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CraigC

Excellent! I love to see those fancy rifles get put to work.

CraigC

I love them old plum Rugers. You see it on some of their rifle receivers too and not necessarily on older guns. I've got a recent vintage M77 (my only non-lever centerfire) that the receiver is turning plum. While I like plum, I prefer it when they turn colors like this: :D :D :D http://photos.image...

CraigC

Nice little young eight point. Unfortunately it had been gutshot by a spineless poacher on my property. One shot through a front leg too. Best I can figure it was yesterday morning. I found it walking through the woods this afternoon about 150yds into the woods beyond the pasture, in the middle of t...

CraigC

Joe nailed it. In this day and age, no manufacturer would produce a firearm if it will not tolerate a steady diet of SAAMI-spec factory loads. Don't know why this sort of thing comes up so often and in regards to several different guns.

CraigC

Why, Oh Why won't Ruger do this before they leave the factory. I'm sure everyone would be willing to pay for this service... :wink: The .44Magnums typically don't suffer from chamber mouth irregularities but I reckon it can happen. It's usually the .45Colt getting "reamed". None of my cus...

CraigC

Griff wrote:Hmmmm, since he doesn't do Colts, Where would one buy American Holly in a large enough chunk to make a pair of one-piece grips for one's '51 Navy?

Dunno. I'm about to send the grip frame of my Cimarron 1872 Open Top to Bar S for some TruIvory.

CraigC

Clements also does a dovetail front sight. This is what the above gun was equipped with before the adjustable sight conversion.

CraigC

Got the bowie this morning. Looks like a fine knife. Very well put together, well balanced and razor sharp. Nice and heavy at 3/16" thick. I'm well pleased with it, now I need to go cut something. I'll try to post some pics later, along with the Lyman Great Plains Rifle I promised. On a side no...

CraigC

Well done! That new forcing cone sure is purty. I had a hell of a time with fixed sights on stainless steel single actions and had my .45 Bisquero fitted with Clements' proprietary pre-war S&W style rear sight, among other things. Problem solved! http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/sixgun...

CraigC

Thank you very much!

I wish he did Colt's too, and S&W's for that matter.

CraigC

While I'm at it, here's some maple burl on a 50th anniversary .44 Blackhawk: http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/sixgunsii/large/50th%20.44%20-%20002.JPG Fancy black walnut on a .32H&R Bisley: http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/sixgunsii/large/Bisley%20.32%20-%20002.JPG Birdseye m...

CraigC

Holly is a great looking wood and a viable ivory substitute.

CraigC

Some people just don't know when to quit!

(psst.....three of them I bought for Dad)

CraigC

Man I wish I had the spare coin!

CraigC

Cary does an excellent job with his grips and is a pleasure to deal with. His off the shelf grips tend to fit much better than aftermarket grips and his custom fitting is near-perfect. He handles special requests easily and can send you pictures of his blanks for you to pick one out. If he didn't do...

CraigC

Great tutorial, thanks for posting!

CraigC

Limited Liability Co. or Corp. Dont know any more. Maybe a search would turn up more info. :D Yep, the "C" is for corporation. You usually see this organization with small companies. As its name suggests it limits individual liability but without being publicly traded. Unless I'm remember...

CraigC

Shasta that is a beautiful rifle. The wood is fantastic. Agreed, the wood is amazing!!! You guys are gonna get me in trouble with these `76's. :cry: They are wonderful to hold!!! :D I know! I thought they would be overweight but when I was shopping for a muzzleloader I handled the one they had in t...

CraigC

That's a beautiful Colt! Vivid case colors. Enjoy your new baby.

CraigC

I like it. The rounded butt goes great with the short 4" barrel. Cocobolo is a great lookin' wood for a blued sixgun too.

CraigC

Good lookin' stuff! Where'd you get it?

CraigC

kimwcook wrote:Shasta that is a beautiful rifle. The wood is fantastic.

Agreed, the wood is amazing!!! You guys are gonna get me in trouble with these `76's.

CraigC

Read the post on SingleActions.com, it's a Clements job and uses his proprietary dovetail front sight.

CraigC

One word of advice, never, ever lower the hammer from half cock. Always bring it all the way back to full cock before lowering it back down. When you lower the hammer from half cock, the bolt rises up between the notches and it is a surefire way to ring the cylinder of you spanking new Colt. Always ...

CraigC

Well, thanks for the input. I pulled the trigger on it this afternoon. After several emails back and forth, he put me on the list to build a 4Â½"-5" drop point skinner with a crown stag handle. He's backlogged about four months so I also ordered an 8" bowie he already had made. Fourth...

CraigC

I've got a 336 RC that became a BT somewhere along the way. (Bubba Trapper)

CraigC

Why? :? Well, for one thing, Colt and Remington did it! Between the Colt 1860 and the 1872 Open Top that led to the Single Action Army of 1873, Colt engineers Richards and Mason worked on converting all their percussion guns to fire metallic cartridges. From the smallest to the largest, including t...

CraigC

Beautiful! I'd love to have some hi-res copies of them.

CraigC

I have to say that I like the way it looks but not the way it keeps.

CraigC

I definitely would not do it. Those brass frames just aren't strong enough. Check out the new Remington 1858 cartridge conversions from Cimarron. They're also available as a convertible with both .45Colt and .44 percussion cylinders.

http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/Conver ... myConv.htm

CraigC

Scott64A wrote:Like driving a model T on a corduroy road, only slower.

That's pretty descriptive! So, not exactly the Cadillac ride of the Tennessee Walker?

CraigC

I'm interested too, always wondered about that. I believe the receiver of my Fabarm double is advertised as a french gray finish but it looks like hard chrome. Though it seems like french gray has been around far longer than industrial hard chrome finishes. I'm sure there are several ways to do it. ...

CraigC

This is what Eabco says about their French Grey finish: "A soft looking, hard gray-metal finish which is superior to stainless steel in its corrosion resistance, wearability, and operational "slickness". We prepare the exterior metal surface by blasting with a blend of very fine alum...

CraigC

Recoil is highly subjective. What works great for one makes another bleed. However, for most shooters (including this one), the Bisley is the way to go for heavy recoil. Another aspect that has a huge impact on felt recoil is the grips themselves. Grips that are properly fitted to both sixgun and sh...

CraigC

Very cool!

I've been researching and wanting to get my first horse. Wonder how the smaller draft breeds would fare as a saddle horse???

CraigC

Anybody have any experience with these? I've been wanting a rather authentic looking frontier knife for hunting/skinning duties and found an ad for this maker. Prices seem really reasonable. I've got the hots for a rig from Wild Rose/Cactus Rose but right now can't spend that much money on it. http:...

CraigC

I'll say! More and more I'm thinking I need to be squirrelling away some money for a new `76.

CraigC

There was nothing special about the pistol's except the obvious. Have to disagree there. They were equipped with the standard Blackhawk XR3-RED grip frame except that it was blued steel rather than aluminum. Same for the ejector housing. The whole sixgun received a much better finish overall than t...

CraigC

To me the 24" Deluxe Sporting Rifle is the most pleasing to the eye and handles the best. Velocity usually peaks between 18" and 20", even using slow magnum powders not suitable for the `73.

CraigC

The Contender and Encore are great guns but neither really fits what I'm looking for. That's why I said we need a "new" single shot, nothing on the current market fits the job description.

CraigC

Hogue's wood grips were okay until I bought a set of Herrett's Ropers but I wouldn't be caught dead with rubber grips on a sixgun. Especially on a single action!!!

CraigC

Ruger also did a run of .32H&R/.32-20 and .38-40/.40S&W convertibles on the original large frame Vaquero a few years back.

I'd also love to see Ruger chamber the New Vaquero in all the WCF's.

CraigC

86er wrote:Why can't I get a Ruger, CZ or some other gun with a tang safety in 450/400 (404 Jeffery) or 375 Ruger?

How about the new #1 in .450/.400?

CraigC

While I prefer a Remington 700 type safety, the three position works fine for me as well. I don't manipulate ANY safety with game in sight without doing so carefully to prevent noise. Just flicking it off with the thumb is inviting a spook.

CraigC

There's nothing in the world quite like the Single Action Army. Unfortunately, for most of the third generation, quality has been on the downward slope compared to previous offerings. Many guns are way overpolished and fit and finish is not what it used to be. Almost all will need a tuneup to surviv...

CraigC

I'd contact Clearwater Reboring, formerly Cliff LaBounty's shop. See what they have to say. Reboring is typically not very expensive compared to a custom barrel.

CraigC

Those auctions are surprising, especially the used one. When people ask for pricing on these at RugerForum they're usually quoted $500-$550 for the .38-40 and $600-$650 for the .32-20. Either way good luck, judging by those auctions you just might get that much for it. They don't make `em anymore. G...

CraigC

I like them all and own several Marlins but Winchester models are my favorites with 1892, 1894 and 1895 models represented in my accumulation. Still need a good 1886, 1873 and 1876 though.

CraigC

Great sixguns, mine is an excellent shooter. I'm afraid your price might be a little high. These guns still trade for $500-$550 NIB with shipping sleeve. Used, you're looking at $400-$450. Paid $500 for mine two years ago, brand new with the original box and shipping sleeve. I wouldn't figure more t...

CraigC

Unbelievable!!!

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