Freedom Arms 97 Shorties Anyone?

[gunsbam69]

I have absolutely fallen in love with the little 3.5" shorty Freedom 97 I got from Steve I would love for those of you who have model 97 shorties to post some pics. I've decided I like the octagon ones with ivory micartas the best. I'm planning to order a new one the way I want it, but I may still just put Macassar on this one and have it black powder chamferred. I'm having a hard time making up my mind :roll: I think the octagon and solid cylinder will be more my style on this one. I also don't like the jeweling myself. I was going to order it first thing in the morning, but I'm thinking maybe I'd like to look at a few more, and it would be nice to just have a thread of them anyway :mrgreen: Anybody got custom grips, custom work done to them? I'll start it off with a pic of mine. Second pic is with my Linebaugh .45, my pig sticker, and my little belt skinner. These pics are the before pictures.

Plans changed again. I'm sending it off to Freedom Arms in a few minutes for some changes. Should have Freedom Arms resurrection pics in a month, and hopefully Bowen pics soon after. What I'm going to do about the barrel is still up in the air where the wind roams :roll:

 

[Robb Barnes]

This is the little 97 dual cylinder 32/327 that Hamilton did his two piece grip frame conversion on then Roy Fishpaw did one piece snakewood grips for.

 

[cellar701]

This is my version - pretty much standard issue in 44 spl. One of my absolute favorite handguns (besides the Model 83 45/454 but it has a longer bbl).

 

[KLNC]

Here's mine. Options: rounded butt, action job, jeweled hammer/trigger, short barrel. Came with a FA left-handed cross-draw holster. Guess who's left-handed!

 

[paul105]

Before I forget, Montana Bullet Works is Dave Jennings.

Here are a couple of FA97s -- a 3 1/2" Round Butt .45 Colt and a 4 1/4" Octagon Bbl .45 Colt w/.45 ACP cyl.
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I put a 2x Leupold on on the 3 1/2" to accuracy test some loads. Strange as it may look, it makes a tidy, light weight (gun w/scope is lighter than a 6" M83), easy to shoot little package.
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A Simply Rugged Sourdough pancake carved by Rick Geitlein(SP?).
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Paul

 

[6gun]

I really like that little shorty so I went to Freedoms arm's site to check out their gun, lots of cool options also then looked at their prices :shock: Way over my head will be sticking to my Rugers.

 

[gunsbam69]

Robb, Yours is what got me wanting one to start with I LOVE IT :!: Hamilton is going to chamfer both the fluted cylinders on mine, and FA is fitting another unfluted in .45 Colt.

cellar701, Tough looking gun. That would look good with some desert ironwood

KLNC, Looks like ours are twins, for now :mrgreen: Plans changed 3 more times today, but I believe it has all finally come together :!: :? :!:

Paul, I really like both of them, but the round butt is my favorite. Mine's gonna have a little of both of yours in it :wink:

Thanks for posting guys. Hopefully we'll get to see some more