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Post by bushog on Jan 30, 2016 8:56:01 GMT -5
No, I didn't post in the wrong place. A HUGE part of the fun of this wonderful hobby of single action madness for me is the hunt. To find and dicker a good price on a hard to find or unique SA is the heart of my obsession. If I can get it backdoor before it's put up for sale or snatch it before somebody else gets it it gets my blood pumping. All this costs me $$ but it is a hobby (Hear that BATF!)and not a job and Lord knows I've found other ways in the past to keep me occupied that cost me $$ and more... The hunt isn't left to only complete guns. PARTS, parts and more parts! Hammers, grip frames S&W barrels, grips, sights the list goes on. The harder to find the better. I've got a number of "honey holes" I frequent on the internet daily (sometimes twice) to look and see what might pop up. It's like elk hunting. They just sorta' present themselves. OK, so last week I found a gem. It's a blue bisley grip frame along with a steel bisley hammer and trigger with some gorgeous Roy Fishpaw stag grips made by the master in 1996. These parts cost me a pretty penny and I've got blue bisley grip frames, hammers and even Fishpaw bighorn grips all in the toy box but to get a grip frame that the grips were made for is a rare opportunity so I couldn't pass it up I've got a .41 build that I've been getting ready to send off and I think just maybe all the parts are assembled and it's ready to go out the door. By the way, If any of you other hound dogs out there have a spare plunger for the hammer let me know. THEY are hard to find...
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Post by cherokeetracker on Jan 30, 2016 9:22:28 GMT -5
That's an awesome find sir, Congratulations.
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Post by fathersergius on Jan 30, 2016 9:35:41 GMT -5
Nice acquisition! Do you have build plans for those pieces yet?
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Post by bushog on Jan 30, 2016 12:06:17 GMT -5
.41 mag with a long M57 barrel.
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Hunting!
Jan 30, 2016 14:22:54 GMT -5
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Post by BigBore44 on Jan 30, 2016 14:22:54 GMT -5
That's Fantabulous looking! Love the stocks, they have really nice character to them... Thanks for sharing. BigBore44 P.S. If you happen across any Bisley gripframe's your not interested in, please let me know. I'd like to get one for my SBH 44MAG and one for my Single Seven... Thanks
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Post by bushog on Jan 30, 2016 14:25:01 GMT -5
Midway has/had blue ones
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Post by robrcg on Jan 30, 2016 16:46:13 GMT -5
Excellent!
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Hunting!
Jan 30, 2016 22:49:04 GMT -5
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Post by kings6 on Jan 30, 2016 22:49:04 GMT -5
Greg is spot on with post. For years I have always considered finding and supplying the necessary parts for custom projects to be an integral part of any custom revolver. Not only does it spread the cost out but it often speeds the actual build since the metal artist has all the needed parts gor the build from the get go. Just as important to me is it gives me some ownership in the process rather than just throwing cash at the project then waiting for the final result. Twice I have gathered large caches of special parts then felt I was done commissioning customs and sold all the hard to find parts. The Keith Brown grips on Bushogs new model 25 are a perfect example of moving parts on to the next party. Ironically, one of the most difficult to find parts I used to own actually found its way back to me a month or so ago. I think this particular bisley part will stay here for awhile this time. Who knows, I may find one more custom project in my future!
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Post by contender on Jan 30, 2016 23:12:29 GMT -5
Robb,,,, I may have the spare hammer plunger, spring, & cross pin,,,, IF,,,,, they aren't different than others. I know my parts box has spares of several things,,, as I was doing a bit of organizing earlier today. I even found some NICE parts I forgot I had! Is the Bisley plunger different than a normal Blackhawk? I'd have to look it up & it's late.
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Post by bushog on Jan 31, 2016 20:54:24 GMT -5
Hey Robb, Did somebody sell you a special grip frame?
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