renegadecow Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Theres plenty of holsters for it on Ebay, but none would fit the combat effective criteria. Best thing I could think of is purchase the simplest one there is and modify it accordingly to your taste, like this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/HOLSTER-4-X-LARGE-REVO...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elrey Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I'm trying to find a review of Tanaka's new M500 / shell system, but no luck. Has anyone got one of these yet, or am I being impatient? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_scribbler Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) I got one last week from redwolf, right after some spare shells came for sale over there. Too bad though that... Â 1. Don't have a chrono = can't tell exact velocity 2. Don't have much space = can't make a range/accuaracy tests 3. Don't have the chance to skirmish with it for some time = can't make a skirmish report 4. Don't have a camera = can't take pictures..! :[ Â It has been fun to plink around with it at home though Some thoughts/experiences so far 1. Comfy to hold, a nice rubber grip 2. Removable shells are metal, can shoot 2-3 shots before noticable decrease in power. You can't insert the bb's properly into the shells with just your fingers, the shellcases that come with both the gun and the spare shell sets have a nub which let you push them properly into place. You can spin the cylinder when pulled out of the frame, and it's pretty easy to flick it back, but much harder, if even possible at all, to flick it out. Can't say about the safety in the case of the gun's durability though if doing it in a long term... 3. Gun itself is pretty lightweighted, though shells give a little heft. A tad lighter than the KWC CO2 DE with a normal sized mag. Most of the external look is plastic. Adjustable rear sight. 4. quite a light trigger pull, or at least noticeably lighter than the HFC M712's in both single and double action 5. Markings on the left= "500 S&W MAGNUM" on the barrel and some sort of S&W trademark logo on the back of the frame and on the grip. On the right= "SMITH & WESSON" on the barrel and some sort of S&W 500 logo on the back of the frame, the same logo on the right side of the grip as it is on the left, and a small "MADE IN JAPAN MARCAS REGISTRADAS SMITH & WESSON TANAKA ASGK" though for some reason, There seems to be some presses on each letter of the ASGK as if there was an attempt to remove/hide it..? Plus there are "CORBON" and "500 S & W MAG R" around the back of the shell where you fill the gas in. 6. I realized that revolvers are not lefty-friendly, at least not the 500. The trigger finger's on the way when pulling the cylinder out of the frame and it also cant reach the cylinder release button/lever. Also I'm currently a bit puzzled in a skirmisher's point of view as where to put the spare shells safely and where to get something where to dump the spent shells safely out without losing them later..! Â Hopefully I can skirmish with it soon so I can tell some more about this gun, but I think some other revolver fan gets a better chance to make a proper and a better review than me :3 Â Edit: some other notes I forgot to mention: I have not disassembled it yet and plan not to for some time. The gun has some sort of screw at the bottom of the grip = could it be for adjusting the hammer spring's tightness and thus power as I recall reading about? And feel free to ask something that I could probably answer in this current situation..! Edited August 12, 2008 by the_scribbler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov_kid Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Don't think I've posted her here before....  My KWC 4" python   I love this pistol and it's now given me the bug for revolvers.  Sadly the cylinder indexing arm snapped so it's now paper weight But if any one wants the leather Python holster (fits a 6") or the shells just pm me.   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Em guys? I'm getting into revolvers I think and I was wondering is there's any good 6-shooter with a metal frame? or have a metal frame avaible for it? I like it bulky and heavy ^^. BUT still stylish  All I've found on UNcompany was ABS frame Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colwombat Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Got a question for anyone with a Raging Bull. I'm going to get one, and from what I gathered it can only run on 134a, but I'm wondering if it would run on green gas/ propane? Â Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HKpilz Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Does anyone have pictures of the new Tanaka's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
judgeman Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Got a question for anyone with a Raging Bull. I'm going to get one, and from what I gathered it can only run on 134a, but I'm wondering if it would run on green gas/ propane? Thanks!  I SUPPOSE you could try if you wanted to. Some of them you can, some of them you can't. And by can't what i'm saying is it'll explode. And by explode what i'm saying is the little internal widgets will come flying out the barrel.  Also, on an unrelated topic, I kind of wonder if the CAW outer barrels would fit the new tanaka SAA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cyclops-a-thon Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I SUPPOSE you could try if you wanted to. Some of them you can, some of them you can't. And by can't what i'm saying is it'll explode. And by explode what i'm saying is the little internal widgets will come flying out the barrel. Also, on an unrelated topic, I kind of wonder if the CAW outer barrels would fit the new tanaka SAA.    CAW barrel is a drop fit for the new SAA's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
judgeman Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Â My new shell-fed SAA. I love this gun more then any gas blow back i've ever owned. It feels....oddly right in my hand, like I should have owned a gun like this eons ago. Is that weird? Â The only things I think I wanna do to this gun is the metal cylinder and a pair of wonderfull custom grips. This will be THE Judgeman gun. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SniperSidd Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 here is a quick shot of my wheel guns all of which are Tanaka Works  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.U.N.K Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 here is a quick shot of my wheel guns all of which are Tanaka Works  AH. I see you have a Hunter. I am seriously looking into buying a revolver and I narrowed it down to the Hunter. I just want to know a couple things about it. Is it essentially the 8" M500 just with a shorter barrel? I guess what I really want to know is if its a performer. I'm looking for a real 'nail gun' if you get me  Could you give a quick run through it? Also is that a rail on the bottom I see or do my eyes decieve me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SniperSidd Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Well Hunk with the power adjuster thingy all the way open, it will hit about 450fps with green and .20s. Does that count as a nail gun? Â Also the other night my girlfriend, her mom, and I put between 80-100 rounds through the gun with out needing to refill the gas. Â when I throw in the tight bore its going to make a awesome back up to my VSR Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.U.N.K Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Well Hunk with the power adjuster thingy all the way open, it will hit about 450fps with green and .20s. Does that count as a nail gun? Also the other night my girlfriend, her mom, and I put between 80-100 rounds through the gun with out needing to refill the gas.  when I throw in the tight bore its going to make a awesome back up to my VSR  Omg. And how would you compare it to its 8' brother? And is that in fact a rail slide under it? I'd love to put an M6 on it. Its not a very popular pistol is it? I haven't seen any reviews or any talk of it. Maybe its an aquired taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 i'm pretty sure they dont have rails on the bottom, but they do on the top, and that weird angular barrel and the odd looking comp. it's a shame really, a 6" M500 would really appeal to me but the only model available is the hunter which has all the junk stated above on it still, whatever floats your boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SniperSidd Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 No there is not a rail under it but it shouldnt be all that hard to fabricate something that would work. Â as far as comparing it to the 8 inch bigger brother. This one is shorter thats the only difference i see. Â I have had bother the 8 and the 6 1/2 and I am not sure which one I prefer. I think the 10 inch would be a hoot but totally impractical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
someonetookmyname Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 is the compensator at the front of the barrel removable? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 This one is shorter thats the only difference i see. Â how did you not notice the chuffing great rail on top, the compensator and the hexagonal barrel? thats quite a difference IMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SniperSidd Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 how did you not notice the chuffing great rail on top, the compensator and the hexagonal barrel? thats quite a difference IMO Â Â I meant performance wise DUURRRRRRRR Â Â yes the comp is removable, the front sight covers the whole for the set screw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.U.N.K Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 how did you not notice the chuffing great rail on top, the compensator and the hexagonal barrel? thats quite a difference IMO Â Did you just say chuffing? Someone tell me he did not just say chuffing. CHUFFING. Â And Sid, since its NBB how do you think it'd cope with the likes of red gas and heavier pellets? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Just to take note, the 8" model I have almost reached 500fps (490+) on .20 bb at 27°C, and I still had about one more complete turn of the leaf spring screw left. I didn't bother checking what full tension would yield because of the stares people at the chrono station were giving me. Though I'd reckon it would have punched 500. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I meant performance wise DUURRRRRRRR Â "This one is shorter thats the only difference i see." since when has length been a measure of performance? last time i checked thats an aesthetic difference, if you'd have said that the shorter barrel results in a slightly lower FPS or poorer accuracy that'd be different. it looks quite shiny to me as well, is that a measure of performance too? Â Did you just say chuffing? Someone tell me he did not just say chuffing. CHUFFING. Â what? gotta keep some variety in my adjectives Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ninja master of coffee Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 I was just wondering how the super blackhawk actually performs? Obviously with individual shells it's not great on ammo capacity or reload time but in terms of power and accuracy how good is it? I really like it in terms of appearance, particularly in black with a 7.5" barrel, I know the tanaka super redhawk would be a lot more practical but it just isn't as pretty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 read snowman's review on justpistols.co.uk (i think thats the site, if not just google just pistols) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SniperSidd Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Gotta love dual weilding  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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