December 9, 2018, 10:41 AM | #26 | |
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I like the idea of having a modern revolver. I also want to have a historic gun. I have a Davide Pedersoli, Co. Harper's Ferry. Thus, I may forgo one expensive gun and buy a modern revolver and a Pedersoli reproduction. Thank you for your insight. |
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December 9, 2018, 10:45 AM | #27 | |
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Yup, Single Action. That's fine with me. |
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December 9, 2018, 10:46 AM | #28 |
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Thank you. I want to be sure I don't make a mistake
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December 9, 2018, 12:34 PM | #29 | |
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Low because the front sight is tall, I have a theory on the left deflection, maybe I had better run it by Driftwood Johnson before I post public. CAS gunsmiths do a brisk business filing front sights down, rear sights square, and "tweaking" barrels to correct windage. My Cimarron/ASM has the front sight visibly out of plumb, even though cutting the rear notch in the "hogwallow" from V to square was biased as far right as possible. But it hits. My Colt was close enough. All the more reason to get a Blackhawk and just turn the adjusting screws. Ruger took off the adjustable sights to produce the Vaquero... and raised the price. Genius marketing. |
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December 9, 2018, 01:39 PM | #30 |
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The front sights on Uberti's are very tall so you can file them down to fit your load.
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Front sights on Colts, and their replicas have always been high. So with a Colt, or reproduction you can always file the sight down to raise the point of impact. But you better be sure of your load before filing the sight down, because once you've taken the metal off it is tough to put it back on. The front sight on the 2nd Gen Colt at the top of this photo has not been touched. I have left it just the way it was when it was made in 1973. The front sight on the one at the bottom has had some surgery. If you look carefully, you can see the shiny metal where some metal was welded on the top of the sight. Long before I bought it. Here is a close up of the front sight with the shiny metal welded on. It looks like the smith undercut the original sight in order to help make sure the new material would stay put. Notice the top rear corner of the sight is not rounded at all. Interestingly enough, the short barreled Colt is more accurate than the long barreled one. At least in my hands. Even with the shorter sight radius, when I need to fire at a slightly more distant CAS target, I always grab the shorter one if I have a chance. The front sight on this Uberti Cattleman is pretty much the same as on the Colts. Quote:
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But you raise a good point regarding the V rear sight. Many of the replica Colts reproduce the V rear sight that was typical on the early Colts. I have terrible eyesight and have trouble seeing the front sight in that tiny V. Colt changed the shape of the rear sights on the 2nd Gen, making a nice square rear sight. Much easier to see the front sight in that nice square. In the photo below, the square rear sight of a 2nd Gen Colt is on the left, the V rear sight of my Uberti Cattleman is on the right. One more thing about front sights. I remember reading years ago that gun writer Mike Venturino said that most Smith and Wesson Top Break revolvers tend to shoot high. It was not until I had one that I realized he was correct. The reason is the front sights were very, very short. Look at this comparison of a 2nd Gen Colt to a S&W Shofield. Look how tiny that front sight is. I have to remember to hold very low with any of my big Top Break Smiths, or I will shoot right over the target. |
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I hope you got your guns recovered in good condition, and as for the loser who took them, I hope he has a great new job after that......making license plates. |
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December 9, 2018, 10:11 PM | #33 | |
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December 9, 2018, 10:45 PM | #34 |
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For convenience and economy, it is hard to argue against .38/.357 and a 9mm cylinder for Ruger Convertible.
But the gun was designed as a .45 and the smaller holes in .38 barrel and.cylinder really affect the handling. I do not recommend .44 Special, .44 WCF, or .46 LC for the non-reloader. But you CAN get a .45 LC/ACP Convertible and .45 Auto is not too expensive. |
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Love my black powder rollers, but take a look at
https://www.americanrifleman.org/art...CENSORED-=1218 https://www.americanrifleman.org/art...CENSORED-=1218 http://www.dwharris.com/gun%20pictures/sa/sa/index.htm Have a great day Last edited by Lee44ShooterCnB; December 11, 2018 at 11:23 AM. |
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Regarding the 2 different types of colorations for the Standard Manufacturing revolvers,
I called the company and spoke to a lady who had the answers about why there are such diverse color differences in the photos that are shown on the Bud's website. The 4.75 inch revolver shown there looks brownish while the 7.5 inch model looks very blue. She was quite clear that there are 2 different options available. One option is called case colored which has more of an earthy tone. The other option is called blue which is the traditional blue case coloring and shows up as being very blue case coloring on the Bud's website. So it depends on which type of coloring is ordered. It was only a local call for me and she invited me to come on down and take a look at their products sometime. I told here that I would call her back if I wanted to come and look around. Here's the blue model on Bud's:--->>> https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...ne+Piece+Grips And here's the case colored:--->>> https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...ne+Piece+Grips Last edited by arcticap; December 11, 2018 at 03:44 PM. |
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