who has bought this pistol kit..............

[bob1961]

i'm thinking of buying this pistol kit from jim chambers....i know people have been happy with his rifle kits so i'm sure his pistol kit should be top notch....who has bought it and what ya think bout it :v ...............bob

jim chambers pistol kit.........

 

[patch knife]

Hi Bob , I have one I'm putting together . I'm quite pleased with it . Mine has a Getz .45 cal barrel . I got a cherry stock for mine and it's a nice piece of cherry , with no flaws . The lock , side plate and barrel channel are pre-inletted . So far , I have the barrel , lock , sideplate , trigger and trigger plate installed . The only issues I've had with it is that I needed to cut more threads on the tang bolt , so you may need to get a die and die stock ,if you don't already have one . The other issue is that since the stock is pre-inletted for the sideplate and lock , you have to go with what you have , if you know what I mean . The rear lockbolt worked out fine but the foreward lockbolt is at more of an angle than I would have liked , but this could also be due to my inexperience . However , I think if the sideplate was a little longer allowing the hole for the foreward lockbolt to be about an eighth of an inch farther foreward , it would have worked out better . These are minor issues , and so far the pistol looks and works fine . I am quite pleased with the quality of the kit , and I would not hesitate to buy another one . :thumbsup:

 

[bob1961]

i held a .54 swamped barrel at dixion's fair at jim's booth and it held real nice and fit my hand good....i thought i just gotta have this....and at just a little over 400.00 bucks it's a good deal to me :v ..............bob

 

[patch knife]

I thought the same thing when I saw the pic of the pistol on thier website . I paid $525 for mine . The price they give you for the kit does not include the price of the barrel . Still , for what you are getting , I think the price is fair . If you have any problems or questions they are answeared promptly , I even spoke to Mr. Chambers himself when I thought I had a problem with my lock . My other questions were answeared by his daughter Barbie . The trigger had me a little confused , because it has a little half round tab on the top of it and I wasn't sure if I should file it off or not , since it didn't look like the triggers in the two gun building books I have . Although there is a drawing and instrucions for installing the trigger , the drawing wasn't all that good and the instructions wern't clear enough , at least for me , anyway . I was going to contact them for more info , but before I could I saw a post here on the forum by "Static XOOd" that clairified everything (thanks a million Static) . If you take your time and fit it carefully you will get a smooth , light trigger . If you decide to get this pistol , I don't think you will be disappointed . BTW , if you don't already have a jewelers saw , I highly reccomend one , I think it is much better than a hacksaw for gun building . And is perfect for elongating the holes in the barrel tennons . I would also reccomend a HIGH QUALITY half round needle file (fine cut) . It will cost a little more than a whole set of the cheap ones , but IMO it is money well spent .

 

[renovato]

I'm drooling over one also. I think it will be my introduction into "real" kits, as opposed to the factory ones I've been building. I haven't heard anything bad about them, and knowing the quality he's famous for, it sure looks tempting. Good price too!

 

[Coot]

I have one and am happy with it. Mine is in .50 to match my rifle. I would have preferred a shorter barrel & you have to take the good with the bad (easier conctruction vs no ability to move the lock) with the pre-inlet stock. I paid to upgrade the wood & got a really nice piece. I think most folks will like the kit/gun. :thumbsup:

 

[crgabel]

Don't ya just hate when you get that "I got to have this" feeling.

It sure does look like a gem.
Craig