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What’s your Grail gun and have you gotten it yet? Pics please.

Just bought it today, pics coming

Yep.

And best with these grips(tried several).




She's a PEACH.................

Savage pistol in 25 ACP. Have not seen one and am unlikely to ever see one let alone buy one.

I have several definitions leading to different choices. I've filled 2 of the niches.

1) S&W 329PD. I backpack a fair bit in summer and there's no competition for an accurate, 25 ounce, .44 magnum for that role.

2) Ruger Blackhawk "Buckeye Special" .38-40 / 10mm. IMHO the perfect deer revolver.

There's another niche I may have filled but there are so many potential contenders / upgrades possible that no matter how good my current gun does, it could be replaced.

3) Ruger Mk III 5.5" barreled target .22 semi-auto. Mine got the whole selection of Volquartsen parts available at the time. Light, consistent trigger .. empty shotgun shells and bottle caps at 75 yards are in trouble. I could possibly see replacing with an older K frame 6" or a S&W 41, but not much else, and no real reason to.

No pictures, sorry. These are nothing too special, they just work for me, and you can find pictures of them online.

Tom

Every one I own at one time was top of the list. Now I’ve got a couple I would not mind owning. But I’m willing to wait on the one I like with the best price. Hasbeen

No I don't have it, may never even be for sale either, it's that damn big 500 magnum revolver with the beautiful wood grips Whitworth posted a pick of, damn near fell outta my chair.

As soon as I get a grail gun I probably will have another grail gun that I haven't gotten yet. If I hit the Powerball there are several that would suffice. Absolute tops would probably be a Colt SAA, 1st generation in pristine condition, either Colt or New York engraving with full coverage in either nickel plate or silver washed. Hopefully original or very old grips with ivory being the most desirable. If not available, an engraved, pristine Winchester model of 1866. If either of these weren't available an American or 1st model Russian Smith and Wesson #3 single action, pristine and engraved again, with ivories.

I already own two of these, not pristine but decent and unengraved. The Smith even has the ivories. Photobucket has my pics held hostage but a lot of folks have seen them before. Both '66s I've owned got traded off.

I need to put some better grips on it but these are the ones it came with. I always wanted a Linebaugh built 500 Linebaugh. I bought it used a couple of years ago. The workmanship is unbelievable on a Linebaugh revolver. They lock up like a vault. They truly are tremendous power in a very packable revolver.

My favorite semi-auto is a Colt Commander in .38 Super....have two that have been my carry guns since 1980. I was born in 1952...and they were made in 1952.. About 6 years ago a local auction house and NIB 1952 Commander in .38 Super that was factory engraved. Went to the auction...in house bidding stopped at $2600...I was high bidder. Then a phone bidder started...I had to quit when the next bid would have put me at $4K with the Buyer's Premium....







My favorite DA revolver is a 4" S&W Model 57 .41 Magnum...have collected a 4" 1964 first year of production, 1980, and two Class A factory engraved... Also managed to get a 4" 657 stainless and 4" Mountain Gun... The only one I missed was another auction gun... Bill Jordan had been given one of the first 4" 57s made along with a pair that Elmer Keit received. When he died Rex Applegate ended up with his gun.. When he died the gun went up for auction.... Had the money, should have bid and didn't. No clue what it went for but one of the gun writers, Leroy Thompson, bought it as I saw it in one of his articles on .41s...






I'm happy with the Grail Guns I have but sure would have liked to added the other two....Bob

Nice combo.



I'm not sure of what a grail gun might be, but if another Silver/Chrome HiPower in excellent shape ever crosses my path, I'm on it. Had one once. Stupidlysoldit. Regretted it ever since.

Probably the first revolver I bought at age 17 in 1978 and later worked over by S&W due to a barrel issue. My 5" full lug M29-2.

Have it. I believe its the only one to exist

Ruger Blackhawk 357 Maximum. My uncle had one right up til his passing and now my cousin has it.

Don't remember a Grail gun, but they did have the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. (1970s reference!)

if I was to only be able to have one......

My Grail has always been a 3 1/2" Pre-27. About a month ago, I got real close, and picked up a 6 1/2" version. The more I mess with it, the more I'm OK with the longer tube.

Oh my!

Your pictures suck.

I had a Nickle BHP and liked looking at it...but the hammer chewed my mitts hard and it went away.

My 41 is now Skookum.................