PPC Revolver Pics

Tytan01 · Nov 23, 2020

Came across this thread and I had to add our PPC to the impressive list of shooters on here.

Picked it up on GB a few weeks ago and I'm having a custom display case made for it by Goofy Mastiff on eBay.

The gun is a 686 that was customized by Gunsmoke Custom Wheelguns. ( American Guns )

I haven't been able to shoot it yet but I expect it will be quite the plinker.

Jebus35745 · Dec 21, 2020

Seem to be fascinated by the PPC revolvers, here is the 3rd one. Bought here in the classified from SW CQB 45. I have seen pictures of PPC's with the rib set down into the barrel but never one for sale. It was made by Bob Jones, he made some of the more accurate PPC's out there. His guns are in demand with the teams shooting national combat matches and seldom hit the market for sale that we would normally see. Tickled to own this gun, it is very barrel heavy. It used to be round but it was slab sided to reduce weight. The target is at 50ft off the bench with sand bags sitting on a chair doing the best with the sight picture. It will be in a ransom rest when someone returns it and I want some HBWC's from a big name company. Larry

SW CQB 45 · Dec 22, 2020

Glad its working out for you and hell of a group.

I used to load Remmy Gummies and those dudes were accurate but messy and pain in the butt to load because they were .358".

Shoot it and enjoy it.

CALREB · Dec 24, 2020

My 30+ year old Davis Custom has the rib really sunk down. Top strap machined flat and rib taken down as much as possible . Hence it came with this warning "38 wadcutter ammunition only".

Agt. Smith · Jun 11, 2021

Great stuff in this thread. Well, this is a country mile from PPC (and I don't shoot competitively) - but here's one of my standard "3-clip" groups with the 986 PC: strong hand, 25', all shots DA. Stock sights, but I really do like them. Not too shabby for a snub in DA. Got the 44 mag snub too - but still working with that one.

Jebus35745 · Aug 16, 2021

Andy Horvath called and the 4" PPC is done. He only made the barrel. It was a model 10 with a winged cover up rib. Bought a 5" piece of PPC barrel from Portical design here on the forum. Want it to look like the pictures below and gave Andy the pictures shown so he could copy it. Will see in the morning how close he came. Will post pictures tomorrow evening, stay tuned. Dangerous to live so close to Andy, it's expensive. Larry

StrawHat · Aug 17, 2021

Jebus35745 said:
Andy Horvath called and the 4" PPC is done. He only made the barrel. It was a model 10 with a winged cover up rib. Bought a 5" piece of PPC barrel from Portical design here on the forum. Want it to look like the pictures below and gave Andy the pictures shown so he could copy it. Will see in the morning how close he came. Will post pictures tomorrow evening, stay tuned. Dangerous to live so close to Andy, it's expensive. Larry

What a co-incidence! I got word that Andy just finished my Model 25-2. I will get out there in the next month or so to fetch it home.

Yes, having Andy in your backyard can be hard to cope with!

Kevin

Jebus35745 · Aug 17, 2021

Well here it is, picked up this morning. Not exactly what I wanted as far as barrel diameter and the rib actually inset in the barrel top. But it's OK. Shot 3 PPC revolvers today and this one shot the best with abt 130 shots. Larry

AJ · Aug 17, 2021

Nice revolvers for serious shooting.

This is mine. It was made by A.F.Behlert of Cranford, N.J. Got it from an old gentleman, who no longer shot it. It may not look pretty as some of the preceding revolvers, but it will shoot with the best of them.

The target was shot at 15 yards. Unsupported Off-Hand.

F224 · Aug 17, 2021

younggun22 said:
Some of you might have seen this one but I thought I would share it again!

The gun has a BO-MAR rib and a 4 inch barrel instead of the typical 6 inch barrel. It is also is chambered in .357 magnum instead of .38 spl. The action is smooth but not too light and very crisp. I added the Farrant stocks I had in the woodpile waiting for the right gun.

The 4" ribs are getting pretty rare. They were marketed to newer officers looking to get into PPC shooting with their issued revolvers, and with the easy to remove screws, they could put them on for a match, then take them off for duty use.

Many officers stopped there, but more than a few got serious and had custom PPC revolvers built later.

Jebus35745 · Aug 19, 2021

I searched for 2 years to find the rib on my gun. There were actually 2 separate ones for sale at the same time. Larry

Vtgw938 · Sep 19, 2021

Thread Needs Some Color

Some of you may have seen the builder of this gun on one of several documentaries on Black Bear and even Panda's in China. He is Ben Kilham of Lyme, NH. I like to say "we" built it, but I was the guy leaning on the shovel. Back then the bear were in the basement now he has a sanctuary. The gun was a blast to shoot in PPC matches, stood out on the line and those bear cubs in the basement had very sharp claws!

Vtgw938

AJ · Sep 20, 2021

Vtgw938 said:
Some of you may have seen the builder of this gun on one of several documentaries on Black Bear and even Panda's in China. He is Ben Kilham of Lyme, NH. I like to say "we" built it, but I was the guy leaning on the shovel. Back then the bear were in the basement now he has a sanctuary. The gun was a blast to shoot in PPC matches, stood out on the line and those bear cubs in the basement had very sharp claws!

Vtgw938

Much prettier than my old A.F. Behlert.

I tangled with a Black Bear cub at a trading post in Canada in about 1956 or so. I was a tad younger then. We had been to Shining Tree, Canada fishing and stopped at the Trading Post. The Trader had a Black Bear cub as a pet chained up in the front. I was playing with/watching him and got to close. He latched on to me like I was his long lost friend. I had a leather buckskin jacket and that protected me from his claws. My parents and the Trader had a heck of a time getting him to let go. Had not thought about that in years until I read this post. Thanks.

AJ

Jebus35745 · Apr 4, 2023

Any new PPC's to show us, Larry

Wyo · Apr 6, 2023

This is a 10-7 Bill Davis Custom that I acquired a few years ago. It has lots of bells and whistles - 3 position Aristocrat rib, stop set into the back of the trigger and the best double action pull I've ever experienced. I don't shoot it as much as I'd like as we don't have PPC competitions around here, but it is a sweet shooter and a fine small game gun!

BKS · Apr 8, 2023

Competed in the early 90's. Won my state championship 2x, 1992 and 1995. Gun was built by D&L Gunsmithing, David Keith, in Memphis, TN.
Built on a S&W 581.

pbcaster45 · Apr 12, 2023

I've posted pictures of my Clark PPC Revolver before but I guess all those Photobucket images are gone! Six shots off the bags at 25 yards with Federal Gold Medal Match 148 grain HBWCs.

I've been trying to equal this group with my handloads, but it's been a tough task! Maybe if I can find some WST!

Bullet: Speer 148 grain HBWC
Powder: IMR 700-X 2.7 grains
Primer: Federal Small Pistol
Case: Federal .38 Special
OAL: 1.180

Sizer Die: Lee 38 Super Undersize Die
Expander Die: Lyman M-Die
Bullet Seater Die: C-H Speed Seater Die
Crimp Die: RCBS Taper Crimp Die

Protocall_Design · Apr 12, 2023

Just curious - why do you use a 38 Super size die?

usedkid · Apr 12, 2023

pbcaster45,
Try Win 231/HP 38, 3.1 grs with a 148 HBWC , or 2.7 grs with Bullseye...

pbcaster45 · Apr 12, 2023

Protocall, I think I got the idea to use the .38 Super Die from a John Zemanek article where he mentioned that HBWCs didn't really need very much case tension for best accuracy. Brass lasts a lot longer and lube doesn't get squeezed out of the case either.

Tom, I have! But I've read elsewhere that WST might be the best of them all. I may have just gotten everything right with that one group, probably need a Ransom Rest to eliminate the human factor (me).

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