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PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:04 pm
by doc540
Good range report
Double action trigger is reasonable (for a car gun) (11lb Wolff)
Recoil is significantly reduced
Cycled Silver Bear HP's and Monarch FMJ w/o a single FTL
(Dang, that Russian powder is the stinkiest I've ever shot!)
Project Completed
Assigned to car duty
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:39 pm
by Scott in Houston
What is the Russian ammo? Was it steel cased Monarch?
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:48 am
by doc540
Yes, it was Monarch ammo from Academy Sports. Ran like a Deere.
re: springs
Hammer spring is a piece of cake.
Here's a link to a DIY
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... 63-Springs 
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:20 am
by bnc
Cool, glad it is working out for you. I plan to grab a FEG if they ever pop up at J&G again (unfortunately missed it this time around, they went fast!).
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:30 am
by Scott in Houston
Monarch Brass or Steel? The reason I ask is, the brass is not Russian, but the Steel is.
The Brass is excellent Serbian-made ammo, so your comment about the smell had me curious.
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:54 pm
by doc540
G192627 wrote:
Monarch Brass or Steel? The reason I ask is, the brass is not Russian, but the Steel is.
The Brass is excellent Serbian-made ammo, so your comment about the smell had me curious.
Had to go look. It's steel and has an odor unlike any I've ever smelled.
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:36 pm
by Scott in Houston
doc540 wrote:
Had to go look. It's steel and has an odor unlike any I've ever smelled.
Interesting. I've only shot the brass, but entertained the steel before due to cost. I think I'll pass now.
Thanks for the info.
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:28 pm
by doc540
Finally found some Hornady XTP hollow points.
Car duty
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:37 pm
by Commander Cody
Nice car. And so I don't get off the topic, nice gun too!
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:46 pm
by DoubleJ
which leads me to ask, you know the difference between a BMW and a porcupine, right?
anyway, nice lookin' gun! I've heard the DA trigger on them things is a bit much, so being able to reduce that was pretty nice, I'm sure!
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:48 pm
by doc540
Commander Cody wrote:Nice car. And so I don't get off the topic, nice gun too!
Thaks!
It hauls my band gear pretty good.
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:53 pm
by The Annoyed Man
doc540 wrote:Commander Cody wrote:Nice car. And so I don't get off the topic, nice gun too!
Thaks!
It hauls my band gear pretty good.
BMW make a minivan?
Re: PA-63 Car Gun Project Completed
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:13 pm
by doc540
The Annoyed Man wrote:doc540 wrote:Commander Cody wrote:Nice car. And so I don't get off the topic, nice gun too!
Thaks!
It hauls my band gear pretty good.
BMW make a minivan?
My wife hates it because it's a "station wagon".
