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... for the Ruger Blackhawk in .30 Carbine! As you may recall, I've been on a "grip customization" streak the last couple years. Tried to order a set of "Exotic Grips by Esmeralda" for it around Christmas, but they didn't fit (but they did fit my Ruger Single Six, which has the same XR3-Red frame, go figure).
Well, as you know, we're all a bunch of enablers here. Old No.7 offered to sell me a set of Ajax sambar stag grips - real stag, not polymer - and I couldn't turn them down.
Well, here they are. I know a lot of you wonder about the funny carry handle on this one, but it fills a need.
Those look nice. I'd soak them in strong (cold) coffee. That's got to be a great hunting rig.
"I have reached up to the gun rack and taken down the .30/30 carbine by some process of natural selection, not condoned perhaps by many experts but easily explained by those who spend long periods in the wilderness areas."~Calvin Rutstrum~
"You come to the swamp, you better leave your skirt at the house"~Dave Canterbury~
Beautiful, Jay! I've always loved stag grips. Someday I want to put stag grips on my 2 S&Ws. Hmmm...no no no no Victor, there's no money for that right now!
Great looking grips. I love the look and feel of Sambar Stag. Best thing to do now is to handle them constantly. The more you hold them the better and sooner they will get that "warm yellow" aged look. It took about 6 weeks of sitting with my FA 97 in my hand every evening but now they look about 100 years old.
"Well, as you know, we're all a bunch of enablers here. Old No.7............."
Hey, I resemble that remark!!!!
"...even with the old guy adapter on top..."
LOL!!! Too funny!
Thanks for posting the pix Kid. They look really great on your piece, especially with the contrast versus the blued finish. I hope you get many years/decades out of those grips, and that you get to enjoy them the way my late father never did. (I'm glad they went to someone who really wanted them, I just couldn't bring myself to use 'em.................)
jhrosier wrote:Very nice!
I wish that I had discovered how much I like Sambar Stag before the prices exceeded the cost of my guns.
Jack
You and me both! I was reading a Gunblast article that mentioned when Ruger first came out with the Blackhawks you could get sambar stag grips, with the Ruger medallion, for only $15 extra!!!
Now you just need a 32-20 cylinder.
