My dad and I looked forward to every word Skeeter Skelton put down each month in the pages of Shooting Times magazine. When Skeeter convinced Smith & Wesson to come out with their Model 24 in stainless steel, I just had to have one. I found a 4" Model 624 .44 Special and snapped it up. I also got myself an El Paso Saddlery Threepersons crossdraw holster for it and I mailed a tracing of my right hand to Deacon Deason of Bear Hug Grips so he could make me a pair of custom birdseye maple "Skelton Style" handles to fit my hand.
My dad performed an action job on the stainless N-Frame and several years later I equpped it with a Weigand Combat sight on the rear, matched up with a McGivern gold bead up front. Then I decided to really make my double action revolver into a true "Skeeter Skelton Tribute" so I sent it off to Michael Gouse ( www.mtart.com ) for 75% coverage American Scroll with Skelton's "Bar-T" cattle brand on the back strap.
When the Lipsey's Exclusive .44 Special Blackhawk was announced, I just had to have one. Once the 4 5/8" single action was in my hands, I installed a set of Wolff springs and I had Cary C make a set of birdseye maple stocks to set it off just right ( www.clccustomgrips.com ).
Since this Blackhawk is the .44 Special Skeeter always said Ruger should make, I had to save my pennies to send the blued steel beauty off to Gouse. It just got back and it matches the S&W perfectly...as always, Gouse did a fantastic job!
I bought a 1950's silverware box on Ebay and refinished the wood and then refitted the inside to hold my pair of Skeeter Skelton tribute .44 Specials. It's been a long project, but I'm very satisfied with the results!
-Steve
My dad performed an action job on the stainless N-Frame and several years later I equpped it with a Weigand Combat sight on the rear, matched up with a McGivern gold bead up front. Then I decided to really make my double action revolver into a true "Skeeter Skelton Tribute" so I sent it off to Michael Gouse ( www.mtart.com ) for 75% coverage American Scroll with Skelton's "Bar-T" cattle brand on the back strap.
When the Lipsey's Exclusive .44 Special Blackhawk was announced, I just had to have one. Once the 4 5/8" single action was in my hands, I installed a set of Wolff springs and I had Cary C make a set of birdseye maple stocks to set it off just right ( www.clccustomgrips.com ).
Since this Blackhawk is the .44 Special Skeeter always said Ruger should make, I had to save my pennies to send the blued steel beauty off to Gouse. It just got back and it matches the S&W perfectly...as always, Gouse did a fantastic job!
I bought a 1950's silverware box on Ebay and refinished the wood and then refitted the inside to hold my pair of Skeeter Skelton tribute .44 Specials. It's been a long project, but I'm very satisfied with the results!
-Steve
