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Post by Thunderjet on Apr 13, 2023 21:30:27 GMT -5
If you do decide to sell it list it on Gunbrokers, 14 day auction. All is takes is two crazy old guys to bid it up to the stratosphere,
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aciera
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Post by aciera on Apr 13, 2023 21:47:42 GMT -5
A 475 with a lighter bullet and loaded to a mild velocity (800-900) really doesn't recoil painfully. It's a roll versus a jab. Most who try it say it's no worse than the 357 standard loads from the Bisley, without the muzzle blast. Try 325gr bullets and Trailboss or other powder for 750-850fps. You be right there. What he did with stocks was amazing. A friend said his Ruger 480 hurts more than he remembered my 475 with stout loads did.
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Post by cowpuncher on Apr 15, 2023 19:02:45 GMT -5
Ive got $8k, and am a poor negotiator, but Iam a buyer if your interested! Pm sent.
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Post by eisenhower on Apr 16, 2023 21:09:10 GMT -5
I pulled the pistol out to make sure I still had everything in the way of paperwork, etc., and found this target sent by John when he sent the pistol. This, as much as the workmanship, speaks to the nature of a true custom firearm - the man who built it test fired and writes notes on powder, bullet, etc. What a man. What a master craftsman. What a loss.
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Post by kevshell on Apr 16, 2023 21:23:25 GMT -5
Great looking revolver.
And you couldn't be more right.
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Post by rufus on Apr 17, 2023 6:00:01 GMT -5
Thinking I might value the target and it’s hand written notes from John as much as the gun itself.
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Post by kings6 on Apr 17, 2023 8:26:38 GMT -5
I agree on valuing the target snd note. When Hamilton built my old model #5 gun he asked if he could send it along with the first new model #5 he built straight to JT for shooting and the subsequent write up for American Handgunner. When JT was done and sent the gun on to me he included one of his test targets with Lucas data etc. it us framed and displayed in my reloading loft next to one of his signed Black Hills ammo posters.
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Post by gcf on Apr 17, 2023 16:38:00 GMT -5
If you sell it, I'm thinking you'll be kicking yourself for a long time...
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Post by steve on Apr 17, 2023 22:48:24 GMT -5
If you sell it, I'm thinking you'll be kicking yourself for a long time... I agree with this!... Unless you really need the the money, hang on to it
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Post by tullymars on Apr 18, 2023 13:16:01 GMT -5
I have .475 & a .500 that John built. Don’t really shoot either very much but can’t see myself ever selling them simply because I could never replace the guns or the memories that go with them. By the way, yours looks fantastic. Keep em if you can.
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Post by kooz on Apr 19, 2023 11:26:56 GMT -5
If you sell it, I'm thinking you'll be kicking yourself for a long time... I agree with this!... Unless you really need the the money, hang on to it What I am about to say is not meant to be disrespectful in any way to the owner of the gun in question or its builder , just an opinion from a guy who has mostly a functional interest in firearms NOT collector interest . I purge guns that I do not end up using , sometimes you just get a gun that doesn't end up working out for whatever reason, no big deal , send it down the road for someone else to use . If you are not going to use it and it has no sentimental value to you then it is an easy decision. There is nothing "magical" about any particular builder or their revolvers. A gun is either put together right with proper tolerances or it is not . If it holds preper dimensions it will shoot good regardless of who built it , no one human being possesses special "kung foo gun building skills" that no one else can duplicate. Maybe from an artistic angle this is true like in the case of engraving or grip carving, but from a mechanical/machinist angle..absolutley not ....the gun is either put together right or it is not period . Looks like someone a few posts up offered 8K for that Bisley....if it were me it would be boxed up and shipped already seeing as it is something that you are not going to use. If you change your mind later and decide you want a powerful accurate gun, you can grab a Freedom Arms any day of the week off of gunbroker thru one of their distributors . It will literally shoot thru the same hole out of the box and will be a MUCH safer bet as far as getting an accurate gun when compared to having one built by one of the current kung-foo masters. Again, I am not a collector so I am not an authority on the value of customs, but at the prices I am seeing them listed for the value is just not there. I have to believe that there is a custom revolver bubble on the horizon . Its not like there is a huge shortage of custom revolvers on the market as there are several makers pumping them out .
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Post by kevshell on Apr 19, 2023 11:56:27 GMT -5
That's what makes the USA great - choices. And respecting everyone's choices. This is a topic that would be fantastic campfire debate. Can most realize the benefits of a custom? What about a stock Ruger that shoots tiny groups? Freedom Arms are like rifles but they are really a 4 shot. Thankfully we don't have to settle for vanilla!
(And your post is real. Not offensive. It's all about choices.)
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