Snub nose photo thread

[silicosys4]

I always thought a .32-20 would be a fine belly gun. Still needs a front sight though.

Yea its pretty neat as is...would probably keep it short if they had done a better job with the sight. It's just a drilled hole with a brass nail shoved in and snipped off

My guess is it was barrel bulge followed by a hacksaw, and a drill press.

 

[Dr.Rob]

Could it be recrowned and have a half moon sight installed?

Even a 3 inch version from the replacement barrel would be pretty slick.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

keep it short

Keeping the .32-20 Colt a snub with a crowned barrel and correct looking front sight would rate the gun high in cool factor.

 

[silicosys4]

Well, the .32-20 is at the smith right now. We talked about shortening the barrel but moving the half moon sight back would require milling it off the barrel, machining the sight to match the barrel radius, then soldering it back on. He said its a one piece barrel/sight. he didnt want to do it, his preference was to fit the new barrel, get it factory correct (he's a stickler for keeping older guns original) and call it good. That kind of bums me out.

 

[goon]

I wonder if a half-moon front sight in a small dovetail wouldn't be an acceptable option on that Colt.

Assuming it doesn't grow on you the way it is. Either way, great job on rescuing an old revolver.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

Here's a contribution. Not-very-pretty Charter Arms Off-Duty:

 

[armoredman]

I don't own any, anymore, but here's one I did own. Won this on an internet giveaway I had forgotten entering...seriously. A good friend has it now, and the day after I gave it to him he ended up almost using it to save his life - the "other guys" saw he was armed and got real quiet and real scarce.
Taurus Ultralite 38 Special.



These are a few old revolvers a gunsmith buddy brought back from the grave - literally. They were wall hangers from a bar, most missing parts, one welded shut, and all disposed of like trash. He rebuilt them all to working condition. He did it is a labor of love.





Here is the 116 year old Forehand, (NOT an F&W, just Forehand), being test fired. I actually hit Thugly the steel target with it at distance. Didn't MOVE him, but pinged right off.

The Bulldog hammer was one of the things he had to recreate from scratch. Also, the Bulldog barrel is not a 38 - it's a .34...go figure. He handloads .34 ammo for it from necked down 38SW cases.

 

[mdauben]

That nickle plated number on the left is dead sexy. Sounds like your friend is a genius.

 

[eastbank]

two S&W 60,s with square butts and three inch heavy barrels, that i had engraved for my two sons. one has ivory,but they ended ivory buying before i could get a set for the other revolver. eastbank.

 

[Bellevance]

My 10-5, the classic snub, wearing Don Collins bird's eye maple.

 

[Sock Puppet]

Love those maple grips!

 

[Clippers]

Not as much history as some of the other Snubbies, yet. This is my first and only Snubby so far.

 

[MartinS]

Kinda wish the 442 in my pocket could take grips like those Clippers, how do like shooting with them, anglewise?

 

[righteoushoot]

keep it coming… My iddy biddy widdle 45

 

[Cocked & Locked]

I Like It.

 

[Clippers]

MartinS, they do have a bit of a different angle so it took a little getting used to. They feel really good in your hand though. I got them because they conceal more easily with these Badger boot grips than with the stock grips.

 

[Bobmar]

Righteoushoot, I presume there is something that needs killing is in front of your revolver since your finger is on the trigger Bob

 

[righteoushoot]

I was running with scissors prior to taking the pic too.

And, I ripped that tag off my mattress.

Gun was not loaded, and I'm pretty sure it did not pose a threat to anyone on the net.

Kids - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

 

[mavracer]

the correct answer for Colt vs Smith vs Ruger

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

The picture police are here! (Note: I'm not big on unnecessary censorship, and that includes worrying about a finger on a trigger in a picture.)

 

[armoredman]

mdauben, that nickel plated wonder is the British Bulldog, European made some time in the very early 1900s. It is in the apparent .34 Bulldog caliber, (we called it that for lack of a better descriptor), and it fun to shoot. Picture taken during "full" recoil.



That's the hammer he had to make himself, along with a few other internal parts. The little .32SW Young American next to it in the previous pic was also fun to shoot. He's a home custom gunsmith in the Mesa area, goes by LAGS on this board. BTW, in that first pic, a 9mm round is there for size reference.

 

[Mosbyranger]

A gang of SP101s surrounding a renegade Colt

 

[Hondo 60]

Ok, my turn to add
S&W Model 38 (1969-1970 vintage)

 

[megatronrules]

Here's my S&W 640-1 prelock.

 

[pharmer]

Joe