RVN11B
.30 Stingray
Posts: 142
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Post by RVN11B on Sept 27, 2013 16:15:43 GMT -5
Eventually I will get that dream gun put together and part of the package will be the lanyard ring. As stated above it all depends on intent and usage.
Like a sling on a rifle. Use it when you need it. Ignore it when you don't.
Bottom line, I like 'em!
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Post by steve1701 on Sept 27, 2013 22:18:54 GMT -5
I don't have much use for them myself. If you like the look or have a use for them go ahead.
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Post by jayhawker on Sept 30, 2013 23:20:26 GMT -5
Buy inexpensive replacement grips, cut a notch in bottom of each panel. Thread lanyard trough grips and grip frame. If you find the lanyard useful, then go for it. If not, discard and replace the grips.
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Post by Frank V on Oct 1, 2013 16:19:35 GMT -5
I have used a lanyard a number of times. At the time I was fishing from a boat a lot, & also fishing from a bank. I attached a home made lanyard to my Glock. They have a hole in the butt already & I just used the existing hole. I didn't run the lanyard around my neck like a necklace, but over my shoulder as you would a pair of binoculars. I felt is was cheap insurance for keeping my gun out of the water where it might not be able to be retrieved. If I were going to have one put on a SA I'd specify it be screwed in with a nut on the inside of the frame to keep it from loosening & a screw to fit the hole when I wasn't using it. I think they are a good idea.
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Post by bradshaw on Oct 2, 2013 9:23:19 GMT -5
Ron Power and Larry Kelly worked over a Model 29 for me. It is the cover gun for the first American Handgunner Annual magazine. The barrel was shortened to 5-inches, for which Bo-Mar made a 5" rib. Larry Kelly Mag-na-Ported the muzzle with his two trapezoidal EDM cuts, trimmed the grip frame to K-frame configuration, hard chromed it, and drilled the heel for the post & pin Smith & Wesson round lanyard ring. Ron Power performed the action job. Knifemaker Clay Gault fashioned grips from French Walnut with wrap around checkering.
The lanyard provides welcome assurance in a canoe, especially on rough water. The ring is easily removed if not wanted on the trail or for shooting from bags and resting the butt. When Jim Stroh rebarreled my Freedom Arms .44 mag, I considered a lanyard ring, then decided against. I asked Stroh to fit sling swivel studs, with the rear stud taking the place of the front grip frame screw. Jim Stroh made oversize studs from tool grade stainless. On occasion I like to rest the butt of a pistol, for which a swivel is an impediment. I have never used a lanyard while tracking deer. Against that, I consider the lanyard great aboard a boat or canoe. David Bradshaw
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