Update on my Hy Hunter.....

Bob Wright · January 7, 2013, 02:34 PM

The grip straps and grips are finished on my Hy Hunter .357 Magnum, so tried it on the range Saturday:

The guns shoots about four inches low at fifteen yards, so some filing is in order. However there is some cylinder endshake, so I will correct that before doing any serious filing. Gun is fairly heavy for a .357 Magnum, so recoil is all but non-existant.

Bob Wright

DFrame · January 12, 2013, 04:05 PM

Bob that is Beautiful. Really nice contrast with the grip strap and trigger guard.

LAH · January 12, 2013, 08:21 PM

Let's see the other side Bob.

Bob Wright · January 12, 2013, 08:57 PM

LAH,

I snapped over to Photobucket with all idea of showing you the other side, and I DON'T HAVE A SHOT OF THE OTHER SIDE!

I'll try to rectify that as soon as possible. Thanks for asking.

Bob Wright

LAH · January 13, 2013, 04:28 PM

That's fine Bob. It's a neat looking sixgun & wanted to see all I could see.

Nanuk · January 13, 2013, 05:41 PM

That is one pretty 6 shooter!

IDAHOMIKE · January 13, 2013, 07:17 PM

Good lookin sixgun there Bob.

Bob Wright · January 14, 2013, 12:59 PM

Well, thank you so much for asking. Here are a couple more photos:

The other side:

The under side:

And the right side grip:

Thank ya'll so much for you interest.

Bob Wright

vba · January 14, 2013, 01:10 PM

Very nice. May I ask what make it is?

Bob Wright · January 14, 2013, 01:32 PM

It is a Hy Hunter Western Six Shooter, made in Western Germany by J.P. Sauer & Sohn, of Suhl, Germany.

These were the successors to the American made Great Westerns which were distributed by Hy Hunter. They later became the Hawes line of revolvers.

Here it is as I purchased it:

The trigger guard, backstrap, ejector rod housing, and ejector rod head are all of alloy. I'm not sure if aluminum or some zinc based alloy. You can see the finish is worn on the ejector rod housing, which I intend to replace with a steel housing as work progresses.

Bob Wright

LAH · January 14, 2013, 07:07 PM

Those actions are so smooth.

January 7, 2013, 02:34 PM	#1
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	Update on my Hy Hunter..... The grip straps and grips are finished on my Hy Hunter .357 Magnum, so tried it on the range Saturday: The guns shoots about four inches low at fifteen yards, so some filing is in order. However there is some cylinder endshake, so I will correct that before doing any serious filing. Gun is fairly heavy for a .357 Magnum, so recoil is all but non-existant. Bob Wright

January 12, 2013, 04:05 PM	#2
DFrame Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2008 Location: central Illinois Posts: 451	Bob that is Beautiful. Really nice contrast with the grip strap and trigger guard. __________________ Mark Lane to William Buckley: "Have you ever referred to Jessee Jackson as an ignoramus?" Buckley: "If I didn't, I should have"

January 13, 2013, 05:41 PM	#6
Nanuk Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2005 Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam. Posts: 3,082	That is one pretty 6 shooter! __________________ Retired Law Enforcement U. S. Army Veteran Armorer My rifle and pistol are tools, I am the weapon.

January 12, 2013, 08:21 PM	#3
LAH Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2002 Location: In The Hardwoods Posts: 1,188	Let's see the other side Bob.

January 12, 2013, 08:57 PM	#4
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	LAH, I snapped over to Photobucket with all idea of showing you the other side, and I DON'T HAVE A SHOT OF THE OTHER SIDE! I'll try to rectify that as soon as possible. Thanks for asking. Bob Wright

January 13, 2013, 04:28 PM	#5
LAH Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2002 Location: In The Hardwoods Posts: 1,188	That's fine Bob. It's a neat looking sixgun & wanted to see all I could see.

January 13, 2013, 07:17 PM	#7
IDAHOMIKE Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2007 Location: Gooding, ID Posts: 348	Good lookin sixgun there Bob.

January 14, 2013, 12:59 PM	#8
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	Well, thank you so much for asking. Here are a couple more photos: The other side: The under side: And the right side grip: Thank ya'll so much for you interest. Bob Wright

January 14, 2013, 01:10 PM	#9
vba Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2008 Posts: 357	Very nice. May I ask what make it is?

January 14, 2013, 01:32 PM	#10
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	It is a Hy Hunter Western Six Shooter, made in Western Germany by J.P. Sauer & Sohn, of Suhl, Germany. These were the successors to the American made Great Westerns which were distributed by Hy Hunter. They later became the Hawes line of revolvers. Here it is as I purchased it: The trigger guard, backstrap, ejector rod housing, and ejector rod head are all of alloy. I'm not sure if aluminum or some zinc based alloy. You can see the finish is worn on the ejector rod housing, which I intend to replace with a steel housing as work progresses. Bob Wright

January 14, 2013, 07:07 PM	#11
LAH Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2002 Location: In The Hardwoods Posts: 1,188	Those actions are so smooth.