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Ed, Let me guess; "The Black Widow"?

Are you being facetious or are you serious?

Biker gangs need bear guns too

Looking at some of the really elegant customs Ed has posted here, I'd say he's dead serious. This thing looks like something you'd win at the carnival.

I was thinking it has a red plastic tip on the muzzle.

I am not talking about the chicken scratch. Look at the wonderful blending of the Bisley grip frame to the cylinder frame. Properly done, that should be a nice radius.

5 shot 45 Colt by Alan Harton,

OM Blackhawk converted to 44 special by Ben Forkin,

Ronnie

Andy Horvath "little Ruger" OM 357 converted to 41 special,

Ronnie

Some of my favorite Harton pieces.

A 41 Special Single Six. A couple of the boys at the hog hunt rang it out on beer cans at 100 yards.



A 44 Special built on an Old Model 357. The first he did for me twelve years ago.





An Old Model 44 Mag Bisley.



A 38 WCF Highway Patrolman.





A 38 WCF built on an old Flattop 357.

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Nice collection! I like the Harton 41 special, I had him make mine with a Birdshead,

Ronnie

Smith and Wesson 586, 41 special by Hamilton Bowen,

Ronnie

Ed,

You need to store that Reeder "Black Widow" away from those other beautiful guns.

Forty one. Lemme guess...you like the .41 Magnum? My dad did too. I inherited his favorite gun. He was a do-it-yourself collector of older surplus rifles. He had probably a dozen of them he restored. A Ruger Blackhawk with a 6" barrel in .41 Magnum was his favorite gun. He'd sit in his chair and point it at the TV, then he'd point it outside, then he'd continue to wipe it down with a silicone cloth. I bet he only shot a cylinder or two out of it. It stays in my gun safe. I haven't decided which of my kids will get it. I also got his carry gun that he took everywhere with him. It's a French pistol, Modele 1935 A, that looks like they "borrowed" a lot of the 1911 design. It shoots S&W 32 Longs. I've only found one place that sells them, and they were $50.00 for 20 of them 20 years ago when I bought him a box.

I used Clements for a couple of Ruger trigger jobs. Very happy with the results. Would use him again in a heartbeat. Think his turnaround time was 6 weeks.

Jack Huntington has done work for me in the past. Top notch at a fair price.

Trust me, the Reeder does not belong to me...

Though now retired, Jim Stroh did exceptional work.



And, of course, Bowen with this 500 Linebaugh.



Or 44 Special.



Even little known, in the sixgun world, Larry Crow with this 5 shot 45 Colt.



Many great builders out there, you just need to get in line.

i use jack huntington

I've been wanting to do one of these in .45ACP for years. Did Andy do the grips too?

Yes Andy does the whole package, a 45 acp would be a handy little Ruger.
Ronnie

Great, thanks!

To my everlasting shame I do own one. I haven't had a custom handgun built since 1991. It was a custom Para Ordnance P-14. After that I concentrated my custom builds on rifles. The Reeder gun I bought was an impulse buy. I think eventually I'll end up tying a rope to it and using it as an anchor when I go fishing.