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Post by sackpeterson on Mar 11, 2012 16:05:10 GMT -5
There came a point last year when I had enough Great Western spare parts laying around that I figured I would build myself a Deputy. I figured I might never find a real one. Thats pictured bottom. It remains in progress. But then over the winter I located a genuine article and bought it. Thats top. They are both .22s.
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erich
.30 Stingray
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Post by erich on Mar 11, 2012 19:18:26 GMT -5
Pretty darn neat, Bill.
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Post by jayhawker on Mar 11, 2012 20:48:37 GMT -5
Sack, I like the looks if the work in progress. Might be interested in it, without action parts, as I can install action. Bob
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Post by Lee Martin on Mar 12, 2012 14:25:04 GMT -5
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Post by Markbo on Mar 12, 2012 17:24:22 GMT -5
You know, there is just something impressive to me when guys can just say "I want one, can't find one, so I built one". I can do that with wood... carving a stock is doable for me.
But steels??? Another universe to me. Darned impressive and makes me more positive every time I see it to go ahead and pick up those tools and mess with my own guns. Not to THIS extent, but enough I can do some work on my own guns.
Thank you for this thread!
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Post by sackpeterson on Mar 12, 2012 17:51:03 GMT -5
I need to attribute some credit here. I had the parts and having seen and photographed Deputies before I knew exactly how they should be configured. But Alan Harton did the barrel and sight work.
The project gun is made up of components from 2 junker Great Westerns and a kit.
The frame sight is an N frame piece. I gave Mr. Harton a good description of how to go about creating a front sight / rib from scratch. I couldn’t be more happier with what he did. Everythings got the right look.
I will keep going on it. I have the rest of the parts. The frame was something that was used for engraving practice, and I have to figure out if it gets engraved to match or if I can gently file that line off.
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Post by whitworth on Mar 13, 2012 8:04:28 GMT -5
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