Lets see some Color Case Hardened firearms!!!

[Bob Wright]

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Wow, that is a fine bunch of guns Bob, but the one that I copied is just too fine. What are the details on this one. It looks a lot like what I'm planning for a 44 special. Pretty much just the same. Who did the grips, they really top it off. Thanks. GS

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That, Sir, is my very first Ruger, a 1958 vintage .357 Magnum Blackhawk. The grip frame is steel, bought in the white from Brownells, for an Old Army. The trigger is a wide smooth trigger made by Dave Clements. Dave re-set the barrel after it loosened in the frame and re-finished the blued parts, after the case coloring by Doug Turnbull.

The grips are by, who else?, CaryC, and are mesquite. I believe they are the first pair of mesquite CaryC made, as we had a hard time finding a source of the wood for grips.

Bob Wright

 

[Bob Wright]

And, further, a .44 Special will probably entail the use of a taller front sight. The bottom gun in the top photo is a .44 Special conversion by Dave Clements.

The .44 Special has a much lower muzzle velocity than the .357 and does necessitate a taller front blade. The olny way around this is to use a light bullet such as the 180 gr, Sierra JHP and zip up the velocity some, which can be safely done in the .44 Special.

Bob Wright

 

[Greebe]

Man I really like em all. What a wonderfull bunch of guns you guys have.

I really like CraigC,s Bisley. I do like the bisleys and that one is really nice with the cch.

I have the itch to get one of mine refinished in CCH.

Thanks eveyone for the great pic's.

Greebe

 

[Greebe]

Joe Miller,

I have a Win 94 Trapper in .45 Colt and I like it allright, but I wish that I had one of the Marlin's instead, especially like the one you have there.

Greebe

 

[mb111263]

My Clement's .44 Special...

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Mike
www.barrantileather.com

 

[Greebe]

What is the cost of having this done on a blackhawk?

 

[Zeus]

Well of course, cost varies by the options that you choose to do with the conversion. But I think David charges $450 for the standard conversion utilizing the original barrel and having it rebored. The CCH of the frame, hammer, etc usually adds approx. $225. Now, for $850, you can get the accurized conversion where the gun is tightened up and a new barrel is built for the gun. That price does not include CCH of course.

Now, John Gallagher of Jasper, AL, does the same type of conversion but for $450, he goes ahead and builds a new barrel out of a douglas blank and tightens the gun up for you. He told me its just easier for him to go ahead and build a new barrel as it is to have to have one rebored and have to mess with the shipping and everything else. His number is 205-388-0174 at the new location.

 

[CraigC]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face=" Verdana">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Greebe:
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Usually about $200-$250 and usually combined with other work.

 

[Zeus]

Sorry, I misunderstood the question, I thought we were talking about the conversions, sometimes I'm an idiot that can't read...GS

 

[nmead23]

I think I am going to get a blued Single Six just so I can have it case colored.

 

[targetshootr]

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[Jared]

I have a couple more but these are the ones I have on a photo host currently.

 

[mb111263]

Very nice looking sixguns Jared!

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Mike
www.barrantileather.com

 

[Papa]

Of course I had to post this one...

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[Chief 101]

This is some great stuff.

 

[cas6969]

Dang glare ruined the photo. Sorry it's all I got left.

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Ruger forum class of '99

.45 Throats for Pete's sake.
www.Cylindersmith.com

www.Savage24.com

 

[woodpuppy]

Boxhead, I love that fixed-sight gun done like an RSS!!! Sent an email looking for particulars...

cas, about the time I finally decided I had to have one of those SA M6 rifles, SA quit importing them and they dried up or got real 'spensive. nuts.

 

[bg]

How bout a lousy pic of a late 2G Colt SAA..

 

[Easy Ed]

Jared, those are some mity fine Flattop's. Thanks for sharing them.

Ed

 

[gatling]

Beautiful firearms.