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Pontiaker 
International Auto Mag 
Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Status: Offline Points: 244 |
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 Posted: 29 Aug 2011 at 11:54pm |
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You interested in selling it?
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jw4570
Callahan's Auto Mag 
Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Location: FL Status: Offline Points: 1334 |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2011 at 11:59pm |
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Actually, mine is 10.5" too. I didn't think it was 16.5" but they made them as gunparts clearanced some years ago, and I was too late ordering one (stripped upper).
Same sights, scallops, etc. I painted the frame park gray with ALumahyde (mine was in bad shape compared to yours). I should put a cheap red dot on it, but if I remember it shoots really well, probably due to the sight radius almost as long as a factory 10/22.... Jason |
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jw4570
Callahan's Auto Mag
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Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 12:01am |
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I swore mine was 12.5", but you know us guys tend to exaggerate......Mine's only 10.5"
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jw4570
Callahan's Auto Mag
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Posted: 30 Aug 2011 at 12:03am |
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Is your ejector loose? Mine is welded in (looks like blue steel to stainless) but is loose, but it works fine. I need to get it tacked someday, but gotta find someone that will do it for a 6 pack....as it ain't worth shipping,etc....
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Pontiaker
International Auto Mag
Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Status: Offline Points: 244 |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011 at 12:38am |
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Got it in hand and man it is some really nice workmanship! I dont know how anyone could make this thing so close to the original, it has to have come out of AMT at some time, hopefully when I speak with Brian he can shed some light on this. Test fired it in my shop, works great. Will see how accurate it is at the range this weekend. I am going to make some wood grips for it like the grips on Road Kings BAM, man they make it look even more like a full size Auto Mag, really sharp. The bluing is professional and there is like no wear on it anywhere. The frame is also what looks like a Ruger Mark 2 frame with the slide release. The frame that came on the gun has alot of blue wear so I actually installed it on another frame I have that is minty, looks almost like a new gun now. If you own a BAM can someone take some pics of the front sight from above looking down on it? This has what looks like a custom front sight that is dovetailed into the top of the rib and then a small screw from the top to hold it tight. Would like to see what I factory BAM looks like. I am thinking of having the whole gun hard chromed or some other super durable finish to make it look stainless, it looks great in blue but I think I prefer the silver finish look on this one.Range report sunday night. Will try and get some new pics of it as well.
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sirsaka
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 06 Jan 2009 Location: Nome, AK Status: Offline Points: 828 |
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Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 8:13pm |
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Matt,
It looks like someone knew what they were doing when they made this barrel. I do not believe it is factory but sometimes things did get done there and not published. My instinct is that it was done by someone who is a qualified machinist who enjoys gun work and knows how to copy something very well. He done di a good job from your pic. I know you can't publish the sn but I'd be curious as to what it is. Good job though and a great find.
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Pontiaker
International Auto Mag
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Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 9:41pm |
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Very cool, thanks Brian! Some day I will send it to you to handle in person. Thanks again!
Matt |
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sirsaka
Callahan's Auto Mag
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Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 2:30am |
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The ejectors were indeed welded in from the factory, unlike Ruger Mark II's which are riveted. I had many Lightnings come in for repair with the same problem. You might want to have it rewelded before it comes out. Then again, it may stay in, depending on where the break is. Just an FYI.
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XP001
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 02 Jan 2012 Status: Offline Points: 588 |
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 7:16am |
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The difference that I spot is it didn't have the wings on the side of the bolt like the AM and the front of the trigger guard is slope upward at 45ish bottom front edge to top front of receiver, no figer grip nub like the lightings or indents like the ruger. If they stamped a SN on the ruger frame make you record the RECEIVER one not the frame one. The frame SN should not be the LEGAL one as the SN on the receiver was the one recorded from the maker as the "Firearm"
That BBL crown indent looks like a dead ringer for the first ones made by Brian, as the production ones are not that deep. They did away with a few things for the price to stay reasonable to sell them. According to the article I read it said a few things about the first ones made, Harry Sanford got XP001 and Brian got the second one XP002. hope Brian can confirm this.
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sirsaka
Callahan's Auto Mag
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Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 3:26pm |
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Harry got XP01 and I got XP02. There were no double 0's in the true XP's, (001, 002).
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