Andrew Wyatt
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You sound like a person who hasn't carried a gun into harms way. looks are totally immaterial in a fighting gun, and the only thing that matters is performance.
I would buy that gun in a heartbeat.
I think I'm going to cry
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I would buy that gun in a heartbeat.
Tamara
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It ain't the prettiest stippling job I've ever seen, but it is stippling.
Personally, I'm all about checkering, or skateboard tape for those what can't afford checkering. (Or those that are just impatient; there's skateboard tape on the frontstrap of my Delta Elite...
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Personally, I'm all about checkering, or skateboard tape for those what can't afford checkering. (Or those that are just impatient; there's skateboard tape on the frontstrap of my Delta Elite...
)Good comments, all.
I have a 1896 Krag that has shot 1.5" groups at 100 yards. I'd love to know what it will do with a scope, but I won't alter it - it's been in my family for three generations. Not valuable, since Great-grandad sporterized it, and added open sights plus seven notches in the stock. It will remain an occasional deer rifle.
As for pistols, especially 1911's, there isn't much reason to modify an original. You can find most any style 1911 nowadays, from the factory with nice tolerances and adjustable sights, fancy beavertails, etc. Even late production Colts I don't like to carve on the frames or slides, merely replace the parts with drop-in varieties and save the old parts, along with the box.
Some of today's better quality guns will be collectable in future years.
Now, it you want an adjustable sighted Luger...ummm...kindy modify one that's a parts gun
I have a 1896 Krag that has shot 1.5" groups at 100 yards. I'd love to know what it will do with a scope, but I won't alter it - it's been in my family for three generations. Not valuable, since Great-grandad sporterized it, and added open sights plus seven notches in the stock. It will remain an occasional deer rifle.
As for pistols, especially 1911's, there isn't much reason to modify an original. You can find most any style 1911 nowadays, from the factory with nice tolerances and adjustable sights, fancy beavertails, etc. Even late production Colts I don't like to carve on the frames or slides, merely replace the parts with drop-in varieties and save the old parts, along with the box.
Some of today's better quality guns will be collectable in future years.
Now, it you want an adjustable sighted Luger...ummm...kindy modify one that's a parts gun
Sean Smith
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That just looks like a poorly made parts gun, probalby made from random stuff lying around.
mercedesrules
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On a sadder note, c. 1970, I bought a used cherry-sunburst 1959 Gibson Les Paul standard guitar for $600. Since Jimmy Page had his pickup covers off, I tried to take mine off, too. They were soldered on. I softened the solder and slid the first cover off, but the solder hardened to a point - slicing across the fine wires. I had to get a new pickup.
Later, original guitars like that one went to $35,000.00 or thereabouts.
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BluesBear
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mercedesrules, now you know why you use a Dremel to remove those covers. At least you didn't try to do it to a Firebird or a Les Paul Deluxe.
The covers are what holds the coils in place.
and they teeny tiny wire between the coils ain't always strong enough to hold them together when gravity pulls them apart.
I had more than a few come to me like that.
Personally I always prefered to leave the covers on my Humbucking pickups. For customers that insisted on open coils I always recommended the "beauty rings" from Mighty Mite. I don't know if anybody even makes those anymore.
The covers are what holds the coils in place.
and they teeny tiny wire between the coils ain't always strong enough to hold them together when gravity pulls them apart.I had more than a few come to me like that.
Personally I always prefered to leave the covers on my Humbucking pickups. For customers that insisted on open coils I always recommended the "beauty rings" from Mighty Mite. I don't know if anybody even makes those anymore.
nero45acp
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AAAHHHH!! AAAAHHHHHHH!!! My eyes! My eyes!!!
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