I've been thinking that I want something custom and would love to see others custom guns... Pictures are definitely a plus!

Thanks all!

Kind of a Old School custom. FN Commercial Mauser in .270. Has the Supreme action, light engraving. Detachable scope mount, FN FP rear hunting peep, and fully adjustable modular trigger.

Griffen & Howe

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Pre war PPC gun built on a 1908 M&P frame. I like the long action while shooting double action. Had the bbl and rib cut to 4 1/2" to reduce weight, ball detent lock and bead blast re-blue. Turned out to be an accurate gun. Larry

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Unfortunately, I let this one go some 20 years ago. It was the best rendition of a Winchester High Wall I have ever seen, including various done by G&H. All that's left is a snapshot I took of the man who made it on the day I picked it up. I recently scanned the photo.









There are some we should never let go. This is one.

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I had this built in the mid 80's by Jack Wiegand. A Para Ordinance p-14 frame with Colt Combat Commander slide.
Hammer, bbl, Meprolite night sights, beavertail and a bunch of other custom stuff.

Mine don't look like anything special.

This is a 28 in 38/40. Unless you look at it from the front, and see the bigger holes, it just looks like a 28.



This pair of Rugers are New Models, but they have had the transfer bar replaced, they have a four-click half-cock action now, like God and Col. Colt intended. And the blue one lost 2 inches of barrel, so it matches the stainless one. They just look like 5 1/2" Bisleys.



I guess some people do "custom" to make "pretty". I just do it to make the gun "mine". Ain't nobody else got one like that.

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I have a Beretta Cougar that showed years of wear I customized recently.

Stock photo, factory configuration:



During modifications:



Mock-up:



Finished:

98 mauser in 280 ackley

Very nice so far... I know A LOT more of y'all got some custom guns...

A few custom Mausers,

and a 455 second change, cut, and rechambered for 45 Colt.

That last picture reminded me. I didn't customize it, but I guess it's certainly custom.

1917, bobbed to 3 1/2", ramp front sight, wondersight rear, action job, and, as you might can see that little white spot on the crane. That's a spring-loaded ball bearing that goes into a recess in the frame, to act as a forward cylinder lock.

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An old photo of a .38/44 Pre-War Outdoorsman converted to .45Colt by Hamilton Bowen for Mr. Stern. It now lives with me and does go to the range periodically !

Jerry

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GLL,

Are those Fishpaw grips?

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Well , depending on yer definition of 'custom' , here's a few that are definately not stock and modified by me to my liking.

My Ruger Blackhawk with stainless Super Blackhawk grip frame and superb action/trigger job. It's got a Millet rear sight since this pic was taken.



My Colt Mk.IV Ser.70 , done up in typical late 70s disco or IPSC-style. Millett sights , Videcki trigger , Kart barrel , stippled frame front , ring hammer , beavertail grip safety , lowered ejection port , extended ejector , f/l guide rod , beveled mag well , trigger job , etc.



Nitex finish (looks so like stainless), diamond rosewoods , Officers ACP grip safety , Bar-Sto barrel and higher sights are all this Commander got since it left the factory. It had ambi-safety , but I hate them.

1940 38/200 British converted to .22LR by Parker Hale. They added the front and rear sight at the time.

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I love this thread...I'll toss up a couple pics tomorrow when it's daylight!

My Avenging Angels one in .36, one in .44


A few Army Specials in .41 Long Colt.



A 1917 Colt.

A Colt PP in .38 S&W

Army Special .38 Special

Official Police .38 Special

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I have one firearm that would certainly qualify as a custom gun. It is a RIA 1911. I got it for $280 (used) in Dec. 2011. A gentleman at Glock Times read of some problems I was having with the hammer spur and grip safety cutting the web of my hand during firing. There was nothing wrong with the pistol. The problem is that my skin is thin as as a consequence of being burned in 1998. He offered to see what he could do about making the pistol a little more user friendly for me. So... I sent the pistol off and a few month later, it came back vastly improved. So far I've put a little over 800 rounds through it. It will hold the nine/ten ring out to 25 yds. using 230 gr. FMJ ball ammo. The trigger, etc. are excellent and function is perfect, it will even feed empty cases. I only asked that the tang be removed. Ted did everything else gratis. The only change I've made is to add a set of walnut diamond checkered grips in place of the smooth one that came on the pistol.

I have no idea of how to post a picture. So... here is a link to the pictures: 452 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Not that it was smart to do, but in the past I have had done:

1. A winchester 92 in 25-20 to .357 and full refinish.
2. A winchester 73 in 32-20 to .38 special.
3. Had a martini built to .256 winchester mag.
4. Had a s&w 1917 to .45 colt with a .455 extra clyinder reamed to 45 colt, s&w target sights installed with a ramp front and beaver tailed hammer.
5. Had a 38-44 HD s&w rebored to .44 special and a model 21 barrel installed.
6. Had a .357 ruger blackhawk converted to .44 special.
7. Bobbed the hammer to a s&w model 60.
8. Had a 1890 winchester in .22 WRF re chambered to .22 WMRF.

Most of this work was done in the 1970s. In the winchesters the barrels were shot out and inaccurate. I had "IN`s" with several friend gunsmiths that did the work very cheap even for that time frame. All alterations did work very well and looked as professional as the few guru`s today are noted for and charged probley a small fraction of what they get.
I probley WOULDNT do most of it again, and for sure not for todays going prices. If I could find some cheap shot out winchester 92s, I would have them re chambered to .357 and .256 win mag. Thats about all that I might mess with again. I do own a few other custom guns that were made up before I got them. One is a 1911 remington-rand with a lot of work done by pachmyar in the 1960s and a beautiful mauser supream action fancy wood etc in .270 as a fine heavy varmiter or bench rest rifle by H.W. Creighton.

Howdy,
I had a Green Mountain barrel for a 10-22 laying around and sent it to a fellow along with my Marlin 56.
He cut and re-chambered the barrel to a real match chamber spec. (Eley) Threaded the barrel and receiver and screwed it all together for me.
The self tuned trigger is the limiting factor now.
It shoots up a storm, looks cool to me and is good exercise when hauling it around the squirrel woods.


Neat thread full of neat stuff.
Thanks
Mike

I have a few, both rifles and hanguns, but this Old Model Ruger 357 conversion to 44 Special ranks near the top.

Here are a couple of custom 1911s I've bought. Top is a 38 Super by D&V Custom out of Washington State. I love the "High Power cut" in the slide. Bottom is a 10 mm built by Rhys Precision in Wyoming. Caspian slide and Baer frame. They are both a blast to shoot!


DV Custom 38 Super:


Rhys Precision 10 mm:

Pinnacle High Performance S&W 360J, it's been rechambered to 9x23 plus other work.


Behlert S&W 25-2


Mag-na-port S&W 29-10, refinished and tweaked by Dietrich Gunsmithy


Mag-na-port "Backpacker" (#128 of 250) Charter Arms Bulldog .44spl


Clark Meltdown Colt 1991A1 Compact, refinished and tweaked by Dietrich Gunsmithy


Clark Colt Gold Cup NM


Behlert Bobcat Mini-.45 Colt Series 70 Gov't


Behlert Colt Series 70 Gov't Pin Gun

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Yes, the grips were made by Mr. Fishpaw at the time Michael originally had Bowen convert the Outdoorsman.

Jerry

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That melted Clark gun is about as pretty as I've ever seen, WC!

I had several custom 1911s, traded them all off. I've "customized" several long guns to suit myself, mainly free floating, different stocks, triggers, etc. Traded them off, too. My only current "custom" is my restoration and rebarrel of my dads WSP commemorative that I have posted here before. Here it is:

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The barrel on the pictured Model 37 was cut to 18.5" and the original stock was replaced with a stock that gives an LOP of 12.5".

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Here's one. Gunsmith built and in 38 Super

Bob

Last year's projects were 10MM.

A 5" 10MM SIG P220 and a 10MM MP5 to go with it.



My most recent project is a 357SIG MP5



It is a blast to shoot. I need to get a chronograph out ans see how fast those bullets are flying.

There is a 357SIG X5 Allround to go with it



Then there is stuff like the 10MM 1911 LS that Black Ops Armoury built for me. OK, I like 10MM



What do you think about a 3" 610 that can shoot 40S&W, 10MM Auto and 10MM Magnum all at the same time? Yes, I said 10MM Magnum




How about an 8 shot 627 Pinto set up as a convertible to 9x23?




Or a snub nosed model 34 that shoots 22LR or 22 Magnum?



Or this trio of 45 ACP 1911s that Black Ops Armoury built over the years

Here's one that I had done by Hamilton Bowen that I used to own and it's now owned by a friend of mine here in AZ . He’s a member here on this Forum and of the S&WCA too and may chime in on this.

The frame is a pre war N frame 38/44 Outdoorsman, and the barrel is from a 5” pre war .44 HE 3rd model that I had Ham Bowen fit to this frame. It did not have to be rebored or re-rollmarked to 44 Special. He bored out the cylinder to .44 Special.

The front sight originally was the normal forged half moon shaped sight used on fixed sighted guns. He milled off the half moon, made a Patridge blade and installed into the blade and inserted a gold bead to resemble a "Call" gold bead, and then pinned it to the forged base, while not disturbing the original shape of the base.

The cylinder has the front edge given what Ham Bowen refers to as the “black powder chamfer” as you can see in the pictures.

The grips are made of elephant ivory made by Roy Fishpaw and were hand fitted to this frame and numbered to it as well. The emblems are pre war (.500”) on mint condition (never re-nickeled or any other type of refinishing) that I sent to Roy to use when making these grips.

I have one custom S&W, a 586 no dash re barreled with a 4" tube and refinished at the factory, the grips I did myself. It has been posted here on the forum a few times. It's not super pretty but it is my version of a Combat Magnum.

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This is an old Ruger Super Blackhawk I did a few years ago - barrel cut and crowned, Belt Mountain cylinder pin, steel ejector rod housing, action job, grip frame replaced, and a few other things. Dave Clements mounted the front sight and did the refinishing. This one loves heavy bullets and often rides with me when I'm in big bear country (along with a 12 ga. pumpgun).