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7/26/2011 2:48:24 PM EDT
Have the opurtunity to pick one up in great condition for $800.00 Is that a good price? Its nothing I obviously need but looks like fun. Anyone have an opinion about it?
7/26/2011 4:32:44 PM EDT
[#1]
I have the v-12.  I purchased mine new about 8 years ago I think.  Very nice and accurate.  The recoil is reduced quite a bit.  I would say it was a decent purchase.
7/26/2011 4:57:08 PM EDT
[#2]
800 bucks for a longslide in really good shape is decent but not a steal. I was never a fan of the ports because of the extra noise and mess so I wouldnt pay any more than a standard longslide
7/26/2011 5:36:23 PM EDT
[#3]
i agree, good but not great.
SA will sell you a bull barrel for about $150.
OP, you do know that gun can shoot .45super, right?
i tried to buy my buddy's that said .45super on the slide but he sold it before i could get back to dallas.
mine came w/two springs.
7/26/2011 6:49:12 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
i agree, good but not great.
SA will sell you a bull barrel for about $150.
OP, you do know that gun can shoot .45super, right?
i tried to buy my buddy's that said .45super on the slide but he sold it before i could get back to dallas.
mine came w/two springs.




I didnt know tha it shoots 45 super...thanks for the heads up.
7/26/2011 11:24:59 PM EDT
[#5]
Wish I would have got mine for that price.
7/27/2011 3:32:11 AM EDT
[#6]
I shot one once (without ports) it was quite the gun.
Made me want a 1911 REALLY bad
7/27/2011 7:49:09 AM EDT
[#7]
Thor, if you reload and would like the recipe I got from shotgun news for .45 super pm/em me.

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7/27/2011 2:51:44 PM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:
Thor, if you reload and would like the recipe I got from shotgun news for .45 super pm/em me.

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If i decide to buy i will get that info from you.....I appreciate that.
7/27/2011 4:25:05 PM EDT
[#9]
A 6" stainless SA with 16 rocket ports? Yeah, I'd have to get that, but maybe would try to move him down another notch on the price - I saw a cash price of $872 brand new - $750 might be okay if the thing is like new with box, book, spare factory mag, etc. I once had a V-10 Ultra-Compact. You talk about rocket exhaust? The fire/sparks shot up about 18" off that little sucker, but the ports worked as-advertised to control flip. It was reliable and accurate. The fire out of a 6" barrel would be considerably less but would be visible. If I got one, I think I would have to get another one to match and learn to shoot them both at once. As a novelty conversation piece that could save your life when things go bump in the night, it would be hard to pass it up.
8/1/2011 3:06:52 PM EDT
[#10]
May have to get rid of my MC Operator to get it, thats probably not a wise decision but something about that V16 I like.
8/1/2011 7:51:56 PM EDT
[#11]
even if you had a solid barrel it's not going to rise much as the muzzle is waaaayy out there.
when i first got mine my buddy said it almost resembles a 20 oz hammer(silhouette).
8/12/2011 5:51:44 PM EDT
[#12]
V16 longslide has been on my wish list for a few years.  I have yet to run across one near me for sale.
8/12/2011 6:00:41 PM EDT
[#13]
it's like the operator; they come around whenever there's a blue moon.