GP100 .41 Special

[MadBadger]

Bowen Classic Arms

Caliber conversion
V-notch rear
Tritium dot front
BP style cylinder chamfer
Cylinder endfloat, headspace & timing (it was originally a 7 shot so a new 6 shot cylinder was required)
Action / Trigger tune

Had hoped for a lanyard ring, but the SN is in the way.

I put Craig Spegel's on it prior to the conversion. Lobo Gunleather was added later as well.

Press On, Regardless.

MadBadger[/quote]

 

[dixie884]

MadBadger, did you get your brass, yet?

 

[MadBadger]

Sure did, arrived yesterday.

Plan to start putting it to work tomorrow.

I stumbled across my .38/.357 Rolling Block pistol that I bought years ago - I should send it off to be bored to .41 Special. That would be a fun rig!

Funny, other than a couple .38 Spl S&W's that my kids and I shoot regularly in the summer (to see who has to do chores), I think all my other .357's are destined sooner or later to be converted to .41 Special.

MadBadger

 

[dixie884]

I'd still like to see someone do a .41spl on a GP100.

 

[Sugar River]

I'd still like to see someone do a .41spl on a GP100.

Clements has been working on it since Sept. No ETA yet.

Pete

 

[dixie884]

Sugar River, Please post pics, and all of the details when it is done. I think this will be a real neat piece. David did my 686, and you won't be dissapointed with his work. It will be worth the wait, and the money.

 

[dougader]

I'd love to see that GP100 as well.

I love the 41 Special Mt Gun treatment done up on the 686 that Mad Badger posted above. Very nice.

 

[dixie884]

Sugar River, any word yet??????????????

 

[Sugar River]

No, nothing yet.
I hate to bother folks like Dave, it takes away from their "workin' time".

Pete

 

[Denny]

For a 41 special I think the smaller frame is the way to go if you use an N frame just get a 41 magnum and down load it. I have a 686 44 special I really like I had the barrel and cylinder from a 686 swapped out when you could get parts from Brownells. I ahve thought about a 686 in 40S&W

 

[targetshootr]

My 41 spl GP will be here in a few months. Blue with a 4" Python barrel.

 

[Sugar River]

Well, it finally got here. And I'm happier than a puppy with 2 peckers!
She started out as a plain vanilla KGP-141. Dave made the barrel a half shroud and bead blasted everything. He made a nice tall front sight too.

Here it is next to the same model in original dress.

Pete

 

[rkrcpa]

Very Nice! I've got an Anniversary 357 and S&W bbl I'm getting ready to send out for conversion.

 

[dixie884]

SR, I'm impressed. nice revolver!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[stantheman86]

Very nice gun, I assume that's a "handloader's special" since .41 Special is pretty much dead as a factory round.

Someday I would like to get a .41 Magnum Redhawk, just to have one.

 

[Sugar River]

SR, I'm impressed. nice revolver!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Dixie, that's brass I got from you a couple 3 years ago.

Pete