Video - Shooting a gussied-up Smokewagon from Taylor's & Co.

[duelist1954]

In this video I'm shooting one of my prettiest single action revolvers; a Taylor's & Co Smokewagon with Doug Turnbull metal finishes and a set of monogramed ivory grips from Nutmeg Sports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhCEcitTqIM

 

[Kaeto]

Beautiful gun. And good video as always.

 

[DoubleDeuce 1]

Very nice looking revolver. I like the changes you made over the factory finish.

 

[brushhippie]

Very nice Mike as always.

 

[FiveStrings]

I love your videos. This one and the last one on the Trapdoor Springfield are the best IMO. The single complaint I have about my own Uberti Smokewagon is the color case hardening finish. I just finished a set of new walnut grips for it that compensate for the overall finish somewhat - but a Doug Turnbull case hardening job would really do the trick. Yours is a beautiful SAA.

 

[Fingers McGee]

Best one yet Mike. Keep em comming

 

[BCRider]

Nicely done. And I totally agree that what you did in refinishing the colour case and blueing really makes it stand out. Totally gorgeous!

However I do feel the need to protest your constant use of red soda. But not for the reason you may think. As a lover of Cream Soda I feel you're being unneccessarily cruel to this fine ruby liquid. I urge you to see the error of your ways and to avoid using this Red Nectar in the future. Instead I suggest you use Coke or Pepsi as no one likes that bilge filth....

 

[arcticap]

The name "Smokewagon" sure sounded funny to me, so I looked it up.
Sure enough it's an archaic American slang term for a handgun, especially for a revolver.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smoke_wagon

Uberti or Taylor's sure did their homework when they selected that name for it.
At first I thought a smoke wagon was a traveling smoked meat or sausage wagon of some sort, like a kind of chuck wagon.
But no joke, that's one slick gun and you're one slick shooter with it too!