The I LOVE THIS GUN Thread

[MightyChosen1]

Anyone ever shot one of these? Beretta PX4 Storm in 9mm. I saw one local for around $500. It fits my hand good but hows it hold up long term?

[lewismedlock]

Originally Posted by Sniper X

That isn't you firing that Schofield is it?

If it wasn't for the white hands, I would have thought it was Stevie Wonder.

[xring04]

Originally Posted by theMISSIONARY

Whats the General consensus on these .22 revolvers

http://www.heritagemfg.com/site/department.cfm?id=50

I have two Rough Riders and they both have been excellent shooters.

Sure, they are not finished as nice as a Single Six, but for around half the cost, they don't have to be.

10 yard target 24 rounds.







My other one is a shorter barreled birds head, .22lr mag combo, sadly I don't have any pictures.

[potatoho]

Originally Posted by Furious D

Anyone ever shot one of these? Beretta PX4 Storm in 9mm. I saw one local for around $500. It fits my hand good but hows it hold up long term?

I bought a couple of the PX4, one full-size 45ACP and one baby in 9mm. To be honest I didn't care for either after shooting them. The baby had a terrible barrel lock up, with like 0.5mm of side to side movement, and the full-size only held 9+1 unless you added an extended floor plate. Plus they pinched the shit out of my palm when recharging. Like getting stapled.

And for some reason they were both fairly unforgiving to shoot. I mean, had to concentrate a lot to avoid flyers. After using a bore laser I found out why, as they both had far too much overtravel on their triggers. That's my pet peeve, especially on double action.

Oh also, I found them spectacularly difficult to rack the slide. The slide profile and the little decocker ears left very little to grab onto.

They get great reviews online though.

[MightyChosen1]

Originally Posted by potatoho

I bought a couple of the PX4, one full-size 45ACP and one baby in 9mm. To be honest I didn't care for either after shooting them. The baby had a terrible barrel lock up, with like 0.5mm of side to side movement, and the full-size only held 9+1 unless you added an extended floor plate. Plus they pinched the shit out of my palm when recharging. Like getting stapled.

And for some reason they were both fairly unforgiving to shoot. I mean, had to concentrate a lot to avoid flyers. After using a bore laser I found out why, as they both had far too much overtravel on their triggers. That's my pet peeve, especially on double action.

Oh also, I found them spectacularly difficult to rack the slide. The slide profile and the little decocker ears left very little to grab onto.

They get great reviews online though.

Thanks,
I wasnt really looking for a plastic gun anyway. I think I will hold out and keep looking for a 92F or something like it.

[S.t.t.G.]

Originally Posted by KingRat

there is only one break-top revolver.

I think I'd go with one of these....with a can


M1895 Nagant. It too has a "quirk"......

[Stromdog]

Originally Posted by HardCase

EvilGenius, mine is the 5". Now that I think of it, I've not seen a 7" before. I remember the S&W replicas made circa Y2K, those were gorgeous and also 7", but chambered only in the original 45 Schofield. I guess my posted picture doesn't show the end of the barrel. Here's one that does:



Edit/PS: 45 Colt is expensive to shoot unless, as with most center-fire calibers, you handload, in which case it's not much more than any other caliber. At a gunshow last spring I bought 1000 hardcast lead SWC/Keith style bullets from a nearby manufacturer quite inexpensively, I believe I paid around $80 for the box.....practically got a hernia, though, lugging the thing to my car! That works out to .08 each, add another .03 each for primer and powder, and if you have the brass it's not expensive at all. I find it hard to believe the number of avid shooters who don't handload, they must be feelthy rich is all I can say!!!

Besides my earlier post, what's nice about hand loading is you can load "lighter", for range/fun shooting. You don't need "max" loads to enjoy these big bore calibers. Easier on the gun and just as fun. Even with less than "max loads", they can still pack a pretty darn good "wallop".

The Schofield is on my short list. One cool revolver (on many levels), IMO.

[monkeyfez]

can anyone tell me about arisaka actions? I found a really groovy little rifle over the weekend and it's got me thinking. It's a 300 savage.

[S.t.t.G.]

P.O. Ackley tested them after the 2nd world war and found them to be as strong as if not stronger than any other made.

[El Guero]

That's not my video gawddammit!

[theMISSIONARY]

Originally Posted by xring04

I have two Rough Riders and they both have been excellent shooters.

Sure, they are not finished as nice as a Single Six, but for around half the cost, they don't have to be.

10 yard target 24 rounds.


My other one is a shorter barreled birds head, .22lr mag combo, sadly I don't have any pictures.

1911fan i assume that was a response to my post if so thanks

we cant go hunting with them here so its only a "target" shooting toy i kind of like the 9" barrel and adjustable sights

and as they are only $300 AUD i'm all for one

[MZcountryboy]

I'm shopping for a .223 varmint rifle - any suggestions? - fire away.

[Mike at Tank Vest]

Originally Posted by MZcountryboy

I'm shopping for a .223 varmint rifle - any suggestions? - fire away.

Ruger M77 .223 is not a bad gun. I've actually got one in inventory that is for sale. Solid little rifles and decent accuracy for what they are. The one here has had some trigger work done on it. If I didn't have enough guns in my collection, it'd be going there. LOL

[FPGT72]

Originally Posted by Sniper X

Bobby can CCW a SAA and no one on the planet can bet him to the punch.

I got to see him last summer here in Kansas City, I have also seen Tom Knapp. Knapp fired live ammo...the coolest shot he did was with a golf ball and a .22....sometimes I hook the ball....sometimes I slice the ball....sometimes I drive it right down the fairway.....he was tossing the golf ball then shooting it in the air.

Munden had not done a show in two years and was pretty rusty....well this was his second show IIRC. He had been off because of diabetes, and had lost all of the toes on both of his feet. His wife was actually faster then he was that day, but wow what a guy...both of them are the most real down to earth people in "show business" that I have ever met....and I have come across a few.

[FPGT72]

Originally Posted by McNeal

Two things I never seen mentioned on any of the shows that I've seen him on. 1) Does he do his own reloads or does Remington/Winchester or some other company provide his ammo? 2) Is Bob his own gunsmith?

I do know you can send your single action to bob and get a trigger job done for (IIRC) ~$300. If you want a fast draw gun done up by him you have to contact him directly. At the show I was at he had several examples of his work and would even take the people that where at the show (it was at a SASS event) and then ship the gun back to the owner saving the owner shipping one way. The actions where like glass, he and his wife are sitting at the table and a line of people where up looking at his different single actions...some colt others by different makers, he would do work on all of them....even black powder guns for the SASS people that liked old smokey....It made me want to buy a single action just to send to him to have him work on....he wax tossing Randy Travis's name out quite a bit saying if you ever see him ask to see some of his guns that bob had worked on.

One guy did ask if he did his own reloads and he said he reloads some of his ammo, others is factory it just depends on what he is doing that day...but on average he says he shoots about 2000 rounds per day when he is not out on tour at the show I was at he said he did not like "cowboy loads" calling them phony. If he was not shooting was bullets he shot "full power" loads in all his show and for all his trick shots.