Ric
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Just got my SP101 back from Gemini Customs 
The cool factor is really high, and it shoots!!!
(just wanted to brag a little bit)
The cool factor is really high, and it shoots!!!
(just wanted to brag a little bit)
Customized SP101
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RoyG
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Details?
Kamicosmos
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Logical:
I love those grips? What are they, where'd ya get 'em, how much, etc?
I love those grips? What are they, where'd ya get 'em, how much, etc?
DHart
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Nice looking SP. The grips sure look like Badgers to me. They're very nice grips and the service is very speedy from Jim Badger.
http://www.badgercustomgrips.com/
http://www.badgercustomgrips.com/
DDGator
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My gun is due back from Gemini next week.
I believe those are Badger grips. Gemini sells Badger grips, although they have use Eagle grips in the past as well.
I believe those are Badger grips. Gemini sells Badger grips, although they have use Eagle grips in the past as well.
Only thing that bugs me about the Badger grips on mine is they absolutely rule out every single speed loader I've tried except speed strips...which aren't exactly speedy. They kind of even get in the way of extracted cartridges.
I'm leaving them on because I rarely if ever carry extra ammo with this gun anyhow...but I am a little puzzled why they are that way. The extra meat on the grips that is in the way is not really doing anything for a RH shooter...maybe it's needed for leftys?
I'm leaving them on because I rarely if ever carry extra ammo with this gun anyhow...but I am a little puzzled why they are that way. The extra meat on the grips that is in the way is not really doing anything for a RH shooter...maybe it's needed for leftys?
George Hill
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Ric, that's nice and all... but looking at the photo, It seems you missed the Harley.
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Ric
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Here's a couple more:
Gemini does a great job. Turn around time was less than 4 weeks.
Action job, Badger grips, bead blast, chamfer charge holes, cool porting, polish trigger, excellent results.
Gemini does a great job. Turn around time was less than 4 weeks.
Action job, Badger grips, bead blast, chamfer charge holes, cool porting, polish trigger, excellent results.
DHart
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Ric.. cool looking revo! I'll bet it's totally transformed your SP. I especially like the high-polish treatment on the trigger and hammer. Looks like Gemini is doing some really cool things with SP's.
Thank you for starting this thread... it has prompted me to get off my butt and do something cool to my stock 3" SP, which doesn't really excite me at the moment, so I decided to send it off to David Clements for:
•hammer bobbing
•charge hole chamfering
•trigger polishing
•action tuning
•slab siding barrel & removing markings
•bead blasting (I find the bead-blasted guns tend to show scuffs, scratches, and dings much more than the standard finish does, but they do look cool when they're in great condition. Unfortunately, it's impossible to "touch-up" a bead-blasted finish oneself when boo-boos occur, as you can so easily do with a standard brush-polished SS finish.)
Personally, I prefer non-ported defense guns, so I will omit that option on my gun.
These photos (source unknown, or I would give credit... I found them on the internet and enhanced them slightly) are illustrative of what David is going to do to the barrel, hammer, and finish on my 3" SP-101... I really love the treatment on the barrel and will probably send my 3" GP-100 for the same work!
David Clements Custom GP-100 3"
Thank you for starting this thread... it has prompted me to get off my butt and do something cool to my stock 3" SP, which doesn't really excite me at the moment, so I decided to send it off to David Clements for:
•hammer bobbing
•charge hole chamfering
•trigger polishing
•action tuning
•slab siding barrel & removing markings
•bead blasting (I find the bead-blasted guns tend to show scuffs, scratches, and dings much more than the standard finish does, but they do look cool when they're in great condition. Unfortunately, it's impossible to "touch-up" a bead-blasted finish oneself when boo-boos occur, as you can so easily do with a standard brush-polished SS finish.)
Personally, I prefer non-ported defense guns, so I will omit that option on my gun.
These photos (source unknown, or I would give credit... I found them on the internet and enhanced them slightly) are illustrative of what David is going to do to the barrel, hammer, and finish on my 3" SP-101... I really love the treatment on the barrel and will probably send my 3" GP-100 for the same work!
David Clements Custom GP-100 3"
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Nice looking SP101s, to be sure. I bought a 2½" model a few years ago on a whim - saw it on a local dealer's table at a gun show; it looked barely used & the price was right so I picked it up. Judging from the relatively stiff trigger pull, it was barely used!
And - it's still barely used. I used it a little when teaching my daughter how to shoot. I wanted to send it down to Teddy Jacobson (Actions by T) to have it smoothed out, but when I looked into that recently found he had semi-retired. I know Weigand doesn't work on them anymore either.
Was Gemini good to work with? I'd like to get my SP101 set up a little better for OWB CCW use.
And - it's still barely used. I used it a little when teaching my daughter how to shoot. I wanted to send it down to Teddy Jacobson (Actions by T) to have it smoothed out, but when I looked into that recently found he had semi-retired. I know Weigand doesn't work on them anymore either.
Was Gemini good to work with? I'd like to get my SP101 set up a little better for OWB CCW use.
Kamicosmos
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Another question in regards to the Badger Grips:
How do they compare to the stock grips for recoil? Is the gun controlled any better, and how about the recoil energy transfered to your palm? The stock grips are pretty comfortable in recoil, I think the rubber soaks up quite a bit of it.
I may just have to order up a set and see how I like them!
How do they compare to the stock grips for recoil? Is the gun controlled any better, and how about the recoil energy transfered to your palm? The stock grips are pretty comfortable in recoil, I think the rubber soaks up quite a bit of it.
I may just have to order up a set and see how I like them!
The Badger grips change the angle a lot, but for the better I think. As far as recoil, nothing really beats the stock grips..they are about the best there is...just not too pretty. You can get wood inserts to replace the plastic ones to pretty up the stock grips. The shape and angle of the Badgers makes recoil pretty tolerable.
rockstar.esq
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I bet a high speed photo set of a round coming out of the barrel would look something like three smokestacks on a luxury liner!
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