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…she delightfully discovered those tiny crystals which, when smoked….

And sadness was something Jill knew all too well, as it had been her constant companion ever since she graduated elementary school and went out on her own…

Now THAT is a proper rifle! Please ship to: Rick’s Charity For Needy Lever Action Lovers

As Jack struggles to decipher the equation, his mind wanders, and he begins to ponder his future appearances on the Jerry Springer show with his faithful sister at his side ……

Nope. It’s just you. ‘Cept when I do it.

He was a very good singer in my book

You talking about the singer?

Well I decided to do myself a favor and switch to a Pachmayr Diamond Pro grip I had laying around. Put a few rounds through it yesterday. Not as good looking, but more gooder now.

I can’t imagine it taking me more than 30 seconds to decide not to risk it

Yeah…..There’s always that. It really did sound like a great idea til you pointed that out

Nice AKABLKVANDRIVER! Where is that tooling bench? I could go pick it up and, uhh, haul it back. I mean, for you of course…. Just kidding. I need to get around to building myself one like that. gregintenn, your holsters look plenty good to me I was impressed with the lacing technique. Great work on the carving. Now that my wrist is healed up I’m going to get caught up and then start working on learning the tooling. Right now I’m still skeered to try the carving. Mine would probably look more like whittling.

Wish I was closer to you and I’d just come knock it out for you for nothing. Might charge you a cup of good coffee.

Yes! This quote needs to be a billboard. I’ve often wondered how many times it’s happened where someone was right there on that edge and an unkind word or gesture from someone was the last human interaction they ever had on this earth. We all need to take the time to pay attention.

Yep that’s worse than everything I said put together. Probably believes only assassins should have guns.

I just don’t know what to say. Lord have mercy. Just when I think I’ve seen all the stupid I find that it has many more siblings. And it’s not only that he’s stupid, he’s also demonstrated that he’s evil - he’s perfectly willing to kill someone for money. Oh, and he’s a fool. Probably an idiot too. Most likely a bonehead as well.

Sure, I imagine it’s built pretty well. But that thing is uglier’n a hair-lipped rooster

Danged-ole danged-ole company store!

My hands ain’t large at all but the finger grooves didn’t fit me. I like to grip a revolver high and the ridges were right in the way. I sure won’t be laughing at your .44 choice. I’ve always thought Taurus revolvers were well made. My old 627 Tracker .357 is one of the guns I most regret letting get away. I might very well have to wimp out and put some rubber grips on this 629. It’s still brutal despite the changes I made. It has amazed me the difference between shooting the 629 and the BFR. Even with heavy loads the BFR is pleasant. The extra weight and the Bisley grip frame make a whole lot of difference.

Thanks. I did get some 44 special, but I bought Underwood. I’m a big fan of their ammo. Most of the 44 special ammo I see is around 180 to 200 grain bullets at around 700 to 900 fps. This Underwood is a 255 grain Keith bullet at 1000 fps. Cuz, well, I’m a glutton for punishment. To answer the other question, the gun feels much more secure in my hand now than it did before.

Now that the brace is off my broken wrist I can get back to leather work and gun work. The grip that came on my 629 did not fit my hand at all, and I HATE finger grooves. I’ve always wanted to try my hand at pistol grips, so today I jumped in. First set of grips I’ve ever tried. Shortened it by about 1/8” or so, removed the cursed finger grooves, cut down the sharp ledges toward the top of the grip on the sides, and sanded off the slick urethane finish. Added two coats of linseed oil. Might add some dark stain later. Feels really good in the hand, and now the 629 feels secure in my hand as well. Still knocks the ever-lovin-piss out of ya though. Nothing like shooting the good ole BFR. I think I’ve built up the courage now to try making a set of grips for the BFR. Got some black walnut and some osage orange coming. Might do both.

Sad state of affairs when you can get banned from a gun forum for mentioning the 2A.

I could donate a kidney if that would help. It'd be someone elses kidney of course, but still....

Obviously you're not in the clique there. Neither am I.

Thanks for the info fellers. That’s a big help right away. Next step, soon as my broken wrist heals up, is to make a good leather holster for both. Then the grips! Both look beautiful to me but both grips are as slick as a greased catfish! I’ll have to work on replacing those. It’s easy to find grips for the Smith, but not so much for the BFR. I’ve been told that the grip frame is a touch different than the Ruger Bisley. I’d still like to try a set of Ruger grips just to see what the difference is.

Picked up these two jewels in the last few months. Top one is the Magnum Research BFR .44. Six round and 5” barrel. Bisley style grip. The hottest load I’ve shot out of it so far is the Underwood 255 grain Keith. Feels like I’m shooting a .38. I do need to find a shorter front sight blade for it. This thing seems to be built like a Swiss watch. I bought some 260 grain hard cast Keith bullets from Rimrock Bullets. I need to work up some good loads. Second one is a Smith 629-6 .44 with a 3” barrel. Haven’t been able to find much info on it and I don’t feel like paying for a Smith and Wesson letter. It has the Magna-Port style barrel porting. In other words instead of a hole or holes, the ports are the Magna-Port style slots. As you can tell, I’m every bit as much of a Smith and Wesson expert as Slingblade was. So, if anyone has any info on this model just feel free to educate me on it. Both of these are a joy.