BBQ gun?
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buck460XVR
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IMHO, the definition of a "BBQ Gun" is as ambiguous as the definition of a "Redneck" or a "Dive Bar". IOWs, any gun that makes you proud to open carry in a public place, qualifies. Good leather is mandatory for me, as is a complementary long gun(as in a lever carbine or short barreled SxS....both must have outside hammers). Sadly, for those who heartily oppose open carry, there are no options......... 
CraigC
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Not really that ambiguous. In the strictest sense, it is a Texas thing and fairly well defined. Just that most folks don't really know what that definition is. It's for the sort of shindig you would wear a suit and your best hat to. It is typically a 4¾" Colt SAA or 1911, HiPower or a K or N-frame S&W. Usually with a 4" or shorter barrel. It is engraved, usually heavily, stocked in ivory, stag or mother of pearl and either nickel or silver plated. It would also be carried in floral carved leather.
I don't really have any true BBQ guns and I'll never refer to them as such. All my hand engraved guns are blued. They're also not Colts or S&W's but Rugers and Ubertis. This is as close as I can get in appearance but I'm fairly certain a $700 Pietta with white PVC grips doesn't really qualify.
Neither does most of my floral carved leather.
I don't really have any true BBQ guns and I'll never refer to them as such. All my hand engraved guns are blued. They're also not Colts or S&W's but Rugers and Ubertis. This is as close as I can get in appearance but I'm fairly certain a $700 Pietta with white PVC grips doesn't really qualify.
Neither does most of my floral carved leather.
doubleh
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When it comes to grip material I see it as a personal choice and personally speaking I have never been fond of either pearl or ivory. My preference is fancy walnut. If your preference differs from mine that's fine. I might make fun of your choice if I know you well but it's only good natured ribbing and I will endure the same from friends.
Now that my grip is not what it used to be and my fingers have stiffened I have switched to mostly rubber as it is much easier to hold on to and absorbs some recoil. It is downright ugly but makes me a better shot. If someone wants to heap ridicule on me for using what works best for my situation it doesn't bother me in the least. I have always been a what works for me type and will continue until I have no need of anything.
As to a true Texas BBQ event I have never aspired to be important enough to attend one and don't care.
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Now that my grip is not what it used to be and my fingers have stiffened I have switched to mostly rubber as it is much easier to hold on to and absorbs some recoil. It is downright ugly but makes me a better shot. If someone wants to heap ridicule on me for using what works best for my situation it doesn't bother me in the least. I have always been a what works for me type and will continue until I have no need of anything.
As to a true Texas BBQ event I have never aspired to be important enough to attend one and don't care.
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vanfunk
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I would absolutely welcome anyone with an M60 to my barbecue!
eddiememphis
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3 inch .357. Need a fancy leather holster for it.
nofendertom
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And add some fancy Brazilian Rosewood grips on that Ruger too. (Just for the BBQ)
eddiememphis
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I would wood just for the show. I like the bigger grips for shooting magnum loads.
They fit my hand better and move it slightly lower so my middle finger avoids the trigger guard bash common with a higher grip and big boy ammo.
shoebox1.1
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You must live in a neighbourhood like mine if you feel you need to carry while you are out in the yard. I carry any time I'm outside, from yard work to just sitting by the garage listening to music & having a cold one, I am carrying. There has been times when I didn't know if to duck behind a car or grab my gun & go after them.
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ufc
When chilling in/on your house on your term matter! I hear you!!!
eddiememphis
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You need a good real estate agent.
CraigC
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doubleh
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Ground hog? Whatever it is we don'r have them around here. Best I can do is pocket gophers and they seldom come out of their burrows and don't stay up long when they do. I have managed to shoot a very few over the years. For a critter that lives 99.5% of it's life underground they have a very soft coat and it's always clean.
entropy
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Oktoberfest in New Braunfels. If it were in Ennis, it'd have to be a CZ 24 or 27.
As I posted in Armored Farmer's work gun thread, this is as close to a BBQ gun as I have:
25-5 in .45 Colt.
PRD1
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I've posted this before, and in a thread on barbeque guns:
Yes, it really is gold plated, and the grips are ivory. Note the serial number, which I suspect is the reason for the treatment - what could be luckier than an all-seven serial number? It also shoots very well...
PRD1 - mhb - MIke
Yes, it really is gold plated, and the grips are ivory. Note the serial number, which I suspect is the reason for the treatment - what could be luckier than an all-seven serial number? It also shoots very well...
PRD1 - mhb - MIke
Speedo66
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There was also a thing among old school LEO’s about going to testify in court guns.
They’d put on a fancy gun and rig for that, too.
They’d put on a fancy gun and rig for that, too.
dickydalton
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45 Colt/ACP 3 1/2", Simply Rugged leather and Texas Grips mesquite.
When I went to court or to an attorney or the DA, I always had ivory Magnas with a grip adapter. Of course my duty piece had Magnas and a grip adapter!
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Patton was right, nacre is a very-poor material for handgun grips, where ivory is a very-good material.
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hemiram
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I've known a couple of Generals over the years, both one star, and the word ******** describes both of them perfectly. One guy was a sarcastic jerk in high school, and seemed to be almost like he was drugged most of the time. 27 years later, he's on TV doing a press conference about an attack on Iraq. A friend who grew up a few doors from him, and I were floored when he appeared with Gen, Schwartzkopf as a Colonel during the Gulf War, but him making general just blew our minds. He's 69 now, back in town, and looks great. Still seems a bit high to me.
The other one was like a car salesman who won't stop calling. The only thing he was missing was some of the weird clothes some of them wore back then. One guy who worked at a local Dodge dealer dressed up in plaid pants all the time, and in colder months, he wore a matching plaid jacket.
CraigC
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I don't think that was the basis for his assessment.
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