kennedy
Member
3rd gen colt 45lc and little brother .22 peacemaker
Let's see some of your favorite SA revolvers!
- Thread starter Matthew Clark
- Start date
45 Dragoon
Member
- Joined
- May 18, 2013
- Messages
- 2,778
Two of my favorite 45acp's !!
Two of my favorite 45C's -
Mike
Two of my favorite 45C's -
Mike
.38 Special
Member
- Joined
- Sep 15, 2006
- Messages
- 7,370
As I move more and more toward blackpowder, this is becoming my favorite revolver. A custom 1851 Navy, made by Longhunter's in Texas from Uberti forgings. I like everything about it except for the grips, which are a basic grade of walnut and don't fit all that well. Ivory would be perfect, but here we are in 2023, so I continue to scheme...
Ivory is still available, pricey, but available.
Decent substitutes are holly and smooth elk.
Kevin
Armybrat
Member
3rd generation .357 Colt, Ruger New Vaquero .357, North American Ranger II:
Rorke's Drift
Member
Bowen Classic Arms customized Ruger Vaquero Montado: converted from .357 to .44 spl, Bisley hammer, scalloped recoil shield and loading gate (the "Lightweight Package"), dovetailed front sight and black Cerakoted rear sight.
.
.
Last edited:
ECVMatt
Member
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2004
- Messages
- 2,870
That gets a WOW for sure! Beautiful sixgun!
X62503
Contributing Member
How did you do that????
45 Dragoon
Member
- Joined
- May 18, 2013
- Messages
- 2,778
Kirst conversions.
Walt Kirst brought the first 1860 45acp conversion cylinder to the market almost a year ago. The Uberti/Cimarron on the left ( w/ silver plated tg ) was the first to send lead down range last May. It and its sister have been test beds ever since.
It's a perfect round for that platform!!
Mike
Cornhusker77
Member
- Joined
- Dec 20, 2008
- Messages
- 635
I don't have anything nearly as good looking as the rest of you guys.
This one is ugly as a bowl of butt-cracks, but it's slick and the hammer will drop if you whisper to the trigger.
Stoeger/Uberti .357 mag.
And a few Rugers
Vaquero
This one is ugly as a bowl of butt-cracks, but it's slick and the hammer will drop if you whisper to the trigger.
Stoeger/Uberti .357 mag.
And a few Rugers
Vaquero
the Black Spot
Member
Yes, when I trap them
45 Dragoon
Member
- Joined
- May 18, 2013
- Messages
- 2,778
Riomouse911
Member
Some of the members here on THR have awesome stuff! Driftwood, Craig C and Bob W always put up some great shots, and the best part is they usually add some holsters and history with factual info on the makes/models that you can trust. 
My SA shooting started when I was a kid with a SA Colt .22 that my Grandfather had. I think it was a New Frontier and not a Frontier Scout, but it’s been about 40 years so don’t bet on my being right. All I know is my goofy sister let some long ago boyfriend borrow it, so it’s been MIA since about 1995.
My own SA revolver gathering started in 1995 with a Uberti blued/case harden frame/brass grip 4 5/8” .45 Colt, followed by a 4 5/8” stainless original Vaquero also in .45 Colt. When I quit making a fool out of myself trying to shoot SASS in the late 1990’s, I ultimately gave the Uberti to a friend who moved to Idaho.
I didn’t touch another SA revolver until about 2012 when I got the hankering for a .22 Single Six convertible. I bought a 6.5” SS off Gun Broker, then over the next decade added a few other Ruger SA’s.
My favorite looking/handling SA’s, a Bisley .32 H&R and .22 LR..
A couple of mid-bore calibers, a 6.5” .41 Mag and a 5.5” Lipseys .44 Spl flattop.
My old Vaquero and Blackhawk .45 Colts.
And my first Single Six with a couple of recently purchased Wranglers.
I found the 5.5” barrel as the best of both worlds (portability and sight radius) but I only have the one .44 Spl. that matches my preference. I think I may have to go about rectifying this situation someday…
Stay safe.
My SA shooting started when I was a kid with a SA Colt .22 that my Grandfather had. I think it was a New Frontier and not a Frontier Scout, but it’s been about 40 years so don’t bet on my being right. All I know is my goofy sister let some long ago boyfriend borrow it, so it’s been MIA since about 1995.
My own SA revolver gathering started in 1995 with a Uberti blued/case harden frame/brass grip 4 5/8” .45 Colt, followed by a 4 5/8” stainless original Vaquero also in .45 Colt. When I quit making a fool out of myself trying to shoot SASS in the late 1990’s, I ultimately gave the Uberti to a friend who moved to Idaho.
I didn’t touch another SA revolver until about 2012 when I got the hankering for a .22 Single Six convertible. I bought a 6.5” SS off Gun Broker, then over the next decade added a few other Ruger SA’s.
My favorite looking/handling SA’s, a Bisley .32 H&R and .22 LR..
A couple of mid-bore calibers, a 6.5” .41 Mag and a 5.5” Lipseys .44 Spl flattop.
My old Vaquero and Blackhawk .45 Colts.
And my first Single Six with a couple of recently purchased Wranglers.
I found the 5.5” barrel as the best of both worlds (portability and sight radius) but I only have the one .44 Spl. that matches my preference. I think I may have to go about rectifying this situation someday…
Stay safe.
bannockburn
Member
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2007
- Messages
- 26,307
mavracer
Awesome single action collection you've got there!
I'm especially partial to the ones with ivory colored grips!
Awesome single action collection you've got there!
I'm especially partial to the ones with ivory colored grips!
Choctaw
Member
This Super Blackhawk is a stone cold killer. I love it.
.
.
CraigC
Sixgun Nut
I've ridden more miles and fired more rounds through this Single Six than anything else. Fancy walnut by Cary Chapman.
This .44Spl by Jim Stroh was my first custom 23yrs ago. Micarta by Cary Chapman.
I love this .45Colt 3rd Model Dragoon, even though the guy that did the work went full A-hole on our last effort. Elk lantler by Sack Peterson.
If the Single Six is #1 in miles ridden, this K22 is #2. The Keith Brown grips cost double what the gun did.
One of my best trades resulted in one of my favorite guns. My first big bore was a Redhawk at age 16, in 1990. Years later I traded it for a very nice 6.5" .38-44 that was mismarked M&P. I really wanted a 4" so I traded that .38-44 for a brand new 629MG that had been tuned by Bob Munden. Later stocked by Culina in my favorite micarta.
This S&W 29-3 was one of the last $400 N-frames I've ever seen. It's a fantastic shooter in Culina walnut.
My USFA Pre-war .44Spl is one of those grail guns and at the tail end of USFA's existence, I only paid $1200 for it. Stocked in ivory by Nutmeg Sports.
I fell in love with the Open Top in 2006 and carried it for years. It's an earlier gun with proper .44Colt chambers. It was stock with TruIvory for a while, then I had Michael Gouse engrave it, Doug Turnbull finished it in carbona blue and Jack Huntington stocked it in ivory.
My Schofield came from Dixie Gun Works 10 years ago. Not only is it a favorite sixgun but it's also one of my favorite guns to make holsters for.
There's a whole bunch of reasons to be attached to this SRH .44Mag. When I did my article on the .44Mag/.45Colt for Gun Digest Book of Hunting Revolvers, it was sort of a last minute purchase to incorporate into my testing with heavy bullets out of the cartridge. I didn't even put it on paper before taking a Texas longhorn with it but zeroed it shooting at small rocks around Dad's pond. It wasn't until later that I found what it was capable of and the following year, used it to take two big water buffalo. The following trip to Texas, I dropped it off with Zane Thompson to make a set of grips for it.
This .44Spl by Jim Stroh was my first custom 23yrs ago. Micarta by Cary Chapman.
I love this .45Colt 3rd Model Dragoon, even though the guy that did the work went full A-hole on our last effort. Elk lantler by Sack Peterson.
If the Single Six is #1 in miles ridden, this K22 is #2. The Keith Brown grips cost double what the gun did.
One of my best trades resulted in one of my favorite guns. My first big bore was a Redhawk at age 16, in 1990. Years later I traded it for a very nice 6.5" .38-44 that was mismarked M&P. I really wanted a 4" so I traded that .38-44 for a brand new 629MG that had been tuned by Bob Munden. Later stocked by Culina in my favorite micarta.
This S&W 29-3 was one of the last $400 N-frames I've ever seen. It's a fantastic shooter in Culina walnut.
My USFA Pre-war .44Spl is one of those grail guns and at the tail end of USFA's existence, I only paid $1200 for it. Stocked in ivory by Nutmeg Sports.
I fell in love with the Open Top in 2006 and carried it for years. It's an earlier gun with proper .44Colt chambers. It was stock with TruIvory for a while, then I had Michael Gouse engrave it, Doug Turnbull finished it in carbona blue and Jack Huntington stocked it in ivory.
My Schofield came from Dixie Gun Works 10 years ago. Not only is it a favorite sixgun but it's also one of my favorite guns to make holsters for.
There's a whole bunch of reasons to be attached to this SRH .44Mag. When I did my article on the .44Mag/.45Colt for Gun Digest Book of Hunting Revolvers, it was sort of a last minute purchase to incorporate into my testing with heavy bullets out of the cartridge. I didn't even put it on paper before taking a Texas longhorn with it but zeroed it shooting at small rocks around Dad's pond. It wasn't until later that I found what it was capable of and the following year, used it to take two big water buffalo. The following trip to Texas, I dropped it off with Zane Thompson to make a set of grips for it.
CraigC
Sixgun Nut
This was the dream gun I never expected to build. It culminated as what I considered to be the ultimate sixgun, taking inspiration from the Keith #5 and the Seyfried #13. Jack Huntington crafted my fantasy into reality. A Best Grade .500JRH with one off custom front sight and basepin, made from my drawings. Engraved by Gouse and finished by Turnbull. Still the finest gun I own.
A year after the .500, I decided to revamp an old favorite in a similar fashion. This SBH was originally a 4 5/8" that I converted to a Bisley and put some miles on. Shortly after that, I sent it to David Clements for some sprucing up. I had taken a bunch of hogs and a few deer with it but wasn't 100% satisfied with it. On our first hunt together, I sent it home with Jack Huntington. Still a .44Mag but now with an oversized six shot cylinder, octagon barrel and Ruger #1 style front sight. Dall sheep horn by Rob Rowen.
A year after the .500, I decided to revamp an old favorite in a similar fashion. This SBH was originally a 4 5/8" that I converted to a Bisley and put some miles on. Shortly after that, I sent it to David Clements for some sprucing up. I had taken a bunch of hogs and a few deer with it but wasn't 100% satisfied with it. On our first hunt together, I sent it home with Jack Huntington. Still a .44Mag but now with an oversized six shot cylinder, octagon barrel and Ruger #1 style front sight. Dall sheep horn by Rob Rowen.
Similar threads
- Locked
