awp101
.401 Bobcat
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Post by awp101 on Jul 13, 2014 15:27:13 GMT -5
That is a nice looking Shopkeeper. Nice work on the stocks. My grandson's Shopkeeper wears a set of neat elk stags made by Sack Peterson. Your photography is OUTSTANDING !! He's going with me tomorrow to the James Farm (Jesse James) in Kearney, MO. The Travel Channel is doing a bit of film on the farm and the old-time shooting events held out there. I'm going to have him with me with his Cowboy hat, jeans, books & his Shopkeeper holstered in his Doc Barranti holster. I'm hoping he will get some attention from the camera guy! Bob  Bob, that's simply a GREAT pic!  |
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Post by lscg on Jul 13, 2014 21:49:29 GMT -5
Looks great, Zane!!! Glad it worked out for both of us. BB45C thanks Matt! |
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Post by lscg on Jul 13, 2014 21:54:53 GMT -5
Purty! That camel bone looks a lot like ivory. Nice touch! Perhaps it could be the new substitute for ivory instead of simulated ivory? I've never worked with bone, but from my attempts at knifemaking I understand by using a vacuum chamber certain types of wood can be impregnated with resin or something similar to seal the pores of the wood. Perhaps that could be used on bone to limit the grunge build up? That Bearcat makes me want to scrape up the funds for a regular stainless model. I don't want to change my OM and I think fancy stocks look better on stainless anyway. thanks! it's used as a cheap alternative to ivory but unfortunately I've never been able to find any in sixgun sized blanks, there are other types of bone out there though that would work size wise but they can be hard to come by. I've never worked with it before but a lot of people do stabilize and even Dye Bone. |
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Post by lscg on Jul 13, 2014 22:00:33 GMT -5
That is a nice looking Shopkeeper. Nice work on the stocks. My grandson's Shopkeeper wears a set of neat elk stags made by Sack Peterson. Your photography is OUTSTANDING !! He's going with me tomorrow to the James Farm (Jesse James) in Kearney, MO. The Travel Channel is doing a bit of film on the farm and the old-time shooting events held out there. I'm going to have him with me with his Cowboy hat, jeans, books & his Shopkeeper holstered in his Doc Barranti holster. I'm hoping he will get some attention from the camera guy! Bob thanks! my brothers the photographer though, i can't take pics worth a flip lol thats a really great Picture of your Grandson! looks like he's ready for business! |
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mule
.240 Incinerator
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Post by mule on Jul 17, 2014 12:19:12 GMT -5
Nice gun! A couple of years before Ruger came out with a Shopkeeper, I drew a bearcat with birdshead grips, a steel ejector rod housing, and a brass trigger guard. I didn't think I would ever see one. My wife bought me a standard Bearcat, and I thought I would have to cut and shape the backstrap to get the grips I wanted, but after I saw the Shopkeeper I realized I could grind off the grips to the shape I needed. It worked. I don't have pictures, but I will try to post some soon.
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Post by majorKAP on Jul 18, 2014 7:01:57 GMT -5
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Post by majorKAP on Jul 18, 2014 7:06:55 GMT -5
I had a young Bearcat shootin' boy once. Still have the Bearcat.  |
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paulg
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Post by paulg on Jul 18, 2014 10:20:11 GMT -5
Good to see you back majorKAP. Great pictures everybody!
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Post by tuskbuster on Jul 18, 2014 10:37:32 GMT -5
fine lookin young men ,gentlemen.
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Post by ezekiel38 on Jul 18, 2014 13:25:42 GMT -5
Major Kap, glad you're back! Thanks for the photo. My first experience with a handgun was age 9 and it was a Stevens Tip up single shot. Been hooked eversince.
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caryc
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Post by caryc on Jul 18, 2014 18:38:19 GMT -5
Purty! That camel bone looks a lot like ivory. Nice touch! Perhaps it could be the new substitute for ivory instead of simulated ivory? I've never worked with bone, but from my attempts at knifemaking I understand by using a vacuum chamber certain types of wood can be impregnated with resin or something similar to seal the pores of the wood. Perhaps that could be used on bone to limit the grunge build up?That Bearcat makes me want to scrape up the funds for a regular stainless model. I don't want to change my OM and I think fancy stocks look better on stainless anyway. What you're talking about is stabilizing and yes bone can be stabilized and that will seal it. But you need to stabilize the material before making the grips. |
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awp101
.401 Bobcat
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Post by awp101 on Jul 18, 2014 19:26:40 GMT -5
Stabilized. That's the word I couldn't think of! Thanks!
Yes, stabilize before cutting and shaping.
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