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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.
Didn't know there were any 29-2 guns out there with full lug. I bolded and underlined the pertinent part.
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Just got my grail gun today. Winchester 1873 musket in 44/40 with bayonet!
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Bowen K frame in .256 win
No got.
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Years ago, I had the chance to buy a Winchester 1873 musket that was literally new. Unfired with only handling marks and the cosmoline still in the barrel. Couldn't get the money together right then. It was Australian Army issue.
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Colt New Service 44 or either of the American 45s. Not yet, but this year.
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John Powers is building a Ruger Old Model Flattop with a 5 inch barrel in .38-40 with a 10mm cylinder and a Ronnie Wells Potato Judge Jr bras Bisley frame. I also have a 6 inch Colt Python on layaway. The first time I saw a Wilson Combat EDC-X9 I immediately wanted one. It took me a while to get one but it is my everyday carry gun now
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Two Colt Revolvers I have always wanted, and I finally have the exact two I wanted. I have owned Python's and SAA's before, but they weren't the barrel lengths/finishes I wanted. Now I have them right.
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This is a Baer Premier 2 with the 1.5" at 50 yards package. I had it customized from there. The huge boat paddle ambi safeties were replaced with a Colt single sided safety, a Smith and Alexander magwell was added, and the plain black front sight was replaced with one that I can put fiber optic rods in. It wears a pair of Herretts skip line checkered grips. It is all kinds of fun to shoot and I carry it fairly often as a carry gun as well, as the mood suits. I wanted one 1911 that was "just right" and this is it.
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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SDM Fabricating, who has also built guns for Clint Smith and others, did this one for me. It started as an 8 & 3/8ths 29-2. Shown here hunting saber toothed squirrels on the famed Pahsimeroi that Elmer Keith also loved to hunt on. The reason for using that length is to have the barrel markings in the proper place once the barrel is cut to 5"s. SDM cut the barrel to 5"s put a Classic DX interchangeable sight system on it. They narrowed and smoothed the target trigger and polished it. The action is slick. Needless to say, this is one of those all time favorite revolvers and it was well worth the cost. If I could only own one iron sighted .44 this one would be it.
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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Mac,
I used to live down the road from Scott, and hang out in his basement when he was struggling. Good guy. I had a revolver with one of the first set of fiber optic front sights he made. Part of a test run.
Been years since I spoke with him. He's a great guy!
Very talented gunsmith on smith revolvees and 1911s.
“Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.
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I have a couple that I am trying to get my hands on, but one that I really would like to get is 1) hard to find and 2) when you find them I don't want to lose a kidney to get.
A 657 mountain gun.
I did manage to find a 625 45 colt and really like shooting it.
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There are several, but the least likely is an English double rifle, small frame in either .303, regulated for 215gr RN at 75 yards, or in .30-40 Krag regulated similarly with 220s. I know it’s weird, but would be great for WT where I hunt.
More likely is a triple lock 44 SPL.
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I've had two, a 5" M27 .357, and a 4" M24-3, and neither lived up to the hype. In fact. neither shot worth a damn, and I was glad to rid myself of them. OTOH, a raggedy Colt Gov't Model I had reworked came back to me and shot wonderfully well for as long as I owned it, and I shot it HARD for many years shooting IPSC and such. I shot it so much it cracked the frame (didn't effect function in any way, but it let me know I was being unkind to it).
Nothing else has really come close to those. The Smiths were a real disappointment to me, and I haven't bought an N-frame Smith since then. Ks and Ls are about the only ones I'll trust nowadays.
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SDM Fabricating, who has also built guns for Clint Smith and others, did this one for me. It started as an 8 & 3/8ths 29-2. Shown here hunting saber toothed squirrels on the famed Pahsimeroi that Elmer Keith also loved to hunt on. The reason for using that length is to have the barrel markings in the proper place once the barrel is cut to 5"s. SDM cut the barrel to 5"s put a Classic DX interchangeable sight system on it. They narrowed and smoothed the target trigger and polished it. The action is slick. Needless to say, this is one of those all time favorite revolvers and it was well worth the cost. If I could only own one iron sighted .44 this one would be it. Mac, that picture of Keith was first published in his Gun Notes column in Guns and Ammo and accompanied his rundown on the then-new Ruger Redhawk. I remember him shooting those Jacks.
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A tight, nickel, .38-44, 5”, that has not been reamed to .357.
A Registered Magnum of any length would be nice too.
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A Registered Magnum of any length would be nice too.
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A Registered Magnum of any length would be nice too. Holy Sh.... WHAT a gun! Would you like to give us history buffs some more details? I only know these guns from the internet and from Tim Mullins books. Is yours a RegMag or Non-RegMag. Did you have it lettered?
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A Registered Magnum of any length would be nice too. With a humpback hammer no less. Are the stocks Keith Brown or Roper?
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Mac,
I used to live down the road from Scott, and hang out in his basement when he was struggling. Good guy. I had a revolver with one of the first set of fiber optic front sights he made. Part of a test run.
Been years since I spoke with him. He's a great guy!
Very talented gunsmith on smith revolvees and 1911s. It is always great to see guys go from struggling, living on Mac and Cheese, and other things not related to financial issues, to being successful. It makes them appreciate everything that much more.
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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