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Post by ermont0825 on Aug 3, 2012 13:45:54 GMT -5
If a guy had a spare 357 three screw blackhawk......... Any good ideas or pics on what he could do with it?
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Post by Lee Martin on Aug 3, 2012 14:22:49 GMT -5
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Snyd
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Post by Snyd on Aug 3, 2012 14:50:14 GMT -5
Send it to Gallagher with a blank check and wait for a pleasant surprise!
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Post by dougader on Aug 3, 2012 15:00:19 GMT -5
I'd say 44 Special, but I'm so happy with my Ruger flat top (just needs a Alan Harton action tune) that I'd opt for something in 41... Maybe a 41 mag/41 Special convertible like Aggie did (I think), or check out Robb's 41 Special "Lil' Gun" by Andy Horvath. That's one sweet little PPP. Or maybe call Jack Huntington to see about a 5-shot 480 Ruger on that mid-size frame!
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Post by robl on Aug 3, 2012 15:03:36 GMT -5
Shoot it.
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Post by paulg on Aug 3, 2012 15:20:52 GMT -5
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Post by hughree on Aug 3, 2012 15:42:32 GMT -5
I gotta go with the "shoot it" crowd.
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Aug 3, 2012 15:47:07 GMT -5
Don't just shoot it, shoot the sheet out of it, wear it out, then send it in for a conversion!
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Post by squawberryman on Aug 3, 2012 16:39:58 GMT -5
Ask yourself "how many times have I shot this?" Buying guns is fun, knowing your gun and EXACTLY what you can hit is funner.
KNOW YOUR GUN
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Post by Frank V on Aug 3, 2012 19:35:58 GMT -5
I'm with Rob & Paulg! I'm not a collector, but if it were mine I'd keep it as it is & shoot the fool out of it & reminisce about the way things used to be. I know they make nice custom guns & classier than the later guns, but they aren't being made anymore & one day they will dry up. I'd get a well used New Vaquero or flattop for custom work. Just me! Frank
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Post by Aggie01 on Aug 3, 2012 19:51:54 GMT -5
hey doug - I'm pretty certain that ermont0825 doesn't to convert a gun to have one just like my former 41 mag....
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Post by wildwillalaska on Aug 3, 2012 20:07:35 GMT -5
I guess it depends on spare--if like me you have several OM's and flattops in 357 and 44 already and this one is just sitting around unused--then I would send it out for conversion to a 45 colt, likely with octagon barrel.
Otherwise I would give it to my younger brother or just hold on to it with the others.
I shoot the sheet out of most my 45's and bigger--the 357's do not see as much action although I am trying to shoot 44 special and 41 special more often--but I just always seem to grab a 45 colt and bigger when I head to the range.
So, yah, after talking myself out of giving it to my Aggie brother, I would say certainly send it for conversion to 45.
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Post by CraigC on Aug 3, 2012 20:24:49 GMT -5
The possibilities are endless and it begins with enjoying it just as it is. The OM .357 is one of the finest .357's extant and I don't even like the .357. They also make wonderful .25-20's, .32-20's, .38-40's, 10mm's, .41Spl's, .41Mag's, .44-40's, .44Spl's, .45ACP's and .45Colt's. 4 5/8" is my favorite length but I like `em anywhere between 3½" and 7½". I just got a minty little `58 flat-top .357 that looks to be unfired. The plan is to keep it as-is and shoot the snot out of it. I've got a later 6½" that will eventually become either a 7½" .38-40 with a Power Custom Colt style grip frame, ivory and full engraving. Or 4 5/8" .44Spl in full blue with a polished XR3 grip frame and ivory micarta. Or something similar in a 3½" roundbutted .45ACP. Haven't decided but I'm leaning towards the long .38-40. Here's a shot of my current 4 5/8" .44Spl by Jim Stroh:
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Post by olddoc on Aug 3, 2012 20:36:22 GMT -5
Send it to Turnbull and have it re-blued and frame and hammer case-hardened. If it has a "warning", they can make that disappear,( shhh) . Then some nice grips and you're in business.
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Post by bushog on Aug 3, 2012 21:44:54 GMT -5
AAARRRGGG! There's that Stroh revolver again!
I might send it to David Clements for a case colored 4 5/8" .44sp conversion with an ovate barrel and his OM bisley hammer and trigger. Don't forget the P.C. 2 piece steel grip frame for the 1 piece Nutmeg grips.
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