Bubba vs. Cokes, Bubba wins.....
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I feel sick to my stomach.
Marshal Tom
Member
ouch! That left a mark.
I don't know if they are worth trying to restore.
The left panel on it's own would have some decent value though
The left panel on it's own would have some decent value though
Art Doc
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
I saw those or a set just like them on the gun at a Little Rock gun show about 8 years ago. I nearly cried.
ShivasIrons
Member
Bubba always wins...
flagman1776
Member
Are they for an N frame?
flagman1776
Member
If they are N frame, I have a set with a bubba'd left stock. PM sent.
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RMFnLA
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I'd try to re-checker them, but I'm kind of odd...
CelticSire
US Veteran
Somebody git a rope!!!
And a tall tree...
Yes, N frame. You and the OP need to get together on this.
Yes they can be restored, and not all that tough to do. The checkering will cover up the restoration work if done properly.
I start by getting the existing surface perfectly smooth, so no joint line shows. Then dig through my walnut scrap and find a chunk of similar color and grain. Get that mating surface perfectly flat on the same flat plate with sandpaper. Then glue and clamp the donor wood to the grip.
Once it dries I shape and sand it to the finish, and apply stain or just sealer to match. After sealing and finishing the repair, I give them to a local guy who does checkering. His fee for small repairs is very cheap, and the end result is a nice pair of grips.
I start by getting the existing surface perfectly smooth, so no joint line shows. Then dig through my walnut scrap and find a chunk of similar color and grain. Get that mating surface perfectly flat on the same flat plate with sandpaper. Then glue and clamp the donor wood to the grip.
Once it dries I shape and sand it to the finish, and apply stain or just sealer to match. After sealing and finishing the repair, I give them to a local guy who does checkering. His fee for small repairs is very cheap, and the end result is a nice pair of grips.
Gotta say "All is not lost", I have a friend that rebuilt an honest "Bunker Hill" Boston issued Brown Bess musket that only had about 8" of the buttstock left. His skill level of matching walnut pieces or "sisters" is nothing short of jawdropping. I saw the project when he had already installed 16 pieces and was working his way around the wrist and trigger area, I believe the total count of pieces needed to complete the stock was upwards of 30. When he was finished you really had to look for some of the seams, the metal was easy but looked in near issue quality in the bright. He has a partner on the East coast that is a genious at matching stains and finishes to bring the newly finished wood to match the deep burgundy almost black of the finish left at the butt. In the end it turned out museum quality as most of his work does.
There are people out there and someone on this site that does beautiful work restoring S&W stocks, just gotta find'em.
There are people out there and someone on this site that does beautiful work restoring S&W stocks, just gotta find'em.
OP
I gotta say, this post garnered more replies faster than any other post I've ever made on this forum.
austintexas
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DWfan has repaired several sets of grips for me, I have no doubt he could restore yours.
SWCA 892
SWCA 892
^^^ Exactly the technique to do the repair. It's somewhat painstaking, but doable if you have better than average patience and woodworking skills... speaking from personal experience in restoring these set of cokes.
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Personally, from this view the reshaping doesn't look too bad. I think that might actually feel pretty good. Try shooting with them first, you might like 'em. If so then just have dwfan rechecker the flattened area and *bam*, custom cokes.
Has anybody heard from DWFAN lately?
I understand he is too busy, and not taking on any new work until he is caught up. I have a pair of non-relieved K Frame targets on a K38 he redid for me, not near as difficult as those shown, but still made them good as new.
That type of repair is tedious and can be very time consuming. But when it's done it's well worth the effort to end up with stocks that appear unrestored. It's also something that can save a lot of money when looking at buying used collectible firearms. If you know you can do the work, you can get some pretty good bargains on something others wont touch.
Not to mention if the wood is serial numbered to the gun, you'll still have matching numbers when you're done!
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Note to self: do not store Coke grips near the beaver pond!
flagman1776
Member
DWfan Id'd mine as non-coke targets so not a match. Darn!
I fail to see where you guys would execute some one who does something
to a piece of property he owns....
So, when I had my 1955 target 6" .44 special cut to 5" with a ramp front sight, I should have been put to death.......
If it's not yours, you have no say to what's done to it!
to a piece of property he owns....
So, when I had my 1955 target 6" .44 special cut to 5" with a ramp front sight, I should have been put to death.......
If it's not yours, you have no say to what's done to it!
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I'd say Bubba deserves a beatin'...
Though telling him he just ruined a $600 pair of grips might be punishment enough.
Though telling him he just ruined a $600 pair of grips might be punishment enough.
I fail to see where you guys would execute some one who does something
to a piece of property he owns....
So, when I had my 1955 target 6" .44 special cut to 5" with a ramp front sight, I should have been put to death.......
If it' not yours, you have no say to what's done to it!
LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS! It's a JOKE!
Remember the Pace Picante sauce commercial?
New York CITY?!?
Git a rope!
Same deal here. Nobody seriously advocates stringing someone up for serving picante from New York OR for butchering a piece of wood - even a rare valuable piece of wood.
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Mistered
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Lets hope none of the metal on the gun got the same treatment!
There has to be an up side here? I just have not found it.
I agree with others that DWFan is the craftsman to restore these ... if that is what you choose to do.
If you are still considering a replacement right panel (PM sent to OP) I have an orphaned right panel that might make a match ... although I believe my panel is rosewood and suspect your pair is goncalo alves.
Would our wood grain experts confirm my wood IDs?
Thanks, Russ
