So what's your next purchase? Options

[RegaMaro]

Porsche has a nice triple disc clutch that's made from silicone carbide, is 8" in diameter and weighs less than 4kg. Will hold ~600lb-ft as well. They use it in their Carrera GT! Probably costs as much as I paid for my car tho.

[Chuck!]

I have a steering brace on the way, but next purchase will be Bilsteins and some good rubber. I guess those are pretty important in autox (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) One year until I can start my LT1 swap, woo!

[SuperCricket]

I'm looking for the ass of a Camaro to weld onto this one

http://www.bervickbradstreetracing.com/tem...on-towtruck.jpg

Fun times.

[trackbird]

I'm looking for the ass of a Camaro to weld onto this one

http://www.bervickbradstreetracing.com/tem...on-towtruck.jpg

Fun times.

Ouch. How did all of that turn out anyway? (If you don't mind me asking).

[y5e06]

My next purchase(s) will cost as much or more than when I bought my car... a 3/4 ton tow vehicle and 18'-20' dovetail open trailer. Not sure when it will be, but the sooner the better! I drove a 460 F250 last night... I really like them. Maybe a 3/4 ton suburban to sleep in at the track (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
Maybe a set of HP+, mine are a bit thin.
I also should do both front hubs and suspension bushings.

[Cal]

.357 Magnum.....

Cool. My friend has a couple of .357 magnums. He has a S&W model 66 6" and a 686 6". The 686 is a nice big frame that really tames the load. I love the flash and noise. The smaller 66 has considerably more recoil being a smaller frame. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

I used to own a Taurus 7 shot "66" (nice gun, S&W knock off), bought a Ruger GP 100, then an S&W model 66. Sold the 66 and the GP on gunbroker to buy a nice custom shop S&W large frame 8 shot (627), but the GP never sold. So, I just traded it to my dealer for a Beretta polymer 9mm for concealed carry and am about to buy my GP 100 back. I also used to own a Ruger .454 Casull (big, noisy fun), but after 1200 rounds in 6 months, it was starting to get old putting all the screws back in it. The vibration was taking it apart. It does not seem that it was intended for that kind of use (2 friends and I did 250 rounds, in a long afternoon once). If you don't know what a .454 Casull is, do a google search or look at www.freedomarms.com and click on "your success" and look at the Hippos that were killed in one shot with a .454 handgun. BIG, and did I mention NOISY, fun! I'm an avid shooter/reloader and used to own a Remington 40xb-ks, match rifle with a stainless bull barrel in .300 win mag with a factory 2 oz trigger (yup, 2 oz, that scope has hit me in the head more than a few times when reaching for it, BOOM!). And several other toys (steyer tactical .308 with a beavy barrel, etc). I've had .38's, .40's, a Walther PPK/S, a Colt 70 series Gold Cup, the list goes on.....(more than anyone cares to read).

Yeah I like Taurus because they make nice S&W knock offs for way less coin! They even bought the old S&W factory so they are using the same tooling built by S&W. I'm waiting for a knock-off of the new S&W 500; it's a 50 cal handgun even more powerfull than the 454. There's already been a bunch of dangerous big game kills with this gun, including elephants!

[trackbird]

I looked at the .500. It is a nice piece. There are 2 things I don't care for about it (not that it is bad). It weighs about 8 lbs (oof, my .454 was about 5 lbs maybe slightly less). If I were carrying it very far, I'd consider the lighter one (unless it was a really big, ugly, "biting" critter that I was looking for).

The other thing I like about the .454 is the ability to use 45 long colt (actually "45 colt") rounds. They start about the same as a .45 acp and can be loaded to just short of a .44 mag, then you can use "light" casull rounds and go clear up to "heavy" loads. This gives you a range of about 300 ft lbs of muzzle energy to nearly 2000 ft lbs. Other than being a very large firearm, it is just about as flexible as any handgun you could own.

But, the .500 has a place in big game hunting and Smith & Wesson build outstanding weapons. The quality is amazing.

I've not fired a .500 yet, but I will soon. I've already played with the Desert Eagle 50 AE (3 times the recoil of the .454 at 2/3 the energy....big, noisy fun, but I'd not buy one) and will make my rounds of the "other" big bore handguns soon.

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