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Post by bushog on Dec 11, 2015 20:25:48 GMT -5
They're Bighorn sheep. Dall are usually pinkish and no black in them. Like this....
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Post by lscg on Dec 11, 2015 22:39:00 GMT -5
outstanding!
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Post by Stump Buster on Dec 11, 2015 23:52:35 GMT -5
Speechless.... except to say... I'm speechless.
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Post by steve on Dec 12, 2015 11:32:09 GMT -5
Both are absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Post by princeout on Dec 12, 2015 14:56:21 GMT -5
Those turned out just great! I would have had a hard time picking which side of the blank to use - the other side would have looked amazing as well.
Wish that had been on a blued gun.....
Tim
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Post by Aeroscout on Dec 12, 2015 19:18:14 GMT -5
Wow!!
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Post by KRal on Dec 12, 2015 20:19:56 GMT -5
Couldn't have said it better.
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Post by Woodrow F Call on Dec 13, 2015 22:30:05 GMT -5
That's an awesome looking gun..... love the grips!
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Post by zac0419 on Dec 14, 2015 13:39:50 GMT -5
Very nice.
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Post by singleaction on Jan 4, 2016 0:33:51 GMT -5
Can such color be had from domestic sheep?
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Post by dougader on Jan 4, 2016 12:14:05 GMT -5
Whole gun. Rob worked with Roy Fishpaw and he always wants the whole gun too. What is gained by having the entire gun versus the gripframe only?
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Post by bushog on Jan 4, 2016 13:20:39 GMT -5
Maybe he'll see this and answer.
All I know is that it's what they request.
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Post by CraigC on Jan 4, 2016 13:46:35 GMT -5
I don't k now if anything else is similar to bighorn but merino is very close to Dall sheep horn. Whole gun. Rob worked with Roy Fishpaw and he always wants the whole gun too. What is gained by having the entire gun versus the gripframe only? If you look at the surfaces where the grip panel meets steel, it also interfaces with the receiver. Particularly on Rugers, there is not always a perfect transition from grip frame to receiver along that line. If Rob learned from Fishpaw, he learned to do them to perfection and that demands the whole gun to get them just right.
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Post by jwp475 on Jan 4, 2016 15:00:09 GMT -5
Awesome!
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Post by robrcg on Jan 5, 2016 11:46:29 GMT -5
The reason for the entire gun was summed up well by CraigC. If as perfect a fit as possible is the goal, you have to fit to the receiver along with the grip frame. With the complete gun you can also get a specific amount of tension or snugness in the way the panel fits in place by better locating the grip locator pin hole.
dougader asked: Can such color be had from domestic sheep?
Greg's grips are indeed bighorn - sourced from Canada. Not all bighorn has that much black however - some can be closer in tone to what we see in Dall (hopefully with a bit more color and character!).
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