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Post by Lee Martin on Jun 4, 2014 11:47:41 GMT -5
I just picked-up this .357 Maximum Seville and wanted to share some of the history.   Fluted stretch-frame Sevilles and El Dorados are pretty rare. Most were 7.5", though at least two that I know of were 10.5". For years I've been trying to pinpoint how many exist, but that may be impossible. While I have the production records for these guns, the charts only list finish, caliber, barrel length, and factory options. Unfortunately, the fluting add-on was never recorded. To date I've purchased 3 and have located another 14. A well known version is the test Maximum sent to Ruger in mid '83 (currently owned by Coogs). So if you have or encounter fluted long-frame Sevilles, please drop me a line. And if you can provide the serial number, even better. Since 1992 I've been cataloging Sevilles, El Dorados, and Abilenes and this variant has been hard to corner. As for my latest, I have 200 rounds loaded for this weekend. We'll see how it shoots. The grips are plain so in the near future I'm going to make my own out of high figure walnut (from slabs generously given to me by a fellow member). -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by hyvltge on Sept 2, 2014 23:20:55 GMT -5
Droooooool.
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Post by fbengineer on Jul 5, 2017 8:34:19 GMT -5
Beautiful Lee......great find. As you requested: I recently picked up a fluted 357 Max in an odd configuration. Seville Stainless with 4 5/8" barrel, SN 2067. My Tuscon price sheets from 1984 do not show this caliber and barrel length as an option so I had to have it. She is missing the furniture, rear sight and a few other small parts but I have hoarded some stuff over the years. Should be complete and ready for the range in no time.
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Post by whitworth on Jul 5, 2017 8:36:51 GMT -5
That's really nice, Lee! Great score!
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Post by cmh on Jul 5, 2017 14:06:39 GMT -5
😲😲😁😁😁😁 Very nice Lee congrats!!
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 5, 2017 19:18:14 GMT -5
Beautiful Lee......great find. As you requested: I recently picked up a fluted 357 Max in an odd configuration. Seville Stainless with 4 5/8" barrel, SN 2067. My Tuscon price sheets from 1984 do not show this caliber and barrel length as an option so I had to have it. She is missing the furniture, rear sight and a few other small parts but I have hoarded some stuff over the years. Should be complete and ready for the range in no time. Thanks for resurrecting the thread. I forgot all about this one. Shot it for a month or two after the purchase and it did well. But three years later, I still haven't made new grips. Just need to find time to cut into a slab of select walnut. And please post pictures of your Seville once it's up and running. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by sixshot on Jul 6, 2017 12:03:46 GMT -5
Lee, what bullets do you plan on running through your new toy. Very nice & rare gun, I'm guessing it will shoot terrific.
Dick
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 6, 2017 23:53:59 GMT -5
I like that gun! Nice!!!
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Post by Rimfire69 on Jul 7, 2017 6:35:57 GMT -5
That looks pretty nice.
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Post by fbengineer on Jul 8, 2017 20:42:10 GMT -5
I may need one of you more experienced posters to give some tips on posting pics. I tried on this thread and wanted to share pics and SN data on my brass frame Seville but each time I get a pop up that says the forum has reached it's max allowable attachments.
Thanks in advance
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Post by ezekiel38 on Jul 10, 2017 17:09:28 GMT -5
Beautiful Seville, really like those flutes!
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 10, 2017 19:24:14 GMT -5
Lee, what bullets do you plan on running through your new toy. Very nice & rare gun, I'm guessing it will shoot terrific. Dick Dick - mostly 205 grain cast flat-points with gas checks. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" |
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Post by sixshot on Jul 10, 2017 23:07:44 GMT -5
If you want to try some powder coats let me know. I have some 170 gr. plain base with the 640 nose, some 185 gr. gas checks & some 204 gr. gas checks. I've run the 170's pretty fast through my 357 Maximum.
Dick
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 1, 2018 12:28:00 GMT -5
I just picked-up this .357 Maximum Seville and wanted to share some of the history. Fluted stretch-frame Sevilles and El Dorados are pretty rare. Most were 7.5", though at least two that I know of were 10.5". For years I've been trying to pinpoint how many exist, but that may be impossible. While I have the production records for these guns, the charts only list finish, caliber, barrel length, and factory options. Unfortunately, the fluting add-on was never recorded. To date I've purchased 3 and have located another 14. A well known version is the test Maximum sent to Ruger in mid '83 (currently owned by Coogs). So if you have or encounter fluted long-frame Sevilles, please drop me a line. And if you can provide the serial number, even better. Since 1992 I've been cataloging Sevilles, El Dorados, and Abilenes and this variant has been hard to corner. As for my latest, I have 200 rounds loaded for this weekend. We'll see how it shoots. The grips are plain so in the near future I'm going to make my own out of high figure walnut (from slabs generously given to me by a fellow member). -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" ***** Lee..... good looking job on the flutes. Cannot help outlook at the proportions of flutes on a cylinder. Length in proportion to cylinder. Depth. Arc at the base end----some are round, some nearly forming a Gothic arch, while others are somewhere in between. Some are smooth and clean, some show chatter marks. Some mini the approach cut for the STOP NOTCH. This Seville reflects the latter. A few notes for those curious about the construction of a revolver: The chamber in line with the bore is indexed by the stop notch on the opposite side of the cylinder. A chamber may be used to locate a stop notch. A stop notch may be used to locate the chamber. Or, an unfitted cylinder may have a longitudinal groove cut, which notch is used to locate a chamber. Later on, a flute is cut, which eliminates the groove. Revolvers have been made which kept these grooves as faux “flutes.” I expect Sig Himmelmann fluted this Seville; a touch of elegance on the long cylinder. Elegant grips, also. David Bradshaw |
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Post by fbengineer on May 22, 2019 22:43:33 GMT -5
[/quote]Thanks for resurrecting the thread. I forgot all about this one. Shot it for a month or two after the purchase and it did well. But three years later, I still haven't made new grips. Just need to find time to cut into a slab of select walnut. And please post pictures of your Seville once it's up and running. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" [/quote] I may have figured out how to post with images, so I'll try it by surfacing this post yet again. The few pieces I was missing have been fitted and finished. It's always functioned...but now nearly complete. I borrowed the grip panel from a cutaway for the picture, I'll source a pair for it [sometime]   |
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