|
|
 |
05-04-2015, 02:12 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 130
Likes: 106
Liked 62 Times in 19 Posts
|
|
Snub nose 41 mag.
Many of you probably know Mike Grasso retired LA homicide detective who use to post quite a bit on this forum. I'm quite fortunate to know Mike and live near him. Here are some pics of a real snub nose cannon that I obtained from Mike at a substantial reduction of what it cost him to have this made. I believe when Mike found the revolver it was a botched S&W model 57 41 mag. Someone had removed the fear sight and rounded the butt. The rest of it was in pretty rough shape. It was sent to Jim Hoag and Action Gunworks where the barrel was cut back to just under 3", new fiber optic sight added and the neatest little fixed rear sight. Hammer and trigger reshaped and then a trigger job to die for and finally a wonderful bluing was done. Most of these pics were taken by my phone so they could be a bit better. WP Also thanks tojjbrewst1 in helping me post the pictures.
http://s246.photobucket.com/user/jjb...0D04.jpg.html] [/URL]
L=http://s246.photobucket.com/user/jjbrewst1/media/C6FB63CD-AE10-47E9-B48B-B0C71D7E9A95.jpg.html]  [/URL]
http://s246.photobucket.com/user/jjb...B05A.jpg.html] [/URL]
=http://s246.photobucket.com/user/jjbrewst1/media/2A197C98-EF7C-4700-B6A0-EB8E135DCAAE.jpg.html]  [/URL]
|
|
The Following 40 Users Like Post:
|
.41 cal, 75Vette, Acroyer, bamabiker, Beachcomber, boatswainsmate, ca survivor, CH4, charlie sherrill, classic bob, cowboydave, CWH44300, g8rb8, Iggy, ikor, JayCeeNC, Jonzim, kaaskop49, kbuckey, KLYDE, kraynky, loc n load, markyboy57, Matt C., Mule88, muzzleblast, Papaw, pawncop, Point 357, quinn, RABULL, Russell Cottle, S42N8, SAFireman, scout II, sgt.207, SuperMan, THE PILGRIM, tops, wrhk33 |
05-04-2015, 06:37 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NW of Boston
Posts: 84
Likes: 20
Liked 33 Times in 11 Posts
|
|
3 cheers for .41 Magnum. That is an awesome revolver right there!
|
05-04-2015, 06:40 AM
|
 |
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Ohio
Posts: 641
Likes: 51
Liked 1,177 Times in 318 Posts
|
|
Nice to look at it, but I wouldn't want to shoot it, especially with those grips on it.
__________________
Loyalty Above All.. but Honor
|
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
05-04-2015, 06:59 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: North Chesterfield, Va.
Posts: 6,348
Likes: 9,052
Liked 13,571 Times in 3,342 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Badge130
Nice to look at it, but I wouldn't want to shoot it, especially with those grips on it.
|
It would be a handful with full house loads, but I'll bet it's not too bad with the reduced power "police loads". I know my 58 isn't.
That's a nice one alright. Looks like the work was well done. Congratulations to the OP.
__________________
John 3:16 .
Last edited by CajunBass; 05-04-2015 at 08:35 AM.
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
05-04-2015, 07:00 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: West Michigan
Posts: 146
Likes: 35
Liked 36 Times in 19 Posts
|
|
How about some more detail on the rear sight?
|
05-04-2015, 07:17 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: S/W Indiana
Posts: 1,475
Likes: 1,926
Liked 2,464 Times in 876 Posts
|
|
41 mag
Nice....very nice.....I am a big fan of big bore snubs, and a big fan of the model 58, which this converted 57 emulates in it's lines....big bore, fixed sights, short bl, good trigger, clean profile. Nice acquisition, you are right to be proud of this gun.
Now, take it out and shoot it.
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
05-04-2015, 12:32 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: OBWAT, TN
Posts: 440
Likes: 758
Liked 725 Times in 258 Posts
|
|
That looks just about perfect. You ought to send the pics to TALO to give them some ideas. It would be nice if they would commission some Jovino-esque, blued, snubbie N-frames.
MB
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
05-04-2015, 02:49 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Posts: 852
Likes: 482
Liked 469 Times in 320 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh M.
How about some more detail on the rear sight?
|
+1 Exactly what I was thinking. 
|
05-04-2015, 04:16 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seaside, Oregon
Posts: 6,371
Likes: 25,157
Liked 12,651 Times in 3,819 Posts
|
|
Wow! What a great carry gun! Beauty and brawn!
|
05-04-2015, 07:13 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Posts: 130
Likes: 106
Liked 62 Times in 19 Posts
|
|
Snub nose 41 mag
Several of you asked about that neat little rear sight well....I wish I could tell you more. I believe it was added by Jim Hoag. Wether this is a design of his I do not know. Someone told me Hamilton Bowen has a small sight like this but this is just hearsay. Whoever produces this little guy has a sure thing going as it makes it easy to convert a S&W adjustable rear sight into a fixed sight.
WP
|
05-04-2015, 07:21 PM
|
 |
Absent Comrade
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Craig, Montana
Posts: 3,024
Likes: 363
Liked 2,346 Times in 893 Posts
|
|
Very nice. I like the way he cut the barrel crown too...distinctive.
Post a shot of the rear sight if you could.
|
05-07-2015, 06:11 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Rochester, NH USA
Posts: 4,038
Likes: 1,662
Liked 4,974 Times in 1,726 Posts
|
|
Beautifully done...
Would you be able to post a few pics of the rear sight....
Thanks...Bob
|
05-07-2015, 06:24 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: FL Panhandle these days
Posts: 1,433
Likes: 941
Liked 526 Times in 270 Posts
|
|
love the .41. beaut of a gun bud... very jealous. i just got a 57 mountain gun that is my current favorite smith... check DLSPORTS.com for a cool fixed sight fellas. i have them on a couple of my carry guns. Dave Lauck is a very nice guy and does some very nice custom stuff as well.
|
05-08-2015, 01:03 AM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Western Oregon
Posts: 685
Likes: 342
Liked 2,423 Times in 431 Posts
|
|
Hamilton does make a rear sight like that and you can order it with various side to side offsets to allow for zeroing your favorite load. Here is one of them on a model 58 he converted to 45 Colt for me.
|
05-08-2015, 07:50 AM
|
 |
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2013
Location: WI, The Badger State
Posts: 3,770
Likes: 4,517
Liked 7,725 Times in 1,520 Posts
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
05-08-2015, 09:32 AM
|
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,945
Likes: 8,196
Liked 1,639 Times in 580 Posts
|
|
Very, very neat! It appears to fill the complete rear adjustable sight channel. Many thanks for posting the complete series of pictures. All my best, Joe.
|
05-08-2015, 11:24 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: West Michigan
Posts: 146
Likes: 35
Liked 36 Times in 19 Posts
|
|
Very, very nice.
|
05-10-2015, 10:42 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Either Texas or Idaho
Posts: 530
Likes: 1
Liked 788 Times in 182 Posts
|
|
That is a beauty. My snubber 41 Mag is this etched beast.
Priced right due to the etching...
|
|
The Following 2 Users Like Post:
|
|
05-10-2015, 11:23 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Mid NC
Posts: 3,599
Likes: 4,874
Liked 5,727 Times in 2,130 Posts
|
|
Very nice 41 mag! Hold on to that puppy when you put it through its paces. Love a 41 mag.
|
05-12-2015, 07:17 PM
|
 |
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 333
Likes: 186
Liked 444 Times in 134 Posts
|
|
Very glad it found a good home, now Bill will stop b#$%^ing he doesn't have a carry cannon!
|
|
The Following User Likes This Post:
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
