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Post by taffin on Sept 5, 2022 16:02:04 GMT -5
I can't do lanyards on sixguns, just doesn't seem right,IMO. WHEN SECURITY IS NEEDED................. |
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Post by blackhawk44 on Sept 5, 2022 16:02:17 GMT -5
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Post by gunsbam45 on Sept 5, 2022 16:05:29 GMT -5
I don’t care for the jingle jangle noise they make, however. On a boat, raft, or any trip where rough riding and tumbling could be a definite concern I’d like something to keep the gun and me together. I’ve even considered something like the retractable key keeper. Finding a nice lanyard of leather or cord would nice, but knowing what length works for your individual needs would be paramount, I’ve also not been impressed with the little clip used on all the ones I’ve seen. Trapr I agree 100% on the noise, and I will tell a story on myself to make the point. The first time I ever hunted deer with a revolver I was using my stainless Bisley .45 John Linebaugh did the throats and action on and put a bull barrel and grips on for me. It was my first custom and this was it's first field outing. I'd shot 12 oz cans at every distance out to 100 with excellent results so called it good. I ended up in a metal tree stand up against a blackjack tree on a friends place neighboring mine. I'd never been in a tree stand before that, nor have I ever been in one since other than on his place back then for a couple seasons. Shortly after sunup a big coyote strolled by so I sent a 355 Keith into him and rolled him end for end. I figured I'd blown the day but I didn't care. I'm a coyote killer and don't tolerate them parading in front of me other than in heavy traffic on the highway. I figured if I stayed long enough something far enough out not to have heard the shot would wander in, and I had all day. The weather was perfect. Not an hour later a group of does, 2 of them big does, showed up behind me well under 100 yards. Seems like maybe 60 or 70 yards but been awhile now. I got tired of being patient and seeing if they'd swing out in front of me, and slowly worked myself around in a 180 twist, and felt like I had a good rest. BOOM! said the Linebaugh. The does never moved other than to look up at the tree stand as if to say, "I wonder what that was..." after FOUR more rounds, which I felt were carefully and steadily aimed with good trigger pull, but who knows what reality was, they were still just standing there looking up at the tree stand. I could not tell anything of where the rounds were hitting, and what I pulled is still a mystery to this day, but no deer were taken by me that day. The does never ducked or skirted sideways or anything and the grass was tall and thick on the Osage. They just stared where the sound came from intently. After wondering whether there was any point to even reloading my gun and watching them just stand there a bit, I decided to reload, and one of the empties slipped out of my gloved hand onto the metal tree stand. At the sound of the shell hitting metal the does exploded in different directions and didn't regroup til they were about out of sight. The point of the story is I ended up discovering low pressure rounds sometimes don't alarm animals, but the slightest UN-natural sound sends them hauling like the devil is after them. My field lanyard, assuming I find I'm able to get along with one, will be a tie on style. The only thing banging against the butt of the revolver will be the knot or loop of the lanyard itself, so the noise of the lanyard shaft turning in the butt and swivel ring itself will be the only noise makers, and I'm assuming that noise will be minimal enough it won't be an issue, but there's only one way to find out. |
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Post by cowpuncher on Sept 5, 2022 16:11:21 GMT -5
If retention is an issue I use a flap holster or chest rig. If it ends up in my hand, I ain't letting go,
Yor weapon is your life, hang on to it!
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Post by bushog on Sept 5, 2022 16:12:17 GMT -5
I don’t care for the jingle jangle noise they make, however. On a boat, raft, or any trip where rough riding and tumbling could be a definite concern I’d like something to keep the gun and me together. I’ve even considered something like the retractable key keeper. Finding a nice lanyard of leather or cord would nice, but knowing what length works for your individual needs would be paramount, I’ve also not been impressed with the little clip used on all the ones I’ve seen. Trapr The Bowen lanyards don’t use clips. No jangle…. They’re the perfect length to “push against” as you extend your arms to fire a revolver. That may make sense or not… |
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Post by bula on Sept 5, 2022 16:58:08 GMT -5
fly fishers have a maybe, heavier duty retracing gadget for nets. A possible..
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Post by gunsbam45 on Sept 5, 2022 17:15:46 GMT -5
I don’t care for the jingle jangle noise they make, however. On a boat, raft, or any trip where rough riding and tumbling could be a definite concern I’d like something to keep the gun and me together. I’ve even considered something like the retractable key keeper. Finding a nice lanyard of leather or cord would nice, but knowing what length works for your individual needs would be paramount, I’ve also not been impressed with the little clip used on all the ones I’ve seen. Trapr The Bowen lanyards don’t use clips. No jangle…. They’re the perfect length to “push against” as you extend your arms to fire a revolver. That may make sense or not… Makes TOTAL sense. I thought that's what I'd be getting with the Brit model, but it was not long enough to get my arms out into position. Looks to me like made to proper length, you're getting an effect similar to a properly adjusted rifle sling... Also, before I send Hamilton an inquisitive email, did he mention why he doesn't carry them anymore? Lose his supplier etc? |
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Post by bigbrowndog on Sept 5, 2022 18:02:48 GMT -5
If retention is an issue I use a flap holster or chest rig. If it ends up in my hand, I ain't letting go, Yor weapon is your life, hang on to it! Having been in a life preserving episode, falling through a roof of a 3 story apartment that was on fire, I will say that everything in my hands was dropped in an effort to grasp anything and everything that might keep me on the roof. So I don’t know if saying you’ll keep it in your hand is really gonna happen. Having your hands free and knowing you have some form of retention is comforting even if it’s false hope. Trapr |
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Post by cowpuncher on Sept 5, 2022 18:05:34 GMT -5
Not sure when I'd be on a burning roof with a gun in my hand, but point taken.
Been in alot of situations where I've had it and not dropped it, struggling with a perp and not lost it, running thru the streets, woods on several occasions with out pulling a Fox Mulder.
To each their own, just not for me.
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Post by bushog on Sept 5, 2022 18:50:25 GMT -5
The Bowen lanyards don’t use clips. No jangle…. They’re the perfect length to “push against” as you extend your arms to fire a revolver. That may make sense or not… Makes TOTAL sense. I thought that's what I'd be getting with the Brit model, but it was not long enough to get my arms out into position. Looks to me like made to proper length, you're getting an effect similar to a properly adjusted rifle sling... Also, before I send Hamilton an inquisitive email, did he mention why he doesn't carry them anymore? Lose his supplier etc? He said something like that. I’ve tried to get him to dig one up for me and even enlisted Jeremy to find one and no dice… |
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Post by princeout on Sept 5, 2022 21:16:30 GMT -5
The lanyards Bowen used to sell are really nice, like the British style you speak of but high quality. I’d about kill to get my hands on a couple more…. [/quote] Greg, Are the Bowen lanyards like the one on his “1917 Readhawk” on the Gallery page on BCA’s website? Tim |
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Post by snipe10 on Sept 5, 2022 21:41:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the link Rhino, bought two to give them a try,
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Post by lscg on Sept 5, 2022 22:11:26 GMT -5
I don’t care for the jingle jangle noise they make, however. On a boat, raft, or any trip where rough riding and tumbling could be a definite concern I’d like something to keep the gun and me together. I’ve even considered something like the retractable key keeper. Finding a nice lanyard of leather or cord would nice, but knowing what length works for your individual needs would be paramount, I’ve also not been impressed with the little clip used on all the ones I’ve seen. Trapr somewhere here on the forum there’s a picture of a grip frame with a slot milled down the butt end of the frame and a pin that goes across the slot. this allowed the use of a lanyard without risking a noisy ring or really changing the looks of the revolver. |
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Post by bushog on Sept 5, 2022 22:17:55 GMT -5
The lanyards Bowen used to sell are really nice, like the British style you speak of but high quality. I’d about kill to get my hands on a couple more…. Greg, Are the Bowen lanyards like the one on his “1917 Readhawk” on the Gallery page on BCA’s website? Tim[/quote] I believe so… |
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Post by rkrcpa on Sept 6, 2022 6:40:31 GMT -5
Trapr[/quote]somewhere here on the forum there’s a picture of a grip frame with a slot milled down the butt end of the frame and a pin that goes across the slot. this allowed the use of a lanyard without risking a noisy ring or really changing the looks of the revolver. [/quote] Here's the lanyard slot on my Speed Six    |
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