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Post by Fowler on Apr 27, 2024 14:04:36 GMT -5
What twist barrel do you have in your rifle? Most older 22-250 rifles had slow twist barrels. My No 1 has a 1-14” twist and won’t stabilize anything over a 55 or 60gr bullet (and only some 60gr bullets). So it’s worth asking
I shoot 55gr Vmax flat bases in mine and is wonderfully accurate and although I havnt shot a coyote with it I have no doubt it would be dynamite. I know a guy who runs the 53gr version in his AR in 223 and kills piles of dogs every year with the combo. Rarely has an exit hole to sew up.
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Post by Fowler on Apr 26, 2024 20:16:03 GMT -5
The lead is worth what he is asking. Tough way to make a living though.
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Post by Fowler on Apr 23, 2024 20:27:36 GMT -5
I’d agreed on Turnbull CCH finish, and Fishpaw was the gold standard for custom grips they are lovely for sure.
I can’t see conclusively on my phone but I don’t think that laser engraved, I think it was hand engraved. Some of it I find odd suck as leaving the factory cylinder in it and not taking the roll stamping off the cylinder before engraving it but taking the factory barrel warning off the barrel.
Also why wouldn’t you upgrade the rear sight? But it still looks like a fine gun that I’d love to own.
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Post by Fowler on Apr 23, 2024 12:55:33 GMT -5
I’ve tried other but simplified my life with the 480.
750-950 W231 950-1100 HS6 1100+ H110
60% of my shooting is the 231 load with a 375gr bullet at 865fps then 39.5% the same bullet it the MIHA 385gr hollowpoint over HS6 for 1050fps and .5% of the time is the same bullets driven harder than I enjoy or see a need for…
YMMV
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Post by Fowler on Apr 20, 2024 19:28:02 GMT -5
My brother has one, he likes it a lot. I have the Sig P365 and like it better just because of the shape of the grip suits my hand a bit better. I would say one is a superior gun to the other.
It is pretty remarkable how shootable these little guns really are though. 8” gongs at 50 yards is relatively easy
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Post by Fowler on Apr 12, 2024 14:04:20 GMT -5
I too like "snubbies" and the light weights. Here's a 2.5" 329 Alaska backpacker with a stainless steel cylinder (it weighs the same as the 4" 329s). . . I about to take the dogs for a walk and will take the Backpacker along - it fits nicely in the rear pocket of my carharts. . Paul PS Would love to find a 325. Paul do you get a volume discount on those grips from Hogue? I will say they are game changers for alum framed Smiths, worth every penny. What do you think of that 2.5” vs the reg 4” 329? They seem to be a real handful regardless of the load but sure work for the task at hand of carry a lot shoot a little guns.
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Post by Fowler on Apr 11, 2024 20:53:10 GMT -5
I am a sucker for snubbies, the Nightgaurds intrigued me for sure, not sure which of the models I would pick if given my druthers. It would not be the 44mag, too much fun in such a small light package... How about a Night Guard model 315 in 38 Special? That would have been a good one. I think the 396 44sp might have gotten the nod. Hard to say.
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Post by Fowler on Apr 10, 2024 17:05:12 GMT -5
I am a sucker for snubbies, the Nightgaurds intrigued me for sure, not sure which of the models I would pick if given my druthers. It would not be the 44mag, too much fun in such a small light package...
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Post by Fowler on Apr 7, 2024 22:35:14 GMT -5
Yes here here, get better quick because it’s about to get to be the good time of year up north.
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Post by Fowler on Apr 5, 2024 10:41:46 GMT -5
Cabot does these special runs of guns. Meteorite was used for the slide on a matched pair of 1911 a few years back, I want to say they brought over a million for the pair (I could be wrong but it was stupid money). My cousin has a Cabot, not like this one but a more “normal” Cabot 1911 and it is a marvelous gun through and through.
They are properly made and not just out embellishments.
No is it worth $50k? These sorts of guns are it worth what some guy is willing to pay for it. Super rare, hard to make, extremely well done guns with an excellent rep seem to do just fine. This gun will sell to someone.
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Post by Fowler on Apr 3, 2024 7:17:12 GMT -5
Yup I love my 475 FA, start mild and work up the recoil ladder is all I can say even if you have a lot of experience with big bores, redline 475 loads are something else.
Fine gun
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Post by Fowler on Apr 3, 2024 7:12:19 GMT -5
Call FA and speak with Bob and ask if they would rebarrel it and leave the trigger alone. He is a very reasonable guy, 307-883-2468
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Post by Fowler on Mar 29, 2024 10:52:06 GMT -5
Just got outbid on GB was a 3rd gen, looked NIB, at least excellent. Lost phone service traveling out west. Been looking for awhile, have a 17L want it's twin. I think I have a 24 buried away. You don’t even know what all you have squirreled away. Probably Jimmy Hoffa is in there somewhere. 😂
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Post by Fowler on Mar 26, 2024 20:28:00 GMT -5
When I was in college in Gunnison there was a gunsmith in town building custom Farquarson (sp?) action falling block rifles. He would make a scaled down version in 22 Hornet and had made several 4 bores and I remember having an order for a 2 bore for some Saudi Prince.
He had one 2 bore case sitting there and a couple of lead bullets cast for it that were something like 2850gr in weight! Wish I had seen the finished rifle assuming Clayton ever finished it. Guess he folded shop owing a lot of people money and guns…
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Post by Fowler on Mar 25, 2024 21:39:42 GMT -5
Have you checked with Mike on his direct line stuff. Some of that ships in a few days.
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