Beautiful Handguns Thread - Let's see 'em!

Seeing Cottonstalk's new toy inspired me to start this thread. I know most of you have posted beauty shots of your guns in the bragging board, but let's post 'em here in one thread -- a gun gallery if you will. You Freedom guys have some of the most beautiful revolvers built -- let's see 'em!

A Super Blackhawk with high gloss finish and after market grips.
I like it.

Heres one of mine: SBHH

Very nice, gentlemen! Let's see more!

This one aint flashy but it's my new favorite in my arsenal. I carry it in a hip holster and it rides nice and shoots straights. I've been carrying it the past couple weeks bear hunting.

6X284 XP. Great piece of

Great!! Both very nice! Keep 'em coming!

Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 mag


Ruger Super Redhawk .480

Very nice! Is your SRH done by Mag-na-port?

Here's my Huntington .475 Bisley.

Love that revolver, jwp!

Here's my Uberti .44 Magnum:



And the opposite end of the spectrum, my .50 Alaskan D-Max by Huntigton:

This is my favorite that I've built so far, this is Ed's 475

I love the grips on that BFR Whitworth, maybe once I get some help in the shop I'll get back into making grips. I was just starting to get into it when I decided getting my FFL seemed like a good idea.

Thanks, Rod! That .475 is cool!!

Stock SBHH in 45colt. Something about this gun just "feels" right in my hand. The hunter grip frame is my favorite.

MN

Very nice minnesotahunter!! Here's my Bisly Hunter:

Me and my dad's Freedom 97 in 45 Colt. It's been posted before but I wanted to play along. Pictured with a Barranti 2DXD Holster.

Gorgeous!! Love the white Micarta!

Here is my newest familt member. 5 1/2-inch .45 Colt Bisley:

Looking good guys! Some nice lookin rigs for sure...

My Freedom family photo is in need on an update, and some better Glamour Shots, but here's a non-FA contribution to the mix.

Clements 45LC on a Ruger Bisley Vaquero.

Nice!! Let's see your Freedoms as well!

Great thread Whit!!

Very nice guns everyone. Many beautys for sure.

MN

Here's a couple that have been seen here before - more to come...

7.5" M97 41 with 4X Leupold in the Lovell mount



7.5" M252 22 with 2x6 Bushnell Elite



4.75" M83 500WE with Leupold DeltaPoint



The other FA's are shy right now, but here's a little T/C single shot love.

SSK 6.5/270 JDJ topped with Leupold 2.5x8 in Weigand Rings

376 Steyr
Here is some love for the Competitor Single Shot Pistols 416 Barnes 30/221 50 Action Express

Nice rigs and nice critters!

Thanks Ernie!

I would post a newer pic of this one but its in some dang crazy gunsmiths shop gettin an overhaul.



And here are some of its cousins

Great guns and nice pics, gentlemen!

SC great pics.
David very nice, wheres the big boy pics from our good buddies place in FL??

Craig, Here is one of Tuskzilla.

Oh ya, now thats what I'm talking about.

That bis vaquero you got there SChunter is beautiful.

Here's one of my favorites in 45colt

And of course the one i am waiting on

Some fine looking wheelguns and Single shots so far!

Noticeably absent: long range thumpers from Ernie, custom TC furniture from Tex, the FA family of 500WE, and James' collection of well, everything...one of my favorites from his is the TLA. How 'bout it JFJ?

Gotta go, turkeys await

Yes.

Man its some beauties out there! Heres a couple more of mine:

Tender 223 w/BSA rifle scope


Encore Prohunter 7.08

I agree, let's see em!! Good luck hunting turkey!

Here's my Huntington .500 Maximum:

some fine looking handguns!

Not sure how beautiful, but a lot of hours were spent laying up bondo over a factory stock and cutting, sanding and painting. Just dropped the 223 action in last night with a 3-9 rifle scope. Look out gophers:

A few others

Some of mine are more utilitarian than pretty, but all are beautiful in my eyes; as are all handguns. Some of these have gone down the road since, but I enjoyed their beauty while I had them.















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well not real long range but a couple of hammers, nothing really special to look at but both shoot straight and hit hard.
300 Win Mag SS Cerakote

458 Win Mag, graphite black Cerakote.

Beautiful guns everyone.

Hey Rod, how much more does the Lott kick over the 458 win mag? Gregg, I love those micro 1911's. I carry one all the time.

Well the only lott I've built so far was on the heavy taper Bergara rifle barrel but it still kicked quite a bit harder than the Winchester on the pistol taper barrel. I have another pistol barrel I'll be rechambering in the near future and it will be in the Lott so I'll be able to compare better. The heavier lott would push back way harder than the win but the win has alot more muzzle rise and especially if you relax your grip.

My DA's:

I have several but for looks these two are my favorites.

.500 Linebaugh Long aka .500 Maximum by John Linebaugh



Ruger Old Army .50 cal by Dave Clements

I still feel that this S&W M-27 is one of the finest looking handguns I own. As I said in the original post, it has it all:
deep blue, functional grips and plenty of history....

Hank, have you taken critters with the old army and what kind of performance are you getting out of it? Before I started building my own I thought about having them build one for me now I was thinking of getting one and doing my own conversion on it.

I have taken several whitetails with it.

I get about 1250 Fps with 250 gr bullet and 50 gr Triple 7 fff. Mount Baldy was making bullets, but as I understand he no longer does. It takes special bullets as the bore is .488 to match .50 cal muzzle loader balls. Of course you could do one with a .500 or .510 bore. if you don't plan on also shooting balls.

I have found that if the bullets have lube on the side, that is not just in the grooves, recoil will cause the bullets to move forward since they are not crimped. I alway wipe the sides of my bullet as dry as I can get them and use a wonder wad behind the bullet for some extra lub.

Very cool. I like the idea of a large caliber cap and ball gun. Rod, we may need to do some talking here in the not to distant future!

284 Winchester


MOA "clone" Charger 22lr


Rear Grip BAT with 7mm WSM Barrel (McRee & Wallace Stocks) & 6.5 Leopard Barrel

6.5 Leopard (Pink Panther) XP-100


7mm SAUM XP-100


338AX XP-100


Ruger 22-45 Suppressed

Rear-Grip XP-100 6.5-284


6.5x47L MOA


7mm Rem Mag AI MOA


Seekins AR-15 Handgun


6mmx47L MOA


375 Chey-Tac Improved



Have a couple more MOA's but not good pictures.

Very nice!!

Keep 'em coming!

Here's my .500 JRH BFR:



No longer mine, but a good one nonetheless -- my old SRH in .475 Linebaugh:

Nice guns! Tell me about that BFR! What was done to it?

I've done nothing to it. It is my most accurate revolver. I am planning on performing some grip frame surgery to it (Jack Huntington's grip extension and some custom grips), and that is that. It's a great revolver!

Ernie the 284 and wildcats off that cartridge have always been amazing.Never understood why 284 didn't make it.What is the leopard caliber off of?

Now I need Whits Uberti, Eds 475, Zaco419s model 97, Schunters bisquero, jwps 475, cfishs bishunter,Rio hondos ROA, JFJs 27 and Ernies 284 or duplicates just like them. I knew this thread was going to be expensive for somebody. Almost hated to look.

What about the Max, cottonstalk??

Nope nope nope.Yours and hondos both are amazingly beautiful but I think the jrh will be sufficient.

Come on -- I know they are a bit excessive, but that's the attraction -- LOL!

Norma 270 WSM brass necked down to .264
It runs 130 Berger's between 3030 & 3100 fps (I have two 6.5 Leopard barrels).

Where are all of the FAs?? Let's see 'em!

I think some guy from Jersey named James purchased them all.

Then that guy needs to post 'em up!

Wow,there certainly is some beautiful guns here.

My FA's



Model '97 44 Special




454 Round butt 6"



The "twins". 7 1/2" 454's



My BIG 10"

Dan

Those are beautiful, Dan!! Thanks for sharing!

Any more??

And one of my double actions and the one that gets the most miles on my hip, my .454 Redhawk:

Now THAT is a 454!!! I love it....the 454 Ruger should have made.

Dan

Thanks! I agree completely!

Have posted this one before, but here are 3 generations of Colt SAA's.

Top to bottom, a 45 Colt 3rd Gen, a 44 Special 2nd, and a 38 w.c.f. 1st.



A 3rd Gen 44-40



A pair of 3rd Gen 38-40's. (My CAS guns)




Dan

Awesome Colts! Wow! Thank you for posting!

Thanks! That 44 special is the one that is on my hip these days.

Dan

Here is one that I thought was pretty nice looking but I ended up taking it back apart because it was too nasty on the recoil end to be safe. It had a factory barrel I turned the safety warning off of making it even lighter than original and I put the polished aluminum grip frame on it. This was more of an experiment in how light you could go with a single action. It was chambered in 454 and full house loads were flat out scary as the gun only weighed 2 lbs 5 oz's and with the short plow handle it would try to roll right out of my hand.

I think "scary" would be the right word for that one Rod. Whit would probably like one in each hand shooting "gunfighter" at them piggies.

Muddy I'm envious, them colts are awesome.

Your probably right, I thought I was a recoil junky until I started reading his post. My wrist are getting tired which is one reason I'm shooting my 454 more than my other bigger calibers now, but this 454 weighs a little more.

This is my personal 3 Screw 44 spcl converted from a 357.


This is my 454 with the Millet red dot.

Hahaha! Jeez, I'm not that numb!

Those are really cool, Rod -- love the lightweight but would need a Bisley grip to minimize damage to myself -- LOL!

All very beautiful handguns. Rod is that 454 cerakoted and the cylinder polished stainless?

Thanks for the comment Cotton...

Rod I REALLY like that 44 special..very nice! That one sure qualifies as a perfect "take along" gun.

Dan

The 454 has a matte blue job and polished stainless cylinder, Muddy that little 44 is really nice to carry, it weighs in at 2.2lbs loaded and even with the 3.5" barrel it's accurate

Here are a couple more of mine, .500 Linebaugh Bisley Vaquaro and 4 inch Bisley .45 Colt, both by John Linebaugh.

Beautiful revolvers, Hank!

here is the trio of other 500 Linebaughs I've built, 3.5" Vaquero, 4" Blackhawk and 9" Blackhawk

Very nice!! Really like the 4-inch .500!!

Yeah that was my favorite and I almost wish I hadn't sold it but I had to finance more projects.

I understand completely!

This is KRal's Reeder 475. This is one of the most beautiful revolvers I've seen. I was lucky enough to get to hold this beauty on a past forum hunt.

Very nice!

Thank's, David! I've been a little busy lately and not able to post photos with my phone. Maybe I'll get an opportunity before the thread fades away.

Kral, thats a really beautiful handgun. What was the barrel length before the MB? And how is the recoil with a full load?

David why did you have to post that pic?

cfish, you nut, because I wanted to. LOL Just Kidding Craig, you know I might be a single shot guy, but I still see the beauty in KRal's revolver. I'm married to a brunette, but I still like blondes and redheads. HA HA

Just don't tell her that.....

XP-100 built by Apache Machine, 284 win

HS Precision 6.5x284

XP-100 223, built by Kirby Allen

HS Precision 25 WSSM

7HS Precision 7 SAUM

HS Precision 300 SAUM

the twins: HS Precision 270 & 7 WSM

HS Precision 300 WSM
nmhunter

nmhunter, you have many serious pistols there, they look GREAT!!!

David, I'm drueling over Krals revolver. I think I need help.

Let me tell ya' Craig, it is unbelievable. It handles as well as it looks. If I was in the market for a revolver, that is what I would want.

Thanks,
Before the brake......

...it had a 7 1/2" barrel.

Now with the brake....

...it's sporting a 9" tube.

I used it for three years without a brake and it was starting to take a tole on my wrist; with 385gr at 1500fps. With the same load, now; it's like a 44 mag. I let my 14yr son shoot it now.

Its a beaut for sure. I like it equally as well with or without the brake.

A few FA's...

M97 22lr/Mag


M97 45LC


Top: M83 454C/45LC/45WinMag
Bottom: M83 44Mag

KRal,

Pretty pretty firepower! I need to send my FA's to you for a photo session! (no firing, of course)

Beautiful guns, KRal!!!!

Took this photo yesterday: .50 Alaskan, .500 Maximum, and .500 Linebaugh.

Quite a collection of HAMMERS! Beautiful set...

Whit, beautiful pic! I love those panels on you Alaskan; what are the made of?

They're Micarta.

Thanks, guys!

Beautiful guns whit!

Thank you, sir!

3 screw 357 mag Blackhawk. Sent to Gallagher for conversion to 44 Special. 5.5 inch barrel. CCH by Turnbull. Bowen rear, Gallagher custom front with bar. Grips are by CLC and are made of Gold Stabilized Spaulted Maple.

El Diablo by Reeder. Built on old model Flattop, 5.5 inch barrel. 44 Special of course. Gold bead front sight and vnotch rear.

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A trio of FA model 83s. The top one is a 44 mag, 7.5 inch barrel. Sent to Magnaport for 4 ports, trigger job, and T'SOB base and rings. Leupold 2x scope.

The middle one is a 45 caliber, 6 inch barrel. Has cylinders in 454, 45 Colt, 45acp and 45 WM.

The bottom one is my first FA in 454. 7.5 inch magnaported barrel. Leupold base and rings and a Leupold 2x scope.

I had a 83 in 41 mag, but saw no real use for it, so instead on changing it to 44 mag, I sold it.

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Ruger Bisley model in 475 Linebaugh built by Nightowl Customs in Utah. This is sorta my dream gun. I wanted a 475 Linebaugh that uses the original cutdown 45-70 brass. This gun is with Reeder now getting a few minor issues fixed. I have been shooting a Rimrock 400 grain and HS6 powder with excellent results.

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Just a pic of various grip materials. The SRH sports Nill Grips, the Magnaport Stalker has cocobolo(finished with super glue). The USFA has english walnut from Scott Kolar. The model 625 has Ahrends grips in Red Raspberry. The SBH Hunter has grips from Badger.

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Ruger SBH. Started out as a beat up 10 1/2 inch, I got for a song. Sent to Dave Clements for a massage. He shortened the barrel to 6.5 inch, action job, and installed a Bowen rear and a Patridge front. The grips are from Dick Thompson and in American Holly. He then did a fantastic job on the refinishing.

Absolutely gorgeous, magman! Now let's get some details!

Thanks Whit. When I get some time, I will post some more pics of the stuff I have laying around here.

Looking forward to it!

Can't get this beauty out of my head. Thanks a lot Whitworth, got any cash I can borrow?

Magman - Too...much...pretty...overload. WOW



I came REALLY close to making that one mine, but I figured my M97 .41 could carry me through. Plus, I had just purchased a M83 in 44!

BTW - thanks again for the tip on the 252!

It went to a good home, I hope. Sure did hurt to sell off an FA, but I need another. Most likely a 252 at some point. Thanks for the compliments.

Haha! Thank you!

I'd want a good glove as well. Jeez man. You and Rod, gluttons for punishment ;-)

Some beautiful pieces of iron you have there, Magman!

Nice set of toys Magman.

Holy Cats ! Magman,,,,,,,,, A while back I voted for Ernie as president and founder of the cool toys club. I think, YOU may have just beat him out !!

First is my .376 Steyr in MOA, Burris 3x12, 225grn Hornadys.

Dan Wesson 3757 Super Mag

Apache Machine-XP100- 284 Winchester-Burris 3x12 scope-HS Stock


Contender-375 JDJ-Magnaport-Pachmayr

Very nice guns!!

Keep 'em coming, gents!

Great lookin' guns Hawkeye! I really like your MOA.

Elwood Kirby`s beautiful 454......
PS El asked for a little hepl in posting picture...

VERY nice!! Thanks for posting that photo for Elwood, James!

Well ive got a semicustom bisley by Rod on the bragging board but dont have a clue how to post a picture here.Fine looking piece.

here you go Dave and don't feel bad it only took me 3 or 4 years to figure it out

That is a gorgeous revolver!! Wow!

And in 45LC, what more can ya ask for. Perty!

Rod that ones a looker.

Most definitely!

Hmmmm!!!!!

I can see the wheels turning in your head

Ya, I bet you can. And I can see the dollars flying from my wallet faster then Obama can vacume them out.

I'm not that bad am I

Naw, your not that bad. Your just my new dealer and I need another fix

LOL

Here is a few of them. Will post more when we update photos. reflex264

Very, very nice!!!!

Those are some great lookin guns,is that grip curly maple?

That particular grip is walnut and the pictures don't do it justice. That gun is much closer to being complete now. I amgoing to try to set up to do some high resolution shots on all of the handguns in the near future and hopefully will catch the fire in that piece of wood. reflex264

Can't believe someone stuck a Glock in a "Beautiful handguns" thread!!!
Just kidding!

LOL, the day it saves your life it will be the prettiest girl on the block... ... ...

yep, I've never cared for the looks of a Glock and never thought I'd own one but since aquiring my Mod 22 I'm in extremely impressed with the beauty of it's operation and accuracy.

LOL! You've got that right!

On those terms even a rusted out beat up black powder revolver would be pretty if it saved your life.

Yes it would!

30/30 Win. Ceracoted.

375JDJ

Beautiful!!

Boartuff, your exploits with your Encore in 375 JDJ encouraged me me have one made up my self!

The 375 JDJ really comes out in the Encore. It can rival the 375 H&H itself... ... ...

Beautiful wood on the Encores you guys!
Every time I've had Encores or Contenders I'm in love with them for a while, then end up going back to my 1st love, revolvers.
If I find a steal I may have to pick up another SS "handgun" for sheep or goat hnting someday.

Thats pretty much how I obtained the JDJ, complete as you see it in the pic above. Picked it up from a fella online who needed money for another project. I paid $700 for it shipped to my local FFL, including the custom Williams brake, an action job and the new box of TC ammo. The Leupy scope and Georgia Jim wood alone will run you $700. To build a twin would cost ya $1500+.

TCTex those are some pretty rigs you have there!

Tex the wood on that top contender is what?I love the greens in it its beautiful.

Cotton, I really like the laminate woodwork that I have been getting from GeorgiaJim over on Specialty Pistols.







I have to admit, one of my favorites is this one...

They do look cool!

Here's another view of cottonstalk's new revolver and my maximum.

Whit, I am drooling over those two beautiful pieces...

Whit what is cottons gun? Caliber?

It's a Ruger, converted by Jack Huntington to .500 JRH with his extended grip frame. It shoots even better than it looks!

Ruger Single-Six with custom grip frame.



Custom Ruger Blackhawk chambered in 218 Mashburn Bee.



Top right: T/C Contender chambered in 7mm GNR. Left: T/C Contender chambered in 257 Raptor. Center: T/C Contender chambered in 309 JDJ. All guns wear Weaver 2.5 x 8 scopes.



Top: Ruger Redhawk chambered in 429 GNR w/Bushnell Trophy 2 x 6 scope. Center: T/C Contender with Pirate barrel chambered in 356 GNR w/Leupold 4x scope. Bottom: Custom Ruger chambered in 510 GNR.



Here is the 510 GNR as I first had it built with a 8" barrel and scope.



I later replaced the barrel with a 6" and removed the scope.



Savage Striker in 260 Remington w/ Burris 3 x 12 scope.



Top: T/C Encore in 378 GNR w/Burris 2 x 7 scope. Bottom: T/C Contender in 221 Fireball w/Burris 3 x 12 scope.



Top left: Dan Wesson in 357 magnum. Top right: Ruger MKII w/red dot. Center: Ruger SBH w/Burris 3x scope.



Top: T/C Encore in 338 GNR w/Burris 2 x 7 scope. Bottom: T/C Encore in 6mm BR w/Leupold 2.5 x 8 scope.

VERY NICE!!

You have many great guns! How do you like the 378 GNR?

The 378 GNR is a great caliber. I have more confidence in this round than any other. My gun shoots 225 gr. Hornady's, 260 gr. Nosler BT's and Accubonds, and 270 gr. Hornady's into 1.5" at 100 yards. The 260 grains travel at 2345 fps. and I can push the 225 grain bullets to almost 2500 fps. if I choose. It is overkill for many of the animals I have taken, but dead is dead.

I know what you mean Randominator, I hunt with a 376 Steyr alot. If I could only have one gun, it would be #1. Great range and power for everything & anything I'll ever hunt.

Gorgeous guns! Definitely a lot of beautiful custom pieces here.

Magnaport Razorback Flattop

Close-up

VERY nice!

Magnaport Predator Bisley

Another beautiful revolver!

Thanks Whit, I finally figured out how to post pics. When it comes to computers, Im a little slow

Man, I really like that! I have a 4-inch Redhawk in .454, but it gets fed a steady diet of heavy .45 Colt.

Thanks for posting!

This came yesterday from Clements. It is a 44 mag that David did his tune on. He also added a 6.5 inch Express barrel. Gonna order a set of grips from Cary Chapman to finish it off.

Beautiful revolver, magman!!

this is one I'm just finishing up for a customer.
this is a 45 Flattop I'm just finishing up. I found some blemishes in the blue so I'm going to re blue it. The barrel has been shortened to 3.5", with an Alpha Precision front sight. The grips are malted maple from Privates. The action is tuned to 2lbs and the ACP cylinder I modified to also except 45 Auto Rim. It has a mid frame Sheriffs model belt mtn base pin

Huntington built 475L











Now one for the art lovers. This one is a 41 mag alsobuilt by Jack Huntington. The engraving I believe was done by Paul Linkey

You mean grafitti?

Wow, that's nice, Rod!

The factory scrollwork on my Bisley drives me nuts......

Not my cup o' tea. He does nice work tho.

Me too -- I am having it removed.

Don't confuse real, quality engraving with lazer etching.

I think it all looks a big gaudy. JMO.

I can't believe tha tyou would call the beautiful world class hand engraving by Paul ( Guild member) grafitti

Now that hideous laser etching I would agree

What can I say, I just don't care for that stuff personally. Clean is mean!

He does nice work, it just won't be on any of my guns ;-)

Engraving is definitely an art and one which I won't even try but it's also a personal thing. I've thought I'd like an old Colt SAA or S&W Schofield with engraving and maybe a nice Henry or Winchester to match it but not for a work gun. I have a couple of the lazer engraved guns and they piss me off because I can part them out to build better guns out of them.

I like plane guns for hunting but I can surely appriciate the beautiful artwork that folks do on guns. jwp, that is a beautiful gun.

After spending a very long while looking at 20 pages of awesomeness, I have decided it would be a shame not to resurrect this thread.

I present to you the Prasac Plinker. A 44 Mag Super Blackhawk sporting a tapered 10.5inch tube and Hogue toadskins (monogrips).

Now lets see some more!

I agree! 20 pages of "I want that...and that....and that..." But here is what I DO have.






The top one is my custom 500JRH done by Jack Huntington. It used to be a beat up Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44mag. Next is the 460S&W Encore. Then the Colt Anaconda in 45 Colt. Yes, I said 45 Colt, not 44 mag. :-) Then my MKIII that now wears a scope. And last but CERTAINLY not least, my everyday carry gun, the #1 gun on my bucket list, the Springfield TRP that now wears wood grips. Best shooting 1911 I've ever had. Never failed no matter what I feed it.

Old thread, new photo's; I like it!

FA FG 44Mag...


FA PG 353 Casull....


FA FG 454 Casull with 45 Colt and 45 WinMag cylinders...


FA PG 44Mag....


FA M97 22LR with 22Mag cylinder...


FA M97 45 Colt...


'Tender with 50cal Muzzleloader barrel...

Bisley Hunter 44Mag...

Kral, where are you getting those knives? I like 'em!

Various custom builders.

will this work? Alan Harton 44 special conversion with a Barranti leather company holster.

Nice one LABRAT! I'm guessing it was converted from 357 mag? I dig that case hardened frame too.

Just caught up on the other posts. Raptortrapper I'm drooling over all of yours. I'm waiting to receive my Contender today. Where did you get the laminate fore end?

Kral a superb collection of FAs and blades and I've never seen a nicer looking muzzle loader barrel!

Keep em coming folks! I hope to add my contender pic soon.

Thanks, Jeff. I acquired that muzzleloader barrel from GS. It shoots as good as it looks!

I have a couple of .45 Colts to add. My Huntington massaged Ruger Bisley and my Colt New Frontier:

Thanks!

Got the forend at Tonysforendsandgrips.net. Great guy to deal with, and will get it exactly right. tonysforendsandgrips.net

yes sir. it started out as a 1963 .357 blackhawk. if you didnt know that the gun was a custom and not factory peice, you would think it was a factory built gun. it is my favorite mountain gun to pack.

Neat! That's the only way to get an old model 44 special blackawk. Took Ruger 55 years to decide to make one with their new model blackhawks. A lot of 3 screw 357s died and were resurrected during that half century.

Beautiful guns guys..l am shocked tho at the almost total absence of Smith & Wesson handguns

Many of us are single action nuts and that in and of itself sidelines Smith & Wesson.

That said, I have Smith & Wessons I am very fond of and will never sell.

top is a Ruger GP100 357 its my sons, the bottom one is my new to me Taurus RB 454 Casull. I also have a Colt 1911 45acp made in 1918 but its a family heirloom so it dosnt get shoot. To scared something will break on it.

Whit, everytime I see that Huntington 45 colt, I think i need one of them. Then I remember I have one by Gallagher.

You know, you can never have too many of these things -- LOL!

My Mag Na Port Custom Blackhawk.


Jack Huntington custom Redhawk.

Very nice, JD!

Thanks, Whitworth!

Whit, did you do this one yourself or did some pistolsmith do it for you? I've seen on several forums done both methods.
Steve

S&W .460 PC 1 of 500

Beautiful!
That was about the only factory X frame I liked the looks of.

I know I'm late to the party, but here's my one and only handgun:



My prized S&W Model 460 XVR with a Nikon Force XR scope.

Rod worked on 4 of my Rugers a while ago and remade my square back super blackhawk into this masterpiece.

I plan on using it this whitetail deer season! 240 grain Swift A frames.

Nice!

A pair of FA's in 475 Linebaugh getting some time afield

The pistol got bloody!

Model 69 with Culina grips.

Not revolver but nice. Para Long Slide Hunter 10mm.

FA 252 with auxillary cylinder

A few or my 44 specials

A trio of Ruger Supers

A S&W Model 28 converted by Alpha Precision with Keith Brown grips.

USFA Bisley Model in 45 Colt.

New leather for a couple of S&Ws

Are you tired of seeing my beat up ole junk yet?

Built my first T/C this week.

I know this is an old thread, but I figured I would put up a picture of my Linebaugh-built .475 Linebaugh Bisley before I send it down the road......

"Down the road" ?

It's for sale on the Ruger forum.

Just love those Bisley's!!!!!!!

Beautiful firearm at a fair price. Good luck

45 Colt Bishunter and 454 Redhawk


A new addition...
S&W 27-2, 8 3/8, P&R, 3-T's. Wearing Pachmeyers.

My .32 mag. Grips by Josh Jolley, 5.5" barrel Made and fitted by Alan Harton, SBH hammer spur by Alan as well.






.44 Special by Alan Harton. Originally a 3 screw OM BlackHawk .357 converted to .44 special, 5.5" Octogan barrel, custom base pin, #5 grip frame, walnut grips, bisley hammer installed. Case hardened by a guy local to Alan. This pic is a few years old now. A bit of wear on the barrel and cylinder now, just makes it look better in my opinion. I have taken it to Wyoming once and Arizona twice to hunt. Have taken deer with it and used it to dispatch a few animals on a trapline.

FA 83 44 Mag...

Here is a good topic to bring back up...hopefully, the new members will be able to post a few of their guns......scroll back and just look at all these beauties

VERY nice, Zee!

Great looking rigs

A few Smiths

Nice........Really nice

There is just something about the romance of the "Old Timers"
1858 Remington Cap&Ball. Nothing points like 'em! Many deer have fallen to her medicine.

Nice piece! I'd love to see/hear more details on the rig you have paired with it. I've been thing about something along those lines for my ROA.

Freedom475, I've always liked the looks of the Remingtons.

Here's the Bisley collection. Left to right, 357 Mag, 357 Max, 41 Mag, 44 Special, 44 Mag, 45 Colt, 480.



And here's the purtiest one of the bunch. A 357 Maximum, Bisley grip frame, free spin pawl and birdseye grips.

mart,

Quite the stable. Missing only the 22LR, 32 H&R.

Doc

Thanks Doc. I'll be keeping an eye out for a buy on a 22 and 32. I don't feel the need for a 454, already having the 45 and 480.

Beautiful brace of Bisleys!

WOW!

Life goals....Bisley collection like mart!

Still need a 22, 32 and a 414. Probably should add a 500L for good measure.

And if you have a .500 Linebaugh, you will also need a .500 Maximum.....

I was perfectly happy with a 45 Colt being my biggest handgun until you had to tempt me with that 480 brass. That was so much fun now I'm thinking bigger and I'm gonna blame you when my wife questions me about it.

My sincerest apologies! Haha

I do know of a .500 Maximum for sale......

Enabling bunch of scoundrels.

So tell me about this Max.

You're welcome.

I don't know that their is an ugly handgun?

Glocks are ugly.

.308 Win on top and .45-70 Govt. below. Both 13" barrels and custom cut Choate stocks.

Craig,

All I can say is WOW!

This one ain't near as purty as a lot of them so far but it's not bad. I do like the grips.

I finally got around to putting some scopes on to try out. I need to get a mount for the 500 and then I will take the Leupold off the 629, maybe. Ruger 17 HMR and 41 mag and S&W 629 and 500. These should cover all my hunting needs.

OK ENOUGH OF THIS SERIOUSNESS!
HOW 'BOUT A LITTLE FUN:

Here is my Goldiloks and the Tactical Super Redhawk.

Beautiful guns!

This is my new Bisley gripped BFR "6.5" 475 Linebaugh/480 Ruger. Brand new!

Very nice 45BBH!

Thanks!!

She is beautiful!

I'm thinking about having the Precision Center make me one in 454 with a 45 ACP spare cylinder.

Very nice, yes that would be a seriously cool toy to add to your collection!

I love the looks of my SSH and my two-tone, my 30-30 T/C aint bad lookin' either'

Ruger GP100 with walrus ivory inserts. Action job by the late Teddy Jacobson (Actions By "T").

HERE ARE TWO 5 INCH N FRAME REVOLVERS, A GREAT BARREL LENGTH FOR GENERAL FIELD USE/CARRY. THE TOP 1 IS A MODEL OF 1989 IN 45 COLT (A RECENT ADDITION) THAT I WILL USE WITH MY OLD WEST LOADS (A 250 gr OTBC CAST FPRN @ AROUND 900 fps), AND THE BOTTOM 1 IS A 5 INCH MODEL 27 357 MAG THAT I HAVE OWNED AND USED FOR YEARS (I USE OTBC 158 gr CAST BULLETS IN IT). BOTH GUNS ARE WEARING STABILIZED ELK STAG GRIPS BY KEN DRISKILL. CLASSIC REVOLVERS.

Very nice Rey,

I have those same two 5 inchers myself. The 25-7 is a fantastic gun. I shoot similar loads in mine too. Your grips look great.

Dan

ALL beautiful guns. 😍

I picked this one up last week

I don?t like you right now. I want that gun!!

:-)

I am posting these handgun photos on behalf of Charlie Cherokeetracker. These great looking handguns belong to him..... A 44 mag Bisley and another one in 22..... Nice guns CT....

I decked the frames on Both guns and Did the French Walnut scales. Notice how that French Walnut seems to have it's own personality? The 44 has more of a red hue to it than brown and the wood on the 22 has turned more yellow than the orange that it sometimes turns. Alan Harton did trigger and action jobs on both of them. He also fit the Bisley frame, and steel ERH, to the 44mag. Back in 2012 I could not find a Bisley in the short barrel configuration. So I had him do this one for me. I could not have been happier. This 44 has proven to be quite accurate. 44 has .002 cylinder gap and 2LB trigger.
The 22 has the plum color on the ERH and Load Gate. Having the 22 mag cylinder has been fun too. Lots of small game has fallen from the unerring accuracy of it. The 2LB trigger is clean and crisp.
Charles
Thanks for the help James

Couple new Bisleys I picked up last month and got regripped and trigger job's finished on before Christmas. Before and afters. 22lr only single six.




And another 5.5" 45 Colt,

Very nice Wildcatter.

Much improved on both accounts.

Newest acquisitions.

Here my newest, a 4 5/8" stainless Blackhawk in .41 Mag. I put a few extras on it, can't wait to shoot it!

Very nice!

She sure is a fine handgun..... There is really NOTHING in the world (and any other) you could not cleanly take with your beautiful SA......

480 Ruger's

I JUST LOVE RUGER BISLEYS, THANKS FOR THE EYE CANDY. ARE THOSE RED STAG GRIPS?

Rubber grips may not be beautiful to some but this gun is beautiful to me. Its a 5 inch, 5-shot, .44 mag BFR nicknamed appropriately (by s4s4u) "Lil' Bulldog".

Very nice Pab. A lot of punch packed into that small package. BTW, I dig rubber grips too - more from a functional standpoint but I do prefer them.

Rubber Grips...."Form Follows Function"..."Cheap but Effective"

My 454's



45 Colt BisHunter with custom Micarta by Zane at LSCG. He did a nice job with palm swell and making them a little fat for me.



All dressed up and ready to go in a Von Ringler Wyoming Combination Holster (made for the BisHunter, works for the FA too) Simply Rugged Pancake for the 454 Redhawk backup gun.

Don't know how beautiful they are, but here's what I'm working with.

From top to bottom they are:

NM Blackhawk in .45 Colt with American Holly grips by Private Schultz. They look like they don't fit properly, but that's the poor camera angle. They fit perfectly.

Super Blackhawk in .44 magnum

NM Blackhawk in .357 magnum

I have yet to kill a deer with a handgun, but hoping to remedy that soon.

A new Bisley I picked up last spring, just a 357 mag, but for me the perfect 357 mag to own. Wormy pecan grips from a 100 year old barn beam,,

I really like those grips.

SUPER NEAT GRIPS ON A RUGER BISLEY, WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE.

Just finished a trigger job and hammer spring replacement on my new toy. Barrel is (Thanks DAN L on SP) an OTT 20 Vartarg step barrel (1.25 Diameter) 16.5 inches long. May be some potential here. Scope is a Burris MTAC 6.5-20x50mm. Forearm is a Tony G Pillar Bedded. Temporary grip is a beautiful Dave D. red laminate, but Walnut grip to match forearm is being order. Cartridges are loaded with a light load of H4198 and 32 Gr Hornady V Max. Rest of course is a Fuzz work of art. I am guessing around 3300-3500? This thing is a HOOT to shoot. Cant wait to really have time to play with. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I KNOW I did.
God Bless
Doug


Target was at 50 Yards




Pictures of Barrel:

That is a beautiful gun in not only looks but in function also.

New Super to the stable, sometimes ya just get lucky! New to me 357 Maximum, new it was nice from the sellers pic's, but I ain't sure this has ever shot anything but Mag's and Special's, and very few of them. No forcing cone erosion or flame cutting. Bluing is 99% a little wear on the muzzle and a tad on the front edge of cylinder, and the turn ring. What a way to start the new year.




I was really wanting to send this to Clements for a Turnbull frame and high polish blue. But I think Bill will rest easier if I find another to alter! This one will stay original even has the correct rear sight blade and adjustments, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Great find!

So I did what was asked and this is the tiny pic.com uploaded photo of my beautiful Model 329PD with a stainless steel cylinder replacing the titanium one it came with. Also added a Hogue X-frame recoil absorbing grip to it. Later it will be Mag-Na-Ported with dual trapezoidal ports. And Ken Kelly will also polish the hammer and the trigger of this revolver. I tried to post a better and clearer picture. Hope it works for you all.

5 1/2 INCH RUGER SINGLE SIX 22MAG/22lr, WHICH I HAVE SEMI "PERFECTED" WITH A 2 DOGS FRONT SIGHT, A No. 5 STYLE BELT MOUNTAIN BASE PIN AND SOME HOLLY WOOD GRIPS BY SIXSHOT. THE GRIPS ARE PLUMPER THAT THE FACTORY GRIPS AND I REALLY LIKE THE FEEL BETTER. THE 2 DOGS SIGHT IS AMAZING AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT (I GOT IT .110 WIDE vs. .125 WIDE). JUST PUT THE No. 5 BASE PIN IN THIS MORNING AND IN INFORMAL SHOOTING IN A 20mph WIND IT SURE SEEMED TO SHOOT BETTER WITH THE 22lr CYLINDER. HAVE NEVER SHOT IT WITH THE 22MAG CYLINDER. ACTION WORK AND A BETTER REAR SIGHT WOULD FINISH IT OUT, BUT IT IS JUST A PLINKER AND TRIGGER TIME TRAINER, SO FOR NOW I WILL KEEP IT AS IS.

My two beast killers. At top my 500 S&W magnum 6.5 inch barrel with integral compensator. At bottom my 460 S&W magnum 5 inch barrel with muzzle-brake and lanyard attached to lanyard ring.

MAC Bullseye Long Slide set up to run 45 Super

Hey guys, New to the forum but here?s some of mine









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RUSTY: WELCOME, I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE NOT A NEWBIE HANDGUNNER.

No just new to the forum. Not sure how I?ve missed this forum so long.

Welcome!

Ernie the Un-tactical. Seems like I?ve seen that name somewhere before.

ITS UNFORTUNATE BUT IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO LEAVE YOUR TREASURES ON DISPLAY, IN SOME PLACES IT COULD BE ILLEGAL, AND IN MOST PLACES YOU ARE JUST RISKING LOSING THEM TO THEFT OR FIRE. MAYBE ONCE A YEAR, USUALLY ON CHRISTMAS DAY, WHEN MY WIFE AND I HOST A BUNCH OF FAMILY FOR LUNCH, I SET UP A DISPLAY OF A VARIETY OF FIREARMS, MOSTLY HANDGUNS, SOME ARE USERS, SOME ARE SENTIMENTAL, SOME ARE SAFE QUEENS, BUT ALL ARE NICE TO LOOK AT.




NOT THE BEST OF PICTURES BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO PHOTO THRU GLASS. ON THE RIGHT ARE SOME SEMI-AUTOS, A 30 MAUSER BROOMHANDLE, A GERMAN LUGER, A JAP NAMBU, A BROWNING HIGH POWER, A COLT 45 1911 WITH IVORY GRIPS, AND A COLT HAMMERLESS 380. ON THE LEFT ARE BANDED BARREL RUGER BISLEY CUSTOMS IN 500JRH, 475L WITH IVORY GRIPS AND 45 COLT WITH ELK STAG GRIPS, A LINEBAUGH RUGER REDHAWK IN 45 COLT AND A 5 INCH S&W 45 COLT. IN THE BOTTOM MIDDLE, LEFT SIDE ARE A NICKELED MODEL 53 WITH A 22 K-HORNET CYLINDER AND ELK STAG GRIPS, AN 8 INCH 38 SPECIAL TARGET PYTHON AND A NICKELED COLT BUNTLINE IN 44 SPECIAL, AND RIGHT SIDE ARE A COLT OFFICERS MODEL 22lr WITH ELK STAG GRIPS, A 8 3/8ths NICKELED MODEL 27 357 MAG WITH SAMBAR STAG GRIPS AND A COLT BUNTLINE IN 45 COLT WITH IMITATION GRIPS. THE RIFLES ARE A MODERN MADE 1895 IN 405 WINCHESTER, MY UNCLE JAMES RAUL "TIO RAUL" CHAMPION's MODEL 94 30-30 (PURCHASED RIGHT AFTER WWII), AND A FIRST YEAR, NO XTRA HOLES, PERCH BELLY STOCK, MODEL 99 IN 250-3000.

whoa,,,, Real Nice Rey.

Thanks for posting my photos from the Bragging Board. The help was greatly appreciated!!!

JGL: DETAILS PLEASE

Ok 45MAN,
My 500 S&W has been bead-blasted by Cylinder and Slide. They set the barrel back for a .005 cylinder gap. Also did an action job and installed a fixed overtravel stop on back of the trigger. Bowen Classic Arms blackpowder chamfered the front of the cylinder and beveled the charging holes. Also, I installed a Bowen Classic Arms lanyard ring and lanyard system. Jack Huntington installed a McGivern big-dot gold front sight I purchased from Brownells installed. And I bought a Bowen Classic Arms Target steel rear adjustable sight for it.

My 460V S&W X-frame has had a Master Revolver Package action job and beveled charging holes with fixed overtravel stop on back of trigger done by the Performance Center at S&W.
A green-tube front sight install by the Performance Center. Bowen Classic Arms did all to my 460V that I described for my 500 S&W.

Cylinder and Slide bead-blasted the 460V also. I use Cylinder and Slide as my last stop because they take apart and measure every firearm to make sure it meets all specifications. Also, they offer a lifetime warranty on all revolvers and semi-auto firearms they do work on.

Cylinder and Slide set back the barrel on my 500 S&W because it had an out of specification overly large cylinder gap. They set the barrel back to close it to a standard .005 gap.

Last detail on both my X-frame revolvers is now complete. The Hillary Holes are no more and I am very happy. Original Precision came through with an excellent aftermarket solution to a problem.

All details now listed 45MAN and hope it all is clearly stated. Thanks for asking!!! And keep up the postings as you have a lot of experience that needs to be shared.

This is my model 329PD with dual trapezoidal porting and polished hammer and trigger by Mag-Na-Port. The cylinder is a S&W stainless steel fluted model I bought from Brownells and I took off the titanium one it came with. Bowen Classic Arms black powder chamfered the front of the stainless cylinder and measured the chamber throats for shooting jacketed bullets. Also beveled the charging holes for easier loading.
The grip is a 500 S&W X-frame Hogue rubber grip with a sorbethane padded area where the hand grips at the back.

I also asked Mag-Na-Port to EDM aka electrical discharge machine metal from the rear V-blade on the S&W adjustable sight with a vertical line. They also put white in the line and it helps me line-up the red-tube front sight so much easier. I bought a Mepro tritium green front sight to add a more visible sight picture and will get it put on soon. It was on clearance on OpticsPlanet.com.

My 329PD is off to Cylinder and Slide so it will be done soon. I will have an action job and fixed-overtravel trigger stop installed, as well as a ball/detent crane-lock installed to keep the cylinder in line. And an aftermarket Mepro big dot green tritium front sight installed. Should be right for my CCW with Honey Badger 44 Special jacketed bullets loaded up.

My new Bowen built Elephant Gun

My new carry pistol, Ruger .45acp. I put the Altamont grips on it, just because I like the two tone theme it has.

LONGHUNTER: A REAL LOOKER, THE GOLD ACCENTS ON THE POLISHED SS FRAME LOOK REALLY NICE.

That looks so cool and in 22 LR and 22 Magnum and the craftsmanship looks fabulous. Hamilton Bowen is a artisan and a gunsmith extraordinaire. You are a man of exquisite taste my friend. Thanks for posting the picture.

Two still-life arrangements using a Max Prasac Handgun Hunting with Revolvers book, a sheathed Bowie knife and my pair of S&W X-frame revolvers.

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Here's some furniture that helps me hang on