Herman Kantz
Bearcat
I got my first Ruger, a Super Blackhawk, in about 1968 and through the years I have owned a number of them including a few 10-22s, laminated stainless .223 varmint, and several other single action revolvers.
My wife has a LC380 with CT laser that Galloway worked on.
About twenty years ago I got into SASS CAS and started with a pair of 4 5/8" stainless Bisley Vaqueros in .44.
I later got a pair of 5 1/2" stainless Bisley Vaqueros in .44.
I had done action jobs on all of them as well as some cosmetic touches.
I got to thinking that a pair of 7 1/2" stainless Bilsey Vaqueros in .44 would be fun. Only problem was Ruger didn't make them so I had to myself.
In addition complete action jobs I "de-lettered" the barrels, gave them a mirror polish, shortened the base pins, and bead blasted the hammer and trigger faces as well as the front sight (replaced higher one) and rear sight channel.
I shot thousands of .44 Special rounds through them for several years, shooting in Double Duelist and an occasional Gunfighter match until a mishap with a table saw allowed me to count in fractions.
That and a waning interest pretty much ended my very lackluster SASS and IDPA careers. (We've got a pretty nice range here on the farm and I don't have to stand around for three hours to shoot for three minutes.)
Because of advancing age I decided a few years back to sell a few guns I didn't shoot much so I parted with about seventy or so, the 7 1/2" stainless Bisleys being part of the sale.
I had sold a Single Six Bisley that I had set up to a guy who wanted the 7 1/2" Bisleys so when I got ready to sell them he took them.
I've recently been thinking about getting another single action just for range fun and have taken a fancy for one of the Accusport .357 Bisleys. I missed one on GB by a few hours but will continue to look.
Anyway, I thought some forum members might like to see the 7 1/2" Bisleys (that now live in Idaho).
HK
My wife has a LC380 with CT laser that Galloway worked on.
About twenty years ago I got into SASS CAS and started with a pair of 4 5/8" stainless Bisley Vaqueros in .44.
I later got a pair of 5 1/2" stainless Bisley Vaqueros in .44.
I had done action jobs on all of them as well as some cosmetic touches.
I got to thinking that a pair of 7 1/2" stainless Bilsey Vaqueros in .44 would be fun. Only problem was Ruger didn't make them so I had to myself.
In addition complete action jobs I "de-lettered" the barrels, gave them a mirror polish, shortened the base pins, and bead blasted the hammer and trigger faces as well as the front sight (replaced higher one) and rear sight channel.
I shot thousands of .44 Special rounds through them for several years, shooting in Double Duelist and an occasional Gunfighter match until a mishap with a table saw allowed me to count in fractions.
That and a waning interest pretty much ended my very lackluster SASS and IDPA careers. (We've got a pretty nice range here on the farm and I don't have to stand around for three hours to shoot for three minutes.)
Because of advancing age I decided a few years back to sell a few guns I didn't shoot much so I parted with about seventy or so, the 7 1/2" stainless Bisleys being part of the sale.
I had sold a Single Six Bisley that I had set up to a guy who wanted the 7 1/2" Bisleys so when I got ready to sell them he took them.
I've recently been thinking about getting another single action just for range fun and have taken a fancy for one of the Accusport .357 Bisleys. I missed one on GB by a few hours but will continue to look.
Anyway, I thought some forum members might like to see the 7 1/2" Bisleys (that now live in Idaho).
HK
