug 21, 2013 16:28:39 GMT -5
Close to a year give or take. That's about what I was thinking. I currently have two there with him, but have a few months to go. I know that they will be more than worth the wait though, as I currently own two that he did action work on, and they are truly treasures. Enjoy! |
|
woody
.375 Atomic
Posts: 1,116
|
Post by woody on Aug 21, 2013 18:36:46 GMT -5
Close to a year give or take. That's about what I was thinking. I currently have two there with him, but have a few months to go. I know that they will be more than worth the wait though, as I currently own two that he did action work on, and they are truly treasures. Enjoy! I would be excited to have him work on a gun for me. I've contacted him several times during the spring early summer and he told me he wasn't taking any new work. I really wanted to get a 32-20 or maybe a 327 built. Sucks because everyone keeps telling me he's the one to have build it. |
|
axel
.30 Stingray
Posts: 146
|
Post by axel on Sept 11, 2013 9:00:22 GMT -5
That's about what I was thinking. I currently have two there with him, but have a few months to go. I know that they will be more than worth the wait though, as I currently own two that he did action work on, and they are truly treasures. Enjoy! I would be excited to have him work on a gun for me. I've contacted him several times during the spring early summer and he told me he wasn't taking any new work. I really wanted to get a 32-20 or maybe a 327 built. Sucks because everyone keeps telling me he's the one to have build it. My guess is that he is probably swamped with a backlog of work, and has had to stop taking on any more projects until he can get caught up. That's just a guess on my part, but it seems reasonable given the long backlogs of many if not all of the really good pistol smiths. It may well be that I'm in store for a longer wait than I was hoping for, but that's life. I've experienced the quality of his work, and know that it will be worth the wait, however long. I have met Mr. Harton on several occasions, and can tell you that in addition to being a craftsman, he is the real deal, a really nice guy and a pleasure to visit with. If he's not taking on any new work right now, it's for a good reason. |
|
