No Quarter
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- May 8, 2003
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I was in Sugarland Texas today for a meeting. My appointment got pushed by a couple hours so I decided to hit up a local gun shop to see what they had.
After browsing some cases and seeing some nice old Smiths and other guns, my eyes settled on a cut down Ruger in 44 mag. Something about the mark on the custom grips sparked my memory and sure enough... A genuine Bob Baer built snubby .44 mag single action.
While I was shocked to see the gun at all, I was more shocked to have met the man himself today. He is getting up there in years but still sharp as a tack. He saw me looking at the gun and told me he had built it and used it to take some pigs and a few deer and decided to send her on down the line. I told him it was an honor to meet him. I bought the gun. I am thrilled to own something made by one of the guys that ran with the likes of Skelton, Taffin, Wootters, etc.
She is a beauty. One of a kind. Amazing. He named her "Lil Howdy" and it is stamped on the frame. It is done up in the shopkeeper style. No ejector rod housing with nail nicks for each chamber to ease out casings. He did an action job on it and the cylinder rotates both ways. Whole gun and action is slick as ice on ice.
He gave me his cell # and I hope to see him again next time I am in town.
After browsing some cases and seeing some nice old Smiths and other guns, my eyes settled on a cut down Ruger in 44 mag. Something about the mark on the custom grips sparked my memory and sure enough... A genuine Bob Baer built snubby .44 mag single action.
While I was shocked to see the gun at all, I was more shocked to have met the man himself today. He is getting up there in years but still sharp as a tack. He saw me looking at the gun and told me he had built it and used it to take some pigs and a few deer and decided to send her on down the line. I told him it was an honor to meet him. I bought the gun. I am thrilled to own something made by one of the guys that ran with the likes of Skelton, Taffin, Wootters, etc.
She is a beauty. One of a kind. Amazing. He named her "Lil Howdy" and it is stamped on the frame. It is done up in the shopkeeper style. No ejector rod housing with nail nicks for each chamber to ease out casings. He did an action job on it and the cylinder rotates both ways. Whole gun and action is slick as ice on ice.
He gave me his cell # and I hope to see him again next time I am in town.
That's a nice gun and a better experience/story behind it. Very cool.
