Brass grip frames by Ronnie Wells

[RDW]

Lots of Knuckle room Bud! Gotta love the Bradshaw.

[pacecars]

That is beautiful! My knuckle thanks you! Might not have to wear the gloves now! You sir are an artist! The brass with the blue is fantastic!

[pacecars]

Those grips look great with the brass. I love the grain and the way it flows. I can’t get over how the wood compliments the brass.

[RDW]

Ronnie, Thanks for being patient. I just had to have the perfect peice of walnut for this project.

[pacecars]

I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to put the time in on this one.

[RDW]

Mar 9, 2023 11:46:15 GMT -5 pacecars said:

I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to put the time in on this one.

My Pleasure bud.

[RDW]

As many of you know i have been pounding away on this hammer and trigger project, And i am making sugnificant progress.
However i have not neglected grip frame development. i have just been so busy with the hammers i havent posted much.
Also as a few of you know that i have had the pleasure of shaking hands with, There is a reason i started making grip frames so long ago.
My oversized sammich grabbers.
Well this last summer i had the pleasure of being invited to the shootist holiday with my lovely bride and we had the time of our life.
I just thought i had a large hand. I shook hands with a man and a real Gentlemen, Tony Aman.
And the name suits him. Yes AMAN. Because i felt like i was shaking paws with an Orangatan or the offspring of Sasquatch. Holy Guacamole i felt like 12 year old shaking hands with this man.
My oldest daughter has said many tiimes that i dont have fingers, i have sausages with a nail on the end. Well this guy had cucumbers. LOL.
So we put our heads together and came up with a solution. The S.S. AMAN. Short for Sasquatch Series AMAN!
It fit him Perfectly and in the process i got really attached to the design. It is a Bradshaw which is extended rearward 3/16 of an inch and .425 thousands longer.
It is ofcourse not for everyone but for those with say about size 14 wedding ring fingers and up, it is perfect.
I have 2 other gentleman with that same problem. Big Guys.
Here is a completed 45 colt that belongs to one of them.



Doesnt look to gawty, which i was afraid of.
Here is a Standard Bisley panel on top of it.





Here is one i made for myself and some description and comparisons.
First my hand and a standard Bisley.

Not real comfy for the big boomers and zero Knuckle room.
I love the Bradshaw but my finger still hangs off the bottom.
Here is my new cocobolo covered S.S. AMAN on one of my favorite old .500 Linebaughs built in 1990 that i am upgrading with my new logo.





Room everywhere. I like it way to much.



gonna get Bobby to put his Color case on it and rebarrel her Cuz shes almost shot out.
It will be put on the website soon along with a Buttload of hammers and triggers. Cylinders will be available soon as well as stainless and steel gripframes for some of the offshoot gripframes for the Ruger, FA, And BFRs.
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[iwsbull]

That looks awesome, I love the BFR Bisley but would like for it to be a touch longer for my pinky and it looks like that is the answer. Ham hands salute you.

[randyzzz]

Ronnie, that SS AMAN looks great. I may have to get one of those coming too!

[grizzlyclay]

The picture on Page 77 is my 45 Lc Bisley that Ronnie did for me so my hand would fit this gun.He did a FANTASTIC job and the fit is awesome.I will go out tomorrow and put some Bear loads through it.It actually almost jumped out of my hand the last time I shot it before I sent it to Texas to be Reborn as A Ronnie Wells Sasquatch Single Action.I will let you know how she handles tomorrow.Thanks again to RW Grip Frames

[longoval]

Mar 13, 2023 22:11:09 GMT -5 grizzlyclay said:

The picture on Page 77 is my 45 Lc Bisley that Ronnie did for me so my hand would fit this gun.He did a FANTASTIC job and the fit is awesome.I will go out tomorrow and put some Bear loads through it.It actually almost jumped out of my hand the last time I shot it before I sent it to Texas to be Reborn as A Ronnie Wells Sasquatch Single Action.I will let you know how she handles tomorrow.Thanks again to RW Grip Frames

Mr. Clay,

Thank you for posting. We are all very much interested in how it works out for you. I'm glad you found Ronnie. Can't beat these grip frames.

[RDW]

Mar 11, 2023 17:55:50 GMT -5 randyzzz said:

Ronnie, that SS AMAN looks great. I may have to get one of those coming too!

Gimme a hollar and i will fix you up!

[RDW]

Here is another one that i found very interesting. A testament to the large following of the Bill Ruger Dragoon.
A Ruger 454 Cannonsull That he hated the factory Bisley Grip frame and wanted his old Super Blackhawk grip back.
And a good polishing job.

[bearskinner]

Here’s a pic of the lightweight Aluminum bearskinner Bisley frame on a customized 2 cylinder 45COLT/45ACP, along with a custom LINEBAUGH big 5 with the RWBrass version. I’m surprised at how well the lightweight balances.

[needsmostuff]

I think we can safely declare the circle of RW Grip Frame users as the birthplace of Brass on Stainless.
I don't remember EVER seeing it on a Single Action before .
Acquired taste perhaps but it works so well.