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Old 10-15-2008, 05:34 PM
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Picked up my two Gemini Custom Revolvers from Marc this afternoon. Couldn't be happier and truly a pair of Aces. One is a never before done V6 configuration porting on a model 60 .357 magnum.

The 60 has beveling, bead blast, action job, target crown, chamfered cylinders, V6 porting, extended firing pin, all new springs, polished hammer/trigger/pins/screws. Sports Rosewood Badger grips.

The 66 has beveling, bead blast, action job, chamfered cylinders, all new springs, and polished pins/screws. Sports Nille Custom three finger groove flush fit combat grips straight from Germany.

Both are Pre-Lock .357 Magnums.









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Picked up my two Gemini Custom Revolvers from Marc this afternoon. Couldn't be happier and truly a pair of Aces. One is a never before done V6 configuration porting on a model 60 .357 magnum.

The 60 has beveling, bead blast, action job, target crown, chamfered cylinders, V6 porting, extended firing pin, all new springs, polished hammer/trigger/pins/screws. Sports Rosewood Badger grips.

The 66 has beveling, bead blast, action job, chamfered cylinders, all new springs, and polished pins/screws. Sports Nille Custom three finger groove flush fit combat grips straight from Germany.

Both are Pre-Lock .357 Magnums.









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Old 10-15-2008, 07:41 PM
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Marc Morganti is the Man!!
Those are both Sweet Looking Revolvers & I know how smooth they are from other specimens I've encountered..
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Old 10-15-2008, 07:44 PM
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Nice specimens there Centurian77.

I'm interested in how that V6 porting shoots. Be sure and let us know.

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Old 10-15-2008, 08:16 PM
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Nice specimens there Centurian77.

I'm interested in how that V6 porting shoots. Be sure and let us know.

rd

I actually had never shot either revolver. Today when I picked them up, Marc suggested we run a few rounds through them. The V6 Hybra-Porting was my idea and I asked Marc specifically to do this. He had never done this on a J-Frame that had a pinned front sight essentially. Anyway, this porting configuration reduced .38+P's to feel like 9mm's and full house .357 magnums to feel like .40 cal at best. I rapid fired a string a full house magnums out of the little J-frame in less than two seconds and my hand barely jumped. Best part was the reduced recoil and muzzle flip- which was cut down by at least 50% or better. I was absolutely amazed.
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Very nice. You will be well protected.
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Old 10-16-2008, 02:42 AM
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VERY NICE!
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:35 AM
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Little recoil I would have guessed, but how loud was it? Nice looking guns.
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but how loud was it?
WHAT DID YOU SAY? I CAN'T HEAR A THING!

Seriously, I have a couple of Mag-Na-Ported revolvers and I can feel a difference in recoil, but don't notice any more noise. Of course, I'm always using hearing protection and usually shooting outside. (My wife complains vigorously about gunfire in the house.) I notice more blast with ported rifles than handguns. This porting is much more radical than Mag-Na-Porting, so maybe there would be a noticeable difference.

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Actually the recoil is cut in half with the Hybra-Porting but the noise is probably about 20% louder. I was wearing hearing protection as always though.
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Anyway to get the pics back up?
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Doubtful, the OP hasn't signed on in almost 3 years.
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FWIW i played with a Gemini Ruger SP101 at a gunshop not long ago and the action was amazing. Just adding my 2 cents since this was ressurected.
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