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Post by potatojudge on Jul 6, 2022 20:21:13 GMT -5
Congrats!
Let the hobbies commence.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 5, 2022 20:17:54 GMT -5
Two guys wanted that bad. Congrats
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 2, 2022 22:25:04 GMT -5
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 22, 2022 22:53:22 GMT -5
Extended slide stop or standard?
Bullet profile?
I suspect your gunsmith is right. A round may be bumping the stop up as it feeds.
The last round not locking should be fixed with a mag spring since the stop itself is obviously capable of catching the slide.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 22, 2022 20:46:06 GMT -5
That's a lot of horsepower in a little package. Nice snag.
For the jeweling, I have a few guns that came to me with it including my smoothest FA- a John Powers custom. I usually forget its there. Can't see the sides of the hammer from behind the sights.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 20, 2022 10:28:56 GMT -5
I think mostly there's a whole forum dedicated to them.
They're priced out of range of a lot of folks.
The Colt crowd is often unfriendly towards any SA that doesn't say Colt on it.
Variable quality and high price pushes them out of range for custom work.
Aside from embellishing, there's just not that many configurations.
They're mostly fixed sight guns, so anybody looking to hunt or add optics isn't looking at them typically.
People looking for SAA type shooters have better options.
Shooting an unfired Colt means accepting a precipitous drop in value. This forum tends to lean toward shooters rather than collectors.
And as Robb said, knowing what you're getting into and what something is worth requires some expertise.
Not to knock Colts because they've made some great guns over the years, but the Colt economy is what it is.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 19, 2022 11:37:49 GMT -5
A vinegar bath would give that frame a more muted patina I bet, which would be more to my liking. Hard to beat an OM mid-frame flat top.
I think the frame markings would be a little classier if it just said ".40 bore" or ".40 cal" or ".40 convert." or even without caliber markings on the frame and just put ".40 Calibre" on the barrel.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 16, 2022 10:14:30 GMT -5
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 15, 2022 23:06:51 GMT -5
Brilliant writeup
That would make a great 360DW and 357B&D convertible
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 14, 2022 17:12:50 GMT -5
Remington did electronic guns years ago. Etronix if I remember correctly. Yep, went well for them 🤣 Cheaper than shooting 500 WE still www.gunbroker.com/item/935938834
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 12, 2022 14:45:19 GMT -5
If alignment is the issue, I don't know that there's much wiggle room to adjust that in a Bearcat.
I suspect you're better off sourcing a different cylinder. Might call around to see which gunsmith has a few sitting around so they could pick the best of their stash for your frame.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 11, 2022 22:54:45 GMT -5
You need that with an RMR and the 5 inch version with iron sights.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 8, 2022 23:07:12 GMT -5
That ER line of scopes is lightweight with very good glass, and has one of the best eye boxes out there. I have various configurations on a 30-06 AI, 280AI, a 284 pistol and a 284 rifle.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 8, 2022 22:55:32 GMT -5
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 8, 2022 21:06:52 GMT -5
Those scope rings are clean.
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