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Post by davet on Dec 30, 2021 16:57:55 GMT -5
Don't like Pinto revolvers. Would never buy one, but I don't mind if you do. (smile)
Dave
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Post by randominator on Dec 31, 2021 7:12:39 GMT -5
I prefer two-tone over solid blued. ![](https://i.imgur.com/W7jTHZMl.jpg) ![](https://i.imgur.com/a2liOYtl.jpg)
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Post by jgt on Dec 31, 2021 8:23:15 GMT -5
I've never cared for the pinto look. But like the color case hardened look. I prefer not to use cch on engraved guns. I like them to be blue or stainless. I don't care for plated guns. Brass grip frames are ok on some guns, but they add to the weight. I like the guns I have with aluminum grip frames, but prefer them anodized to blend in.
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Post by boatswainsmate on Dec 31, 2021 9:27:47 GMT -5
I forgot about my 2 toned monster. Happy Shooting! Boats ![](https://i.ibb.co/C6VrkrK/DSCN3718.jpg)
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Post by Lee Martin on Dec 31, 2021 9:56:28 GMT -5
I have a couple in which I de-anodized the gripframe and ejector housing. .41 Magnum: ![](https://www.singleactions.com/images/41_Magnum_Blackhawk_2.jpg) -Lee www.singleactions.com "Chasing perfection five shots at a time"
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Post by jeffh on Dec 31, 2021 11:36:30 GMT -5
I am not opposed to it. Sometimes it looks good and sometimes it doesn't appeal to me at all - depends.
I like that one, Lee - very nice.
My Flat Top 44 Special got the steel grip frame swapped out for an aluminum XR3-RED (sacrilege, I know) and I have had neither time nor inclination to have it anodized, "painted, or to paint it myself, so I boiled it in my well water (somewhere in another post I have to find) and it came out with a "gun-metal gray" look, sort of an even, aged patina and it looks OK.
I think if I put some dark grips on it like Lee's 41 it might look better.
Lee, are those grips from Ruger or someone else? Most of the current aftermarket grips look to be significantly thinned near the top and that doesn't"fit" me well at all. I like the full-profile that appears to be present on yours.
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Post by Lee Martin on Dec 31, 2021 11:46:04 GMT -5
I think if I put some dark grips on it like Lee's 41 it might look better. Lee, are those grips from Ruger or someone else? Most of the current aftermarket grips look to be significantly thinned near the top and that doesn't"fit" me well at all. I like the full-profile that appears to be present on yours. Those are aftermarket grips I bought on eBay years ago. They're a tad thicker at the top and fit the inner portions of the backstrap perfectly. I did have to sand and polish some of the outside edges of the gripframe to perfectly match the panels. They're a black & very dark gray laminate. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time"
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Post by jeffh on Dec 31, 2021 11:56:41 GMT -5
I think if I put some dark grips on it like Lee's 41 it might look better. Lee, are those grips from Ruger or someone else? Most of the current aftermarket grips look to be significantly thinned near the top and that doesn't"fit" me well at all. I like the full-profile that appears to be present on yours. Those are aftermarket grips I bought on eBay years ago. They're a tad thicker at the top and fit the inner portions of the backstrap perfectly. I did have to sand and polish some of the outside edges of the gripframe to perfectly match the panels. They're a black & very dark gray laminate. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time" Thanks, Lee.
I will have to do some grip shopping.
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Post by bigbore5 on Dec 31, 2021 13:02:04 GMT -5
I've got two guns fitted with aluminum frames from Ronnie Wells that I haven't had coated yet. An old model 357 with the biznana and a 4-5/8" 45 with the Hager BB5. Both have custom grips. The OM has Tamarind by Ronnie and the 45 has buckeye burl Chigs grips. The light wood on the OM makes the pinto look ok, but the darker wood on the 45 begs to get around to coating the frame. I really like brass frames,but so far have only put them on case colored frames. I don't care for them on completely blue guns. That said I think I may try a BB5 in brass on one of the BFRs to see how much I like it.I already use brass 2Dogs fronts on my 500L bfr.
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Post by Encore64 on Dec 31, 2021 18:11:24 GMT -5
Thanks for all the tips and pictures. Have made my decision on the next two Clements Guns.
The 17-4 Stainless Cylinder will be in the 38-44 HD due to it's strength properties.
The 45 Schofield will get a blued cylinder. After my Clements 44-40 5-Shot arrived, I'm secure in it's strength.
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Post by fbengineer on Jan 2, 2022 22:04:40 GMT -5
Pardon the project work. I'm pretty keen on the two-tone, though heat treating 17-4 is a new one for me. I have some spare barrels and cylinders I'd love to experiment with....share any details you can. ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220103/1ffc09494d4ee9ceb2b6fc40b70326fa.jpg)
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Post by Encore64 on Jan 3, 2022 20:06:35 GMT -5
It's not something we see discussed much. Not many of us, me included, have a lot of knowledge on metallurgy.
But, I'm blessed to know some that do know a lot. Also, I know how to Google and read small words.
Dave Clements and Ronnie Wells have been an invaluable resource to me.
Stainless (17-4) Steel is STRONG!!! No coincidence that is what Freedom Arms and BFRs are made of.
I'm not insecure about 4140 and other Carbon Steels. But, I do some builds that I can find no one has done before. For learning, a margin of safety isn't a bad thing.
I copied this off of a steel working site. "The material that is best for up through about 2.5-in. dia—and also for applications involving flexible and rigid PVC and RPVC processing—is 17-4 ph Stainless Steel. 17-4 ph Stainless Steel has a yield strength in the area of 175 kPSI, or almost twice the strength of 4140."
Building a 6-Shot 38-44 HD on a Single Six Frame makes me want to go strong. The cylinder will be the same diameter as a S&W 19 at 1.470" O.D. The Single Six will be stronger due to it being a Single Action and the lock notches are offset. On a S&W they are dead nuts center the chamber. I don't think a stronger steel will be a bad third safety margin. I've never seen a revolver destroyed where the cylinder didn't go first.
Maybe it's logic and maybe it's overkill. But, that's what makes customs fun...
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Post by tdbarton on Jan 4, 2022 16:09:44 GMT -5
![](https://i.postimg.cc/PNG9HCc3/E1670473-0254-4746-B294-09-BC99-DB8583.jpg) This isn’t how you guys spend your afternoons?
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Post by Encore64 on Jan 4, 2022 16:17:12 GMT -5
Tim, I believe we're a minority on that. Admittedly, it's not exciting for everyone.
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Post by Lee Martin on Jan 4, 2022 19:06:55 GMT -5
More two-tones.... Bottom gun is an early Linebaugh converted Seville (oversized 6-shot .45 Colt cylinder): ![](https://www.singleactions.com/images/Linebaugh_Seville_1.jpg) Another early Linebaugh Seville but in .454: ![](https://www.singleactions.com/images/Linebaugh_454_Seville.jpg) -Lee www.singleactions.com"Chasing perfection five shots at a time"
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