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New Culina stocks for my 629 coming!
I got an email from Jennifer this afternoon when I got up saying my new round to square conversion target stocks are ready for shipping to me. The picture she attached to the email are just awesome looking and wanted to share with all of you. These are done in Olive wood, which I never saw before. When I was PM'ing John a couple of months ago about my new stocks, he suggested the Olive wood as they have good figure and I went with his judgement for these. They will be going on my 629-3 Classic.
Here is the picture that Jennifer sent me today for you all to look at. I should be getting home about the time these stocks get delivered and will update this thread with a couple of pics with the new stocks installed.
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I got an email from Jennifer this afternoon when I got up saying my new round to square conversion target stocks are ready for shipping to me. The picture she attached to the email are just awesome looking and wanted to share with all of you. These are done in Olive wood, which I never saw before. When I was PM'ing John a couple of months ago about my new stocks, he suggested the Olive wood as they have good figure and I went with his judgement for these. They will be going on my 629-3 Classic.
Here is the picture that Jennifer sent me today for you all to look at. I should be getting home about the time these stocks get delivered and will update this thread with a couple of pics with the new stocks installed.
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Wow beautiful looking , can’t wait to see them on your gun.
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I can’t wait to see the contrast those provide. I love the figure on those, very unique and the flow is amazing.
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I know I will. This will be my fourth set of Culina target stocks. I already have a set in English Walnut on my 6 1/2" 27-2, Kingwood target set on my 4" 27-2 and a set of Cocobolo targets on my 5" 27-2. John and Jennifer sell some very good looking and comfortable stocks.
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I can’t wait to see the contrast those provide. I love the figure on those, very unique and the flow is amazing.
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I can't wait either. This will be the lightest colored set of Culina stocks I've bought and I think they will look great against the stainless of my 629. And if I don't think they look good on it, that will give me an excuse to buy a model 29 in blue finish.
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Man those are awesome very tasteful .
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Those are Fantastic!!! They will look super sharp against stainless or blue. i am talking to Jennifer about another set now for an N frame. These are ones I just got a couple weeks ago for a 1968 17-3.
Can't wait to see them on your gun. I have a 629 no dash NIB coming. maybe that will be my choice?
thanks for posting. Really love those
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Narragansett, those stocks look great too man! What wood is that?
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I've never heard of olive wood either but I bet those will make the 629 pop! I can't wait for the glamour shots!
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Narragansett, those stocks look great too man! What wood is that?
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Those are exhibition grade cocobolo ( a rare piece they had). i do not have the medallion on them. they are not S&W, and i think it detracts from the beauty
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The olive tree is native to the Holy Land where it has been cultivated since ancient times. According to historians, the first olive groves took root in the Holy Land and along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean around 4,000 B.C.
After the olive tree is trimmed its branches are kept for a long period inside dark places. Dark places are ideal to dry the olive wood because the temperatures of the place stays the same year round and there is no moisture or humidity so the wood dry without splitting or cracking and becomes dry and ideal for carving.
You can estimate the age of a particular piece by examining its grain. Very old trees have a dark grain while younger trees exhibit a lighter color.
The dark lines inside this olive wood trunk tell how old the tree is the more lines the wood have the older the tree. The dark grain inside the trunk of the olive wood olive wood trunks is called the heart of the wood or the jewels and they are what olive wood carvers and their customers look for.
Holy Land olive trees are also called the Roman trees. They get this name because they have been living in the Holy Land and bearing fruits since the time of the Romans and Jesus time.
Holy Land olive wood is heavy, dense and durable with a distinctive red pigment in its grain. All carvings made of this hard wood have a varying and smooth grain, making every piece extraordinarily unique. It is very difficult to match the grain of two pieces since the pattern is completely hidden in the heart of the wood. The artistically smooth and elegant grain of the olive wood renders it one of the most beautiful in the world and olive wood carvings will easily last a life time and be enjoyed by generations to come.
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Olive Wood is a pleasure to work with. I’ve turned some bowls and made a few pens on my lathe with it. Very nice.
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The olive tree is native to the Holy Land where it has been cultivated since ancient times. According to historians, the first olive groves took root in the Holy Land and along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean around 4,000 B.C.
After the olive tree is trimmed its branches are kept for a long period inside dark places. Dark places are ideal to dry the olive wood because the temperatures of the place stays the same year round and there is no moisture or humidity so the wood dry without splitting or cracking and becomes dry and ideal for carving.
You can estimate the age of a particular piece by examining its grain. Very old trees have a dark grain while younger trees exhibit a lighter color.
The dark lines inside this olive wood trunk tell how old the tree is the more lines the wood have the older the tree. The dark grain inside the trunk of the olive wood olive wood trunks is called the heart of the wood or the jewels and they are what olive wood carvers and their customers look for.
Holy Land olive trees are also called the Roman trees. They get this name because they have been living in the Holy Land and bearing fruits since the time of the Romans and Jesus time.
Holy Land olive wood is heavy, dense and durable with a distinctive red pigment in its grain. All carvings made of this hard wood have a varying and smooth grain, making every piece extraordinarily unique. It is very difficult to match the grain of two pieces since the pattern is completely hidden in the heart of the wood. The artistically smooth and elegant grain of the olive wood renders it one of the most beautiful in the world and olive wood carvings will easily last a life time and be enjoyed by generations to come.
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Very nice information. Thank You
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Those grips are really going to look nice on a stainless steel revolver! I'm looking forward to pictures once you get them installed on your revolver.
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This Olive was sourced from Calabria Italy
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John, I can't wait to receive these grips man! You picked a great piece of wood and your work on them is fantastic too.
The only problem with your stocks is that they are addictive as hell and I keep buying them like a drug addict does with his drugs of choice. I can easily see me buying another set before the year is out.
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John, I can't wait to receive these grips man! You picked a great piece of wood and your work on them is fantastic too.
The only problem with your stocks is that they are addictive as hell and I keep buying them like a drug addict does with his drugs of choice. I can easily see me buying another set before the year is out.
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Grips are safer than drugs, I promise.
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Well the new stocks came in today and I went ahead and mounted them on my 629 Classic and I have to say, John really did a fantastic job on them and I think they really set off my 629. And they feel great too, just like I knew they would. I can't wait to get to the range with that gun now and give them a tryout.
Now on to the pics. First up is a pic of my 629 as I received it with the ugly rubber grips it came with; just your standard 629-3 Classic
Next is a pic of it after I installed the Ahrends retro combat stocks and the gold bead patridge front sight. It felt good like this except that it tended to punish the hand when shooting really hot loads.
Now with the Culina grips on it. To me it looks great and feels great too and I can't wait to give it a try out.
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Well the new stocks came in today and I went ahead and mounted them on my 629 Classic and I have to say, John really did a fantastic job on them and I think they really set off my 629. And they feel great too, just like I knew they would. I can't wait to get to the range with that gun now and give them a tryout.
Now on to the pics. First up is a pic of my 629 as I received it with the ugly rubber grips it came with; just your standard 629-3 Classic
Next is a pic of it after I installed the Ahrends retro combat stocks and the gold bead patridge front sight. It felt good like this except that it tended to punish the hand when shooting really hot loads.
Now with the Culina grips on it. To me it looks great and feels great too and I can't wait to give it a try out.
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You know, i should not even respond. You cost me money. I have a NIB 629 coming next week, and what do you think I sent Jennifer, after I saw your orig post? Yep, an email tellin her I need me sum of them. Very striking indeed!!!!
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Those look amazing! The lighter shade of the olive wood is perfect on the stainless gun. I'm glad you did the before and after shots too. It really shows how much the grips improve the looks.
Thanks for showing them off!
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Yeah, I really like the way they stand out on that stainless revolver. John is a real artiste with S&W grips. He has a great eye for the wood and his design feels so good in hand for me.
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I finally made it to the range with my 629 and the new Culina stocks performed just like I thought they would. They were comfortable in hand and they didn't roll up with the hot loads like the Ahrends retro combats would do with me. I shot 150 rounds with it: 50 rounds of a medium load with 11.0 grains of Longshot and 100 rounds with 19.5 grains of Accurate #9. Both loads were using the MBS 240 grain coated Smasher bullets. The only thing that was sore on my hand was my trigger finger and that was due to the serrated trigger rubbing it a bit raw with the many hot loads. I sure would love to find a smooth and wide trigger to replace the serrated trigger on my 629.
I also ran 200 rounds through my ATI 1911 and 100 hot rounds through my 627 Pro yesterday too. I was pretty shot out by the end of the day.
Anyways, here is a shot of my 629 after my shooting session was over for the day.
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A DIRTY pic!! My favorite!! Being "shot out" was a great pun there buddy! And after shooting all that you oughta be. I'm glad you're happy with your new Culinas (like there was a doubt).
My PowerPort had the stock trigger swapped out for a wide serrated target trigger before I bought it and I love it. Were you shooting single or double action?
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I'm pretty sure I saw your grips when I was at John's shop. He said that the wood had come from Italy. They sure are beautiful on your revolver.
I'm thinking of getting another pair of English Walnut Targets for one of my two 1956 K-38s that I had refinished at the factory.
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A DIRTY pic!! My favorite!! Being "shot out" was a great pun there buddy! And after shooting all that you oughta be. I'm glad you're happy with your new Culinas (like there was a doubt).
My PowerPort had the stock trigger swapped out for a wide serrated target trigger before I bought it and I love it. Were you shooting single or double action?
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I shot mostly single action with the 629. I did shoot a couple of cylinders double action and also shot around 30 rounds with my off hand, just for practice. I haven't been doing my off hand practice much lately, but after 3-4 shots it started feeling pretty good.
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Nice stocks man. I am one that prefers dark on stainless, but those are just pretty.
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muddocktor,
You are 100% correct with this statement. I have 8 pair of their awesome grips and expect to buy more. IMO, John's woodpile is second to none and Jennifer is a terrific salesperson.
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Nice stocks man. I am one that prefers dark on stainless, but those are just pretty.
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I have always believed that you put dark wood on nickel or stainless guns and light wood on blued guns like Mr. Harry. You have completely blown my mind. That Olive wood was made for that stainless gun. John's target grips are what is needed to fill your hand with that full lug heavy monster.
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muddocktor,
You are 100% correct with this statement. I have 8 pair of their awesome grips and expect to buy more. IMO, John's woodpile is second to none and Jennifer is a terrific salesperson.
I have always believed that you put dark wood on nickel or stainless guns and light wood on blued guns like Mr. Harry. You have completely blown my mind. That Olive wood was made for that stainless gun. John's target grips are what is needed to fill your hand with that full lug heavy monster.
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You know, I used to think the same thing; light colored stocks on a blue gun and darker on a nickel or stainless. But these Olive wood grips just changed my mind about this; they just POP on that big old 629.. I can't wait to show my younger brother, as he has a no dash 629 that could use some better grips. Unfortunately for him right now he is fighting some bad back problems and it's really hard for him to even go to the range.
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You know, I used to think the same thing; light colored stocks on a blue gun and darker on a nickel or stainless.
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I guess the only time this is really true is putting Gabon Ebony grips on a blued gun. I tried this and did not like it at all myself.
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I guess the only time this is really true is putting Gabon Ebony grips on a blued gun. I tried this and did not like it at all myself.
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Yeah, I can see not caring for that too much either. Not enough contrast since the Ebony is so dark anyways. They would look much better on stainless or nickel.
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