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Posted: 1/5/2012 10:43:19 PM
Originally Posted By Lost_River:
Originally Posted By Rabon:
Here is a late 50s 44 Blackhawk. 
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/ak_rabon/DSC_0035.jpg Speaking of old .44 Flattops... A 7.5" .44 Mag Flattop: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Flattop44WildBoar10GrainsUniqueDec0.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/dec2006035.jpg Bravo! Elmer Keith would be proud. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 12:40:09 AM
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Here is my Pietta made EMF Californian. .357 mag, and a sweet shooter with 158gr. .38spl. The pictures don't do it justice.
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Posted: 1/7/2012 7:30:58 AM
Originally Posted By glock223:
Lost_River What make is that holster? Milt Sparks is the maker. I cannot recall the particular model at the moment. It does a great job of protecting the gun when out in the field. |
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Posted: 1/7/2012 7:36:22 AM
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Originally Posted By Lost_River:
Originally Posted By Rabon:
Here is a late 50s 44 Blackhawk.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/ak_rabon/DSC_0035.jpg Speaking of old .44 Flattops... A 7.5" .44 Mag Flattop: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Flattop44WildBoar10GrainsUniqueDec0.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/dec2006035.jpg Bravo! Elmer Keith would be proud. Thank you sir. I actually stomp around the same country that Mr. Keith did. 
He may have influenced me a little bit.... 
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Posted: 1/7/2012 10:25:34 AM
Freedom Arms M83 454
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Posted: 1/7/2012 10:53:16 AM
My daughter last summer (8years old) shooting single action .45s in mounted cowboy action shooting. Kids shoot from the ground under supervision of adults.
unloading the empties 
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Warhawk
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Posted: 1/7/2012 11:55:26 AM
[Last Edit: 1/7/2012 11:58:55 AM by Warhawk]
Originally Posted By Lost_River:
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Originally Posted By Lost_River:
Originally Posted By Rabon:
Here is a late 50s 44 Blackhawk.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/ak_rabon/DSC_0035.jpg Speaking of old .44 Flattops... A 7.5" .44 Mag Flattop: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Flattop44WildBoar10GrainsUniqueDec0.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/dec2006035.jpg Bravo! Elmer Keith would be proud. Thank you sir. I actually stomp around the same country that Mr. Keith did. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/LostRiverRangeOct08006.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/092.jpg He may have influenced me a little bit.... http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Taffin44project030.jpg I love it up there, I did a fly in/horseback elk hunt in the Frank Church in '93. It was a hell of an experience. I'm also a big John Taffin fan. Originally Posted By Lost_River:
He may have influenced me a little bit.... My go to bolt gun is a .338 win mag, my all time favorite firearm is a 629 Mountain Gun, and I just picked up a 10 ga magnum double barrel. Apparently Mr Keith had a little influence on me as well <G>. |
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Posted: 1/7/2012 2:49:52 PM
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Originally Posted By Lost_River:
Originally Posted By Warhawk:
Originally Posted By Lost_River:
Originally Posted By Rabon:
Here is a late 50s 44 Blackhawk.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/ak_rabon/DSC_0035.jpg Speaking of old .44 Flattops... A 7.5" .44 Mag Flattop: http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Flattop44WildBoar10GrainsUniqueDec0.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/dec2006035.jpg Bravo! Elmer Keith would be proud. Thank you sir. I actually stomp around the same country that Mr. Keith did. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/LostRiverRangeOct08006.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/092.jpg He may have influenced me a little bit.... http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Taffin44project030.jpg I love it up there, I did a fly in/horseback elk hunt in the Frank Church in '93. It was a hell of an experience. I'm also a big John Taffin fan. Originally Posted By Lost_River:
He may have influenced me a little bit.... My go to bolt gun is a .338 win mag, my all time favorite firearm is a 629 Mountain Gun, and I just picked up a 10 ga magnum double barrel. Apparently Mr Keith had a little influence on me as well <G>. A fine influence as far as I am concerned. When I got out of the Army I worked on an outfitter and guide ranch in the Frank Church, off of the Middle Fork of the Salmon. The head wrangler was an old cowboy who had lived in Challis and knew Keith well. I packed a stainless 5.5" Super Blackhawk .44 back then. It was my only centerfire handgun. Packing the old .44 and my only centerfire rifle, a Browning .270. Life was pretty simple. Now I open the safe and stare for 20 minutes trying to decide... 
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Posted: 1/7/2012 11:25:14 PM
I don't have a working camera, nor a decent shot of the Vaquero by itself, so...
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Posted: 1/8/2012 5:14:12 PM
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Posted: 1/8/2012 5:17:51 PM
Originally Posted By Arisinwind:
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm69/Arisinwind/Guns/Ribbedguns026.jpg Wow, I haven't seen one of those Poly Choke vent ribs in years and years. |
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Posted: 1/9/2012 12:52:17 PM
[Last Edit: 1/14/2012 1:05:01 AM by Dieselman]
Hey Mods, can we get a sticky for this thread?
ETA - Thanks Roadhawk! |
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Posted: 1/9/2012 4:10:10 PM
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mic214
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Posted: 1/11/2012 6:36:21 PM
My trio of Pietta 1858 New Army's:
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Posted: 1/12/2012 9:36:56 PM
One of my favorites.
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Posted: 1/12/2012 10:33:20 PM
[Last Edit: 1/12/2012 10:34:10 PM by Warhawk]
Originally Posted By mic214:
My trio of Pietta 1858 New Army's: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/mic214/Firearms/1958-17.jpg Very nice! There is a thread on leverguns that I'll bet you would like to see ... http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39482 |
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Posted: 1/14/2012 1:25:41 AM
[Last Edit: 1/14/2012 1:25:58 AM by Dieselman]
I just recently acquired this Pietta 1858 from a family member.
Uploaded with ImageShack.us I have a few questions about it 1st - It needs a front site. Any suggestions where to get one? 2nd - Do the cartridge conversions available for these guns allow the use of smokeless powder .45 Colt loads? 3rd - And this one is really the one i am most curious about, does all of Pietta's 1858's feel like the hammer spring is about in the 35 pound range??? This thing is so dang tough to cock, that my wife can't cock it with one finger. |
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Posted: 1/14/2012 3:51:20 AM
USFA:
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mic214
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Posted: 1/14/2012 8:06:27 AM
Originally Posted By Dieselman:
I just recently acquired this Pietta 1858 from a family member. <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/img0309sr.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9605/img0309sr.jpg</a> Uploaded with ImageShack.us I have a few questions about it 1st - It needs a front site. Any suggestions where to get one? Try VTI Gun Parts: Pietta parts 2nd - Do the cartridge conversions available for these guns allow the use of smokeless powder .45 Colt loads? Yes, they have to be the Cowboy Action loads only.....No +P ammo. 3rd - And this one is really the one i am most curious about, does all of Pietta's 1858's feel like the hammer spring is about in the 35 pound range??? This thing is so dang tough to cock, that my wife can't cock it with one finger. It sounds like your may be dirty inside. Mine are fairly easy to cock. |
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Posted: 1/15/2012 3:05:52 PM
[Last Edit: 1/15/2012 3:06:45 PM by Arisinwind]
45 New Model Blackhawk. 1st month production. Old model recessed cylinder.
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Posted: 1/15/2012 4:04:46 PM
Ruger Blackhawk 45 LC.
5 shot Ruger Vaquero 
Two of my favorites in 45 |
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Posted: 1/17/2012 9:45:09 PM
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Posted: 1/23/2012 1:24:38 PM
My prized .44 Special New Vaqueros with consecutive serial numbers. I use them for Cowboy Action Shooting.
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Posted: 1/24/2012 2:00:22 PM
Ruger New Vaquero .45
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Posted: 1/25/2012 9:29:53 PM
Just picked this up today. It's a 1976 model and has "Made In The 200th Year of American Liberty" stamped on top of the barrel.
Any info on this "Liberty Model"? 
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