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Old 08-07-2018, 11:59 AM   #1
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Completed 53" Midhandle build

I think teak and wenge might be my favorite new wood combo. I built this gun for the Montauk Monster Spearfishing contest which is going down in a couple weeks. The gun is 53" long has a 5/16" shaft, 14mm small ID bands and Neptonics hardware.















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Old 08-08-2018, 09:18 AM   #2
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Re: Completed 53" Midhandle build

Nice looking gun!
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Old 08-09-2018, 02:26 AM   #3
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Wait! Mid handle US gun and IT IS NOT squarish-boxy-blocky looking??? Teppered on both ends?? Roundish/oval section??

In al seriousness, that's probably the best looking mid handle gun I have ever seen. Looks awesome and I bet it shoots great as well.

Good job!
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:42 AM   #4
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Wait! Mid handle US gun and IT IS NOT squarish-boxy-blocky looking??? Teppered on both ends?? Roundish/oval section??

In al seriousness, that's probably the best looking mid handle gun I have ever seen. Looks awesome and I bet it shoots great as well.

Good job!
It does have a bit of Euro-style in there, square and blocky=boring, ugly!

I played around with it the other night and it performed as expected. I was shooting at a full two wraps from the target, I measured 23 feet from the end of the muzzle to the tip of the shaft.
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Old 08-10-2018, 04:51 AM   #5
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It does have a bit of Euro-style in there, square and blocky=boring, ugly!
I concurr!

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It does have a bit of Euro-style in there, square and blocky=boring, ugly!

I played around with it the other night
Well... not only it does LOOK good... but also shoots GREAT!

None of my guns is meant for that kind of shooting, and I don't really need anything like that in my hunting grounds, but sure it is a great performer.

Good job Dean!
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Old 08-10-2018, 01:14 PM   #6
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Lovely work, Dean.

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Old 08-10-2018, 02:08 PM   #7
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Very nice!
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Old 08-13-2018, 05:00 AM   #8
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Great looking gun. It looks like it has enough weight to it to manage recoil pretty well. How does it shoot?
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Old 08-15-2018, 01:54 PM   #9
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How does it shoot?
Hey thanks for all the positive feedback. I was really happy with how it shot in the pool
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Old 09-04-2018, 01:16 AM   #10
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Did you also build the roller take down hybrids?
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Old 09-05-2018, 02:47 PM   #11
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Did you also build the roller take down hybrids?
No that wasn't me.
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