I'm glad to see that there is a lot of appreciation for Bill Davis' work as a gunsmith here on the board. My dad and Bill were close friends until my dad moved out of state in the mid-1980s, and Bill built most of my father's PPC guns.

Bill's a great guy (although I haven't seen him in 25 years). When I was 12, he let me spend a summer working in his shop, and built me a custom S&W model 34 with a 4" Colt Woodsman heavy target barrel. As usual for Bill's hybrid work, you'd never know that the gun didn't come from the factory based on the quality of the hybridization. Sadly, the gun was lost when our home was burglarized in '84.

But I though you might enjoy some pictures of dad's guns.

First gen S&W 629 cut down to snubby size by Bill. Brutal with Magnum loads, but fun when shooting .44 Specials. Full Davis-tuned trigger on it.



Dad's original PPC gun (top - a Bob Chow) and his later Davis (bottom)



A chopped Davis PPC gun. Heck if I know why my father wanted this, but it is a fantastic gun to shoot



And if you have one chopped PPC gun, why not two?



Three Davis hybrids. Top is a Model 13-2 mated to a 581 barrel (Christmas gift for my dad in 1981. I think Bill put this together from pieces in his parts bin, but did one of his magnificent action jobs on it).
Middle is his Cougar. Ruger Security Six frame mated to a 4" Colt Python barrel. Stunningly nice action job on it.
Bottom is his Rattler. Ruger Speed Six frame with a 3" Colt King Cobra barrel. Marked "Rattler" on the barrel. With the action job on it, this (to me) is the most ideal CCW revolver I've ever seen (just needs to have the hammer bobbed).