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Post by Horsie on May 23, 2016 16:20:26 GMT
No, I don't like that "woodland camo" colour scheme, not my cup of tea. I'm only going to get the shoulder stock and grip since I'm putting a free float tube on it, the nice thing about Boyds is that they offer them as individual parts, I don't have to buy a whole furniture set.
I'll see if I can build it up somehow, failing that I'll see what parts I can get. On the other hand, it's not like I plan to use this thing for cowboy shooting or at a home defence or carry pistol, so the only reason I'll have it loaded and cocked is because I'm aiming it at a target.
You're farther along than me, that's for sure.
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 23, 2016 21:40:07 GMT
If I hate the camo I can always paint it. You're also not limited to those three choices. If you look on the site they have custom options. I like the high contrast Coyote color.
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Post by Horsie on May 23, 2016 22:15:04 GMT
Yeah, the coyote laminate looks really sharp too. I'll have to put some more thought into it, but I don't expect to be placing an order for this stuff any time soon.
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 25, 2016 1:44:49 GMT
Took the DW back to the range with better ammo. This time I had much better results. Turned out most of the reason why I was having extraction issues wasn't the ammo but the design of the gun. The cylinder doesn't swing out quite far enough for the rims of the shells to clear the frame of the gun. So when you open it you have to make sure the cylinder is in a position that they don't contact the frame or else it gets wedged. This would be a big issue if the gun was intended for self defense, but since I only plan on using it for target and hunting it's not a problem. I could always nip off a tiny bit off the edge of the frame but I doubt I'll do that. I'll probably get the hammer spring lightened a little though. I also found that the speedloaders I bought for the Taurus 82 work with the Dan Wesson. Since I've decided to keep it now I gotta keep an eye out for an 8 inch barrel and a better grip. I'm also considering one of these brakes that replaces the barrel nut. Not so much to reduce recoil but more to make the gun louder and more obnoxious at the range.
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Post by Canuovea on May 25, 2016 1:58:42 GMT
Why would you want to make it even louder and more obnoxious?
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 25, 2016 4:14:33 GMT
Cuz...
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Post by Canuovea on May 25, 2016 5:14:48 GMT
Why is there even a censored version of that song?
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 25, 2016 6:14:30 GMT
I donno. The censored version bleeps out all the "fuck"s and for some reason "piss", but not "asshole".
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Post by Horsie on May 25, 2016 7:54:05 GMT
You know you can get a single chamber brake that's supposed to make an AR15 much louder (supposedly it'll make a 7.5" AR sound like a .50BMG).
Speaking of which, I fired a cut down Mosin the other day. The guy had cut the barrel down to about 18", it sounded like a cannon, and produced a 2' muzzle flash with every shot.
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 25, 2016 21:45:46 GMT
When you said cut down Mosin I immediately thought of this. I've heard the type 53s were excessive, and those are 20 inch. 18 has gotta be a bear and the pistol has gotta light your hair on fire.
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 26, 2016 5:27:53 GMT
Placed an order with CZ-USA today for a new grip and a fiber optic front sight for the Dan Wesson. It has the standard red sight on the front and i have some trouble focusing on a red sight. Don't know why. Prolly getting old.
Found some 8 inch barrels on ebay, but there's a lot of folks bidding on em. Got em bid kinda high.
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Post by Horsie on May 26, 2016 7:51:19 GMT
The recoil was pretty bad, and I'm used to rifles with heavy recoil, but the muzzle flash was terrifying. I'd like to see it at night, that'd be something.
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 26, 2016 9:24:51 GMT
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Post by Horsie on May 26, 2016 15:16:21 GMT
I suspect that'd give away your position in a fight.
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Post by wordweaver3 on May 26, 2016 20:51:14 GMT
I was looking at the company that makes muzzle brakes for Dan Wessons and they had a pdf on how to install the brake. In it it said you could "gang" the brakes, meaning you can use more than one. I'm not sure if this is awesome or crazy.
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