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IMO, $900 is a good deal, but you will probably never find an original floor plate. I haven't looked recently, but in the past I've seen these go for $1500 and up.
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03-08-2015 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by
Bob K
Yes, Vintage Ordnance is making them. The only difference according to them is that theirs has a rifled barrel and serial number stamped on the underside of the barrel. I believe they also do not drill the firing pin hole thru. They do not recommend shooting it and I think they sell for around $500.
According to their website they are made as shooters. No where do they recommend that you do not shoot it. They say that they are made with superior materials to the originals and even have videos of them shooting them. Vintage Ordance
"Not readily apparent are the superior quality steels, heat treating and tighter tolerances of our reproduction. We have crafted the barrel, tube strap (breech ring) and cover slide (breech block) out of 1050 medium carbon cold rolled steel for greater strength. We have tightened the chamber tolerances to meet commercial standards and address the terrible headspace problems of the original guns that allowed them to batter themselves apart under repeated firing."
Al
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The website is completely different from when I visited it last (3 years ago). I'm almost positive that they stated that the firing pin hole was not drilled thru. Maybe they made some changes...
Last edited by Bob K; 03-10-2015 at 10:06 PM.
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I think they call this a solution to a non-existent problem.
Bob
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Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
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