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Post by bobwright on Dec 5, 2023 10:53:19 GMT -5
Af for my input, I think that skull crusher them would be more suitable on a round-butt Single Action grip profile. The little "half moon" being a rest for the little finger. As is, the grip profile seems too long for the rest of the revolvef.
Just my "well trained" eye!
Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 30, 2023 17:25:00 GMT -5
I have a Uberti Cattleman with a 4.75" barrel in .41 Special made up by JRH and a pair of Colts just like it in .32-20... This is just an investment piece that one can also shoot... Would like to find a nice clean but not perfect used one but almost everything I am seeing is LNIB... In my area, the Great Western is scarcier than Colts. And, unless it had the optionl Colt firing pin and hammer, the Christy type firing pin is a turn-off to me. I believe in my time I've only seen two Great Westerns for sale. Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 30, 2023 16:32:13 GMT -5
To the finer, simpler things, boys. Mrs. Ramrod-of-the-Whole-Operation gained her position through the skillful use of a coffee pot, among other admirable attributes. Those old enameled steel coffee cups ain't what thy're cracked up to be. If your coffee has any heat at all to it, yore lips are going o be fried! Give me a ceramic mug! Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 30, 2023 10:52:20 GMT -5
In your case, do this: Instead of thinking "SQUEEEEZE" think "PRESS."
In my shooting my mind thinks "SIGHTS. PRESS."
I fund when thinking "squeeze" I was merely flexing and tensing my figger finger and not really putting pressure on the trigger.
Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 30, 2023 10:36:17 GMT -5
" So I get to start the coffee pot while it's still dark and watch the local muley herd wander around, drinking coffee as the sky lightens up..................." Can you imagine the image that created in my mind? My mornings are not so pastoral, but equally enjoyable. Some time back my pastor challenged us to practice BBB :Bible Befor Breakfast. So I start my coffee as soon as I get out of bed, then have coffee with Bible reading and meditations. And this time of year, when maybe a cold rain is falling and my hous is warm............. Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 10, 2023 21:23:52 GMT -5
Mr. Wright, who does your color case hardening? And, since you asked: More of his work, a .357 Flat Top and an ex-.357 .44 Special: And a pair of .45 Colts: Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 10, 2023 21:17:14 GMT -5
Mr. Wright, who does your color case hardening? All of mine were done by Doug Turnbull. And, just for info, I did not deal with Turnbull myself, but had my gunsmith send the frames to him for the case hardened finish. Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 10, 2023 10:14:14 GMT -5
I prefer the older look that color case hardening gives a revolver, so I had mine done that way. Also reblued by by gunsmith. My take on any gun work is to keep it out of Ruger's hands once it leaves the factory. This from sending one Super Blackhawk back for rebarreling. sligthly better photo of my Three Screw: Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Nov 4, 2023 20:10:07 GMT -5
While I much prefer adjustable sights on my revolvers, I REALLY do not like the profile or design of the NF front sight. It couldn't be more unappealing to me. I accept I'm likely in the minority in this. Know what you mean. I've kept them just because they're there. But, given a choice, do like the Ruger style, so................. Ruger ramp and sight on my Colt SAA. But then......................... Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Oct 9, 2023 10:10:12 GMT -5
For whatever its worth, there were the Crull conversions of many yeara back. these were truly Single Action revolvers made from double action revolvers, the Colt Model 1877 (Lightning, Thunderer, and something else I can't think of right now) with the action truly Single ACtion. And the silly birdhead grips on these remodeled to the true plowhandle grip. I believe these were all .22, and on most target sights were added. While Crull was the best known, there were a few others.
Bob Wright
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single action for defensive carry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Post by bobwright on Oct 2, 2023 20:38:13 GMT -5
That Mr. Wright takes a handsome picture don't he? Thanks for my laugh of the day! Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Sept 27, 2023 15:57:43 GMT -5
AS for my personal tastes, I prefer the solid rib overr the ventilated rib. Just preference, no reason. But I do prefer the look of the Great Westen Deputy, and have entertained thoughts of building up a Ruger in similar fashion. But, to my eye, only the 4" looks nice in that configuration. When Ruger first introduced the .357 Magnum Blackhawk, shown in ads with the 4 5/8" burrel, I thought then that profile was the handsomest looking sixgun ever, surpassing the 4 3/4" Colt SAA in sheer beauty. This is close to my ideal beauty constest winner: Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Sept 23, 2023 19:40:23 GMT -5
Ummm................Sight radius doesn't really count for much on such short barreled revolvers. These guns are for close up use to a maximum of about twenty five yards, and hair splitting accuracy won't be needed. Its when the distance to target gets out a ways that sight radius plays an important part. Most shooting with these shorter revolvers is just finding your front sight.
Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Sept 11, 2023 9:09:04 GMT -5
There is much debate over the question of Colt being left handed. And photos of Bill Ruger shooting certainly dispute that statement, as all photos show him as shooting righ handed.
But the Colt SAA was a cavalry revolvers, as were the cap-and-ball .44s prior to that. All were made with loading from the right side of the revolver, the cap-and-ball-revolvers loading the cap from the right side.
Consider this: Looading a revolver while mounted on horseback, the revlver was transferred to the left hand, so the left hand held the revovler and the reins at the same time. Since most men were right handed, therefore the right hand was the more dexterious, it was free to handle caps or cartridges.
The S&W Model 1875 Schofield revolver was done pretty much the same way. Held in the right hand, the thumb unlatched the thumb latch, the barrel was pressed against the thigh to "break" the gun and eject the hulls. Then the gun was transferred to the left hand, while still open, and fresh cartridges inserted.
Bob Wright
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Post by bobwright on Sept 4, 2023 10:12:08 GMT -5
I once watched an older gentleman at the table next to me practice some “vertical” single action cocking. After the shot, his gun would recoil straight up at the elbow. He then let his whole arm swing down with the barrel pointed behind his hip, cock the hammer, and then bring it back up on target. Needless to say, I quickly moved a little further on down the firing line until he was done shooting. In my experience the gun should never go below approximately level, or horizontal, when cocking coming down out of recoil. Going through nearly a 270* arc so the muzzle is pointing behind the shooter defeats the advantage of having the momentum assist in cocking the hammer. Again, this for urban defensive shooting. Bob Wright
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