Len
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Post by Len on Dec 30, 2009 10:09:08 GMT -5
A friend of mine has a 50th year 44 magnum flat top he cannot sell he was wondering if its frame a suitable platform for one of the .50 calibers
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Post by Gary @ R&G on Dec 30, 2009 10:40:05 GMT -5
Seems like the 44 is on the full size frame.
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Len
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Post by Len on Dec 30, 2009 11:03:12 GMT -5
Its a larger frame than the 357 or 44 special flat top but I am not sure it is as large or strong as a conventional Ruger?
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Post by Aggie01 on Dec 30, 2009 11:11:59 GMT -5
No problem whatsoever. It's a full size frame and still has more top strap to it than a Vaquero. Also, I talked to Mr. Bowen about a .500 Linebaugh on mine.  It was indefinately postponed once he quoted me a price on a tapered ribbed ovate barrel.  |
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Post by sixshooter on Dec 30, 2009 14:01:45 GMT -5
Never seen one but I like the idea. Should be plenty strong.
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Post by maxcactus on Dec 30, 2009 14:06:43 GMT -5
It was indefinately postponed once he quoted me a price on a tapered ribbed ovate barrel. Didn't Bowen specifically state in his book that an ovate ribbed bbl (along with a S&W profile bbl created from scratch for a Ruger SA) could very easily eat up most, if not all, of a $1000 bill? UGH! Len, I think we'd all love to see a .50 Cal flattop conversion once done. Max. |
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Post by Aggie01 on Dec 30, 2009 14:17:20 GMT -5
Didn't Bowen specifically state in his book that an ovate ribbed bbl (along with a S&W profile bbl created from scratch for a Ruger SA) could very easily eat up most, if not all, of a $1000 bill? UGH! Actually Max - in the book he states it will eat up ALL of a $1000 bill and MOST of another. Or at least it should. |
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Len
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Post by Len on Dec 30, 2009 14:53:02 GMT -5
I am going to encourage him to have it done. I think the flat top receiver would look really cool and apparently a Bisley grip to tame recoil is not a problem.
I was not sure about a Blackhawk (flat top) frame vs the Super Blackhawk frame handling the higher pressure.
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Post by AxeHandle on Jan 1, 2010 10:53:08 GMT -5
Any SBH with the sight pin low enough below the plane of the flatness can be made into a Flattop... Our good friend sixshot has one that I am sure we will see pics of soon... Of course the Anniversary guns are showing up on the used market at decent prices now so why bother... ;D
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Post by targetshootr on Jan 1, 2010 11:37:07 GMT -5
I've had a couple of guns flat topped. If you hold it just right you can see where it was welded. Annealing or case hardening would hide it though.  |
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Post by AxeHandle on Jan 1, 2010 11:47:30 GMT -5
Here is one of yours... ;D ;D Don't have a shot of the entire top strap...   |
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Post by targetshootr on Jan 1, 2010 12:03:27 GMT -5
That was a nice gun.  Glad it has a good home. |
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Post by AxeHandle on Jan 1, 2010 12:25:56 GMT -5
Was a nice gun? It is as nice down here as it was there! 
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Post by targetshootr on Jan 1, 2010 14:26:46 GMT -5
Heehe. Bad syntax on my part. Dave surprised me on the rear sight but still, it shot like a house afire. Er, shoots like a house afire. |
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Glad it has a good home. 