Posted: 5/24/2008 5:44:23 AM EDT
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Alrighty, So I'm thinking (more like fantasizing) of my .38 Super build. Unfortunately, it's all imaginary at this point. Anywho, IMO the .38 Super is a bad Mamma Jamma that combines all the coolest aspects of history/retro/sentimentality and performance, which makes me think that it should look traditional. Now, on to the questions... Does anyone have a new Colt .38 Super? To all the 'smiffs here, have any of you built on one? If so, do they seem well put together, or are they a "hot mess"? I'd like to go the Colt route (the whole "history/retro/sentimentality" thing I mentioned above), but only if they're of good quality. I'm thinking something along the lines of... -Ed Brown or Wilson beavertail -custom contoured thumb safety -serrated (maybe checkered) front strap with MARS armament serrated MSH with lanyard loop -Berryhill Custom internals and commander hammer -Kart or Barsto barrel -Yobo Retro rear sight and gold dot front ...you get the picture. Now, my biggest pickle is which finish? In a departure with "tradition" I'd like something with more "permanence" than bluing, so I'm thinking either a two-tone with hard chrome and melonite. Has anyone done this? Does the melonite look OK with the HC. OR, if I go with all melonite, I'd have to get ivory grips (OH darn.). So, what say you? |
I'd say save your money, buy a Colt in Super .38, then put your name on the waiting list at Heirloom Precision. This is a thread on this board of one of the most beautiful guns I've ever seen. |
That's one of my considerations, but I have to say that there's something about a Colt in .38 Super. I have a builder in mind 
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Plus, I don't care for that Rube Goldberg firing pin block system.