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Hamilton Bowen cut barrel to 5.5, tuned and added his sights some years ago. I got tired of being beat up by the square trigger guard and a month or so ago had Gary Reeder in Flagstaff re- configure the trigger guard and add his gunfighter grip frame.
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Tony... I love that front sight...it should be on every S&W!!!
Thanks for posting that...Bob
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Tony... I love that front sight...it should be on every S&W!!!
Thanks for posting that...Bob It is pretty click and is screwed on as well, just can't see the screws. A small set screw from the front holds the blade in. Same sight just on my 45 Colt.
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THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Mackay: Great way to bump an old thread: buy a new .44.
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I have actually had it for a while. My bride bought it for me for our 10th anniversary. I just took it for a walk in some nice country and thought I would share!
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Those pics(the first one, especially) have 'make me a post-card!' written all over them, Mackay.
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My one and only foty-fo. There's no mistaking when I change to double action (semi) rapid fire... I need to work on that....
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Campfire Kahuna
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Very nice. I've a 4" Mountain Gun myself, pictured early-on in the thread, IIRC. What grips came on that one? Mine had factory S&W rubber grips, which I think are the old Hogues. Much tackier and softer than the Pachmayers on yours.
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It came with the factory S&W/Hogue rubber grips. I really don't care for those grips. I like something with a back on it that moves my hand out a little further from the trigger, like the Pachmayers or the Compact grips on the Nightguard series.
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Great thread! Here is my "go for a hike" gun, a 3" 629-4. I switched out the cylinder release for the old style which I find much more attractive. It's the last gun my dad bought me before he passed away.
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629 power port with a Trijicon reflex sight.
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This is my 629-4 with my favorite loads -- BearTooth 280 grain WFLGCs
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Great thread! Here is my "go for a hike" gun, a 3" 629-4. I switched out the cylinder release for the old style which I find much more attractive. It's the last gun my dad bought me before he passed away. Great photo!
"For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker
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Super Redhawk, Weigland .454 base, Leupold deltapoint
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My latest. A former Old Model Super Blackhawk. Its prior life. Same load.
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And a few more Smith's. A couple of P&R'd M629's. And a nickel M29-2 "Classic".
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Did Smith & Wesson themselves do the work on the bottom gun?
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Did Smith & Wesson themselves do the work on the bottom gun? Yep. And free of charge. The gent doing the work called me up asking what I wanted. He obliged.
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