Mine experience differs

by Dave B , Alamogordo New Mexico, Sunday, April 19, 2015, 14:26 (3446 days ago) @ Mark

Of course I only have on example, my AccuSport 5 1/2" Bisley has stocks that fit perfectly, my Flattop 45 was from the first run of 500 with the 5 1/2" barrel, and those fit almost as bad as these blued Bisley stocks, I was looking at them closely last night during the cleanup, and I saw how really bad it was, almost like they weren't for the gun, tried the stocks from my stainless, and they didn't even come close to matching up the index pin hole. Then I noticed the index pin on the 44 Bisley was bigger on one side, and was considerably longer on one side, looks like they tried to press it, and stopped when it started to expand. All in all I am still happy with it, as it is very accurate, but I do hate to see quality slide. I will say the my Freedom Arms has forever ruined me in the quality department, someday hope to own a Model 83 in 44 Magnum. Funny thing happened last night while cleaning, I decided to check fit the spare stocks I purchased after my hunting faux pas with the FA 454, while the seller may have advertised them as being for a model 83, they most certainly are not, they are at least a 1/4" too short, and do not match the grip frame profile, that was $126 wasted, thinking they may be for a model 97 as they are definitely Freedom Arms stocks.

Dave