Ruger and S&W goodness

[6GUNSONLY]

Got in a little range time this afternoon. After cleanup, these two wanted to pose for a picture. First is a new favorite shooter; a 1954 pre-model 27 5-screw .357, 6" with Patridge front sight I bought on S&W forum a couple of weeks ago. It has the matching numbered magnas with it but I put these presentation targets on it for shooting. Super-accurate old sixgun.

Next is a custom old model flattop .44, shortened to 4 5/8", color-cased by Turnbull, steel Old Army gripframe, mesquite grips. Custom work by John Gallagher. She's a handful with the 290 grain hard cast SWCs I was shooting this afternoon.

 

[contender]

Nice pair! I bet you could clean up a full house with them!

 

[don44]

Thumbs Up!

 

[WendyZXZ]

That is a fine pair of revolvers!

 

[gunman42782]

You have excellent taste in revolvers sir!

 

[hdxr750]

6Gunsonly did your 44 begin life as a Magnum, or did your convert a .357? Either way I'd be proud to say it was Mine.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

That one was already a flattop .44. It was "cosmetically challenged" so I had John shorten the barrel, had Turnbull C/C the frame, put on an Old Army gripframe, then John reblued it and installed a locking basepin. The mesquite grips are from a maker in Texas whose name escapes me at the moment.

I have a converted flattop .357, now a .44 Special.



Gallagher did this one as well. Bored the cylinder, black powder chamfer on the front edge, used a take-off factory Ruger .44 barrel. Retained the alloy XR3 gripframe in the interest of weight-saving on this one. Locking base pin, buffalo horn grip panels. Likes 17 grains of 2400 with a hard-cast 250 grain Keith SWC. Holster is an El Paso Saddlery Tortilla.

 

[Spencer]

I really like he grips and case hardening on the first Ruger!!! Class act it is!!!

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Thanks for the positive comments. I enjoy them all, but especially love the old three-screw Rugers and older S&Ws.

 

[Spencer]

I agree about the older 3-screws. I will hunt far and wide for one before buying a new model Ruger.