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    Bearcat round grips

    Set of round Bearcat grips w/inset medallion. ANIB. $40 shipped. Rosewood laminate.
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    Blackhawk bonded ivory grips

    SOLD Unused Blackhawk bonded ivory grips, $40 shipped. Unused but have some tint/coloring from aging, they are "NOS." For those unfamiliar, "bonded ivory" is ivory dust/ground then epoxied in a mold.
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    Stop me before I kill (these Bearcat round) grips again...

    That's a good idea. I'll think about that. I do really like the star medallions on those grips; I just can't find anything commercially available. I guess I'll call Altamont and see if they would sell me a pair or tell me where to get them.
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    Stop me before I kill (these Bearcat round) grips again...

    I've got Ruger medallions, just no Bearcat!
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    Stop me before I kill (these Bearcat round) grips again...

    I bought these grips to harvest the medallions. They are really, really nice and I hate to do that. They are for a round butt Bearcat and are new in the package. But, before I do that, I'd like to trade them straight across to someone who could use them who has some medallions I can use. I am...
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    Anyone who can case harden a three screw Blackhawk frame?

    OK, great stuff to know. It will be much easier to find an NM SB frame than an OM. I'll look for one. I picked up the gun today from the dealer - he was a bit over an hour away one way so I didn't get a chance to go until today. Boy, I do like it. The OM feels so much better than my dad's NM...
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    Converting a 9mm to 38 Super

    I am sorry I am late to this dance. I do have a lot of 1911 experience (not so much Ruger tbh). What you are describing is *probably* a classic magazine issue. It's not the gun at all most likely. It's like swc rounds in a hybrid feed lip magazine. Does just what you are describing. If you...
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    Anyone who can case harden a three screw Blackhawk frame?

    I don't mind the sq trigger guard at all. It's for gunning and I can fit/finish it to look good. I will keep the original parts on hand for the unforseen future. I'd rather avoid rigging an nm grip frame in a drill press and drilling it as I've seen in other threads. I can do it, have a press...
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    Anyone who can case harden a three screw Blackhawk frame?

    See my post above about WY armory, he has prices posted and they are reasonable. $125 for frame, gate, hammer. Being ex-Navy, the next best thing I can say is that I know a few armored cav jokes. But I will refrain for now since: The other day I told a joke about an armored vehicle with a...
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    Anyone who can case harden a three screw Blackhawk frame?

    OK, I'll consider that vs. cerakote. Pros and cons each way. Yes, I'm interested in fitting either longer frame to the gun to get the longer grip. I know from shooting the New Vaqueros I had, and my dad's NM Blackhawk, it suits my grip and hand much better.
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    Anyone who can case harden a three screw Blackhawk frame?

    That's the decision I came to late last night when contemplating this a bunch more. This gun is in really pretty nice shape as-is. Thinking about the ever-shrinking well of good, unmolested old models, it doesn't make sense to be making a project out of it and eliminating one more original...
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    SOLD: 1 Ruger Old Model XR3-Red Grip Frame (Reduced)

    I will take #1. Will send pm
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    Anyone who can case harden a three screw Blackhawk frame?

    That is precisely what I'm looking for. Thanks. I will call them. Yes, I should have said that and not CCH'ing. I did do a google search last night and came up with only one candidate to call on Monday morning, This place, Wyoming Armory: http://www.wyomingarmory.com/services.html However...
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    Anyone who can case harden a three screw Blackhawk frame?

    Does anyone know of a refinisher who is skilled at CCH'ing a Blackhawk frame? I do know of Turnbull but am not interested in using them for this, and am aware it needs to be someone who knows how to do it successfully with the cast frame material. I can disassemble the gun and remove the...
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