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Post by potatojudge on Aug 28, 2021 15:59:05 GMT -5
Impressive! Congrats
Did you pack out the meat and if so how?
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 23, 2021 20:21:41 GMT -5
Hi folks, I’ve got a 2 digit prefix Ruger Vaquero I am thinking about sending in and having some work done to it: re-barrel, sights, action/trigger job etc. I was wondering if any of you could post pics of any Vaqueros that ya’ll have had done to give me some different ideas than what I was thinking of. Thanks hunter966 postimg.cc/grHGYcLhhttps://postimg.cc/XBS6nm4Q postimg.cc/T5XFzbJspostimg.cc/7GSQn6rnpostimg.cc/XBS6nm4Q I've drooled over some of those in Bowen's gallery. Neat to know where they live! Custom Vaqueros might be the best looking single actions out there.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 23, 2021 11:09:52 GMT -5
That’s pretty sweet. Any other pics of it? No, the guy just posted the one pic. He didn't know what it was. Said it belonged to a friend who told him it was rare.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 21, 2021 19:33:44 GMT -5
I only have the Hornady dies
That said, I’ve had more issues with Hornady dies than other brands. Mostly asking them to load for tight chambers where tolerances didn’t quite match up.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 21, 2021 14:42:25 GMT -5
I think it looks great
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 20, 2021 11:52:25 GMT -5
Been watching his auctions. Like that Kimber SP. Also the 250 AI. Also the 6.5-284.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 19, 2021 10:34:11 GMT -5
Looks like it had a lot of poor fitting. Barrel gap, endshake, ERH, base pin, rounded cylinder window, etc. I can see why that one wasn't marked. Looking at the multiple turn line/marks, I'd say a lot of play in that cylinder. With that poor fitting, a big boomer will hammer a gun to death. Yep, noticed the visible end shake and thought that’s not gonna work!
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 19, 2021 9:47:02 GMT -5
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 18, 2021 14:58:04 GMT -5
I wish the FA 97 357 was offered as a 5 shooter for these conversions. 357 B&D would be great out if that little gun.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 18, 2021 0:02:57 GMT -5
Accuracy- my FA83 in 44 mag came with a test target @25 yards that can be completely covered with a dime- including the small radial paper tears. Factory test load is the XTP and H110, so easy to replicate. Recoil- the grip frame is broad, trigger guard is rounded, and grips are perfectly fit. Infinitely better than a SBH in certain hands, mine included. Sights/optics- nothing beats the FA system for a scope, reflex sight, or red dot. Iron sights are excellent and do not need upgrading. Front sight system is superior to Ruger. Finish- the FA can easily be touched up with maroon 3M pads, and micarta grips can be polished out. In my experience, the Ruger scratch pattern is harder to blend and grips can't be repaired without refinishing. If you're thinking that's a tiny deer feel free to laugh, but at 150 yards it didn't make for an easy target at last light.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 17, 2021 23:53:42 GMT -5
This Horvath gun is a 45 ACP only. Plenty of gun for most tasks, and easy to shoot. The revolver gives you freedom in hand loading that closes a lot of the gap between the ACP and standard Colt loads Have you shot the .45 Super through it? I would guess it would handle that plus more. I have not. I imagine it'll handle a fair bit more than standard ACP loads, but I'm more interested in upping the bullet weight rather than velocity in this package.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 16, 2021 21:18:22 GMT -5
This Horvath gun is a 45 ACP only. Plenty of gun for most tasks, and easy to shoot. The revolver gives you freedom in hand loading that closes a lot of the gap between the ACP and standard Colt loads
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 16, 2021 10:21:43 GMT -5
I have the gun you're looking for and it's turned me on to moon clips.
I've had the same thoughts on the 460 conversion, but haven't looked closely enough into the difference between 45 loads with 255 grain bullets seated long and loaded hot and the 460 loads.
Then I realized I have plenty of other guns that fill this role. I'm set up for 451 Detonics so that's a little incentive to have the chambers reamed deeper.
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Post by potatojudge on Aug 15, 2021 9:44:03 GMT -5
That's about the best looking BFR I've seen
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My Redhawk
Aug 14, 2021 15:51:51 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by potatojudge on Aug 14, 2021 15:51:51 GMT -5
Tastefully done and looks perfect.
Reminds me of a Wells No 5 grip frame profile.
I think that gun is all you can expect of a Redhawk.
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