Snyd
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Post by Snyd on Jan 12, 2017 12:00:32 GMT -5
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Post by bushog on Jan 12, 2017 12:42:19 GMT -5
That one has been there forrrreeevvveeeerrrr.......
Why build a gun like that and not add a rear sight??
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diddle
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Post by diddle on Jan 12, 2017 15:21:37 GMT -5
That one has been there forrrreeevvveeeerrrr....... Why build a gun like that and not add a rear sight?? A $3000 gun with a $10 sight (and a poor one at that) could have something to do with the slow sales. Good question! |
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Paden
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Post by Paden on Jan 12, 2017 15:56:10 GMT -5
I would wager that gun had a Bowen sight on it when it when Bowen shipped it.
...But I suppose it is possible that whomever commissioned the conversion asked and paid for only the bare minimum.
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Post by bushog on Jan 12, 2017 16:34:42 GMT -5
I kinda' thought the same thing but if I really wanted to sell it after months on the site I'd put it back on.
I tried to contact them months ago just to see if it was still for sale, kinda' just to see and never got a response.
It may not even be for sale any longer.....price is high anyhow...but now that you can't get the barrels bored....
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Snyd
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Post by Snyd on Jan 12, 2017 21:16:48 GMT -5
I kinda' thought the same thing but if I really wanted to sell it after months on the site I'd put it back on. I tried to contact them months ago just to see if it was still for sale, kinda' just to see and never got a response. It may not even be for sale any longer.....price is high anyhow...but now that you can't get the barrels bored.... I was wondering what the deal was with it. As far as price, $7-800 for a 5.5 Redhawk. It looks like the basic 5 shot conversion with rebore is $1895, the Kodiak is $2495 which has the overtravel screw which this one has. Hard to say what the conversion would cost. But, like you mentioned, Bowen does not/cannot do the rebore of the factory barrel anymore. $2500 might be closer if it's nice. |
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Post by Fowler on Jan 12, 2017 21:24:17 GMT -5
Why can't Bowen have reboring done anymore? I know for a fact a few are coming through the line again, I have shot on a couple occasions a newly build Ruger Redhawk in 50sp with a rebored factory barrel. It sat at Bowen's waiting for the reboring problem to get sorted out for 3 years but Bowen came through in the end.
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Post by mike454 on Jan 12, 2017 21:51:43 GMT -5
from the BCA website:
JULY 13, 2015 | REBORED BARRELS—Sadly, there are some unwelcome changes coming. With the untimely death of my friend and colleague Jim Dubell, owner of Delta Gun Shop and Clearwater Reboring, effective immediately, we can no longer accept orders for projects involving rebored barrels. There is a chance his reboring equipment will soldier on in the capable hands of a former employee. We will advise as events unfold.
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Snyd
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Post by Snyd on Jan 12, 2017 21:54:06 GMT -5
Why can't Bowen have reboring done anymore? I know for a fact a few are coming through the line again, I have shot on a couple occasions a newly build Ruger Redhawk in 50sp with a rebored factory barrel. It sat at Bowen's waiting for the reboring problem to get sorted out for 3 years but Bowen came through in the end. This is good news. Maybe he's got things squared away again but hasn't updated the website. |
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Fowler
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Post by Fowler on Jan 12, 2017 22:04:48 GMT -5
 He may have quite a back log to work through so he doesn't want to add to the pile for awhile. |
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Post by bushog on Jan 13, 2017 9:09:08 GMT -5
Oh my......
BCA is working through the backlog of barrels that had been committed to having re-bored before Mr. Dubell (sp?) passed away.
I myself have five in that category (2 Redhawk barrels) so I've been keeping abreast of the situation.
There is another outfit that can re-bore barrels BUT...I said BUT....they cannot bore the .475s and 500 calibers.
BCA (Bowen) is now offering several in house machined options for the Redhawk. A S&W style barrel as well as a SP101 style barrel if you want a big bore Redhawk.
FWIW they are also offering an in house machined S&W style barrel for big bore conversions with Blackhawks that eliminates the need to re-bore the Smith barrels.
Nice thing about them using the in-house made barrels, at least for the Blackhawks is that they are available in lengths that were non obtain um with the S&W rebores.
Trust me....something like the 8 3/4 M57 barrels are hard to find...I found one in looking for MANY years, and I hunt 'em hard....
Or, you can now have a long stainless .45 S&W style barrel that I don't think was ever produced on a M625.
David Clements does the custom S&W barrels that look very nice too.
That's what I know and I'm confident is accurate...
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Post by bushog on Jan 13, 2017 9:09:43 GMT -5
Hey Fowler, Is this gun magnaported? He may have quite a back log to work through so he doesn't want to add to the pile for awhile. |
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Fowler
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Post by Fowler on Jan 13, 2017 11:06:33 GMT -5
No it's not ported, on a low pressure, low velocity cartridge such as the 50sp it wouldn't do anything but make it louder and have more muzzle blast. Plus we wouldn't do that to any gun, ever, we find muzzle blast has as much of a detrimental effect on good shooting as recoil does and ports do nothing to help muzzle blast. That's our opinion of course, YMMV.
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Post by bushog on Jan 13, 2017 11:41:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I was wondering if it was the one I owned at one time....It was a sweet gun in .50spl but it had 4 holes in the barrel and I'm a 2 hole kinda guy...  Had to go find a pic..... |
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