Parts merry-go-round...........

A few years ago my gunsmith, Keith Warner, needed a grip frame for a Ruger Blackhawk. He called me and I tole him I had two, a blue steel one and an aluminum one. He bought both, the alloy one for use, and the blue steel one for a possible custom job.

Well, it so happens I had a idea for renovating an older Blackhawk .45 that I have. I happened to know Keith's project never materialized, so called and asked if that grip frame were still available. Yep, he said, I'll have to dig it out, and I'll sell it back to you.

"How much are you going to want for it?" I asked him.

"What'd I pay you for it?" he replied.

"Fifty dollars" I told him.

"Then fifty dollars it is" he told me.

Well, if its not too late to make a long story short, that grips frame is in the mail headed for Patrick Grashorn's for a pair of elk stag grips.

Nita's reaction? "Where is the rest of the gun for that?" She knows parts don't remain unmounted for long.


Bob Wright

Thanks for the inspiration, I bought a grip frame from the classifieds I on here.

I would have told my wife she was getting fitted for a new pair of shoes.
I was wanting a set of stags for my birdshead for Christmas. Patrick didn't have a set that would be ready. He sent me his own personal set in time for Christmas. I was lost for words