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Post by mike454 on Mar 2, 2012 23:24:44 GMT -5
5" 500 Linebaugh from John:  2nd generation Colt SAA 45 Colt with oversize lengthened cylinder mid 80's vintage:  |
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Post by kings6 on Mar 2, 2012 23:34:01 GMT -5
That top gun makes me want to call Dustin and see how my 500 is coming but I KNOW better than to bug him so I'll just look at yours instead!
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Post by mike454 on Mar 2, 2012 23:45:11 GMT -5
It was a tough wait. It ended up being one of my most accurate guns, when I can avoid flinching. I'm talking to John about another gun, probably a 5 shot 45 on a Flattop big frame Ruger fitted with Bisley parts.
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Post by cubrock on Mar 2, 2012 23:49:55 GMT -5
I like that Colt!
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Post by whitworth on Mar 3, 2012 9:01:16 GMT -5
Those are great, Mike!
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Post by bushog on Mar 3, 2012 9:41:57 GMT -5
More great six guns Mike. I just love those Linebaugh Vaqueros.
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by n8dawg16 on Mar 3, 2012 15:03:32 GMT -5
Those are really nice. What barrel length is on the Colt? Is it still a six shot? I had heard John worked on some Colt's but have never seen a picture of one, very nice.
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Post by mike454 on Mar 4, 2012 1:19:08 GMT -5
Those are really nice. What barrel length is on the Colt? Is it still a six shot? I had heard John worked on some Colt's but have never seen a picture of one, very nice. It was built with a 4 3/4" barrel though now has a very tapered light 7 1/2 barrel. The frame was opened for an oversized 6 shot cylinder. If you look closely you can see that the bolt notches are about half the width of a standard gun, offsetting them slightly from the thinnest part of the cylinder. The bolt is also about half width. The cylinder was made of s7 steel, though John says if he were to do it again there would be better steel choices. That said, the gun was designed to use 6 shot 30,000 cup Ruger level loads and has had heavier loads than that through it. |
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Post by 500fksjr on Mar 4, 2012 8:41:42 GMT -5
Very Nice!
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