Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns FREEDOM ARMS 454 CASULL

[quote][/quote]

Thanks DF. It is an Old Trading Post 1880 Mexican Vaquero Bandoleer Shoulder Holster with Ammo Loops: https://www.oldtradingpost.com/old-...51.html?zenid=ibt8d1tm5las4n5ndr8f50iah7

They can custom make them for any gun. I had one made for my Ruger DA 5.5” .454, but the one pictured, I think, is just a standard model for a 7.5” Blackhawk, which was cheaper, and my 7.5” FA fit in it nicely.

You can flip it so that what is normally the back part of the strap goes over your left shoulder and what is normally the front part of the strap goes under your right armpit, which results in a belly/chest holster.

I like that you can take it off without unsnapping anything and put on or take off layers underneath it and just throw it back on fairly quickly.



Thanks Bob. I will look at those. I primarily was going after bigger fish:



But I didn’t want to carry my rifle around all of the time in case that guy's cousin decided to mount a revenge counterattack after I was done with that while we were working our way down river to our pickup point.

Final outcome guys, some Ivory wannabe grips. They fit better in my hands that those fugly pachmyers.

It most certainly can be overcome and has.

Glad it worked out for you jorge...

Were you able to find some used ones or some other aftermarket...

FA is a PITA with their grips... I had a 6" .454 back around 2000 that had the the black Micarta grips. I was going to trade guns with a friend who had ended up with two 4.75" guns but I wanted to keep my grips...they would not interchange on either gun...so I ended up selling mine when the .454 rounds just started causing too much discomfort to shoot...found an identical one in .41 Magnum and have lived happily ever after...

Bob

I sent the gun to FA for a fitting. They had it back to me in a week. They are a pleasure to work and speak with though. I was on the phone with the head gunsmith and it was a great, informative talk. Anyway, they look really good and the gun fits my hand better.

That's a nice rig. FA bulds them like a Swiss watch. Full power loads are .... let's just say a handful!

Arguably rivals any bespoke euro double in form and fit. They are truly remarkably well made.

Jorge,

Where did you find those grips? They look nice.

I, too, like them a heap better than those Pachmayrs. Never liked the look or feel.

And, as noted by others, heavy recoiling guns work better with these type grips than those...

DF

See above. Sent the gun to FA.

Very good..they do a nice job with their grips and as you noticed have a fast turn around. I spoke to Mr. Baker a couple of times at the SHOT Show. He said that when a customer's gun comes in it goes to the head of the line to get it back to them asap...they don't want customer guns hanging around the shop...

Have been to the factory once....nice people to do business... When I was there I dropped something in the parking lot that I didn't discover missing for a couple of weeks while driving home. I called them and a customer had brought it in and they were just hoping someone would call...

Bob

Fast turn around is what threw me off. Seeing those grips this quick, I "assumed" Jorge had found a set somwhere else.

FA has great CS. Not cheap, but great.

DF

At this point in my life, "time" has become a premium and when coupled with great CS and a quality product, I don't mind the extra dough spent. They really need a nice job in fitting them.

I was somewhat taken aback by the fast turnaround. I knew they were good, but that was FAST.

I do understand what you're saying about time...

That's one commodity we have no control over.

DF

The single experience that I have had with them was a very quick turn-around. I really like the Freedom Arms revolvers. The 4-3/4", 475 Linebaugh is probably my favorite revolver.

Concur on the quick turn around. I visited the factory and dropped off a Premier 83 454 to have the barrel shortened from 7.5 to 6 inches and had it back in my hands in a couple of weeks.

I'm gonna use a Mernickle cross draw rig I've had for some time. Not quite as handy as the chest rigs, but it'll do for now. The belt is long enough to go over winter clothes.

I have a couple of woods ladder stands that were set up for bow hunting. I'm not much into strings, like gunpowder a lot more. So, this Fall may find me in such a stand with the .45 Ruger. And Penn Bullets, 270 gr. Thunderhead ahead of a full case of 4227.

DF

Penn Bullets 270 gr. Thunderheads, .45 Colt.

DF

DAMN! nice rig DF, I used those Thunderheads two times last year to put finishers in two buck deer that looked up at me after having been shot, I didn't see any point and letting them suffer, at the shot, BOTH times, the bucks immediately coughed a large amount of blood out and the eyes went glassy, they work!

Nice guns guys. I've been shooting a FA .454 for the past 7 years or so. This is the most accurate handgun I've ever owned. I shoot 300 gr Hornady XTP Mag over 31.1 gr H110. This fall I used it to take 8 marmots from 107 to 212 yards. Next year I'm putting a scope on it for varmints. Hope to take another elk with it in two weeks.

I like the 6" Shilen on my .45 SBH. They don't make a 6", so that just adds to the custom features...

Handy length.

DF