akray
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Post by akray on Sept 22, 2021 13:48:43 GMT -5
They're easier to shoot in 44 or 41 Magnum. Easier usually equals more enjoyment of a fine sporting arm.
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akray
.30 Stingray
"Alaska is what the Wild West was"
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Post by akray on Sept 10, 2021 14:05:26 GMT -5
The grips look like the Jack Huntington Bisley modification has been done to them. They aren't FA factory style.
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akray
.30 Stingray
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single action for defensive carry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Aug 26, 2021 22:06:14 GMT -5
Yetiman, 45MAN, and 3 more like this
Post by akray on Aug 26, 2021 22:06:14 GMT -5
This is from Paco's article "Special Handguns."
It was in Virginia in 1970 that I became the owner of my first look-a-like Colt SA. It was chambered for the 45 Colt round. We lived at the time in the back country, in the wilds and wooded paradise of the state. On the way home from the gun store with my prize, I spied a vulture on a tree branch looking down into some heavy brush. I had no idea where the gun sights were set, but figured with the few rounds of factory ammo the store clerk gave me with my purchase (price by the way was $87.50), I hoped the gun was set for standard ammo.
I lined up on the big ugly bird and fired. He spread his wings and hopped down into the brush. Then suddenly he was back on the branch. I held a little steadier and fired again. Again he jumped into the brush below him but didn’t come back up. Imagine my surprise when I went over there and found not one...but two dead vultures. The first falling into the brush pushed the second up to the same branch and into the same dose the first got. They had been eating a rabbit.
For years my main load in the Colt look-a-likes for the 45, was 18+ grains of Herc 2400 under the Keith 260 grain cast bullet. I took wild boar, feral pigs, black bear, deer, feral dogs, and much, much more, with that load. I ran into the darndest situation in Richmond Virginia while packing that first 45 Colt clone in the early 1970s. Three idiots decided to hold up the bank I was in one day. Three shots from my 45 single action later, hold up was over, surrender was at the top of their list...and I had killed their car. Thinking back I never felt under gunned...and I never worried about reloading speed and all that stuff you read about. I knew the power of that load, and my ability and accuracy.
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akray
.30 Stingray
"Alaska is what the Wild West was"
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Post by akray on Aug 17, 2021 12:35:08 GMT -5
Those guns went fast!
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akray
.30 Stingray
"Alaska is what the Wild West was"
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Post by akray on Aug 14, 2021 14:56:11 GMT -5
I also recently bought a Freedom Arms Model 83 but mine is chambered in 44 Magnum. I wanted to try one in a serious caliber but more manageable than the 454 Casull. The ammo situation is better and less expensive too. I was hoping for good results but this one is exceeding my hopes in terms of being a good shooter. It might have a factory action job too, since the action is noticeably lighter to cock and it has a lighter trigger pull than my other FAs. I like it and hope to be able to enjoy it for years to come.
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akray
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"Alaska is what the Wild West was"
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Post by akray on Aug 11, 2021 14:19:33 GMT -5
There was a stainless 20" .454 at the gunshow this past weekend for $1000, and it sold.
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akray
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Post by akray on Aug 4, 2021 17:45:10 GMT -5
It's still sitting at around three hundred bucks and closes this weekend.
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akray
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Post by akray on Jun 30, 2021 17:01:00 GMT -5
I recommend you check out Fermin Garza's front sights. He makes them out of steel or brass and makes most of them to be screwed in. He has a good variety of sights on hand and he'll talk to you on the phone to find out what you need. I'm not saying your sights won't be good but Fermin is a great option.
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akray
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Post by akray on Jun 12, 2021 18:04:06 GMT -5
My brother has one of the 16" Rossi/Puma 454s and it's cracked the stock once or twice from recoil.
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akray
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Post by akray on May 15, 2021 13:10:13 GMT -5
When your middle knuckle isn't affected by being hit by the trigger guard anymore, you just add a trigger stop screw to the mix, and here we go!
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akray
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Post by akray on Apr 24, 2021 15:00:47 GMT -5
A friend of mine just bought an Abilene in 357 Magnum, with the shorter, ejector rod length barrel, and his gun was made in Riverhead, NY. I might get to see it in a couple of days.
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akray
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Post by akray on Dec 22, 2020 19:22:57 GMT -5
These are the pistols that have the lightened slides, with metal removed from the inside of the slide so lighter loads could be used in competition. Should anything be done to the pistol before it is shot with hardball rounds?
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akray
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Post by akray on Dec 19, 2020 13:32:39 GMT -5
I had one in 44 Magnum for a while. I liked the big grip frame since it didn't whack my knuckle.
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akray
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Post by akray on Oct 5, 2020 18:34:02 GMT -5
Which of the Bisley design grips gives you the most top knuckle clearance? I've looked on your page but it's hard to tell from the pictures. Your gripframes look like the solution for recoil issues!
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akray
.30 Stingray
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Post by akray on Sept 30, 2020 15:11:59 GMT -5
The Inflation Calculator
What cost $250 in 1964 would cost $2090.61 in 2019.
Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2019 and 1964, they would cost you $250 and $30.13 respectively.
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