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    Another gun devalued

    Well here's another gun I devalued. It was a blued 6" .22 Colt Diamondback purchase new around the early 80s

    I had it satin finish hard chromed. Then I jeweled the trigger & hammer. Next I swapped out the Accro rear sight for an Elliason one. Then I got a Colt Python target patridge front sight and reshaped the underside to fit into the Diamondback sight slot.








    After many years I decided to try to find a F.O.front sight, there ain't none made. So I bought a new sight and asked Frank Glenn from AZ. to make me one. It was going to be iffy to drill the sight and install the F.O. rod because to have a 25yd. zero the front sight had to be cut down as the first one was, from .190" to about .157", which didn't leave much wall thickness

    I just got the sight in the mail tonight and I just finished installing it and test firing the gun







    Last edited by jg rider; 03-29-2012, 07:03 AM.
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    Oh good, I beat Greg this time. Now THAT blows my dress up clear around my ears.

    I love Pythons and diamondbacks. Never owned one, shot several. Born on the wrong side of the tracks.

    That's a genuine gem right there. Wife didn't have a competitor this time?
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    In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
    Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
    Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
    Cue sound of Head slap.

    RIP Muggsy & TMan

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    • #3
      Very nice. I'll bet that little beauty is fun to shoot, and make you look cool while doing it too.
      I've lost my memory, and I can't remember where I put it.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Bawanna View Post
        Oh good, I beat Greg this time. Now THAT blows my dress up clear around my ears.

        I love Pythons and diamondbacks. Never owned one, shot several. Born on the wrong side of the tracks.

        That's a genuine gem right there. Wife didn't have a competitor this time?
        We have joint custody of this one.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Bawanna View Post
          Oh good, I beat Greg this time. Now THAT blows my dress up clear around my ears.

          I love Pythons and diamondbacks. Never owned one, shot several. Born on the wrong side of the tracks.

          That's a genuine gem right there. Wife didn't have a competitor this time?
          I bought a Python back in the early eighties. I think I put about 300 rounds through it, and then put it away for twenty years. It's the only revolver I ever owned, and I guess I'm just not into wheel guns. I sold it some years back when a guy offered me about three time what I paid for it.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Deano View Post
            Very nice. I'll bet that little beauty is fun to shoot, and make you look cool while doing it too.
            Yea I shoot it with sunglasses on, gold i.d. bracelet on my right wrist, imitation Rolex on the left, gold chain around my neck and my shirt open.

            All on a windy day to have the wind blowing through my hair.

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            • #7
              You have hair? Lucky!
              http://bawanna45.wix.com/bawannas-grip-emporium#!
              In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
              Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
              Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
              Cue sound of Head slap.

              RIP Muggsy & TMan

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              • #8
                gotta admit though the blued pyton 6" bbl back in the "days" was smoother than an egg passing through a chicken. We didn't sell to many due to cost back then. I wish Ihad put a couple back before I( sold the business.
                . My PM9 has over 34,000+ rounds through it, and runs much better than an illegal trying to get across our border


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                • #9
                  Originally posted by O'Dell View Post
                  I bought a Python back in the early eighties. I think I put about 300 rounds through it, and then put it away for twenty years. It's the only revolver I ever owned, and I guess I'm just not into wheel guns. I sold it some years back when a guy offered me about three time what I paid for it.
                  Same here. Those early 80's colts bring a dollar or 2 now. My King Cobra sold for 2 1/2+ times what I paid for it. Of course I spent the money buying a Stainless Beretta 92FS. It took a while but it has grown on me. it's utterly reliable too. I have a COlt .380 from back then too that I don't think I'll ever get rid of even though it stays locked up except for cleaning.
                  The only thing better than having all the guns and ammo you'd ever need would be being able to shoot it all off the back porch.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by jocko View Post
                    gotta admit though the blued pyton 6" bbl back in the "days" was smoother than an egg passing through a chicken. We didn't sell to many due to cost back then. I wish Ihad put a couple back before I( sold the business.
                    Jocko you just reminded me of something that was going on when I bought this gun back in the early 80s. I already had 6" Python but didn't give a thought about owning a Diamondback. Then Colt announced that they were going to discontinue the 6" .22 Diamondback, so I got caught up in the panic buy. Then Colt changed it's position

                    Can I throw a little FYI in here? How many of you know why the Colt cylinder rotates to the right.

                    I answer if there's interest. It's a technical answer.

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                    • #11
                      theory is that it tightens up the cylinder crane. In theory it probalby does, in reality it seems to make no difference. I think Ruger turns right to.

                      politicaly maybe the owners were liberals!!!!! and was sending us sumliminal messages..:19:

                      ol jocko's theory:. Due to the Coriolis Effect, revolver cylinders rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, just like cyclones and toilet drains. Just sayin

                      A friend sent this to me
                      . My PM9 has over 34,000+ rounds through it, and runs much better than an illegal trying to get across our border


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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Bawanna View Post
                        You have hair? Lucky!
                        Straight long blond hair! It's a typical trait of my Mediterranean ancestry.

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                        • #13
                          Your not Fabio are you?
                          http://bawanna45.wix.com/bawannas-grip-emporium#!
                          In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
                          Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
                          Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
                          Cue sound of Head slap.

                          RIP Muggsy & TMan

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by jocko View Post
                            theory is that it tightens up the cylinder crane. In theory it probalby does, in reality it seems to make no difference. I think Ruger turns right to.

                            politicaly maybe the owners were liberals!!!!! and was sending us sumliminal messages..:19:

                            ol jocko's theory:. Due to the Coriolis Effect, revolver cylinders rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, just like cyclones and toilet drains. Just sayin

                            A friend sent this to me
                            Thank you Mr. Wizard
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Bawanna View Post
                              Your not Fabio are you?
                              Take it from me Bawanna, hair is highly over rated.
                              Never trust anyone who doesn't trust you to own a gun.

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