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Post by strawhat on Oct 11, 2022 6:36:49 GMT -5
This came to me as a basket case. The barrel was cut with a chopsaw, literally, off square both ways, no front sight, no hammer spur and ugly combat stocks. Oh, and it had the butt rounded.  It also came with a second barrel, 4 1/4” long.  We were in the process of moving and my shop was packed up so I asked Andy Horvath to swap the barrels.  Kevin |
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Post by strawhat on Oct 11, 2022 6:39:19 GMT -5
Andy also converted it to double action only, grooved the back strap, tweaked the action and worked his usual magic. A wonderful piece! Slightly different from my normal carry piece, it is a delight to carry and shoot. This is my preferred set up for revolvers.  And in the new holster.  Kevin |
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Post by ezekiel38 on Oct 11, 2022 12:22:01 GMT -5
WOW! I could carry that 45 forever! Though, personally I would have rehabbed the shorter barrel and used it. But no taking anything away from your finished product, she's anice!
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Post by Encore64 on Oct 11, 2022 12:35:02 GMT -5
That made a very beautiful carry piece. Probably at home in the woods or alleys.
Congrats on that one...
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Post by strawhat on Oct 11, 2022 19:52:13 GMT -5
WOW! I could carry that 45 forever! Though, personally I would have rehabbed the shorter barrel and used it. But no taking anything away from your finished product, she's anice! I have used N frames with 3” barrels and they do not sit comfortably on my belt. The extra 1” of barrel helps keep the stocks tight to my side Of course a proper holster is a big portion of keeping things tight and in place. Kevin |
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Post by strawhat on Oct 11, 2022 20:00:56 GMT -5
I happen to prefer and enjoy the 4”, N frame in 45 ACP. Here is one of my first, I built it in the early 70s using a S&W Model 1917 Brazilian as the base revolver. I had a supply of ACP barrels and shortened them as I needed them.   Kevin |
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Post by reflex264 on Oct 12, 2022 7:56:33 GMT -5
Very nice. Got to love 25s.
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Post by flyingzebra on Oct 12, 2022 21:37:07 GMT -5
Why disable single action?
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 13, 2022 6:02:10 GMT -5
+1 on disabling the SA on this type gun... I do it to mine. Jim Collins led the way with 1500/1500 scores in registered competition in the late 70s. My first was a Ken Eversul PPC gun in the early 80s. Power Custom makes a good part set.  |
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Post by strawhat on Oct 13, 2022 15:43:05 GMT -5
Why disable single action? Because I learned to shoot accurately with a double action trigger. When I shoot SA with a S&W revolver the results are larger groups. So, when the revolver came to me with the hammer spur removed, it just seemed correct for the conversion. Kevin |
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Post by strawhat on Oct 13, 2022 15:44:07 GMT -5
+1 on disabling the DA on this type gun... I do it to mine. Jim Collins led the way with 1500/1500 scores in registered competition in the late 70s. My first was a Ken Eversul PPC gun in the early 80s. Power Custom makes a good part set. AxeHandle, Those have all been converted to Single Action? Kevin |
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 15, 2022 5:43:05 GMT -5
The 2.5, 3, 4, and 5 inch 686s have been converted to double action only (DAO).
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Post by strawhat on Oct 15, 2022 8:37:32 GMT -5
The 2.5, 3, 4, and 5 inch 686s have been converted to double action only (DAO). Thank you. This statement caused me to think you had them converted to SAO and I could not understand why. ”…Oct 13, 2022 6:02:10 GMT -5 AxeHandle said: +1 on disabling the DA on this type gun... I do it to mine...” Kevin |
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 15, 2022 12:33:08 GMT -5
DA? That was a mistake.. Should have been SA. Fixed it
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Post by dobegrant on Nov 1, 2022 20:15:05 GMT -5
Very nice looking
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