Thank you. I need to carry it more though. It doesn't get it's fair share.Originally Posted by willie
Thank you. I need to carry it more though. It doesn't get it's fair share.
I have too many higher priority projects pending but you guys are about to make me price gripframes for my 357 Mag. old model Vaquero rebuild.
I was thinking the same thing! My New Vaquero already has wood stocks, but another 3/4” in length would be nice.
If you grew up watching John Wayne movies (and still watch them) this brass kind of makes you grin!
If you were going to buy a Single Action would you go with 44 Mag or 45 Colt?
Wish Bill had listened to someone else.People (not specifically HD, just the public in general) often have an image of the old Idaho cowboy in his tall hat and sometimes chomping on a cigar, with a sixgun in hand, and they think "old man" set in his ways.
What many may not consider is that he was absolutely an innovator, experimenter and pioneer in the industry. He pushed forward new ideas constantly. Some worked, some did not.
In fact, that old Ruger Blackhawk .45 is very much a product of Elmer Keith's visions as well as Bill Ruger's. When Ruger built the first Flattops he sent one to Keith. Keith told him that the rear sight needed to be redesigned to not wiggle when raised. He also filed on the front sight to get it to hit where he wanted it. Further he did not like the grip, and told Ruger as much. He suggested a larger grip for larger, hard recoiling cartridges like the .44 Mag. Keith suggested a "dragoon" grip, which Ruger did on some models. The sight which is on the current models (versus the Flattops ) is a result of Keiths critiques.
Elmer gave us the less-ergonomic XR3-RED grip frame, the cheap, crappy aluminum rear sight (plus the fugly ribs), and, worst of all, the POSITIVELY abominable dragoon grip frame.
.45 Special? Great, another rabbit-hole to explore…If you grew up watching John Wayne movies (and still watch them) this brass kind of makes you grin!
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Now *that’s* interesting. Basically ACP level loads?
Ken
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Did someone mention "Ivories"
Pair of second gen SAA in .44 special both mfg in 1959
Dean,
“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine
"The problem is not the availability of guns, it is the availability of morons."- Antonio Meloni
Basically a .45 acp case with a .45 colt rim. Mainly used for shooting reduced recoil loads for the cowboys.
Not sure they would feed reliably in the lever guns. Mostly for the revolvers.
Shorter than the .45 Schofield case.
Last edited by baddean; 02-22-2022 at 04:10 PM.
Dean,
“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine
"The problem is not the availability of guns, it is the availability of morons."- Antonio Meloni
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