salvo
.30 Stingray
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Post by salvo on Jul 14, 2011 0:31:08 GMT -5
Just something about a 1957 Flattop 44 with honest wear...   I must agree, something about the old and cared for .44 Flat Top. Mines a 59 my birth year.  |
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Post by avidreader on Jul 14, 2011 9:23:57 GMT -5
;D Simply beautiful.
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Post by scout63 on Jul 14, 2011 13:07:08 GMT -5
any of them that form and function has not been comprimised or gold plated (echh!) i do tend to lean towards Rugers, but a nice deep blue Schofield is pretty.
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Post by crazyhorse on Jul 15, 2011 8:47:35 GMT -5
Bowen Nimrod ( or my Harton that looks like a Nimrod)
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Post by dougader on Jul 15, 2011 18:19:13 GMT -5
For stock, I really like the USFA models. Bowen Custom are so great, in my mind. The lightweight Colt is the ultimate in my opinion:  But this slick beauty is real close:  Boge posted pics of his Alan Harton 32, and then I had to have one in 32 and a bigger brother in 45 Colt. Boge's 32:  My pictures are weak but maybe you can get the idea... this is a 32 H&R mag:  And this is a New Vaquero in 45 Colt:  |
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Post by whitworth on Jul 15, 2011 20:22:03 GMT -5
All very nice, Doug!
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Post by Boge Quinn on Jul 17, 2011 15:40:13 GMT -5
Doug, I wish I'd gone with a Bisley hammer. Very nice pair!
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don44
.30 Stingray
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Post by don44 on Jul 18, 2011 11:00:08 GMT -5
An 1860 Army!
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gregg
.240 Incinerator
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Post by gregg on Jul 18, 2011 13:25:50 GMT -5
For stock, I really like the USFA models. Bowen Custom are so great, in my mind. The lightweight Colt is the ultimate in my opinion: love the light weight Colt. Where could you buy that front sight??? Its(the front sight) not in Bowen's web site for sale. |
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edk
.375 Atomic
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Post by edk on Jul 19, 2011 11:59:53 GMT -5
I find these fixed-sighted guns with the S&W adjustables interesting. Now on something like a Bearcat the reason is obvious but is the reason for doing it to a Vaquero purely for aesthetics or am I missing something?
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paulg
.375 Atomic
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Post by paulg on Jul 19, 2011 15:37:27 GMT -5
Elmer Keiths no. 5
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Post by Boge Quinn on Jul 19, 2011 16:18:26 GMT -5
I find these fixed-sighted guns with the S&W adjustables interesting. Now on something like a Bearcat the reason is obvious but is the reason for doing it to a Vaquero purely for aesthetics or am I missing something? It allows for easy adjustment, and improves the sight picture greatly. |
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edk
.375 Atomic
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Post by edk on Jul 19, 2011 17:02:00 GMT -5
I find these fixed-sighted guns with the S&W adjustables interesting. Now on something like a Bearcat the reason is obvious but is the reason for doing it to a Vaquero purely for aesthetics or am I missing something? It allows for easy adjustment, and improves the sight picture greatly. OK and it remains the only choice on a Bearcat or in the days before the Blackhawk but that was 50 years ago so should I assume we do it today for purely aesthetic reasons on a Vaquero since a Blackhawk exists in just about every equivalent size and caliber? ... (and that reason is good enough  ) |
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Post by dougader on Jul 19, 2011 17:52:40 GMT -5
Doug, I wish I'd gone with a Bisley hammer. Very nice pair! I'm glad I did. And as much as I like the hammer on the New Vaquero/Montado, I wish I had gone with the Bisley hammer on the Montado as well. I can't believe how slick the action is on these guns by Alan Harton. Very nice. |
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Post by dougader on Jul 19, 2011 17:54:38 GMT -5
For stock, I really like the USFA models. Bowen Custom are so great, in my mind. The lightweight Colt is the ultimate in my opinion: love the light weight Colt. Where could you buy that front sight??? Its(the front sight) not in Bowen's web site for sale. Note that the front sight on this custom is dovetailed into the barrel. I don't know that Hamilton sells those separately, but you could email him and ask. He has always replied to every email I sent him. |
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