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Acpguy
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Location: Lacey Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2012 Posts: 920
Real Name: Deke
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For years people at work or in my personal life learn I’m a “gun nut” and 80% always ask ....”do you have a Desert Eagle?” Or a “machine gun”..... so after much deliberation and realization that I have no use for one. I got tired of telling them “no, AND your an idiot” now I can just say ......”well duh, who doesn’t!”
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:44 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52035
Real Name: Steve
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That's a sexy one, too! I was kind of the same way for a long time. I didn't see the point, I didn't think they were that cool, they're too expensive, ammo ammo ammo yadda yadda yadda. But about a year ago I finally got the bug, and I bought one too. Of course in 50AE, what's the point if it's not? And yeah, I've really had a good time using it as a conversation piece for folks that want to try shooting it. It will probably never be one of my regular guns on the range rotation, but once in a while it's a hell of a lot of fun. Maybe you've seen my .gif . . . but with my reloads and the 6" barrel installed (like yours), mine blows some very nice fire rings!
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:49 pm |
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Acpguy
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Location: Lacey Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2012 Posts: 920
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That’s just it.!! It’s a great conversation piece and at this point(I shot 70-80 rds this sat) will likely only get shot by others I bring out who have never had the .....”pleasure??” Lmao and I too just LOVE the giant fire ball!!!
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:52 pm |
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Sinus211
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Location: Marysville Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2012 Posts: 13503
Real Name: Mike
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Love the color combo and grips!
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:57 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52035
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Deke, are you a reloader? Or will this be shooting just factory ammo?
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:59 pm |
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Acpguy
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Location: Lacey Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2012 Posts: 920
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MadPick wrote: Deke, are you a reloader? Or will this be shooting just factory ammo? I do reload. Contemplating buying the 44conversion rather than the 50ae dies and gear??
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:04 pm |
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Acpguy
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Location: Lacey Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2012 Posts: 920
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Sinus211 wrote: Love the color combo and grips! Thanks! The grips were deff a huge selling point.id love to take credit for em but friend of mine /previous owner/ board member here.....thx Jkbz3 found the grips custom made from Turkey . They are sexy!
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:08 pm |
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goodtimes
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Location: Kent,wa Joined: Mon Apr 2, 2012 Posts: 261
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Looks very nice, how did the wrists feel 70-80 round later I married a nun, because when it comes to that gun I am gonna get none.
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:10 pm |
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Sinus211
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Location: Marysville Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2012 Posts: 13503
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Acpguy wrote: Sinus211 wrote: Love the color combo and grips! Thanks! The grips were deff a huge selling point.id love to take credit for em but friend of mine /previous owner/ board member here.....thx Jkbz3 found the grips custom made from Turkey . They are sexy! Oh yeah I know jkbz! He and z66 are always swapping grips (handies) at the gun show
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:11 pm |
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Acpguy
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Location: Lacey Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2012 Posts: 920
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goodtimes wrote: Looks very nice, how did the wrists feel 70-80 round later I married a nun, because when it comes to that gun I am gonna get none. Deff sore! But it was my first (and I knew likely my last for a while) so I shot whay I had lol.!!! But I could feel it 6pm eating dinner trying to use a fork!!!! Lol
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:13 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52035
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Acpguy wrote: MadPick wrote: Deke, are you a reloader? Or will this be shooting just factory ammo? I do reload. Contemplating buying the 44conversion rather than the 50ae dies and gear?? I've been able to reload 50AE fairly cheaply. I bought a bunch of range pickup brass for maybe 16 cents each, if I remember correctly. I bought bullets for 20 cents each; reference this thread: viewtopic.php?f=74&t=80977Note: They're in stock at the moment, though the price is now at 33 cents each, which is still a really great deal for good bullets like that. I loaded 727 rounds with 31.5 grains of H110 powder, the 325-grain Speer 4495 JHP bullets that you see in that thread above, and an OAL of 1.59. I don't expect to need to reload again for a while. By the way, I did try reloading with the 335-grain Rainier plated bullets but I found that they weren't shaped correctly and left a gap between the case mouth and bullet, so they didn't feed well. Other people have used them successfully, so I hear, but for me they just didn't seem right.
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:14 pm |
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Acpguy
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Location: Lacey Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2012 Posts: 920
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MadPick wrote: Acpguy wrote: MadPick wrote: Deke, are you a reloader? Or will this be shooting just factory ammo? I do reload. Contemplating buying the 44conversion rather than the 50ae dies and gear?? I've been able to reload 50AE fairly cheaply. I bought a bunch of range pickup brass for maybe 16 cents each, if I remember correctly. I bought bullets for 20 cents each; reference this thread: viewtopic.php?f=74&t=80977Note: They're in stock at the moment, though the price is now at 33 cents each, which is still a really great deal for good bullets like that. I loaded 727 rounds with 31.5 grains of H110 powder, the 325-grain Speer 4495 JHP bullets that you see in that thread above, and an OAL of 1.59. I don't expect to need to reload again for a while. By the way, I did try reloading with the 335-grain Rainier plated bullets but I found that they weren't shaped correctly and left a gap between the case mouth and bullet, so they didn't feed well. Other people have used them successfully, so I hear, but for me they just didn't seem right. Holy shit ! You clever dog you, thx for the heads up!
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Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:34 pm |
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old11bravo
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Location: Everett Joined: Mon Apr 22, 2013 Posts: 3421
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Got to shoot a friends 50EA DE and it sure was a hoot. Lots of fun. I do remember that a good portion of the ejected brass bounced off my forehead though. Had to clean a few black marks off my face when I got home. The wife knew where I had been.
Oh and that is one very beautiful specimen you have there! Congrats!
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Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:07 am |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52035
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Ron, in case you’re thinking about it , the brass from mine doesn’t go anywhere near the shooter’s head.
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hkcavalier
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Location: NE WA Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 Posts: 5487
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Very nice! Yeah, the grips have a kind of German Nills look to them, like the nickel HK P7s...but three times the size.
I've always wanted a .44 myself.
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