They do make great stocks...have had them on several of my guns since the 1970s.
About 10 years ago I bought a mint 1964 Model 57 4"...stripped of its Cokes....and got the gun for several hundred dollars less than if they had been on there. Since I had a extra set to make the gun "whole" it was a win-win for me...
The grips that were on the gun turned out to be a very old set of Herrett Detective model. They fit my hand better than any N-frame grip ever before. They were transferred to my favorite 57 shooter which is a 1980 vintage 4" that I've had since 1983.
Had always wanted to have those stocks duplicated and got the chance while visiting with Mackay Sagebrush in Twin Falls this last May. Makay is long time friends with Rod Herrett, called him and was told where the factory had moved to...which is just down the street from where it had been since Steve Herrett opened it 70+ years ago.
We went to the factory and one of the stock makers...Dee, who has only been with the company 43 years...helped me pick out walnut blanks for the new stocks... I left the originals for them to copy and they said to expect them in August...and August came and so did the grips...
The ones that had been on the 1964 57 were rosewood and lacquer finished which they don't do any more. The new ones are walnut and oil finished... Rosewood is a lot more expensive.
Picture on the left is the original grips taken near Mackay, Idaho in 2013...the new stocks are on (top to bottom):
Original 57 (Square-Butt)
1964 58 (Square-Butt)
1970s 27-2 to .41 Magnum Conversion (Square-Butt)
1990s vintage 657-3 (Round Butt)
1999 vintage 657-4 Mountain Gun (Round -Butt)
Been so busy haven't ever gotten a chance to shoot them yet...
Great people to deal with....Bob
Last edited by SuperMan; 09-09-2021 at 04:29 AM.
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