Grail / quest guns?

[gunsbam45]

Feb 11, 2023 19:02:50 GMT -5 sixshot said:

pacecars, you mind telling me where you're going to be buried

Dick

Please PM me with the location as well, as I'd like to be next in line just in case Dick happens to be out of the running by the time the destined day arrives.

I do not have "A" quest gun, I have a list. This is one finally checked off.

[Deleted]

My grail gun since a bit before high school was a Linebaugh 45 Seville. Got it and aside from the grip cracking on it it has lived up to the hype for me. Can load it down for plinking or load it up to big power levels if needed. Havent been able to kill anything with it yet, but that will come.

[rjm52]

Have had several S&W Model 57 .41 Magnums but always wanted a 4" 1964 first year of production like EK had... Finally found one I could afford when I had the money. Was in 98% condition but missing all the accessories and the Cokes... But the price was right and I just happened to have an orphaned set of Cokes...

It doesn't get shot much, but it's so nice just to hold...

Bob

ps...my Holy Grail gun was Bill Jordan's 4" 57 that went to Rex Applegate and then went on auction after he died...Leroy Thompson now owns it and I always regret not bidding on it...

[coogs]

There may be another Max or two that I would consider a "quest" gun........

[Jamey Worrell]

Feb 11, 2023 19:32:33 GMT -5 gunsbam45 said:

I do not have "A" quest gun, I have a list.

That's about the way it is with me...Poppa and I had a "bucket list" that I've pretty much polished off, and my personal "best of the last" 6gun list is getting shorter and shorter.

If push came to shove, I'd guess my grail gun would be an original Bisley Flattop Target, probably in 32-20. Just love the lines and aesthetics. By the time the "bucket list" and "best of the last list" are sorted out, they'll be damned near unattainable pricewise.

Second would be a faithful reproduction (on a Colt or USFA, engraving and grips included) of a Keith#5 from John Powers...that one is more attainable, but likely a retirement gift at this point (hey, 7 years will pass in the blink of an eye ).

Jamey

[pacecars]

I plan to out live all of y’all so it won’t matter where I am buried😎😜

[contender]

"I plan to out live all of y’all so it won’t matter where I am buried😎😜 "

Don't be so sure,,,,!

[lah]

If I had a grail gun it would look something like this.

[Jamey Worrell]

Feb 13, 2023 20:51:32 GMT -5 lah said:

If I had a grail gun it would look something like this.

Hang tight... Harton is pulling something very similar to this together... Only with a Bisley gripframe on a Uberti base. Got the call today asking for pet loads, so I'm assuming it's getting close 😊

[lah]

jworrell I will watch for this. I'm no fan of the Bisley gripframe but do like the longer single action barrels with the band front sight & the small windage adjustable rear sight. Thanks for the information.

[aciera]

My grail gun was offered to me. By a friend of many years. Sort of out of the blue.

The Smith offer to build a gun with me and his son. We built together………

Probably going to be a 475 max……..

All of our initials will be engraved.

Any options available

Yeah. This will take some thoughts and discussion…….

[bigbore5]

A Linebaugh built 475 & 500 Maximum best grade matched pair with boxes and accessories. I'm hoping to have enough saved and get John to do the 500 and Dustin on the 475. Big dreams cost big money.

[aciera]

Feb 13, 2023 22:45:50 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

A Linebaugh built 475 & 500 Maximum best grade matched pair with boxes and accessories. I'm hoping to have enough saved and get John to do the 500 and Dustin on the 475. Big dreams cost big money.

If ya don’t dream and try………..good luck

[sixshot]

pacecars, I just planned on bringing some flowers.......the shovel was to plant the flowers

Dick

[ldmay375]

Feb 11, 2023 9:00:59 GMT -5 gnappi said:

I've had very few "grail" guns I was on a quest to find. A quest for a pistol is, depending on rarity and cost fun. The rarer and higher in cost it is, the longer the quest and the more fun it is because at least for me the focus keeps my wallet in place should the quest piece turn up at a LGS or gunshow. 

Long before the Kill Bill movie was produced I wanted a short barreled "birdshead" revolver, but not blue, or case colors, or nickle (like Bill's) it had to be stainless. The need for SS (I have VERY salty skin) eliminated some very nice and worthy specimens to own, even though I do own a few guns that are not stainless. 

Enter the SS Ruger Talo Vaquero, to me way too expensive with stainless samples pushing $2k or more thus keeping my expectations low. The joy of a desktop PC having the ability to store so many web links easily viewable on a 32" monitor makes an online quest easier than LGS or gunshow visits and, potentially expensive :-) 

Well a reasonably priced NIB SS Vaquero will be on the way next week, so ignoring any possibility of a roadblock my "final" quest is over. That is unless a FA at a reasonable price in .454/.45 Colt turns up :-) That's been a quest for a L-O-N-G time!

Any of you have a current quest or have had a long term quest satisfied?  

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Wow, I probably should not have read this. It may cause some forgotten quest to surface.

I think for single actions, I am pretty satisfied as to quest / grail revolvers. My first memorable mouth frothing was over a 5.5" FA 454. I still have it. Then there was the FA 4-3/4" 475 Linebaugh which may very well be my all time favorite. I did have a bit of a quest for a stainless Ruger Bisley 5.5" 45 Colt that finally materialize. Those 3 are the ones that I thought most about acquiring. Probably the only other that took a bit of searching and waiting for was a Ruger Bisley 4-5/8" 480 Ruger.

I have other single actions but those are by far my favorites. Those took me some time to purchase.
One day I might be tempted by a Ruger Bisley Hunter, or a stainless Ruger Bisley in 41 magnum. But, they would be opportunity impulse buys.