In reply to dean1484 :
Similar. I think I'll take .75" out of the stock and pick up a thread protector for the barrel and see how it feels. I also don't doubt the scope mount is heavier than necessary too. Weight was including the sling.
*edit. Took 1.5" out of the stock and moved the optic two slots up. Much more natural posture to shoulder now. I'm only 5'8 and a HALF, and not with long limbs either.
That's about all the weight I think I can really shave, and I'm betting the removal of that front sight wouldn't hurt anything at all.
*double edit. The flash hider is 1.5oz, front sight is advertised at 4.5oz, scope mount is 6.6oz. All told I could spend a couple hundred to shave maybe 6oz. I don't think it's reasonable. Now, I may still just get a thread protector and hack off the front sight, but that's about the limit. Maybe just time to hit the gym.
Ruger Vaquero in stainless steel. 45 Colt/Long Colt. Single action. Pearl grips. Very few rounds through it. Perfect side arm match for my Winchester Model 94 lever rifle.
Awesome. I had 2 ruger single six's, the .22 little bro of that cowboy gun. Super fun shooters.
I inherited a 1960's Sauer & Sons single action in 357. I had to switch the grips to some thing more modern to keep a decent hold on it. The faux pearl grips provided me no real support. It was my father's for sidearm for the sheriffs department mounted group when I was a kid.
Besides being heavy it shots very well.
The pearl grips aren't really my bag and will be replaced with some checkered walnut.
wawazat said:
Ruger Vaquero in stainless steel. 45 Colt/Long Colt. Single action. Pearl grips. Very few rounds through it. Perfect side arm match for my Winchester Model 94 lever rifle.
Very nice, and 45 colt is one of my very favorite rounds.
Gonna do some CAS?
stafford1500 said:
I inherited a 1960's Sauer & Sons single action in 357. I had to switch the grips to some thing more modern to keep a decent hold on it. The faux pearl grips provided me no real support. It was my father's for sidearm for the sheriffs department mounted group when I was a kid.
Besides being heavy it shots very well.
That's awesome.
If you ever want to get a gun forum riled up, mention using a SA revolver for defence and that people actually did for a long time lol
In reply to Antihero :
Not something I've looked in to at all but does sound like fun. I really like the lever action rifle and got it for a smoking deal quite a while back. I love the way it shoots and the history behind the design and use. I've been wanting a revolver in same caliber just because and have shot this one in the past. It's definitely distinct compared to a modern semi-auto but is fun to shoot. I'm looking forward to being its next caretaker.
wawazat said:
In reply to Antihero :
Not something I've looked in to at all but does sound like fun. I really like the lever action rifle and got it for a smoking deal quite a while back. I love the way it shoots and the history behind the design and use. I've been wanting a revolver in same caliber just because and have shot this one in the past. It's definitely distinct compared to a modern semi-auto but is fun to shoot. I'm looking forward to being its next caretaker.
My wife and I have really considered it. I'd need to buy some guns though.....damn lol
Decided that I wanted to not be "that Guy" shooting Trap with my 590s so I found a good deal on this.
Really excited to bust some clays in the next couple days.
This has actually been quite a while in the making as I have probably tried a half dozen different over under and finally found this. It just falls in to my face. I shot a friends about two weeks ago and it was night and day difference from anything else I have tried. I did learn that the comb height on Italian made are all a bit better fitting for me in general but this particular one is virtually a perfect fit.
Rodan
UltraDork
6/7/23 8:52 a.m.
Very nice!
Beretta makes a really nice shotgun.
Noddaz
PowerDork
6/7/23 11:10 a.m.
Is there such thing as a dead blow target?
I came up with nothing after a Google search.
Would it even work?
Or should I just use Vibranium.
In reply to Noddaz :
Would frangible rounds work in this case?
Noddaz
PowerDork
6/7/23 12:03 p.m.
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:
In reply to Noddaz :
Would frangible rounds work in this case?
I don't know. I was daydreaming at work and for some reason I was thinking shooting steel targets and ricochets.
In reply to Noddaz :
Frangible rounds would work, but the easier and much less expensive solution might be to angle the steel so the ricochets tend to go in a safe direction.
Typically we have the steel angled so things go down.
Oapfu
Reader
6/7/23 3:05 p.m.
Example of angled steel target. Lead bullets will usually fragment on impact; frangibles are really needed only for extra safety at very close distances or indoors or targets set up on a bed of dried peat moss; ricochets mean you're doing something wrong.
"deadblow target" = sandbag? (link to a masters thesis on this!)
There is also a "ballistic pendulum" (was actually used before electronic chronographs, now just in physics class)
In reply to dean1484 :
It even can be made to work on a free hanging target by using cord/wire and a weight on the bottom to hold things in place.
Rodan
UltraDork
6/7/23 3:53 p.m.
Oapfu said:
Example of angled steel target.
Ran ranges for many years shooting steel like the above... hundreds of students, thousands of rounds. They work great, as long as they are angled down like in the pic above.
Two important safety rules (for typical FMJ or lead ammo) - 1. shoot no closer than 15 yards, because you can still get some splashback (I have the scars to prove it). 2. Watch your side angles if you're doing dynamic drills (movement)... you can get a wild bounce if you get too far off square with the steel.
2x4 stands like the above don't last very long (with most shooters). They make versions that hang on T posts, and they're a little more durable.
Hi Point is making a 10mm now I see. Sadly I want to like the company because they stand very firm behind their products , they make everything in America and they have probably saved many lives of people who couldn't afford more plus they don't take themselves seriously.
But their pistols are do freaking E36 M3ty. I love their carbines but man.......the pistols suck.
Sadly a 10mm truck gun that I didn't have much into would be handy because a magazine for wildlife( 99 percent what I'm worried about) and a magazine for 2 legged ( 1 percent worry) would be cool and a zinc/plastic gun doesn't rust bad.
And I know a truck gun is kinda controversial but it's locked up, I work a lot in the middle of nowhere and it's safe.
In reply to Antihero :
My first truck was a 1977 K10. Dad picked it up for me when I was 15 back when they were cheap. It came with a gun rack in the window. All I had at the time was my trusty red Ryder (wonder where that is these days) so I never used it, but it kind of makes me want to put a rack in the S10 for no reason at all.
In reply to Antihero :
The Hi-point Yeet cannon is a very good 10mm pistol from all accounts of 10mm enthusiasts - it's just very HEAVY and styling requires a mother's love. If PSA made a 10mm, that would probably be a nicer gun that would hit a price difference between the Hi-Point JXP10 and Glock 20.
I just got in the PSA 5.7 Rock lower from FFL today... already had the upper lubed and waiting for lower about a week now. From just dry firing, this has to be the best striker-fired trigger I've ever felt... absolutely puts the upgraded trigger on my Sig P320 X-TEN to shame and better than any Glock. Really looking forward to live fire whenever have the chance and seeing how far can stretch it's legs. Absolute best $380 pistol I've ever handled...
