Pistol Complete (For Now)

[kpswihart]

Finished a pistol build this afternoon after the mount arrived in the mail. Here is a list of major components.

12" Faxon GB Bbl
KAW Valley Linear Comp
Aero Assembled Upper
Midwest Industry 12" Rail
Toolcraft Carrier
GB Bolt
Vortex Cantilever Mount
Strike Eagle 1-8
Aero Stripped Lower
RRA 2-Stage Varmint Trigger
SB PDW Brace

Probably do a different pistol grip and charging handle at some point.

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[montana]

Nice pistol. I also see the the moose in your neck of the woods grow pretty big. Nice rack.

[kpswihart]

Thank you, Sir. Moose is pretty typical of the area we hunt. That bull was 55", I really like the long brows in that area. Here's one more, this one was 67" and change.


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[montana]

Thank you, Sir. Moose is pretty typical of the area we hunt. That bull was 55", I really like the long brows in that area. Here's one more, this one was 67" and change.


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Beautiful moose, I bet you had fun getting that big boy.

[Timmy2Knives]

Good looking build brother. Nice Moose as well. What were you shooting when you bagged him?

[kpswihart]

Here's a pic of the 55" bull on the ground. I was shooting a .375 H&H.

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My bud, on the left in Post #3 above, killed the 67". I believe he was shooting a 375 Wby. I've killed several with the 375. On duty, I've killed 2 with a .223 rem and who know how many with a G22.

[earlwb]

The pistol looks good. I think you will have a lot of fun with it. You have some mighty nice Moose Hunting there too.

[Bevo]

Very nice!

[just_john]

That is the best looking gun rack I have seen in years! And the pistol looks good as well.

[BCHunter]

Kps what does your build weigh? How does it handle? I'm looking at doing something similar. Thought the vortex strikefire was pretty heavy?

[kpswihart]

Kps what does your build weigh? How does it handle? I'm looking at doing something similar. Thought the vortex strikefire was pretty heavy?

About 8.5 lbs according to the bathroom scale. It "feels" lighter. The Strike Eagle 1-8 weighs 16.5 ozs per the Vortex website. I've only been to the range on time, so I can't comment too definitively on handling. Pleased so far and looking forward to good things from this build.

[Timmy2Knives]

Here's a pic of the 55" bull on the ground. I was shooting a .375 H&H.

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My bud, on the left in Post #3 above, killed the 67". I believe he was shooting a 375 Wby. I've killed several with the 375. On duty, I've killed 2 with a .223 rem and who know how many with a G22.

375 doesn't play. That 67" is massive.

Are you referring to dispatching other hit by vehicles?

[BCHunter]

About 8.5 lbs according to the bathroom scale. It "feels" lighter. The Strike Eagle 1-8 weighs 16.5 ozs per the Vortex website. I've only been to the range on time, so I can't comment too definitively on handling. Pleased so far and looking forward to good things from this build.

Thanks I'm in the process of a similar build, with the only differences being 9" atlas one forearm, and the 12.7" GB barrel. As much as I love vortex they are on the heavy side, and was debating the strike eagle 1-8. I have a vxIII 1.75-6x32 that I'll weight and test how it feels.

[kpswihart]

375 doesn't play. That 67" is massive.

Are you referring to dispatching other hit by vehicles?

Most were hit by vehicles. Some suffered other injuries and some were just problem animals. We've also had a few issues with brown bears. No brown bears with the Glock though, all 375. I had a bud try to take one with a 458 Socom. Ultimately it worked after multiple rounds. First round failed to penetrate, which led to what appeared to be a charge, followed by a few tense seconds. I say appeared as the bear turned and ran up the hill towards the shooter. The bear may have just been confused and ended up trying to escape in that direction. Don't remember what bullet he was shooting. You can see the final round just under the eye, to the left of the snout.

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This was a mature boar that caused tons of property damage. Moose and black bears have been more aggressive, in my experience, than brown bears, but the brownies caused more damage.

[Bearcatrp]

Nice build. Mine will look similar when completed. Took the wife on a cruise up there along with land tour. Only saw one moose, female. They are massive.