Bisley Joe

Oh, no way would I try it without taking it apart. I guess I could look into how to do that. Thanks for the advice though-that would be rather unfortunate!

Good to know! Thanks! Will check that out as well.

I am good with BP. THat's what I shoot in my CAS guns and flintlocks. That sucks about loose latch. If anyone can recommend a smith that can fix it, please do. I will give it an attempt and see if it's doable. And... I'll keep the jpg thing in mind next time.

I would have someone do it, unless there was a way to learn to do it without a major education on it. I would be glad to shoot it with BP loads! Reminds me of seeing Spanish/Classical guitars strung with steel strings, and the necks torn off eventually. Thanks! Those are very lovely revolvers!

How-DEE!!! I have an old Colt Official Police .38 Special with.a 4" barrel. I want to re-blue it and have it last. It will be a carry gun, so I want it to wear well. Any recommendations for bluing it myself? I have heard that oxpho-blue is good, but does it last? Any tips on keeping the blue from getting too dark? I'd like it to actually look blue. I would love to nitre blue the hammer, trigger, and screws also, but not sure I want to take it apart, as I am no gunsmith. It will get a pair of faux ivory grips, which should be rather lovely when all done. Thank ye!

HOW-DEEEEE! I got this old Iver Johnson in Colorado back around 2001 or so. I'd like to get it working and be able to shoot some BP loads. I think its S&W 38 short. Issues: When I pull the trigger, it rotates the cylinder and works and drops the hammer, but the trigger stays back. Cylinder can be spun until hammer is cocked like a single action or is all way back. There is a little bit of play in the top strap release latch. You can see it in the pictures. I would like t5o get it working and do maybe a nice blueing on it, maybe some faux ivory grips. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Bisley Joe IMG_2589.HEIC IMG_2591.HEIC IMG_2592.HEIC IMG_2593.HEIC IMG_2594.HEIC IMG_2595.HEIC IMG_2596.HEIC IMG_2598.HEIC IMG_2599.HEIC IMG_2604.HEIC IMG_2605.HEIC

Good demo. Thanks! I figure as long as I shoot naked, it will be safe.

Yeah I need to practice that to be sure. Seem easier to draw in a way than usual, with long barreled revolvers anyway. I have fallen in love with 1851 Navy revolvers and similar. Have two cap and ball Navies, two Richards Masons in .38 (stainless), and two open top later models in .45 Colt. Should I change my handle to "Navy Joe"??? Ha! I will do the twist!

Twist Draw all the way! Me gusta!!!!

How-DEE!!! Do any of you do "cavalry draw", like Wild Bill did, and have you found that the angle of the holster matters outside of the standard? I mean, do you find that just putting the left and right hoslters on their opposite hips to work, or do they have a different angle on them? I am figuring the angle doesn't matter and is just the left/right swap.

Well...

Just recalled Manatee. I shot with him down in Okeechobee, and he gave me a spring for the Marlin rifle I had back then.

So, who do you miss, or wonder "where are they now"?

SASS Alias: Bisley Joe SASS#: 29738 Where are you from: Cuba, New York, Florida, North Carolina, California, Colorado, Arizona... How long have I been shooting SASS: Since 2000 cowboysNY

OK, so let's get it back on track! Who have you missed dearly, other than me?