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Post by oregon45 on Aug 28, 2018 0:05:21 GMT -5
Fantastic pair of New Services!
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 27, 2018 10:17:33 GMT -5
Like a bullpup, the XP has a trigger bar that runs under the action from the trigger to the sear. Unlike most bullpup rifles, however, the XP trigger can be tuned quite light. I have this one set up for a two stage pull with the second stage breaking at 2 pounds. My IHMSA XP's are set up to break at in the second stage at 12oz. There are aftermarket XP triggers that will go even lighter.
For this gun, and for hunting, I left the safety intact and the trigger a bit heavy.
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 26, 2018 22:40:05 GMT -5
Thanks Sixshot, all the credit goes to Mike for taking a design I sketched in words and carving it into leather.
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 26, 2018 22:21:10 GMT -5
The retention is pretty good. I think the screw adjustment will be necessary once I begin getting the holster broken in. Right now the fit is nice and tight.
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 26, 2018 21:52:35 GMT -5
7/08 with the factory stock and no muzzle brake will kick quite a bit--unpleasantly so, most likely.
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 26, 2018 19:54:45 GMT -5
For several years I had a 300 WSM Winchester Model 70 in a blue and white McMillan stock; it was my "go to" rifle and always drew comments---some of them even favorable!--when I had it out on the range or in the field. I no longer have that stock, or that rifle, having switched over to handgun shooting almost exclusively. But I missed that blue stock. So I acquired a Remington XP100 in 7mm Bench Rest and ordered a McMillan swirly stock for it, with the same color specifications: 60% light blue / 40 % white, and, in the fullness of time, the stock arrived. It is a solid fill with a single front sling swivel for use with a bipod. I put a Farrel mount and a Bushnell Elite 3200 2-6x scope on it. With 120gr Nosler BT's it should be just the ticket for deer season this year.
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 26, 2018 19:47:27 GMT -5
I chose my Oregon45 screen name almost 14-years ago now, when I first joined the old Paco Kelly Sixguns (or was it Sixgunner?) forum. I chose it because I'm from Oregon and, at the time--having come under the sway of the writings of John Taffin, John Linebaugh, Ross Seyfried and Hamilton Bowen,* I had recently purchased a Ruger Stainless Bisley in 45 Colt, with a 5.5" barrel. One of the first run of that configuration made for Accusport distributors. It came complete with tight cylinder throats but, after a trip to cylindersmith.com all was well and its settled down into a pleasantly accurate revolver. So when it came time to chose a screen-name "Oregon45" made sense. Fast forward 14 years and I no longer have that Accusport Bisley; my Dad liked it so much that when he retired I had it engraved and gave it to him. A few years back I decided to build my "perfect" 45 Colt and, in the fullness of time, Bowen delivered exactly that in the form of a 6-shot, line-bored, 45 Colt Bisley "Nimrod." Cary Chapman made the Ram's horn grips for the Nimrod, just as he once had made the ivory Micarta grips for my Accusport Bisley. A revolver like that deserves a special holster, and, to my mind, there is only one hide-stretcher working today I'd trust with that project. Mike Barranti. I sent Mike an email with a description of what I wanted--a Hank Sloan style holster like the holsters I'd seen in Seyfried's hunting articles in Guns & Ammo from the 1980s, engraved with the shape of my state and the number of my favorite caliber. Mike delivered a holster that is perfectly constructed and meticulously detailed. A perfect match for my Bowen gun. Here it is: *Of course I had read Elmer Keith as well, and he is why I bought a 44 Special before buying my first 45 Colt.
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 23, 2018 19:50:03 GMT -5
Thanks Mark. I'm looking forward to seeing one of these in person next time I'm at the Nosler shop in Bend. Likely going to order one for delivery mid-2019. I'm a sucker for Oregon-built firearms
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 19, 2018 17:04:19 GMT -5
What height and width did you specify? I'm looking to order a few for my 32 H&R and 22lr Bisleys.
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Post by oregon45 on Aug 19, 2018 15:30:33 GMT -5
Awesome Ram! Is the grip mounting point on the Nosler pistol a standard AR-15 pattern? It'd be neat to try that pistol with some of the more vertical AR grips on the market today.
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Post by oregon45 on May 30, 2018 16:33:34 GMT -5
Finally broke free to get my 3" S&W Model 66-2 to the range. Here's a pic of the first three cylinders, fired DA, at 10 yards. A bit of windage adjustment needed but I'm happy with that performance. Ammunition was CCI Blazer 130gr FMJ. Finding holsters for 3" guns is not easy so while I'm deciding what Barranti holster to order, I bought a Safariland 568 holster for 4" revolvers and it's worked out great. The tension adjustment allows me to use it with both K and L frames, as well as my Ruger GP100's. Not bad for a sub-$40 holster. Also brought along my 2.5" M66 no dash, mainly so I could compare the feel of the different grips. After a box through the 3" gun with the wood grips, I swapped them for the Pachmayrs. The wood grips are just a hair wide for me which makes them hammer the inside of my thumb. Not pleasant, but nothing a grip change can't fix. Both guns shot well, but I prefer the 3" for two reasons: first, it has S&W's smooth semi-wide trigger which makes DA shooting very easy. The 2.5" gun has the narrow, serrated, trigger common to K-frames in the 70's and it can tear at the pad of my trigger finger after awhile. Second, the full length ejector rod on the 3" gun makes emptying the cylinder very fast, particularly after the cylinder started to heat up and grime began to accumulate in the chambers.
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Post by oregon45 on Apr 16, 2018 13:37:14 GMT -5
DIP Products
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Post by oregon45 on Apr 10, 2018 0:09:05 GMT -5
I'm fortunate that the range I'm a member of has a 100-yard "general purpose" range that allows handguns with barrels over 5". I shoot there most often at 50 and 100 yards.
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Post by oregon45 on Apr 9, 2018 17:19:21 GMT -5
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Post by oregon45 on Apr 7, 2018 10:46:14 GMT -5
Try screwing the objective bell all the way down on its threads. When the objective is in that position, the scope will give its longest eye relief.
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