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Post by joeygoods67 on Aug 9, 2023 19:44:23 GMT -5
Hi all. I was wondering what gunsmiths do custom work on BFR revolvers? I've had an idea for a heavily modified No. 5. I'm not 100% sold on the BFR banana bisley grip. Rather, I'd go with a traditional Bisley grip in brass, bluing the No. 5, with a heavy bull barrel and a barrel band. Magnum Research won't do custom stuff outside of their offerings, so I was wondering if anyone here knew of gunsmiths that did work on BFRs.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Aug 9, 2023 19:50:06 GMT -5
Ryan Ross works on BFRs.
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Post by cdf41 on Aug 9, 2023 19:52:55 GMT -5
I have been wanting to know the answer to this also. Some grips would be easy enough for a gunsmith, maybe some game engraving on the cylinder.
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Post by Encore64 on Aug 9, 2023 20:33:15 GMT -5
Jack Huntington...
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Post by Odin on Aug 9, 2023 21:58:46 GMT -5
You might consider talking with Jack Huntington about his grip modifications on the standard plow handle. Masterful work for mitigating recoil. Generally with beautiful grip panels as well.
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Post by bigbore5 on Aug 10, 2023 3:18:30 GMT -5
Ronnie Wells will make grip frames for the BFR. But I would be careful with brass on the big recoilers.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Aug 10, 2023 9:00:01 GMT -5
Ronnie Wells has the perfect grip frame for the BFRs. I’ve had my hands on it in his shop. I can’t wait to get one for myself! Far exceeds the factory units and you don’t have to wait for the factory unit to be modified not for grips to be custom made.
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Post by bigbore5 on Aug 10, 2023 10:54:26 GMT -5
Ronnie Wells has the perfect grip frame for the BFRs. I’ve had my hands on it in his shop. I can’t wait to get one for myself! Far exceeds the factory units and you don’t have to wait for the factory unit to be modified not for grips to be custom made. What's he calling this one? |
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Post by 2 Dogs on Aug 10, 2023 11:55:39 GMT -5
Ronnie Wells has the perfect grip frame for the BFRs. I’ve had my hands on it in his shop. I can’t wait to get one for myself! Far exceeds the factory units and you don’t have to wait for the factory unit to be modified not for grips to be custom made. What's he calling this one? The Dealer with the Bisley trigger guard. |
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Post by randominator on Aug 10, 2023 12:44:31 GMT -5
 Gary Reeder did my BFR grips and modified the standard model grip. |
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Post by bigbore5 on Aug 10, 2023 13:08:02 GMT -5
I still like the Hager BB5 😁
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Post by boxhead on Aug 12, 2023 0:30:06 GMT -5
Alan Harton did my mods on this 475 a number of years ago. They fit my hand perfectly.  |
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Post by axman on Aug 12, 2023 0:30:34 GMT -5
Ronnie Wells will make grip frames for the BFR. But I would be careful with brass on the big recoilers. Why do you have to be careful with brass? |
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Post by bigbore5 on Aug 12, 2023 5:14:18 GMT -5
Ronnie Wells will make grip frames for the BFR. But I would be careful with brass on the big recoilers. Why do you have to be careful with brass? Brass is soft, so it can spring under the recoil of the big cartridges. It gets hammered and doesn't spring back as well as the steel frames.It's pushed about as hard as it's going to take if you want it to really last by the Ruger only 45 Colt level recoil. The reenforced frames Ronnie offers are strong and fit the frames perfectly, so the hammering is reduced, but it still will deflect each time it's fired. This flexing puts extra stress on the screw holes, stretching them over time. Also the grip to frame fit will gradually peen out of shape, causing more looseness. As it loosens the hammering effect increases exponentially. The heavy 454/475/500 level recoil will destroy a brass frame if shot often. Of course if you are not firing it often with full power loads it'll last longer. |
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Post by bradshaw on Aug 12, 2023 14:47:47 GMT -5
Why do you have to be careful with brass? Brass is soft, so it can spring under the recoil of the big cartridges. It gets hammered and doesn't spring back as well as the steel frames.It's pushed about as hard as it's going to take if you want it to really last by the Ruger only 45 Colt level recoil. The reenforced frames Ronnie offers are strong and fit the frames perfectly, so the hammering is reduced, but it still will deflect each time it's fired. This flexing puts extra stress on the screw holes, stretching them over time. Also the grip to frame fit will gradually peen out of shape, causing more looseness. As it loosens the hammering effect increases exponentially. The heavy 454/475/500 level recoil will destroy a brass frame if shot often. Of course if you are not firing it often with full power loads it'll last longer. ***** Never heard of this. I rather doubt another man walks who’s fired more artillery loads on a brass carriage than Ronnie Wells. When Ronnie and I got together, I told him something he already knew: that a brass grip frame stays screwed to the Ruger frame considerably longer than a steel grip frame. Elasticity of brass contributes to this phenomenon. Granted, until mounting brass RWGF’s these past few years, my experience was limited to the old model Super Blackhawk with silhouette & hunting .44 Mag. However, if various revolvers are any measure, and they are, volume of fire counts big time. Not sure how screws egg-shape the single action grip frame on a Ruger frame. As Ronnie observes, Bill Ruger carefully maintained the setup angle and placement of the five holes on his frames. Nor, in our discussions, did John Linebaugh mention distortion from firing of his revolvers with brass grip frames. John suffered flaws in some of his vendor-supplied grip frames. When I told Linebaugh about Ronnie’s incredible grip frames, he said he’d met Wells, but had not experienced his grip frames. Once onto Ronnie’s grip frames, John told me they are the best. David Bradshaw |
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