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Post by tdbarton on Jul 30, 2021 22:45:04 GMT -5
A Bisley frame I’ve been tinkering with more as an experiment than anything else. Skeletonizing the inside for weight reduction and giving it a 1911-style front strap checkering.  |
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Post by tdbarton on Jul 30, 2021 22:46:37 GMT -5
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Post by leftysixgun on Jul 30, 2021 23:05:00 GMT -5
Looks great! Did you do that with a serration file? If so, what LPI did you use? I like it but Im curious as to how it feels in my hand and especially under recoil.
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Post by tdbarton on Jul 30, 2021 23:07:46 GMT -5
Looks great! Did you do that with a serration file? If so, what LPI did you use? I like it but Im curious as to how it feels in my hand and especially under recoil. It’s fairly mild checkering - 30 LPI and cut shallow-ish. I’d be comfortable with this for anything up to .44mag, though maybe more. It’s short on the front strap, only for the bottom two fingers. My intent was mainly for better purchase and indexing on the draw. |
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Post by bullseye on Jul 31, 2021 7:38:09 GMT -5
Very nice! A while back I picked up a 32 H&R Single Six Bisley that had some very nicely done checkering on the front & back straps & it handles beautifully. Not sure it'd be a desirable feature on a large frame, big bore Bisley, but it's definitely an impressive upgrade to a small bore gun.
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Post by bushog on Jul 31, 2021 18:02:54 GMT -5
Very nice! A while back I picked up a 32 H&R Single Six Bisley that had some very nicely done checkering on the front & back straps & it handles beautifully. Not sure it'd be a desirable feature on a large frame, big bore Bisley, but it's definitely an impressive upgrade to a small bore gun. That revolver is a nice one! |
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Post by jeffh on Jul 31, 2021 22:15:51 GMT -5
Nice work! I like the idea of lightening the grip frame - there's a LOT of extra meat in those.
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Post by bushog on Aug 1, 2021 9:47:46 GMT -5
Nice work! I like the idea of lightening the grip frame - there's a LOT of extra meat in those. Should look back at the .32-20/.327 that Fermin/Harton built. They really lightened the bisley frame. Kings6 has that revolver now...I think... |
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Post by tdbarton on Aug 1, 2021 9:55:41 GMT -5
Nice work! I like the idea of lightening the grip frame - there's a LOT of extra meat in those. Should look back at the .32-20/.327 that Fermin/Harton built. They really lightened the bisley frame. Kings6 has that revolver now...I think... I haven’t seen that gun, but I’d love to check it out as well. This frame still has LONG way to go as for as weight reduction. The inside of the front and back straps will still get thinned considerable and some work will be done in the hammer/trigger area. It’ll get further round-butted and contouring of the trigger guard. Then, at some point, I should probably find a revolver to put it on I suppose. I’m working entirely by hand so it’s slow going. |
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Post by aciera on Aug 1, 2021 10:06:45 GMT -5
As a Bisley Junkie......I like that.
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Post by bushog on Aug 1, 2021 11:21:39 GMT -5
Should look back at the .32-20/.327 that Fermin/Harton built. They really lightened the bisley frame. Kings6 has that revolver now...I think... I haven’t seen that gun, but I’d love to check it out as well. This frame still has LONG way to go as for as weight reduction. The inside of the front and back straps will still get thinned considerable and some work will be done in the hammer/trigger area. It’ll get further round-butted and contouring of the trigger guard. Then, at some point, I should probably find a revolver to put it on I suppose. I’m working entirely by hand so it’s slow going. Ok... singleactions.proboards.com/thread/14713/bisley-old-model-lightweight-revealed?page=3 |
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Post by cheap870 on Aug 8, 2021 15:40:39 GMT -5
Nice, some new innovation. Looks good.
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Post by kings6 on Aug 8, 2021 16:40:40 GMT -5
That gun Fermin and Alan built is like shooting a laser gun. Squeeze the trigger and something falls over.
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