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Post by squawberryman on Jun 22, 2020 14:16:32 GMT -5
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Post by Fowler on Jun 22, 2020 20:23:31 GMT -5
Is Ryan Ross a builders name I should know? It looks very well made but for $6k it needs to be a masterpiece by an established master...
Just in my never humble opinion.
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Post by bigbrowndog on Jun 22, 2020 21:38:03 GMT -5
I’m guessing a lot of the cost is in the Ivory grips???
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Post by cubrock on Jun 22, 2020 22:55:55 GMT -5
Is Ryan Ross a builders name I should know? It looks very well made but for $6k it needs to be a masterpiece by an established master... Just in my never humble opinion. He is a longtime member on Ruger Forum. Up until recently, I had no idea he built or worked on guns. |
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Post by squawberryman on Jun 23, 2020 10:07:26 GMT -5
Those ARE a couple of fat hunks of ivory
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Post by simple45 on Jun 23, 2020 11:22:48 GMT -5
Those ARE a couple of fat hunks of ivory That’s a fact! I thought my elk stags were thick but these ivories top them. salty price tag on that one |
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Post by Fowler on Jun 23, 2020 11:38:06 GMT -5
You know I am all for asking anything you want for your work, the market will bear out its value and more power to him if he gets that price. But I wonder if he has ever actually sold one of his guns for anything close to what he has listed them for?
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Post by simple45 on Jun 23, 2020 11:51:41 GMT -5
You know I am all for asking anything you want for your work, the market will bear out its value and more power to him if he gets that price. But I wonder if he has ever actually sold one of his guns for anything close to what he has listed them for? my thoughts are right there with you. it’s a nice looking build great platform but I have seen two linebaugh vaqueros on the used market go for less than 3500. Paying that much sight unseen is hard to do even with the big name guys used guns. |
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Post by Fowler on Jun 23, 2020 12:20:29 GMT -5
I remember when a Linebaugh 500L Plainsman Bisley Vaquero sat on This website for a few weeks before it go grabbed up for $1200-1400 10 years ago. Sure it was a no frills blued gun but for that money? If I had the money at the time it would have found a permanent home in my safe. Times change and these guns are not going down in price.
Of course that is for established name gunsmiths.
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Post by potatojudge on Jun 23, 2020 15:23:06 GMT -5
Lots of guys charge $1k for ivory (Dustin L for example) (and these are very thick, so a premium is reasonable) and $1k for an octagon barrel (Clements).
Figure $600 for the base gun.
That's $3400 for the conversion, but bear in mind other gunsmiths include a round barrel as part of the conversion price. Round barrels are about $500. This is $3400 for just the action, cylinder, and metal work.
You can tell he did remedial metal work to correct some factory Ruger polishing and it's a nice looking build.
Bowen charges (RS07, RS08 packages) $3600-3700 for an octagon conversion. So $3700+$600 makes, $4300 plus $1k for the grips, add in shipping etc gets you the Bowen total.
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Post by axman on Jun 23, 2020 18:49:04 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, a while back he was selling barrels he machined on Ruger forum. Very nice work.
Maybe thick ivory would be better to hold on to with such a heavy kicker?
Very nice work indeed.
Remember some guys here are lamenting that the field of custom revolver smiths is dwindling. He might just be the next Go to guy.
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Post by cas on Jun 25, 2020 11:54:55 GMT -5
If people buy them, that's what they're worth.
I look at a lot of 1911's going $3- 4 - 5k and go "Who?" But they sell, as long as they're happy, it's none of my business.
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Post by simple45 on Jun 28, 2020 18:31:30 GMT -5
sold!
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Post by bushog on Jun 28, 2020 18:56:42 GMT -5
The auction says ended, not sold...
Wonder if it did sell offline.
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Post by simple45 on Jun 28, 2020 19:44:41 GMT -5
The auction says ended, not sold... Wonder if it did sell offline. It looked real nice |
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