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Link Posted: 1/18/2022 10:34:19 AM EST
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Originally Posted By Miami_JBT:


Mmmm.... .40 S&W in a Vaquero!
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Originally Posted By Miami_JBT:


Mmmm.... .40 S&W in a Vaquero!


Check your pm, brother.
Link Posted: 1/24/2022 1:38:13 PM EST
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Just picked up this 50th Anniversary Single Six from a buddy of mine.


Link Posted: 1/25/2022 11:57:04 AM EST
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Just got this Colt New Frontier, 5.5”, .44 Special.

Link Posted: 1/25/2022 1:04:33 PM EST
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Link Posted: 1/25/2022 1:37:31 PM EST
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Originally Posted By BM-ARM-DPMS-guns:
Just got this Colt New Frontier, 5.5”, .44 Special.

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Great choice!

Link Posted: 1/25/2022 2:01:24 PM EST
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Originally Posted By mic214:


Great choice!

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Twins!!!

I've got several SAA's, this is my first New Frontier. I wanted something different than my Rugers and being a 44 Special fan this one fit right in.
Link Posted: 1/25/2022 2:55:29 PM EST
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Originally Posted By BM-ARM-DPMS-guns:


Twins!!!

I've got several SAA's, this is my first New Frontier. I wanted something different than my Rugers and being a 44 Special fan this one fit right in.
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Same here…I have several Ruger single actions (A couple in .44 special), but when I retired, I felt that I deserved a genuine Colt!
Link Posted: 2/16/2022 12:54:42 PM EST
[Last Edit: FighterFixer1] [#8]
I got my old model Vaquero .44 mag a few weeks ago.  The buffalo horn grips finally came in yesterday.

While I was waiting, I made my very first Mexican Loop holster and gun belt.  18 cartridge loops, a little tooling and a little stippling......this was my first attempt, and now that I have a clearer picture of what I'm doing, the next one will be better.

ETA:  It's a far cry from perfect, and there's a few things I wish I had done better/differently.....but the belt/holster was a big piece of hide just a week ago.  I even made the black dye--a piece of steel wool dissolved in vinegar makes 'vinegaroon' and a quick dip is all it takes.  (Don't even need to wear gloves because it reacts with the tanning chemicals and doesn't stain everything it touches--Youtube is FULL of great ideas!)



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Link Posted: 2/17/2022 7:44:24 PM EST
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A .45 Colt NM Blackhawk beater I picked up from a local forum.  Grips are by Chig's and I bought the .45 ACP cylinder on another forum.

Link Posted: 2/18/2022 8:32:35 AM EST
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Originally Posted By FighterFixer1:
I got my old model Vaquero .44 mag a few weeks ago.  The buffalo horn grips finally came in yesterday.

While I was waiting, I made my very first Mexican Loop holster and gun belt.  18 cartridge loops, a little tooling and a little stippling......this was my first attempt, and now that I have a clearer picture of what I'm doing, the next one will be better.

ETA:  It's a far cry from perfect, and there's a few things I wish I had done better/differently.....but the belt/holster was a big piece of hide just a week ago.  I even made the black dye--a piece of steel wool dissolved in vinegar makes 'vinegaroon' and a quick dip is all it takes.  (Don't even need to wear gloves because it reacts with the tanning chemicals and doesn't stain everything it touches--Youtube is FULL of great ideas!)



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That looks great!
Link Posted: 2/18/2022 9:58:45 AM EST
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Originally Posted By 57plymouth:


That looks great!
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Thank you!  I had fun making it and I'm already laying out patterns for the Mk 2 version. (to correct mistakes that I can't un-do)


Its hard to find a nice left hand rig without going the custom route, paying $$$, and/or waiting months so I figured I'd just give it a shot myself.
Link Posted: 2/18/2022 5:50:15 PM EST
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I need a recommendation for someone in the Central TX area who can work on a SAA clone for me, specifically a U.S. Arms Abilene.
Link Posted: 3/15/2022 6:51:46 AM EST
[Last Edit: FighterFixer1] [#13]

So, I've been playing with my rig and making some changes...added a nice buffalo horn bowie knife....moved the holster around...tried normal strong side quick draw, made a crossdraw holster.....and no matter what I do, it's not balanced.  



To remedy this, I bought a matching stainless old model Ruger Vaquero in .44 mag and set it up with the same buffalo horn grips
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Link Posted: 3/19/2022 1:24:22 PM EST
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Just picked this up at my favorite lgs.  1968 three screw .357.  It has been converted.
Link Posted: 3/28/2022 5:04:11 PM EST
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Picked up a grail gun off Gunbroker this week. A Colt SAA 4 5/8” in .32-20, pretty rare. Third generation.



Link Posted: 3/30/2022 1:28:59 PM EST
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Link Posted: 4/4/2022 7:58:30 PM EST
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Link Posted: 4/5/2022 12:35:17 AM EST
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I'm not much of a photographer, but these are mine.

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Link Posted: 4/5/2022 9:50:11 AM EST
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Originally Posted By BM-ARM-DPMS-guns:
Picked up a grail gun off Gunbroker this week. A Colt SAA 4 5/8” in .32-20, pretty rare. Third generation.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54333/012880EB-52C3-47C0-BB2E-1324B23D209A-2329757.jpg

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That’s awesome
Link Posted: 4/11/2022 9:45:03 PM EST
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I love this one so much i thought it deserved its own picture

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Link Posted: 4/30/2022 7:41:19 PM EST
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Link Posted: 4/30/2022 10:27:20 PM EST
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Originally Posted By --FLEET--:
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Nice!
Link Posted: 5/3/2022 6:29:36 PM EST
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Originally Posted By --FLEET--:
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I've never been into cap and ball revolvers but I would change that immediately for one of those stainless Ruger Old Army's.  I've lusted after one for decades but I always just missed out on the ones I tried to buy.  Nowadays they are too far out of my budget.  I wish Ruger would start making them again.
Link Posted: 5/3/2022 7:05:12 PM EST
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My Super Blackhawk is a little different.

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Safari gold bead front sight, taper bored Shilen barrel.
Link Posted: 5/3/2022 8:50:05 PM EST
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Originally Posted By Henny:
My Super Blackhawk is a little different.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/10846/6F129B1B-50F0-462E-9246-6FAD5887E13C_jpe-2371306.JPG

Safari gold bead front sight, taper bored Shilen barrel.
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Dude thats awesome
Link Posted: 5/4/2022 4:05:48 AM EST
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Originally Posted By usar_ds:
Dude thats awesome
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Originally Posted By Henny:
My Super Blackhawk is a little different.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/10846/6F129B1B-50F0-462E-9246-6FAD5887E13C_jpe-2371306.JPG

Safari gold bead front sight, taper bored Shilen barrel.
Dude thats awesome


Thanks! The dragoon trigger guard no longer bites my middle finger either! It’s a pleasure to shoot!
Link Posted: 5/4/2022 9:45:54 AM EST
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Originally Posted By Brandi:

I've never been into cap and ball revolvers but I would change that immediately for one of those stainless Ruger Old Army's.  I've lusted after one for decades but I always just missed out on the ones I tried to buy.  Nowadays they are too far out of my budget.  I wish Ruger would start making them again.
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Same here, not a blackpowder guy (yet) and this is my first one. I've wanted a fixed sight 5.5" for years. I just love the proportions of it. Finally bit the bullet...I mean roundball...and paid the gunbroker price. Luckily midway had the conversion cylinders on sale and hope to try it out this weekend. Unfortunately, with only 2 boxes of 45 colt on hand and being scare right now, I'll probably only shoot a couple cylinders worth.
Link Posted: 5/7/2022 11:40:38 AM EST
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Taylors Outlaw Nickel 4.75” .357

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Link Posted: 5/13/2022 1:41:23 AM EST
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Picked this up today, Cimarron Model P.

Link Posted: 5/23/2022 12:10:39 PM EST
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Originally Posted By bradpierson26:
Taylors Outlaw Nickel 4.75” .357

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Got notified that was in stock the other day, went to check and already OOS.  Looks great, wish they had one on the shelf.
Link Posted: 5/28/2022 4:12:08 PM EST
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Probably allready posted this one a few pages back but I got the old three screw out today and shot some 38spl through her.  

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Link Posted: 6/5/2022 9:22:50 PM EST
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Originally Posted By thenning:

Got notified that was in stock the other day, went to check and already OOS.  Looks great, wish they had one on the shelf.
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I waited about 4 months
Link Posted: 6/23/2022 5:01:24 PM EST
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Link Posted: 6/23/2022 5:34:13 PM EST
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Originally Posted By Stowe:
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Birdshead maple?
Link Posted: 6/23/2022 6:08:44 PM EST
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It looks kind of like it, but it's supposed to be maple burl. I love that gun, but my wallet can't tolerate me shooting it much. 50cpr for 5.56 is stupid. Like $2 a round for .44s. Umm... No. I'll shoot a cylinder or two now and then, but I'm not buying cases of that shit.
Link Posted: 6/27/2022 6:26:27 AM EST
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Originally Posted By Stowe:
It looks kind of like it, but it's supposed to be maple burl. I love that gun, but my wallet can't tolerate me shooting it much. 50cpr for 5.56 is stupid. Like $2 a round for .44s. Umm... No. I'll shoot a cylinder or two now and then, but I'm not buying cases of that shit.
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@Stowe  Those grips are beautiful!


You (and anyone else who shoots 45 LC, 44 mag/spcl) really need to look into reloading.  I just about choked when I went looking for ammo for my recently acquired matching 44 Vaqueros, so other than a box of Hornady Leverlution, my revolvers have only seen handloads.

With virgin brass, Magnus 240gr lead SWC and neckbeard primer pricing, I was loading my 44Spcs for about $0.65/shot. My 44 mags in virgin brass were about $0.80/shot--but only because I prefer XTPs in my hunting loads.  I could use hard cast or cheaper JHPs and save 10-20 cents.

As I accumulated brass, that expense went away and my cost dropped to about $0.35/shot for Spc and $0.50/shot for mags.  


That makes my .44s as cheap to shoot as my 9mms (I don't reload 9mm) and they're getting more use than any guns I own other than precision .22s now.



Link Posted: 6/27/2022 7:42:58 AM EST
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Originally Posted By FighterFixer1:




@Stowe  Those grips are beautiful!


You (and anyone else who shoots 45 LC, 44 mag/spcl) really need to look into reloading.  I just about choked when I went looking for ammo for my recently acquired matching 44 Vaqueros, so other than a box of Hornady Leverlution, my revolvers have only seen handloads.

With virgin brass, Magnus 240gr lead SWC and neckbeard primer pricing, I was loading my 44Spcs for about $0.65/shot. My 44 mags in virgin brass were about $0.80/shot--but only because I prefer XTPs in my hunting loads.  I could use hard cast or cheaper JHPs and save 10-20 cents.

As I accumulated brass, that expense went away and my cost dropped to about $0.35/shot for Spc and $0.50/shot for mags.  


That makes my .44s as cheap to shoot as my 9mms (I don't reload 9mm) and they're getting more use than any guns I own other than precision .22s now.



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Thank you and that is a very valid point. I have most of the stuff I need to reload and had been considering setting it back up, but everyone's been complaining about the scarcity of components, so I kind of wrote it off. Being able to shoot that pig more often would certainly make me happy though
Link Posted: 6/27/2022 9:04:17 AM EST
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Components are harder to come by, but they're out there if you look.  I got 200 44 Spc brass, 200 44 mag brass, and 1200 240gr lead SWC from Midsouth Shooters Supply just a month ago.  AA#5 shows up every now and again for about $35/pound.  H110 for the magnums seems to be fairly available for around $38/pound.

The hardest thing to find right now are the primers, but if you look--and pounce immediately--you can find 'em for about $70/K.



I posted this pic before, but I spent about 2 hours with these over the weekend--close to 200 specials and 100 mags--definitely couldn't have afforded that with factory ammo


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Link Posted: 7/2/2022 9:03:06 PM EST
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I am a gunslinger now!

Cimarron Pietta Pistolero 357
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Link Posted: 7/3/2022 6:46:29 AM EST
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That's very pretty!
Link Posted: 7/3/2022 7:47:09 AM EST
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Originally Posted By Henny:
My Super Blackhawk is a little different.

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/10846/6F129B1B-50F0-462E-9246-6FAD5887E13C_jpe-2371306.JPG

Safari gold bead front sight, taper bored Shilen barrel.
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That is a beautiful gun.

Hamilton Bowen?
Link Posted: 7/3/2022 8:08:14 AM EST
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Picked this up yesterday.

Link Posted: 7/4/2022 6:49:40 PM EST
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A few pics of my Colt Artillery Model.

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Link Posted: 7/5/2022 9:35:46 AM EST
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Link Posted: 7/20/2022 7:55:22 PM EST
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Standard Manufacturing 45 Colt and several Italian 357s. The Standard is simply beautiful...

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Link Posted: 7/22/2022 12:07:10 PM EST
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Standard Manufacturing 45 Colt and several Italian 357s. The Standard is simply beautiful...

https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/432675/tempImagekKd0Wn_jpg-2460325.JPG

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That Standard is gorgeous
Link Posted: 7/22/2022 12:09:26 PM EST
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Link Posted: 7/22/2022 10:50:04 PM EST
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That Standard is gorgeous
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Thanks.

It really is a work of art.

I shot it today for the first time. It's a joy.
Link Posted: 8/1/2022 2:47:20 PM EST
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Picked this up yesterday.

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I like my wrangler I picked up to replace my single six, but have always loved that style of single Six.  Very nice.
Link Posted: 8/1/2022 2:49:03 PM EST
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I put a grip adapter on my Uberti Schofield.  Keeps it from slipping down in the hand.
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