Boy's... Let me tell you... Like if you couldn't a guessed... Dane knows a thing or 3 about building a blaster... Geeezzzee
A neighbor of mine (small world, lives about a mile from my homestead here) who I happen to have gone to high school with some 20 years back, and played little league with about 30 years back just happened to show up out here some time back... Well... Rick had been around, but I noticed him lurking about, and we got in touch...
Anyways... So he gets in touch with me, and asks me if I am interested in burning up some ammo, and like who can resist an offer like that... :wink:
Well, after a few days of missing each other, we get our schedules coordinated last night, and make it out for a little range time, me, dragging my 9 year old grandson in tow... But, we'll get back to that in a minute or two.... :smile:
Anyway... Rick's been breakin' in this new BCP blaster (Pete's actually got his picture with her in the 'We be Training' thread) and working on getting this little beauty to do one of them 'John Cameron Swayze torture tests' (Takes a lickin', keeps on a tickin' :grin: Who wouldn't be...
Well... we meet up, and before departing, I get an opportunity to admire Dane's handywork, up close and personal like, for the first time... One word... Perfection!
I'd actually seen some really nice pics of this gun before up here, and on 'the other board', but holding in my hand, just elevates the level of appreciation to a higher level, the attention to detail was incredible! I am thinking I should probably arrange to help Rick do some clean-up, so I can see what this beauty looks like with her 'pants down' because the outsides, well, they were looking really nice, and I am betting the insides is nicer. Okay... To make a long story long :wink:
I was very impressed with the fit/finish of this baby... It's been a while since I held a gun that was this smooth... The slide on this puppy cycled like it was on Ball Bearings... No doubt, hand lapped, many hours of work must have gone into this Full House/Best Grade BCP, it was SWEET! This thing locks up tighter than bank vault.
The lockwork felt extremely positive, and that trigger was exactly how I would expect it to be, crisp, clean, and consistent.
While the sights were not regulated for my eye, they were exactly were I expected them to be, and this thing shot RIGHT to the point of aim. In fact, it was really easy to shoot well. I had little trouble making little ragged 1" holes on demand at 25ft. I was shooting some doubles and the shot-to-shot recovery was incredibly fast & simple, allowing me to put my follow-up shot into the the same hole at will, when I did my part. This gun is much better than I am, but is one that would make it easy to consistently shoot better than I do. It's entirely possible that I could shoot the IDPA classifier at Master with this gun. At least, it'd be fun trying :wink:
If I owned one of these, I would either end up Poor from spending buckets of money with Eric, the Ammoman, or I would be needing to upgrade from my Dillion 550, to the 1050, just to keep up with the demand of ammo... This thing is addictive :wink:
This pariticular BCP Blaster is one of the first Dane did with the Scallops. A few months back when I first saw the pics posted, I knew that I would like them, and would probably have to figure a way to get them on at least one of my guns, only problem is which one :wink: That is a dilemma I still face, but suffice to say, having shot them, I REALLY like them... Lotsa Traction, never a worry of losing the handle, and still able to reposition as needed...
I burned through close to 200 rounds with this puppy... What a treat! Rick, thanks for the invite, I had a blast with yer Blaster! We MUST get out and do this again, we'll bring out some more toys, and really make a day of it :wink:
Rick had an opportunity to shoot a few of my blasters while we were out... Rick had some trouble adjusting to the Kahr P9, it's just a different animal compared to the 1911, and one that takes a little time to acclimate to.
My LWT Commander is still acting up, and I need to spend some time to get it running smoothly, but I was happy that he enjoyed my Kimber. It's no BCP, but it's much better than what Kimber originally shipped, and it is something that I have the pride in knowing that I have done all the work on.
I'd probably be inclined to compare the Kimber and BCP to a Mustang GT or Cobra that I hotrodded, and a Full Tilt 2001 Saleen SR-351. My Kimber runs well, and shoots nice, but it ain't no BCP, and all the way around, Dane's gun was excellent, simply AWESOME! Dane just makes it too easy to wring out the performance of a 1911. For those who still has trouble understanding why anyone would spend 3x the money on something, that's the only way I can describe it, it's just easy to get the most out of this gun over a stock or mildly warmed over production gun.
One day, I need to look into getting me one of these... Guess I need to start saving my pennies :wink:
Oh, and the grandson... He got to shoot the Kahr, with some help from Grandpa (his first time out with a handgun), the smile on his face afterwards... simply PRICELESS!
When I think about getting something like a BCP, I know that it's an heirloom gun, that I will shoot, and that eventually, my grandson will be able to enjoy it. When that day comes, it'll be shooting as well, and as smoothly as it was when I first got it, and he will fondly remember our first time out... Nice legacy to leave, if I say so myself.... :wink:
Dane, nice work, Rick... Thanks Bud! I enjoyed it!
A neighbor of mine (small world, lives about a mile from my homestead here) who I happen to have gone to high school with some 20 years back, and played little league with about 30 years back just happened to show up out here some time back... Well... Rick had been around, but I noticed him lurking about, and we got in touch...
Anyways... So he gets in touch with me, and asks me if I am interested in burning up some ammo, and like who can resist an offer like that... :wink:
Well, after a few days of missing each other, we get our schedules coordinated last night, and make it out for a little range time, me, dragging my 9 year old grandson in tow... But, we'll get back to that in a minute or two.... :smile:
Anyway... Rick's been breakin' in this new BCP blaster (Pete's actually got his picture with her in the 'We be Training' thread) and working on getting this little beauty to do one of them 'John Cameron Swayze torture tests' (Takes a lickin', keeps on a tickin' :grin: Who wouldn't be...
Well... we meet up, and before departing, I get an opportunity to admire Dane's handywork, up close and personal like, for the first time... One word... Perfection!
I'd actually seen some really nice pics of this gun before up here, and on 'the other board', but holding in my hand, just elevates the level of appreciation to a higher level, the attention to detail was incredible! I am thinking I should probably arrange to help Rick do some clean-up, so I can see what this beauty looks like with her 'pants down' because the outsides, well, they were looking really nice, and I am betting the insides is nicer. Okay... To make a long story long :wink:
I was very impressed with the fit/finish of this baby... It's been a while since I held a gun that was this smooth... The slide on this puppy cycled like it was on Ball Bearings... No doubt, hand lapped, many hours of work must have gone into this Full House/Best Grade BCP, it was SWEET! This thing locks up tighter than bank vault.
The lockwork felt extremely positive, and that trigger was exactly how I would expect it to be, crisp, clean, and consistent.
While the sights were not regulated for my eye, they were exactly were I expected them to be, and this thing shot RIGHT to the point of aim. In fact, it was really easy to shoot well. I had little trouble making little ragged 1" holes on demand at 25ft. I was shooting some doubles and the shot-to-shot recovery was incredibly fast & simple, allowing me to put my follow-up shot into the the same hole at will, when I did my part. This gun is much better than I am, but is one that would make it easy to consistently shoot better than I do. It's entirely possible that I could shoot the IDPA classifier at Master with this gun. At least, it'd be fun trying :wink:
If I owned one of these, I would either end up Poor from spending buckets of money with Eric, the Ammoman, or I would be needing to upgrade from my Dillion 550, to the 1050, just to keep up with the demand of ammo... This thing is addictive :wink:
This pariticular BCP Blaster is one of the first Dane did with the Scallops. A few months back when I first saw the pics posted, I knew that I would like them, and would probably have to figure a way to get them on at least one of my guns, only problem is which one :wink: That is a dilemma I still face, but suffice to say, having shot them, I REALLY like them... Lotsa Traction, never a worry of losing the handle, and still able to reposition as needed...
I burned through close to 200 rounds with this puppy... What a treat! Rick, thanks for the invite, I had a blast with yer Blaster! We MUST get out and do this again, we'll bring out some more toys, and really make a day of it :wink:
Rick had an opportunity to shoot a few of my blasters while we were out... Rick had some trouble adjusting to the Kahr P9, it's just a different animal compared to the 1911, and one that takes a little time to acclimate to.
My LWT Commander is still acting up, and I need to spend some time to get it running smoothly, but I was happy that he enjoyed my Kimber. It's no BCP, but it's much better than what Kimber originally shipped, and it is something that I have the pride in knowing that I have done all the work on.
I'd probably be inclined to compare the Kimber and BCP to a Mustang GT or Cobra that I hotrodded, and a Full Tilt 2001 Saleen SR-351. My Kimber runs well, and shoots nice, but it ain't no BCP, and all the way around, Dane's gun was excellent, simply AWESOME! Dane just makes it too easy to wring out the performance of a 1911. For those who still has trouble understanding why anyone would spend 3x the money on something, that's the only way I can describe it, it's just easy to get the most out of this gun over a stock or mildly warmed over production gun.
One day, I need to look into getting me one of these... Guess I need to start saving my pennies :wink:
Oh, and the grandson... He got to shoot the Kahr, with some help from Grandpa (his first time out with a handgun), the smile on his face afterwards... simply PRICELESS!
When I think about getting something like a BCP, I know that it's an heirloom gun, that I will shoot, and that eventually, my grandson will be able to enjoy it. When that day comes, it'll be shooting as well, and as smoothly as it was when I first got it, and he will fondly remember our first time out... Nice legacy to leave, if I say so myself.... :wink:
Dane, nice work, Rick... Thanks Bud! I enjoyed it!
