Garmil Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Not sure what I'm getting myself in to but I picked this up today. 38 super, Came with a pile of mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titandriver Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Nice! Any idea who built it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 19 minutes ago, titandriver said: Nice! Any idea who built it? Not a clue. Price was right so took a chance. Hopefully it's fit well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brytec Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I like the nice clean look! The trigger is nice too! do you know the maker of the trigger?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Nice! It looks like it is pretty much ready to roll - has a late generation frame, the nice front strap checkering, heavy dust cover, Trik Trigger, EGW mag well, C-more and mount (Cheely offset or ???). The upper looks pretty solid. Not as sexy as some of the stuff out there, but probably very functional. Do you know what generation mags it came with? Any 170's? The really good news is that MBX is now making 170mm and 140mm for the Caspian and LF Tanfos. I have a couple Caspian open guns and wanted to drop by the MBX table at the Nationals, but the damn hurricane got me preoccupied and I couldn't make the time to go there. I have good mags for my guns, but will be ordering some of the MBX mags to give them a try. Heck yeah, I'd shoot the snot out of that gun!! Edited October 12, 2016 by Bamboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Thanks guys! The mount is a Dawson. yeah I actually like the clean plain look of it also. has 2 highercapacity.com 170mm welded mags and others, said the 170s and 6 others are tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 2 hours ago, titandriver said: Nice! Any idea who built it? Mike Johnson with Shooting Specialties I just found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titandriver Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Mike is a top-notch builder out of Chinook, MT and has been doing it a long time! I have a couple of his Limited builds and they are still going strong 13 years later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 23 minutes ago, titandriver said: Mike is a top-notch builder out of Chinook, MT and has been doing it a long time! I have a couple of his Limited builds and they are still going strong 13 years later! Awesome guess I got lucky then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Here is the comp.. might need some barrel holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hello: I would shoot it for a little while and try some different powders. You may like the way it shoots now. I would also try different bullet weights in the 115-135 grain range. Looks like a nice setup. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I'll second the shoot it first and see how you like it advice. Try some 121 or 124 bullets with Autocomp. If you want softer shooting, try HS-6. Anything slower than that will be harder on the hands, because the comp won't be able to vent all the gas before the bullet leaves. The rest will jet out the front and increase felt recoil. I have a 3-chamber comp similar to yours, except I have some side bleeder holes. Using HS-6 you would think you were shooting a 22 if it were not for the loud, concussive bark. I have a second Open gun with a 4-chamber, 5-port comp and two 3/16" poppels. It takes more powder to make the same PF, plus it is a lot louder. It shoots flatter, but not as soft. People often tell me it recoils straight back. I can see the dot rise, so it isn't dead flat. Cutting the slide and adding holes in the barrel is not that expensive, but you can't go back. So I would recommend you shoot someone else's poppeled pistol before you commit. They really do feel and act a lot differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Thanks,. I plan on trying it as is. I have some 115 and 124s hs6 and ac to experiment with. My other open gun has a 3 port comp and v4 holes to compare but is a different platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 You could also contact Mike and ask him for his recommendations - who is better equipped to make them, than the creator himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 22 minutes ago, Foxbat said: You could also contact Mike and ask him for his recommendations - who is better equipped to make them, than the creator himself? He still in business? I did a search and didn't find much. Found a Facebook page with zero posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I don't know... some posts here made it sound like he might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 anyone know the dust cover width on a caspian frame like mine? wanting to buy a new mount and not sure if i should get the one for .830 or .920 frames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 call Caspian. They are great about answering questions about their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Agreed, Gary Smith is always a pleasure to talk with. In the mean time, I measured my youngest Caspian which has a dust cover like yours and it measures 0.852" in width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Awesome thank you! looks like a .830 mount would be closer to centered that a .920 going to get a Brazos slipstream rts2 mount with a romeo 3. Not sure which thumb rest yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Took a while to get the gun in my hands. picked it up tonight and have a couple questions. there is some wear on the left side of the slide and while looking at it i noticed the slide is not sitting centered in the dust cover and this is what caused the wear. the slide to frame fit feels good, locks up nice, and cycles smooth so i think any interference that was there isnt impacting anything now but still has me slightly worried. is this something to worry about? Edited November 5, 2016 by Garmil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abb1 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 The slide was poorly fitted to the frame. Gunsmiths usually use jigs that prevent this from happening. It is surprising that a gunsmith would release that kind of work as a gunsmiths career is based upon reputation. I do not believe that this will have any bad effects except for the wear that is experienced, as looking at the shape of the mags, it looks like the gun has had a lot of rounds run through it. The previous owner however, should have returned it to the smith and not accepted the gun in that condition right from the start. This should also have been disclosed when you made your purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Thanks that makes sense. I talked to the previous owner and he said he didn't notice it and that it had gone back to the builder for a tune up and it only has a few hundred rounds on it since then. it bugs me but if it works I'll deal with it. havent had a chance to shoot it much yet. The wear on the gun doesn't match the age of the mags it seems to be in decent shape wear wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 While the gap does look wider on the one side, could it be that the mount screws were a little long at one time? Also, I would shoot the crap out of either way, while the fitting may not be perfect I have seen that type of rub on a lot of guns that shot fine. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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