teacher
(teacher)
February 19, 2019, 9:53am
7360
Wow…. a matched set. Those are amazing!!
And a list price of only $4,500,000.oo …
I think a FW3Met is definitely in order. :+1:
Interesting reading about the matched set of fully functional Cabot 1911 Meteorite pistols.
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Edit: Done, FW3Met = Meteorite added. :+1:
Boaz
(Boaz)
February 19, 2019, 10:04am
7361
Only advice I'd give is .... make extra clips available because they will sell.
Why wouldn't you make extra if people are asking for them ? easy sale .
PBWilson
(PBWilson)
February 19, 2019, 3:10pm
7362
It’s a flashlight, not a hiking boot!
teacher
(teacher)
February 19, 2019, 3:17pm
7363
Yeah but that Vibram sole covering should make it easy to maintain grip…. as well as protect it when dropped. .
nick779
(nick779)
February 19, 2019, 3:30pm
7364
My local range has a Cabot Circular pattern Damascus 1911 that has an $8,000 price tag on it.
EDIT: http://cabotgun.com/better-than-custom-1911-pistols/the-damascus-ladder-deluxe/#1
Apparently its “on sale”, MSRP is listed at $10,000
DavidEF
(DavidEF)
February 19, 2019, 4:14pm
7365
Doesn’t meteorite tend to be brittle? I’d hate to be the first guy to shoot one of those guns to find out if it holds together.
Looks like most of the ware and pressure holding parts arnt from space metal…
The only parts of the Big Bang pistol set that aren’t made of meteorite are the springs, sears, barrels, hammer strut, pins, screws, and slide rails. Everything else—slides, frames, triggers, magazine release, and grips—is pure Gibeon. Speaking of frightening, the guns’ first test firing was a bit daunting.
“I shot one freehand,” says Cabot’s head engineer Mike Hebor, who is right-handed. “I held the gun with my left hand, with my right hand behind my back—you know, just in case.”
Tally-ho
(Tally-ho)
February 19, 2019, 4:39pm
7367
I won’t buy a flashlight thrown from the 50th floor with tons of nicks and cracks. :smiling_imp:
I would much prefer an FW3A machined out of ice, to not be burn if it accidentally turn on in the pocket + active cooling for max lumens :+1:
teacher
(teacher)
February 19, 2019, 4:57pm
7368
The excerpt below, taken from THIS ARTICLE ; tells what they did.
“The pistols are fully-functional – and resultant of their National Match barrels, accurate; verified both on the rest and in off-hand shooting. Leaving nothing to chance in terms of functionality, our engineers used electron beam technology to meticulously add bimetal support only to the frame/slide rails, hammer, guide rod and extractor of the Big Bang set. – and the pistol’s components, down to the barrel bushing and trigger – are 100% Gibeon meteorite.”
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Coscar:
Something like this….
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>_>
Not sure if serious or humor.
teacher
(teacher)
February 19, 2019, 5:44pm
7371
Personally, I hope humor….
teacher
(teacher)
February 20, 2019, 10:31pm
7372
G0OSE:
Well after popping in and out it’s just occurring to me - you actually cannot remove that clip , am I right? If that is the case please remove me from the list , I hate clips and don’t have any on my lights.
GOOSE, IF they do not glue the tailcap it can be easily removed. If they do use glue on the tailcap it might be a bit more tricky.
Snip the metal and file it down in worst case scenario.
G0OSE
(G0OSE)
February 19, 2019, 6:21pm
7374
Ah I see, thanks Teacher for clearing that up.
cabfrank
(cabfrank)
February 19, 2019, 7:02pm
7375
Today is the last day of CNY. Just sayin’.
wyatt1209
(wyatt1209)
February 19, 2019, 7:33pm
7376
If the tail is glued and you cant get the clip off I’ll be very irritated. Can’t stand pocket clips on my lights
oweban
(oweban)
February 19, 2019, 7:37pm
7377
Interested dependant on cost of shipping to Australia!
raccoon
February 19, 2019, 7:49pm
7378
I would bet that worldwide shipping is included in the price.
oweban
(oweban)
February 19, 2019, 7:50pm
7379
I really need to not respond to threads first thing in the morning