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Some pics taken today while test shooting Jeff's J Grade SBT gun on the Rock Mountain sporting course. A 32" straight gripper. Choke 4-3/4" long X 42 points of constriction. As one of my buds commented ..... "smoke city".
Steggy said it's OK to post these pics. frank
Steggy said it's OK to post these pics. frank
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Yes they do Tom. Jeff and I have a short iPhone video of one disappearing into a diesel smoke ball but there doesn't seem to be a way to directly post it.vaturkey wrote:I imagine a well centered target just vanishes like UFO on a radar screen.
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Pure "honey and smoke"......right as rain!! Gawwwwdddddd, the high grade iron ore headed-in to battle for the Letterman Cup this year.....WOOOOWWWWW!!
On the whole....I'd rather be in Philadelphia....
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Thanks for the nice comments regarding my new "J". It's a beautiful gun with nice, sleek lines. Frank was nice enough to look it over, and did a little tuning. I can't wait to try it out at Hausmann's and I sure hope I break a few. See you there
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jeff, i have never owned a SBT and wonder if its autosafe and is it ejector or extractor. thanks, and safe travels. 44whiskey. p.s. hope lots of pics are posted for us members who are not able to make the trip
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No safety and no provision for a safety as may be seen in pic 4. Fox SBT guns were designed with an ejector similar in design and function to Fox 12 gauge S x S’s and some of the parts look the same at first glance but are different. The ejector on Jeff’s gun throws plastic and paper hulls 6-8 feet.
Though most shooters will eject hulls into the hand.
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Well, that’s a good question. Sometimes gun enthusiasts store their guns “broken down” such as in a wooden case or in a leg o’ mutton case. When stored “broken down” the level remains to the right, which in turn keeps a nice old spring “compressed”. I believe pushing that button returns the lever to center, and relaxes the spring. Seems like a good idea. I have seen people return the lever to center on SxS’s, but it involves using a car key. If you visit Hausmann’s, Toolman’s sidekick, Jim can show you how to do it.
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