Revolver pic thread
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oldatheart
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This one makes me want a smith bad!
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
My favorite plinker, a unmodified 455 Webley Mark VI.
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Wow! 455s are tough to find unmolested!
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
This is only the second one I have ever seen. I paid fair price for it 10 years ago, but it turned out to be an investment! I also went in debt and bought an uncoverted S&W .455 also.
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Originally, the original 455s were less than desirable to the masses because of ammo availability. I think Fiocchi was the only source for a long time, and it was expensive and difficult to find. That doesn't apply to us though. Figure out the case situation in one of many ways, check out our mould stock for something that'll work, and check the ol' reference material to see which powder we have on hand will do the job. After a while, it gets to be instinctive.
Dennis Eugene
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Here's one of my Freedom Arms in 454. And the Lyman mold made for it.
Charles Graff
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Here a couple more of my favorite handguns. A 3 screw Super Blackhawk (44 Mag. of course) and a Lipsey's Flattop 45.
Here's my 624. This was the day I was testing Tite Group, it not only burned hot but dirty also. I had better luck with SR4759 for a mild load of about 750 fps. Three of the bullets I ran through it were the SAECO #441 @ 241 gr, MP #503 SWC @ 258 gr and RCBS 245 gr SWC @ 256 gr. All three of these bullets were tested using 18 pounds stick-on WW + 9.6 ounces of Super hard and 2% pure bar tin air cooled at 10 BHN.
Charles Graff
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My offering of the day...A primo S & W Brazilian with a factory refinish and
Catalin grips.
Catalin grips.
smokeywolf
Well-Known Member
An original model 1860 army model, given in trade to my father by the son of the original purchaser for gunsmithing services performed.
The old timer who gave it to my father wore it daily while working his cattle ranch back in the early 1900s in the Mohave area of Calif. Horse spooked one day and threw him off. When he picked himself up off the ground and started gathering himself and dusting himself off, he realized that the Colt was no longer in his holster. Gettin' late, he left it there and started after his horse. Came back the next day and try as he might, couldn't find it. Came back to the spot many times over the course of a couple of months and couldn't find it. Gave up and bought a replacement pistol. A month later he was near that spot and decided to stop, take a look and eat lunch. Sat down on a rock to eat a snack and saw a glint of sun reflecting off something under the edge of a largish rock where a bush had grown up against the rock. Yep, it was the cap n ball revolver. Except for the last 3 or 4 of inches of the barrel, it wasn't too badly rusted. He took the grips off, dunked the rest of it in a bucket of oil, wrapped it in a rag and stowed it away in a trunk where it stayed for over 20 years.
Dad cut about 3 inches off the barrel that was too rusted to save, turning it into a somewhat abbreviated Sheriff's model. Birdseye maple grips.
Charles Graff
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Catalin was very similar to Bakelite and in fact Catalin held the Bakelite patent. After WW2 true plastics replaced them both but Catalina held on until the the early 50s. The yellow grips on John Wayne's pistol seen in so many movies were Catalin.
This thread seems to have developed a .44 Special theme (a subject near and dear to my heart!), so I will toss one of my all-time favorites out here -- a 4" Model 1950 Target .44 Special, with a set of custom Ted Adamovitch grips that I won last October at John Taffin's Appreciation Banquet.
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
In 1977 I moved to Ecuador South America for some years. I only took two guns with me a 22 rifle (Win. 9422) and a 22 pistol (Colt Huntsman). From time to time I spend time in the rain forest with the tribes and did substance hunting with the men. I used the little Colt. It worked fine, but fighting rust in the rain forest is almost a full time job. I had time to dream of my perfect substance handgun which would be a 22 stainless revolver. Upon my return stateside, I made a bee line for Carter Country Gun store in Houston and bought this wonderful little handgun. It is a stainless steel Kit Gun to which I added Herrett grips. I have done extensive testing of this J frame against it larger K frame (K22) cousin and found the smaller handgun produced groups just as small as the larger handgun from a rest. When you shoot from your hind legs the smaller handgun gives way to the larger one due to the weight. Extra weight does help the sights steady down.
Charles Graff
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Over the years, I have enjoyed competition shooting of several types. I enjoy getting together with like minded shooters and pitting our skills against each other. These days I shoot in a timed falling plate match with 22 handguns. It happens every Saturday morning,except in the dead of summer, at our range that is hard against the Rio Grande River. Here is my "race gun", is is a Ruger Mark II that have been worked over by Clark complete with a Douglas barrel and match chamber. It is a very accurate handgun and any misses are my fault. This is my 7th match season with this handgun and it has never failed me.
You will just have to forgive me, because it is not a revolver, but my mind is in a 22 rut this morning.
You will just have to forgive me, because it is not a revolver, but my mind is in a 22 rut this morning.
Haven't seen Unique in quite some time, if I run across any I will certainly get it.