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Been working non-stop this year, including most weekends, but finally got around to upgrading the grips on one of my revolvers.

Here is the "before":
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And here is the "after":
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No, this isn't exactly the gun Clint Eastwood used as "The Man With No Name" in the movie, "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", but it is close. It is a Richards-Mason conversion of the Colt 1851 Navy. However, the one Clint used retained the cap & ball reloading ram (lever) and did not have a cartridge ejector. This one doesn't have the former and does have the latter - making quite a bit more functional!

One project down, hundreds to go... :roll: :lol:
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I like the "don't tread on me" grips.... 8)
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Way cool!!

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I like the old ones.
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Isn't one of them supposed to have slippers though...??? :D
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AJMD429 wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:05 pm Isn't one of them supposed to have slippers though...??? :D
Good one, Doc!!

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Hey Kid....something about a new set of grips and how they change the whole look....almost the same as putting mag wheels on the truck/car.........looks nice.....can I have them? I see the old grips were one piece...can't see a screw hole on the newbys.---6u
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Great looking results.
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Very nice. What does it shoot now, .38 S&W?
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8)
How do you go about that J ?
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2ndovc wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:24 pm
AJMD429 wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:05 pm Isn't one of them supposed to have slippers though...??? :D
Good one, Doc!!

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I guess I'll need to retake the photo! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Sixgun wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:49 pm Hey Kid....something about a new set of grips and how they change the whole look....almost the same as putting mag wheels on the truck/car.........looks nice.....can I have them? I see the old grips were one piece...can't see a screw hole on the newbys.---6u
They are still one-piece grips. I just added the rattlesnakes to the existing grips. :D
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Rusty wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:23 am Very nice. What does it shoot now, .38 S&W?
.38 Special :D
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Nath wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:16 am 8)
How do you go about that J ?
I actually found the rattlesnake medallions on Amazon one day! I've had them for over half a year, but didn't have the time to install them, and was a bit hesitant to drill into the original grips. Finally did it; it took about a half an hour for each side to drill, bend and fit them. Then I epoxied them in place.

Now I. Thinking of doing a 3:10 To Yuma "Hand of God" grips. :D
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Ysabel Kid wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:07 pm Now I thinking of doing a 3:10 To Yuma "Hand of God" grips. :D
Looks great! GO FOR IT Jay!

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