500 Linebaugh picture thread

[Snyd]

The pic of that Bowen with the Gallagher Octagon with a few rain drops on it is fantastic! Do you have one of the other side? I assume it has the ERH lug machined in it as well? I'll get to casting up some of those Ballisti-Cast 440's and ship em your way, hopefully within a couple weeks. BTW, that's a beautiful mould.

[steve]

Is that the one that was on Bowen's website? If so, the price seemed a little steep at the time. Then you have to figure, you don't have to send him a base gun + you don't have to wait.................If I didn't have so many projects going on I would have bought it.............Simply Beautiful, that beauty was meant to be in the rain.

[subdoc]

Boy Will.. you have it worse than I do. And I have the 500L-itis bad!

[dlhredfoxx]

Wildwillalaska, I'm drooling over the stainless 500 Linebaugh Vaquero! Now that's classic looking! PPP

[anglia48]

On these pages lies a disease for which there is "NO" cure for!!

[cas]

[wildwillalaska]

Steve, yes that is the one from Bowen's site. For me it was cheaper since I had recently talked to Bowen about doing a blues RS07 in 500L, which would have been $2995 plus my base gun, plus the extra for cch an scalloped recoil shield. I wanted stainless and he mentioned having a couple extra octagon barrels so could get it quicker as he wanted to use them. I really, really wanted it in stainless but did not have a stainless base gun, and with the serial issue and shipping to Alaska and all, I was just going to stick with blued---then two weeks later this sweet little thing popped up. Couldn't resist since it was exactly what I wanted without the wait and cheaper than ordering by the time I paid for the base gun and shipping it back and forth, etc. just wanted the scalloped recoils sheila which this doesn't have.

[wildwillalaska]

Snyd, yes, it has the erh lug built into it.

Hopefully I will get the frame and new stocks back for that blued Linebaugh 500 you turned me onto in FBx here soon and will post a pic. Scott Kolar said the walnut was very nice--so we will see.

[jfo4]

wildwillalaska,

How's the sight picture on you .500 Vaquero?

Does it have a sight insert in the rear notch?

Jason

[CraigC]

I agree, there are a lot worse things to be hooked on!

[raven5]

Jul 13, 2012 22:22:20 GMT -5 steve said:

Having a bad case of the 500's isn't the worst thing in the world ;D
500 Linebaugh, 500 max, 500 jrh 500 S&W.....Indy 500, Daytona 500 ect.........................
Not to be the voice of reason......but there are worse diseases to have ;D

You forgot a couple.....

[ohnomrbillk]

Jul 9, 2012 23:03:03 GMT -5 subdoc said:

Scuse me while I whip this out....

Very nice case hardening. And a great movie line to boot!

[cottonstalk]

I have really enjoyed looking and drooling. You guys have some mighty fine pieces and my top 5 are #5. 17tombstone's 500spl #4. arokcrwlr's by Huntington #3. wildwillalaska's stainless vaquero and # 1 & 2 could be flipped flopped and either could be the winner Boge's by Dustin L and Mike454's vaquero. All are nice and I am envious that none reside here.

[AxeHandle]

No culls in the bunch.. Personally I haven't quite cultivated the obviously acquired taste for the vaquero style custom.. Not that they are ugly they are just IMHO not appropriate for a bullseye shooter. Then maybe it is an old guy thing.. That means I've got 10 more years of good adjustable sights.

[dlhredfoxx]

I can't remember that last time I watched Blazing Saddles. Classic!