I'm pretty sure he'll take a pre-order. Call him and check, though.Eric,I pre-ordered #1 today, check goes out in the A.M. Can you email me the specifics on #1? Heck, it's close enough to Christmas.BobH.They are slated for pickup today, so it won't be long. I can say... whoever buys #1 will get $pecial treatment in my shop.
Guys, you heard it here first:"Flying Dragon Special Edition pistol by StalwartBeeman P-17 Stage IMission: Exploit, fully, a superb and time tested design... cost effectively. Provide reliable and consistent performance in an easy to maintain package. Give the buyer, if desired, a solid base from which to build a fine custom.This pistol features an adjustable 2 stage trigger, refined and tuned to allow easy adjustment of the second stage engagement between training and target modes. The lock parts have been tumbled (2 stage) to de-burr and polish them, then given a careful coat of Teflon bearing, baked on powder coating. This prevents corrosion, speeds up an already quick lock time, and insures consistency. It also requires a tiny fraction of the lubricant typically used.The chambers are cut using quality custom reamers by Sean Pero. It makes a real difference.These improvements, combined with the benefit of easy and inexpensive to replace O-ring seals, solid construction, and good ergonomics make the Stage I a real value... right out of the box."Mike and I have been cooking this for a while. He will make it official soon.I'm making this official right now: My Stage I Beeman and Xisico custom pistols will only be available at FDAR.In my last call with Mike, today (after he tested a couple), he said "We are gonna have fun with these." I'm betting he's right.Stay tuned...
... whoever buys #1 will get $pecial treatment in my shop.
was busy at the bencj or I would have been quicker on the shipping info...sorry.
You guys crack me up.I'd bet a pistol that I can prove, within 5 toll free calls, that Mike's worst ever day of CS is superior to most company's finest hours.Any suckers out there?
Guys, the sleepers are selling. Now that this thing looks more like a conspiracy, I'm going to be dropping some tips in here for our SE brethren, and show a couple low buck mods I'm working on just for them.Here's one for consistency: If you limit the stroke by setting a screw in the nose, and adjusting it to interfere before the piston ring reaches the intake hole... and pull the auto safety (convert to manual safety, my prefered mode), so you can hold the trigger while opening... you can cause the gun to intake through the exhaust. The ring will last much longer, seal better, and hold single digit ESs for an amazingly long time. I can't think of a cheaper power adjuster than this.If you open it just enough to put a drop of oil in the port, before cocking, it will not so good the oil down into the valve, then expel any excess with the first cycle.I have run the foot long this way for quite a while, with a #117 (fat), 75 duro ring, and just about the time it used to need a ring... it had instead gained 10fps.