bigkahunasix
.30 Stingray
Life is too short to use plastic guns.
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Post by bigkahunasix on Oct 28, 2010 16:22:05 GMT -5
Getting ready to buy a very nice stainless Dragoon w/ a 4 5/8in. barrel. I have not seen a short barrel model before but know they were cataloged. How unusual are they? Searched the net and found 2 or 3 pictures but no mention other than that. Saw many 7.5's and 5in. though.
Any guesses on production numbers?
BTW- I love these guns, excellent quality,durability and accuracy. This will be my third.
Jim
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Post by Boge Quinn on Oct 28, 2010 22:48:08 GMT -5
Fixed sights or adjustable? I have one of the "Deputy Model" fixed-sight guns, high-polish blue with gold hammer & trigger. It's cool, and shoots very well.
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Post by Lee Martin on Oct 29, 2010 8:56:21 GMT -5
Short barreled Virginians aren't as common as the 5.5" or 7.5" version. The fixed sight Deputy is even less common. Definitely post pictures once you get it. -Lee www.singleactions.com |
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Post by Lee Martin on Oct 29, 2010 8:57:46 GMT -5
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bigkahunasix
.30 Stingray
Life is too short to use plastic guns.
Posts: 101
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Post by bigkahunasix on Oct 29, 2010 23:59:03 GMT -5
Thanks Lee, I already have it downloaded.
Boge, it's an adjustable sight model.
Action it smoooooth and cylinder lockup is tighter than a bank vault. Pictures will be posted as soon as the deal is closed this afternoon.
Jim
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Post by majorKAP on Oct 30, 2010 8:29:19 GMT -5
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Post by hyvltge on Oct 30, 2010 12:06:59 GMT -5
There a oodles and oodles of short-barreled Va. Dragoons out there to be had. ;D  AWESOME pic! |
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bigkahunasix
.30 Stingray
Life is too short to use plastic guns.
Posts: 101
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Post by bigkahunasix on Nov 1, 2010 13:12:02 GMT -5
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akray
.30 Stingray
"Alaska is what the Wild West was"
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Post by akray on Nov 1, 2010 14:40:47 GMT -5
I wouldn't go so far as to say a Hawes Chief Marshal is a good looking sixgun. I bought my 6" example from a pawn shop in 1985 or so for $125.00. I thought it would be a good hiking gun since it was already holster worn and well used. The main spring broke when I took it on a 10 day trip as my only armament, and it took a long time to find a replacement. I finally found one when I bought a copy of the Numrich Arms catalog. I sold it not long after I fixed it. The rear sight was a little shallow, and the notch didn't seem quite wide enough. It did have a smooth action and a very light trigger. Oh yeah, I had to take it to a gunsmith when I started to get pushoff problems, where the hammer would fall by pushing on it. It seemed to be fine, but still very light after a gunsmith recut the hammer notches.
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Post by majorKAP on Nov 1, 2010 18:02:39 GMT -5
To the contrary, your gun is every bit as cool and classy.
And, I highly suspect that at some time in the past it received the very same barrel treatment as did mine.
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Post by sixshooter on Nov 2, 2010 7:37:10 GMT -5
Can't say I've seen many short Virginians but I like the look.
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