Recent content by CraigC

They're all varmint rigs. ;)

Very cool! It's a real shame they've been out of production so long. Would've been interesting to see them go through the .44Mag revolution. I don't know why I only have one, would still like to have a 1917 and a New Service in .44Spl. The Colt New Service/1917 presents a challenge if the...

The Wrangler is 10x the gun the Rough Rider is. It is basically a Single Six made with different materials. The RR has a zinc frame and grip frame. The Wrangler has an aluminum frame and zinc grip frame. The Super Wrangler has a steel frame. The RR's barrel is ribbed, pressed into the frame and...

Full can! I was going to use them in a .44Mag instead of a .44Spl.

I like `em, for what they are.

Arizona Custom Grips on Ebay. Pretty good for fake stags. Nice and solid. Even if they do all look alike.

Were I independently wealthy, I'd have a new Aston-Martin V8 Vantage and drive the piss out of it! Like I drive everything else. ;)

It means "with sanding blocks, stones and fingers". ;) These two were hand polished.

I can't imagine anything less than 300gr being an issue. Even the Ruger 77/44 will feed the Cast Performance 320gr.

Colt hasn't hand polished in probably over 100yrs. All Pythons were done on buffing wheels. Which was part of the problem with the over-polished examples.

I wouldn't. I've got a few boxes of brand new Winchester .44 Special brass that I was going to use to duplicate Elmer Keith's original Dupont #80 loads. Only because the brass is new. Might shoot 10-20rds with them but that's it.

In general, collecting just seems like an empty obsession. If your only joy is in simply owning something and not using it, I could see where you never truly scratch the itch. I like owning the things but I also love using them. Maybe I'm wrong but I'll never get it.

I have five of them and like them just fine. Particularly the 7.5's and the birdshead model. I like the variety of colors and have been wanting one or two of the olive drab version. Also been wanting a Super Wrangler to mount an optic on. The only places Ruger made them "cheap" is in the...

They don't appear to have quite the 'level' of polish of the old guns. What people don't seem to realize is that the old guns were often over-polished and poorly at that. When you go beyond "oooh, shiny" you'll see the dished out screw holes and lettering, rolled over edges and wavy flats. For...

I paid $400 for this 29-3 and to me, that's what they're supposed to cost. :rofl: