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27-2 3.5" .......Custom Combat style....PIC HEAVY
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Wow. Outstanding work.
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Great job and great looking gun. And all the more special because you and your dad worked on it.
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So you cut new serrations on the back strap and added the front sight insert?
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Round butted the frame, cut new serration in front and back strap, RR front sight, WO rear sight. Trigger job and combat grips
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Round butted the frame, cut new serration in front and back strap, RR front sight, WO rear sight. Trigger job and combat grips
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And brought the old girl back to life... 
That looks really great! Please let us know how it shoots.
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Hello Dot, you ruined "492". I have a 27 very similar. You know Im just kidding so I dont get hackles all up in the air. Nice job at a rescue. I did like the custom engraving. You know like the Colt Ranch guns. Ranch 492. Best
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Hello Dot, you ruined "492". I have a 27 very similar. You know Im just kidding so I dont get hackles all up in the air. Nice job at a rescue. I did like the custom engraving. You know like the Colt Ranch guns. Ranch 492. Best
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I knew someone would bring that up....492 just isn't my favorite #....491 may have stayed.....but not 492 
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Great job Dan,Its nice to see some nice work coming out of WI.I did not know your Dad was a Gunsmith,Does he have a Shop?
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Uh..Yeah, I'm jealous! Love that combat grip. You did a great job, and it shows.
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dotdsd334, what a great father son project, with an outstanding outcome. Both of you have every reason to be proud of yourselves.
I hope that shoots as good as it looks.
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Well done. You and your father are to be commended.
Resurrecting a phoenix is not an easy task and you gentlemen
did a splendid job.
Nothing more rewarding is there ?
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Exceptional job--looks great.
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Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
Well done, that is an awesome custom revolver.
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Great job!
Range report stat!
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Wow bro.... that is awesome!
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Man, I could sure use something like that down here. I'm jealous.
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Awesome job. Glad you saved the old girl and brang it back to life
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As said before......a great father/son project and as such, if it were mine, I would cherish it forever!! It turned out super nice.
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Wonderful work!
Please, if its not a trade secret, share with us what process you used to groove the backstrap.
Reason I ask is that I've got a RB 28-2 that Bubba started and I've sort of brought back from the brink.
A grooved backstrap would finish it up nicely.
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Such a cool project. It came out fantastic. You and your Dad work well together.
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I'm not a fan of the RB conversion but the rest of the metal work looks superb. Excellent job cleaning up the marred finish.
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You should get your Boy Scout life saving merit badge for what you did here. Nice job!!!!
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I just keep coming back to look at pics again. At first glance looks like a 24-3 to me. That is really a great conversion project you and Dad did. Well done .
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28-2R.jpg
28-2SWWOOD.jpg
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28-2Left.jpgAsk your good old dad if he will adopt me 
I will post photos of my 28 as soon as I get it in my grubby hands.
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27-2 3.5" .......Custom Combat style....PIC HEAVY
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No secret. Dad used a metal checkering file. Started with 1 line and worked his way across a line at a time. Once they were started he just made them deeper until they appeared factory. Biggest challenge was keeping lines straight as he worked the curve. Slow an steady....
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Beautiful work. It must be great to be able to take on the challenge of creating such a fine custom combat revolver and have such outstanding results.
It's fortunate that your dad is there to help you and I'm sure that you appreciate what he does for you. Don't take it for granted. Make sure that he knows how much you appreciate his help.
I say this because my dad was a great craftsman and helped me a lot. I don't know if he knew how much his help meant to me and he's now long gone and sorely missed.
I don't know that my kids appreciate the stuff I do for them.
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Nice save! I'm guessing you don't have a lot of money into it either......regardless, this type of project is very rewarding. And the result is outstanding! I am with SP on round butt conversions, but there is no criticizing the outcome!
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You win!
Beautiful!
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Dan, that is amazing work. I want one!!
Very nice!
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I can't think of anything to say that hasn't already been said...so I'll just say congratulations and leave it at that.
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My preference is the SB, but that's good work nonetheless.
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AWESOME !
Question: the number "492"-was that a Police evidence number ?
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AWESOME !
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I believe it was an officer badge #. Seller had taken in a "LOT" of police trade ins.
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Would you mind if we called you Houdini from now on, because that transformation is nothing short of magic.
Great job, to you & your dad.
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custom 357
Wow, Dan, I have looked over and over and I feel badly that you
will most likely NEVER sell it to me!!! I will pay shipping,too!
I didnt know your Dad had these talents and I wonder if he will adopt me and I can be your older brother.
Seriously, kudos and more kudos to both of you
Thanks for sharing
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O.K., tell me the process of removing the "492" from each side. Was it filed to remove it or was it "filled in" with a weld of some kind?
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I suspect the number was scratched into the blue and not deeply into the metal. Polishing a refinishing removed all trace of it.
Only troglodytes would crudely engrave a gun that way.
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Nice job. On a carry/fighting gun, RB is a wining option.
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Wow! That is a beautiful job! I'm not normally a fan of custom guns, but that one came out beautifully! Let me know if you would like to sell the square butt targets that were on your 27 when you started. I have a shooter-grade 4" 28 they'd look great on and you could recoup some of the cost of the work.
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Looks really nice. I'd throw a bobbed hammer on it, just to see how it looked.
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excellent project gun, something to share the memories with your dad and you.
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Beautiful work...you and your Dad have great talent....thanks for sharing.....kk
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Nicely done, great save, just wanted to add that to what everybody else said. A great example of taking something that was much worse than a "shooter grade" revolver and making it something special.
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Great gun! Y'all did excellent work. I'm sure if that gun could talk, it'd be thankful for being rescued and given a purpose again.
I've always thought that a 3.5 inch model 27 is about the coolest and most intimidating looking handgun ever. A friend of mine who retired from my department two years ago was the last officer to carry a revolver on duty, right up until the day he retired (model 686). He showed me the gun he carried on his first day of patrol, a 3.5 inch model 27
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very sweet, now i have to go out and get an N frame 357
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