Dilemma: Aesthetics or Utility? - Page 2

madcratebuilder · May 14, 2010, 07:13 AM

Did someone mention Colt?

RemTim · May 14, 2010, 09:11 AM

Flathead and MadCrateBuilder, WOW!!! I had made the comment:

Quote:

I have absolutely no desire for a purdy pain in the ass Colt.

But I must say you have made me consider changing my religion. Of course I will have to change my name also.

Fingers McGee · May 14, 2010, 10:08 AM

Here, try these on for size:

RemTim · May 14, 2010, 10:13 AM

Flathead, Is the Remmie in the bottom right hand corner stainless or natural steel. I have an Uberti natural steel that looks just like it. Yours looks like an Uberti or Euroarms/ASP. Who made it??

RemTim · May 14, 2010, 10:14 AM

Thumbs up for Fingers.
Who made the Walker in the middle of the top pic? That thing is awesome!

zippy13 · May 14, 2010, 10:53 AM

Judging by the apparent pairs, we may have to change Fingers' moniker to "Two Guns McGee"

DustyBottoms · May 14, 2010, 10:57 AM

This is getting pornographic!...

Fingers McGee · May 14, 2010, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remtim

Who made the Walker in the middle of the top pic? That thing is awesome!

It's an F series 2nd Generation Colt Percussion made somewherre between 1980 and 1982. 1st, 3rd and 4th pictures are all 2nd Generation Colts. 2nd picture is mix of 2nd Gen, Uberti and Piettas.

CajunPowder · May 14, 2010, 04:22 PM

Great pictures, thanks for sharing them!

mykeal · May 14, 2010, 05:08 PM

I can't stand it. I have to go lay down and suck my thumb now.

DustyBottoms · May 14, 2010, 05:43 PM

Fingers, I am absolutely in love with those bottom 2 in your second picture - Ivory grips, half-fluted cylinders...

That's how I want to do mine, except I'm gonna nickel-plate the frame, strap, and guard - or silver-plate, I'm still undecided. Weighing pros and cons...

Where did you find the half-fluted cylinders?
I've googled for hours and hours and haven't found one.

Finally turned up this, though:

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product...ducts_id=13046

Plain cylinder, no etching.

Fingers McGee · May 14, 2010, 06:48 PM

Dusty, They came just the way you see them. They're Colt 1860 Lawman revolvers by Pietta. One of the pair is almost 20 years old and came from Cabelas as a cased set, the other is only about 10. Pietta still makes the Lawman with faux ivory grips; but it doesn't have the half fluted cylinder any longer. Dixie has the Pietta with the half fluted cylinder; but without the faux ivory grips. Dixie has some faux ivory 1 piece grips that look like they fit the 1860; but I'm not sure. A quick call to them might get you what you want.

VTI has the half fluted cylinder; but their prices are a little spendy now days.

Pietta also makes a nickel plated 1860 with half fluted gold plated cylinder that has white 2 piece grips that are prifliled like the trumpet bell Navy grips - I personally don't care for the extreme flare on most Pietta grips.

FM

DustyBottoms · May 14, 2010, 08:06 PM

Found the half-fluted '60 at Dixie.
Definitely an option.

It would cost less than buying a '60 and the smooth cylinder,
but I'm kind of diggin' that smoothie.

VTI is out of the question. I'm not shelling out 95 clams for a cylinder.

I've seen that nickel-and-gold, but that's just a little too flashy for me.
And costly. As it is, I'm gonna end up spending over $400 on a $200 gun (yah, I'm going full custom - don't try to talk me out of it!)
I've got a real good idea of what I want, and have done probably a dozen or more mock-ups in Photoshop to help me figure it out.

I'll post pics of what I'm leaning towards - give me a minute...

The one on top represents silver-plate, the bottom nickel.
Can't show different cylinder styles - just gotta use your imagination.
This custom job basically entails a set of faux ivory grips, electroplating the frame, strap, guard, and possibly the trigger and hammer (still not sure about that) and bluing the charger (or rammer, or whatever).
Not sure about electroplating the cylinder - it looks pretty, but I think the blued might look more agressive. Plus, I've no idea the implications/ramifications of a 'plated cylinder. Although they come from the factory that way, so why not?

flatheadsal · May 14, 2010, 08:44 PM

hey RemTim thats a stainless 58 imported by a company in Florida, don't remember the co, don't have it anymore so I can't check, but I do remember it was stainless

May 14, 2010, 10:08 AM	#28
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Here, try these on for size: __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce Last edited by Fingers McGee; May 14, 2010 at 10:13 AM.

May 14, 2010, 04:22 PM	#34
CajunPowder Junior member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Louisiana - Cajun Triangle Posts: 223	Awesome Pictures Great pictures, thanks for sharing them!

May 14, 2010, 06:48 PM	#37
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Dusty, They came just the way you see them. They're Colt 1860 Lawman revolvers by Pietta. One of the pair is almost 20 years old and came from Cabelas as a cased set, the other is only about 10. Pietta still makes the Lawman with faux ivory grips; but it doesn't have the half fluted cylinder any longer. Dixie has the Pietta with the half fluted cylinder; but without the faux ivory grips. Dixie has some faux ivory 1 piece grips that look like they fit the 1860; but I'm not sure. A quick call to them might get you what you want. VTI has the half fluted cylinder; but their prices are a little spendy now days. Pietta also makes a nickel plated 1860 with half fluted gold plated cylinder that has white 2 piece grips that are prifliled like the trumpet bell Navy grips - I personally don't care for the extreme flare on most Pietta grips. FM __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

May 14, 2010, 08:06 PM	#38
DustyBottoms Member Join Date: April 15, 2010 Posts: 65	Found the half-fluted '60 at Dixie. Definitely an option. It would cost less than buying a '60 and the smooth cylinder, but I'm kind of diggin' that smoothie. VTI is out of the question. I'm not shelling out 95 clams for a cylinder. I've seen that nickel-and-gold, but that's just a little too flashy for me. And costly. As it is, I'm gonna end up spending over $400 on a $200 gun (yah, I'm going full custom - don't try to talk me out of it!) I've got a real good idea of what I want, and have done probably a dozen or more mock-ups in Photoshop to help me figure it out. I'll post pics of what I'm leaning towards - give me a minute... The one on top represents silver-plate, the bottom nickel. Can't show different cylinder styles - just gotta use your imagination. This custom job basically entails a set of faux ivory grips, electroplating the frame, strap, guard, and possibly the trigger and hammer (still not sure about that) and bluing the charger (or rammer, or whatever). Not sure about electroplating the cylinder - it looks pretty, but I think the blued might look more agressive. Plus, I've no idea the implications/ramifications of a 'plated cylinder. Although they come from the factory that way, so why not? Last edited by DustyBottoms; May 14, 2010 at 08:39 PM.

May 14, 2010, 07:13 AM	#26
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,923	Did someone mention Colt?

May 14, 2010, 10:13 AM	#29
RemTim Junior member Join Date: April 10, 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 225	Flathead, Is the Remmie in the bottom right hand corner stainless or natural steel. I have an Uberti natural steel that looks just like it. Yours looks like an Uberti or Euroarms/ASP. Who made it??

May 14, 2010, 10:14 AM	#30
RemTim Junior member Join Date: April 10, 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 225	Thumbs up for Fingers. Who made the Walker in the middle of the top pic? That thing is awesome!

May 14, 2010, 10:53 AM	#31
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Judging by the apparent pairs, we may have to change Fingers' moniker to "Two Guns McGee"

May 14, 2010, 10:57 AM	#32
DustyBottoms Member Join Date: April 15, 2010 Posts: 65	This is getting pornographic!...

May 14, 2010, 05:08 PM	#35
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	I can't stand it. I have to go lay down and suck my thumb now.

May 14, 2010, 05:43 PM	#36
DustyBottoms Member Join Date: April 15, 2010 Posts: 65	Fingers, I am absolutely *in love* with those bottom 2 in your second picture - Ivory grips, half-fluted cylinders... That's how I want to do mine, except I'm gonna nickel-plate the frame, strap, and guard - or silver-plate, I'm still undecided. Weighing pros and cons... Where did you find the half-fluted cylinders? I've googled for hours and hours and haven't found one. Finally turned up this, though: http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product...ducts_id=13046 Plain cylinder, no etching.

May 14, 2010, 08:44 PM	#39
flatheadsal Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Posts: 180	hey RemTim thats a stainless 58 imported by a company in Florida, don't remember the co, don't have it anymore so I can't check, but I do remember it was stainless