Wish the Italians would make an Adams ...
Gee it would be nice to have some British percussion revolvers on the market in addition to all the American models.
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I'm with you, Bill!Unfortunately, I don't think there are anywhere enough of us who think that way for a reproduction of that sort to be feasible .... Grant RomboughMedicine Hat,...
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Now would'nt that be nice! but I think Grant is right about the market potential and the cost would be very very high Just look at the trigger on an Adams and compare it to that of a contemporary Colt...
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There is a reproduction of the Adams by Baumkircher in Switzerland, which was being retailed by HEGE Arms as recently as a couple years ago. Hold onto your hat when you see the price.Here's a link to...
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Yes, a Pedersoli Adams. Let's ask them to work up a sample piece for us to field test! Seriously, Grant is no doubt right. It comes down to the numbers really, and so few people even know what an...
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F lli pieta are the people to ask they seem to go for the more obscure models they make the le mat and also the star copy so maybe they would look at the Adams if enough people asked them!PinkyIt is...
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The problem with Pietta is that they can't manage to bore a chamber correctly. I have had several of their guns, and examined many more, and every one of them had at least one chamber that did not...
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Well wouldnt you know I just thought it was the wind here made me miss the target and all along it was that pesky Pietta I do know that the chamber pin used to foul up something terible on my Pietta...
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Pinky,That's the right way to do it, and the gunsmiths I know who accurize Remington revolvers drill the chambers with the gun in the frame and the barrel detached. However, I've been told you can't...
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Howdy,Obviously truing the cylinder chambers to the bore is the best way to improve accuracy but it can be difficult (or expensive) to find a gunsmith willing to provide that service. While my...
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I also think that Cowboy Action Shooting drives a lot of what is available by the Italian manufacterers, so if the CAS rules made a "double action historical class" event or a percussion double action...
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Having once talked to Pierangolo Pedersoli about the possibility of making a particular type of musket, I came away with a bit more insight into the economics. The fixed cost for any production run is...
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I have an Adams-Patent revolver for sale. Unmarked as to maker, but in very nice shape, .34 caliber five-shot, DA/SA. Email or PM me for more info. Updated 9/21/09 Revolver has been sold.
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