BBQ gun

[pale horse]

Ok here is the deal. I would like to have one of my 1911s turned into a bbq gun.

The pistol in question would get the following upgrades.

Everything Hard Chromed
Stag grips with initials on them
nice leather holster to go with it maybe a Tucker rig


Thats all I can think of right now any suggestions?

 

[tiberius]

BBQ gun?

 

[pale horse]

BBQ gun are generally eye candy. They are worn during fancy occasions like weddings, parties, or the every so popular company picknick.

Texas rangers wear them as a Dress gun for formal functions and governor protection so I am told. While I am not going to be going to many formal functions and would not want to protect the governor of the state I do go to bbqs and would like to have a dress gun.

 

[tiberius]

Oh, I guess I'm not Texan enough to know that term.

 

[rhedley]

....this would be an example

 

[BerettaNut92]

Bling bling!

 

[Baba Louie]

tiberius

check out this old thread

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6653&highlight=BBQ+gun

Be sure to read LawDog's summation (page 3) of the difference between a Court gun vs. a BBQ piece. Learn from the master. (and you're in TX?)

Adios

edited to add.
tiberius, not that you don't know, its just that you're kinda new round these parts.

 

[Gerald McDonald]

Hello Pale Horse,
I have seen many BBQ guns in my short 47 years in Texas. The best ones are understated, but have the ability to make you say "WOW". Hi polish blue with color cased hammer, safety and slide release, light engraving and ivory or stag, light on the bark.

If you want shiney go with nickle with light engraving and a few fire blued parts for contrast with ivory grips. Hard chrome while better than nickle doesnt have the depth. In the border region you see quite a few Q guns that are flashy with black lip pearl grips.

I have never seen a BBQ auto that was not a 1911/commander or P35. Revolvers run towards Pythons or N frame Smiths, but I dont see why a K or L wouldnt do just as well. Rugers, while damn fine shooters just dont cut in the dolled up catagory. But I have seen a Blackhawk tricked up by Turnbull into a Ruger New Frontier that would pass the test.

Some of Colts offerings such as they were could be considered factory Q guns.

Edited to add that the J frames above certainly pass the test.

 

[Standing Wolf]

...a few fire blued parts for contrast with ivory grips...

You're making me drool on my keyboard, darn it all to heck!

Seriously: does anyone know who does top quality fire and/or nitre bluing?

 

[tiberius]

Lived here 7 years, I'm not a Texan......yet.

But I like the idea of a BBQ gun, that's for sure.


I from Florida...Go Gators!

 

[Gerald McDonald]

Standing wolf, do a look up on either Doug Turnbull, Turnbull Customs or Turnbull Restorations. He does charcoal blue, fire blue and the old Hi Polish blue like you used to see on Colts.
Gerald

 

[Clark]

Here is my first BBQ gun in 1955:

 

[hksw]

BBQ gun are generally eye candy. They are worn during fancy occasions like weddings, parties, or the every so popular company picknick.

You learn something new every day.

 

[lee n. field]

....this would be an example

OH, my eyes! I can see that when I look away. It'll take a minute to fade.

 

[MoNsTeR]

I think you need one of Kramer Leather's snakeskin holsters. And don't forget to have the hammer gold-plated, or maybe TiN coated.

 

[pale horse]

Thanks guys. I am checking Lawdogs post now. Hey where is Lawdog I miss his stories.

 

[Benjamin]

Whenever there's a thread about BBQ guns, someone mentions the Texas Rangers.

I'm from the wrong side of the country to have first hand experience with them; their website shows a current manufacture, sedate Kimber as a representative 1911; searching on Google has been unproductive.

Could someone please point me to an example of what they might carry?

Something akin to the Renaissance P-35 Browning, or the factory engraved presentation CZ-75's?

Thanks

-Ben

 

[TheEgg]

The Ranger standard issue is as follows:

Sig Sauer P226 Pistol
Ruger Mini-14 Automatic Rifle
Remington 12 Ga. Shotgun


However, they are authorized to carry any weapons they chose, as long as they can qualify with them. (The current force is 116 strong -- that's right, 116 for the entire state of Texas.)

This address will give you lots of information about historical arms.

http://www.texasranger.org/

Modern arms are a mix -- the one Ranger that I know personally (now retired) carried a Colt 1911 .45 acp, blued, with ivory grips.

Below is a link to a gun carried for a while by Sgt. Drew Carter, which is now on display in the Texas Rangers Museum.

http://www.texasranger.org/benefactors/Eakin_Memorial.htm

 

[Gerald McDonald]

From the troopers I know they are thinking of switching the Ruger for some form of Sig 223 semi auto rifle. I cant ever remember seeing a Ranger in any photos without some form of 1911. I knew of one who gave an old jeweler in a neighboring town a nickled smith 59 for protection. (they knew each other for years) I'm sure some carry the sig, but probably not a a q gun

 

[Country Boy]

Skunk - It's not "bling bling", it's "bang bang"!

 

[swingcatt]

Oh! I thought you meant one of these...

http://www.futurehorizons.net/FLAM_lg.jpg

(FYI, It's a hand held flame thrower)

SC

 

[jarhead]

Clark - please tell me that picture of you holding the cap gun DOES NOT show your finger safely outside the trigger guard maintaining good trigger finger discipline??? I'm going to really worry about you if you were 7 years old and already had that kind of firearm safety discipline...

 

[Clark]

I was only 5.
I didn't hear about keeping the finger outside the trigger gaurd for another 40 years, but now I am a believer.

When I saw this on line video of a police woman having an accidental discharge, my first thought was, "Get your finger out of that trigger gaurd!"


http://www.ops-se.com/Videos/Negligence.mpg

 

[BluesBear]

YIKES!

That video!?!?!

Did you see where her muzzle was pointing about 1 second before the ND?
Looks like it was pointed at the officer cuffing the suspect?? Either that or she was planning on shooting the suspect in his glutious maximus.
She couldn't even find her holster to secure it afterwards.

It's people like her that truely scare me.

 

[Texas Bob]

Look at putting a caspian Damascus slide on your .45.