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Offline bubbas4570

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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2023, 09:25:13 PM »
Looks good! 

I would put a clear coat on the frame as is!!!! O0
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2023, 01:36:13 PM »
Getting closer! Got it sprayed out and mostly put back together. Evidently I used a little more hardener than I should have, since it's shinier than normal and not quite as smooth as usual. I was low on black and couldn't get an exact measurement, so a little guesswork was involved. And as I expected, the Opelika etching is basically a ghost image now. I'm OK with all that though - it's just a shooter, after all. Now to get the grips finished!

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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2023, 04:58:26 PM »
Looking Good, so far!  8) Congratulations on all of your work!  :)
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2023, 11:23:06 PM »
That does look good!
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2023, 02:14:57 PM »
I'm calling it done. For now at least. Springs, combined with a full fluff 'n buff, took the SA pull from a gritty 6lb.s to a clean 3lb.s 12oz. I'm still waiting on the Patriot sear spring to get here (thanks USPS!) and when it does, I'll do a little more work on the sear to reduce some of the creep. Not bad for an all-in cost of $320. I may make it to the range tomorrow, or it might be this weekend. I'll report back on how it performs.




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Offline jwc007

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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2023, 03:24:28 PM »
That looks really good!  8) Love the look of the Grips!  8)
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2023, 04:32:52 PM »
Lookin good lookin good. I see the +2 pokin out, very nice. Plus 2 to bless the wicked with more pewpew. 8)
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #22 on: June 27, 2023, 04:42:41 PM »
Thanks for the compliments!
Yeah, I just had to get one of the +2 mags for it. Got two 17 rounders too. That should do for now.
I was debating whether to go matte or gloss on the grips, so I settled and only buffed them to a semi-gloss. They will darken and get more red over time.
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2023, 06:26:31 AM »
Very nice, indeed!!!! 8)

I wish there were more clones floating around up in my area to be had.  This would have been a great project, and I guarantee that it wouldn't have turned out as nicely as yours with my hands on it!
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #24 on: June 28, 2023, 03:59:59 PM »
I made a quick range trip at lunch today, more to function test than anything else. I've been a little wary because, when I put the same Galloway spring kit in my K12 Sport, I had to go back to the stock hammer spring due to light strikes. No such issues with this one! It took a few rounds to get it dialed in, but my oh my, what a sweet shooter! Light recoil - even with my hot 115 grn. JHP. Gets back on target fast, and the brass landed in a neat pile 4' away. It ate and coughed up all four types of ammo that I brought. Here's the test target at 10 yd.s.



Now the search starts for a stainless version that I can clearly see the Opelika on....
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #25 on: June 28, 2023, 05:55:33 PM »
The pistol looks great! Good job!
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #26 on: June 28, 2023, 09:05:17 PM »
Well done. They are decent shooting pistols.
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #27 on: June 29, 2023, 02:27:29 AM »
Obviously, it shoots as good as it looks!  8)  :)

Congratulations again, on a job well done!  :)
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2023, 08:42:42 PM »
Yery nice P8L you have there sir.
I took my Stainless P8L to the range for a Bersaglieri (Mountianbike & guns) 2 gun run the other day and posted the results on Rumble:
https://rumble.com/v2zaeky-bersaglieri-2-gun-run-on-a-mountian-bike.html
I haven't shot that gun in a while but it was nice and I will be posting more runs with varying guns in the future.
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Re: SAR Project
« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2023, 11:06:00 PM »
Quote from: newageroman on July 10, 2023, 08:42:42 PM
Yery nice P8L you have there sir.
I took my Stainless P8L to the range for a Bersaglieri (Mountianbike & guns) 2 gun run the other day and posted the results on Rumble:
https://rumble.com/v2zaeky-bersaglieri-2-gun-run-on-a-mountian-bike.html
I haven't shot that gun in a while but it was nice and I will be posting more runs with varying guns in the future.

cool video
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