Clements .32-20s Old and New
Sept 26, 2020 19:02:12 GMT -5
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Post by bushog on Sept 26, 2020 19:02:12 GMT -5
It has always hurt to let guns go from my accumulation but unfortunately I've been blessed with good looks and not unlimited $$.
So, a few had to go when the opportunity to pick up these two .32-20s built by David. Remember...before the .327 Federal the .32-20 in a Blackhawk was the highest velocity .32 game in town other than a very few built on Single Sixes and they're limited by overall length constraints. Our old friend Hoover was getting 1500fps from a Blackhawk Buckeye with the .32-20 with a 140gn bullet and I should be able to get real close with these. Honestly I want to see how the accuracy is with the Keith designed Ideal 313445 (p.286 in "Sixguns") that I've been casting over a case full of Trail Boss for about 900fps. Grouse for diner?
In light of the fact that David has removed all work from his catalog that requires a custom cylinder as he slides into retirement I figured I better get while the getting was...well...available.
First gun is a .32-20 built on an OM .357 flat top Blackhawk. This gun came from Larry Caudill, gripmaker in Albuquerque who has done some grips for me before that I found through Mr. Taffin. I talked to David about it and he said this gun was built before he was gunsmithing full time. I'm not sold on the unfinished aluminum grip frame but it balances wonderfully and the grips are nice to say the least and by my friend Larry.
The newer gun is another .32-20 built on a New Vaquero with David's remarkable pre-war S&W rear sight, untapered barrel, crescent ejector rod, bisley hammer and micarta grips by LSCG. A forum member was kind enough to let me shake this one loose from him. Funny, He posted pics of this gun a while back and I remarked that it was exactly as I would have had it built.
So, a few had to go when the opportunity to pick up these two .32-20s built by David. Remember...before the .327 Federal the .32-20 in a Blackhawk was the highest velocity .32 game in town other than a very few built on Single Sixes and they're limited by overall length constraints. Our old friend Hoover was getting 1500fps from a Blackhawk Buckeye with the .32-20 with a 140gn bullet and I should be able to get real close with these. Honestly I want to see how the accuracy is with the Keith designed Ideal 313445 (p.286 in "Sixguns") that I've been casting over a case full of Trail Boss for about 900fps. Grouse for diner?
In light of the fact that David has removed all work from his catalog that requires a custom cylinder as he slides into retirement I figured I better get while the getting was...well...available.
First gun is a .32-20 built on an OM .357 flat top Blackhawk. This gun came from Larry Caudill, gripmaker in Albuquerque who has done some grips for me before that I found through Mr. Taffin. I talked to David about it and he said this gun was built before he was gunsmithing full time. I'm not sold on the unfinished aluminum grip frame but it balances wonderfully and the grips are nice to say the least and by my friend Larry.
The newer gun is another .32-20 built on a New Vaquero with David's remarkable pre-war S&W rear sight, untapered barrel, crescent ejector rod, bisley hammer and micarta grips by LSCG. A forum member was kind enough to let me shake this one loose from him. Funny, He posted pics of this gun a while back and I remarked that it was exactly as I would have had it built.
