Tequila Gun PCP
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There is no reason to hurry. The constant innovation of makers is what has brought us here in special myself. If Ed didn’t invented Matador airgun is probably that I never created the TequilaGUN.
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Just a heads up, I'm chatting with a company to make me a custom leather holster for my TG. Mine has a red dot on it. They would like to know the interest in just a plain holster, I don't want to get too deep in it right now and they may come back and tell me nope not doing it.
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Well I've got money burning a hole in my wallet for the SA conversion, as soon as I find my missing mag, still PO'd that I'd lost it. Xoloti, yeah I know you're shipping me two today.
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Just a heads up, to say, this owner isn't ignoring you.
No holster needed here. The gun hasn't made it outside other than when it arrived at my door.
Mike
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Mounted on a frame on your wall?
Lovingly stored in the box it came in?
I use mine when I go out to make sure the rodents are properly deceased, it's a pain in the ass to carry my rifle. Of course it's now dependent on if I can find my mag or when I receive the new ones....in a few days.
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I tried that....the Mrs. got a smidge miffed when she came out of the bathroom and I almost hit her, that ended that.
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Just picked one of these up. I trained with a 45 in the military, and I’ve always loved Browning’s masterpiece. But this is the best of both worlds! Hoping longevity is good.
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I had to service one seal in mine. I have serial #9, so I've had it for a while. Simple to get to and replace. No special tools.
Other than the one seal (not an o-ring), it's been great. Holds air, shoots well, accurate.
I did mention my thoughts about the assembly of this seal in the gun to Alfonso. I think he did make a change.
Did you get one of his mufflers or are you using a different brand ? He has two or three segment styles. I found the single to work well enough for my indoor (house) shooting.
Also, did you get one of his dot sight mounts ? Nicely done, hold the RMR footprint (Trijicon and Holosun) straight and solid.
Like you say, I like the grip angle of the Govt. .45, which he copied. A very good decision over the steeper angles. Probably thousands of different grip panels are available for this.
Shoot well...
Mike
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Hey there! I just picked the pistol up with iron sights. I’ve never liked RMRs on my pistols. I’ll ask him about his muffler offerings, tho.
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I run a little Donny on mine, crazy quiet. Forgot to mention, I put a o-ring on the threads, keeps the air where it belongs, Supressor just seals nicely. Edit: our friend made a mount to move the red dot to the rear that's why the difference and the custom grips by Xolotl.
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Received the piece today, and to say I’m impressed is an understatement. The attention to detail is excellent, and the machining is all done to very tight tolerances. The only plastic pieces are inside the stainless steel mags and the add-on pic rail. Will put it through its paces during the holiday weekend doing bench and offhand shots, and will report my results.
ETA: Xolotl was a pleasure to deal with. Super attentive with fast delivery, so no worries ordering from him.
ETA: Xolotl was a pleasure to deal with. Super attentive with fast delivery, so no worries ordering from him.
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Ok gang, here’s my observation as promised.
Was a gorgeous fall day in south Texas, and temps were around 70. Set the pistol up for “bench” testing using cheap pellets available at Wally World (Crosman Piranha 14.3gn) because those are easily available. Target was placed 8yds away from the table.
Had two flyers but was able to put the remaining 8 shots in an OK group. I say “OK” because I’m fairly certain I could have done better if I could have seen the irons. My half-century-ish eyes with glasses had trouble with the three hollow point sight picture, but that’s easily remedied by adding some .080”/2mm fiber optic refills that can be had for less than $10 (confirmed size with Xolotl and placed an order on a major auction site today). Of note, the piece came zeroed from Xolotl; no sight adjustments were needed for me (aside from having trouble seeing the empty holes lined up).
Cocking the piece was a little difficult, so hopefully that will get easier as that mechanism gets worked more. The magazines are very high quality, and actually contain no plastic (I thought they did but after loading them they don’t). They are easy to load and worked well, and I only had a couple of cycling issues which I chalked up to what looks to be a roller pin on one of the mags that was protruding out slightly. I just took a brass gunsmith hammer and tapped it back in flush (close-up pic of the roller pin on a mag below).
I found the piece to be a little front heavy shooting it offhand with a Donny Tatsu moderator, but it was still manageable. My wife, who is a very good shot with a 45ACP, thought the same.
In summary, this is an unbelievably high quality one-off piece. The difference in quality and fit/finish between this and a Reximex RPA pistol I was also shooting is easily noticeable, but then again the Tequila Gun is not mass-produced. The price point appears to be in the middle of the relatively few PCP pistol options available on the market, but none of them share the classic look and grip feel of Browning’s masterpiece.
In the end, this pistol appears to be worth every cent given the quality and results obtained from it. The true test will come over time where I’ll eventually be able to see how this piece holds up performance-wise, but if my initial impressions are any indication I fully expect the Tequila Gun to be an outstanding performer for years to come.
Was a gorgeous fall day in south Texas, and temps were around 70. Set the pistol up for “bench” testing using cheap pellets available at Wally World (Crosman Piranha 14.3gn) because those are easily available. Target was placed 8yds away from the table.
Had two flyers but was able to put the remaining 8 shots in an OK group. I say “OK” because I’m fairly certain I could have done better if I could have seen the irons. My half-century-ish eyes with glasses had trouble with the three hollow point sight picture, but that’s easily remedied by adding some .080”/2mm fiber optic refills that can be had for less than $10 (confirmed size with Xolotl and placed an order on a major auction site today). Of note, the piece came zeroed from Xolotl; no sight adjustments were needed for me (aside from having trouble seeing the empty holes lined up).
Cocking the piece was a little difficult, so hopefully that will get easier as that mechanism gets worked more. The magazines are very high quality, and actually contain no plastic (I thought they did but after loading them they don’t). They are easy to load and worked well, and I only had a couple of cycling issues which I chalked up to what looks to be a roller pin on one of the mags that was protruding out slightly. I just took a brass gunsmith hammer and tapped it back in flush (close-up pic of the roller pin on a mag below).
I found the piece to be a little front heavy shooting it offhand with a Donny Tatsu moderator, but it was still manageable. My wife, who is a very good shot with a 45ACP, thought the same.
In summary, this is an unbelievably high quality one-off piece. The difference in quality and fit/finish between this and a Reximex RPA pistol I was also shooting is easily noticeable, but then again the Tequila Gun is not mass-produced. The price point appears to be in the middle of the relatively few PCP pistol options available on the market, but none of them share the classic look and grip feel of Browning’s masterpiece.
In the end, this pistol appears to be worth every cent given the quality and results obtained from it. The true test will come over time where I’ll eventually be able to see how this piece holds up performance-wise, but if my initial impressions are any indication I fully expect the Tequila Gun to be an outstanding performer for years to come.
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You need to "open" the cocking lever, using the "hammer" (sorta resembling the hammer) part of the gun...right ? When you opened...the lever, do you use your thumb ?
When you were cocking the gun...do you "continue" to use your thumb when completing the cocking action ?
I've found that just using your fingers on the front part of the "arm", the cocking can be a bit tough. But when you continue to use your thumb on the back part of the lever, and just pivot the arm around it's pin, it makes the cocking MUCH easier.
And have you put any oil on the gun ?
A few drops of oil here and there (trigger, cocking lever mechanism all of it), REALLY helps this gun work notably easier. ALL pivot and sliding points.
I use Lucas Gun Oil (red) on all of my PCP's. Also, in some high load locations, I use the Lucas Fishing Reel Oil (blue). It's a little thicker than the Gun Oil.
Talk to Alfonso about his muffler. It's a 3D part (plastic), and yeah, MUCH lighter than any aluminum one. See the picture on my gun above.
Have fun.
Mike
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That threw me. My Lucas Gun Oil is blue, but I looked it up online and it shows red. I wonder if they changed the formulation, or just the color?
GsT
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