LSCG
Buckeye
I got my Single Seven a few months back and while I really liked it as it was I had an idea in my head of how I really wanted it to look. after a few months of parts gathering and a few days of work I finally have what I wanted.
along the way I took pictures of what I have done and I thought i'd share them with y'all.
how it looked from the factory and disassembly.
the stock hammer and trigger (right) were replaced with a Bisley hammer and trigger(left).
first mock up. as you can see to match the main frame a lot of material needs to be removed from the grip frame.
after some sanding and file work I have it closely fitted. for the most part it went well but unfortunately I did slip and flatten a corner on the grip frame. i'm not too upset about it since this is the first time I've ever fit a grip frame to a main frame. i'll do better next time.
next up was the front sight, I just don't like the way the factory sight looks so I decided to reshape it similar to Elmer Keith's #5 front sight.
now on to the ejector Rod. there are a few options out there if you want something different but none of them really spoke to me so I decided to modify the one I had. a couple of drill bits, a little time and I wound up with this. I really like how it turned out.
the stock Base Pin (right) was replaced with a Belt Mountain #5 style Base pin (left).
and the final thing to do was make a set of grips for it. I first thought about Ivory but decided to save what I had for future projects, and the Rams Horn I had was too short. then I found something I bought a few years back and forgot I had. it's ancient bone. after a little work I had them fit to the grip frame, it's not quite as good a fit as I would have liked but I had no wiggle room on the blanks so it was this or nothing. for an added touch I used the blind grip screw technique.
all in all i'm happy with the way it turned out!
along the way I took pictures of what I have done and I thought i'd share them with y'all.
how it looked from the factory and disassembly.
the stock hammer and trigger (right) were replaced with a Bisley hammer and trigger(left).
first mock up. as you can see to match the main frame a lot of material needs to be removed from the grip frame.
after some sanding and file work I have it closely fitted. for the most part it went well but unfortunately I did slip and flatten a corner on the grip frame. i'm not too upset about it since this is the first time I've ever fit a grip frame to a main frame. i'll do better next time.
next up was the front sight, I just don't like the way the factory sight looks so I decided to reshape it similar to Elmer Keith's #5 front sight.
now on to the ejector Rod. there are a few options out there if you want something different but none of them really spoke to me so I decided to modify the one I had. a couple of drill bits, a little time and I wound up with this. I really like how it turned out.
the stock Base Pin (right) was replaced with a Belt Mountain #5 style Base pin (left).
and the final thing to do was make a set of grips for it. I first thought about Ivory but decided to save what I had for future projects, and the Rams Horn I had was too short. then I found something I bought a few years back and forgot I had. it's ancient bone. after a little work I had them fit to the grip frame, it's not quite as good a fit as I would have liked but I had no wiggle room on the blanks so it was this or nothing. for an added touch I used the blind grip screw technique.
all in all i'm happy with the way it turned out!
