The adventures of Bubba the gunsmith

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The adventures of Bubba the gunsmith

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http://weaponsman.com/?p=19483

New revolver sight:

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Porting a barrel:

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Note to self. Stay away from Bubba and and keep Bubba away from my firearms...
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Aw, he just wanted to port the barrel along with installing that humongous site. No harm no foul.

ha :lol::

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is that supposed to be like magna port
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Been done for ages. What's the difference? A few examples after a quick Google for "revolver magnifying sights."

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G26ster wrote:Been done for ages. What's the difference? A few examples after a quick Google for "revolver magnifying sights."

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The difference is that none of your pictures have the three really big ports cut into the barrel.

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JRG wrote:
G26ster wrote:Been done for ages. What's the difference? A few examples after a quick Google for "revolver magnifying sights."

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The difference is that none of your pictures have the three really big ports cut into the barrel.

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My post was addressing your reference to:

"installing that humongous site."

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G26ster wrote:
JRG wrote:
G26ster wrote:Been done for ages. What's the difference? A few examples after a quick Google for "revolver magnifying sights."

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The difference is that none of your pictures have the three really big ports cut into the barrel.

Joe
My post was addressing your reference to:

"installing that humongous site."
Those also use only a single mount, not the deluxe triple mount used by Bubba.
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Might be some super glue in that triple stacker high rise lego setup...
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I wonder how much lead and debris comes flying out of the cheese grater at the end?
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My biggest issue with what "Bubba" did is how many times he slipped with the Dremel !!!!!! :lol:
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