Working Bisquero by Dustin Linebaugh

[subdoc]

Dustin re-barreled my Bisley Vaquero to 4 5/8", dovetail drift adjustable front sight regulated for 300 grain WFN's at 1300 fps, Number 5 base pin, tightened up the action, trigger job, reamed throats and polished the cylinders for uniformity, sanded the grips to the frame and refinished them.

Besides the shorter barrel the gun feels completely different. The difference in the grips is unbelievable.

Not much of a photographer. I get more when I can get some outdoors.

[Doc Barranti]

I like it! ;D

Let us know how it shoots!

[Mark Terry]

Subdoc,

Those grips don't look stock. Were they before? I'm curious about what he did to reshape them that you like better.

Really nice gun. I'm also curious about having it rebarreled as opposed to shortening the barrel (I figure it couldn't have been shorter to begin with).

Thanks for sharing it with us.

[rep1954]

I've always liked the looks of a Bisquero.

[caryc]

Sept 13, 2009 20:46:51 GMT -5 Mark Terry said:

Subdoc,

Those grips don't look stock. Were they before? I'm curious about what he did to reshape them that you like better.

Really nice gun. I'm also curious about having it rebarreled as opposed to shortening the barrel (I figure it couldn't have been shorter to begin with).

Thanks for sharing it with us.

While I can't say exactly what Mr. Linebaugh did to those grips, I can show you what is wrong with stock Ruger grips.

You guys have probably heard me mention "cookie cutter" grips. Well look at the pic below. This is the perfect example of cookie cutter grips. They are made by machine with minimal human fitting or shaping involved.

Look at where the arrows are pointing. This is a definite sharp edge and a flat spot running from the top of the grip all the way to the bottom. The bottom arrows show the actual back edge of the grip. This edge is actually 90 degrees to the back of the grip. You'd be surprised at how much better a grip will feel without these sharp edges and flat spots.

This is a SBH grip but the Bisley grips are the same way. I used the SBH grip because it was lighter in color and showed the edge better.

Remember though guys, Ruger is in the business of making and selling guns, not grips. They are still one heck of a buy for what they charge.

I would imagine that Mr. Linebaugh "de-cookie cuttered" the grips.

[caryc]

I thought I should come back and add this. In no way was I inferring that what I mentioned above is all that Mr. Linebaugh did to those grips. He may very well have done some other shaping as well. I did not want to take anything away from the mans work.

I was just pointing out what obviously needs to be done to a set of stock cookie cutters.

[sugarriver]

Cary, thanks, that's very informative. Could we prevail upon you for an "after" picture?

Pete

[subdoc]

Just got back to the "puter. Dustin and I had originally planned to cut the factory barrel back and dovetail in the custom sight.

When he went to cut the dovetail, the steel was so hard(from the heat of placing the original front sight) that it tore up his the bit on the milling machine.

Dustin had a take off barrel that he was able to execute the original plan on to give me the barrel length and look(no warning) I wanted.

As far as the grips are concerned he spent a bit of time sanding and re-shaping them to fit my hand and the grip frame before refinishing them.

I can take them off and get a photo to do a comparison with the grips in the other picture if you'd like.

Andy

[Mark Terry]

That is a beautiful gun. Thanks for the explanations. Don't go to the trouble to take the grips off, I think I understand the work that was done.

Thanks

[whitworth]

That's a beautiful piece!

[caryc]

Sept 16, 2009 15:43:38 GMT -5 sugarriver said:

Cary, thanks, that's very informative. Could we prevail upon you for an "after" picture?

Pete

I have never de-cookie cuttered a set of stock Ruger grips. Obviously being a grip maker, I don't have any stock grips on any of my guns.

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Thanks Cary for pointing that out. I've felt that edge many times with heavy loads. I have an old set of factories that I may rework.