| Ralph Talbot, Past President of the Texas State
Rifle Association, Texas State Champion bullseye shooter, National
Champion bullseye shooter, and the official machine rest tester for
Ten-Ring Precision. Photo by: Mike Cumpston of the American Handgunner Magazine. |
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Colt MK4 45 AutoRuger Redhawk Revolver This stainless steel Ruger Redhawk has a completely turned smooth
action and a custom contoured six and one half inch barrel. The rear
sight is a Bowen adjustable and the front is a longitudinal dovetailed one
cut to a partridge shape. Colt Single Action Revolver This fine second generation .45 Colt Single action was completely
restored when it was allowed to rust and deteriorate after the
owners death. It was restored to original condition complete with
action job and welded internal trigger stop. Endfloat was set to
zero, an oversize base pin installed, forcing cone cut to 11 degrees,
crown cut to 45 degrees and timing set. Competition Ruger 22 The Ruger Mark IV pictured below had extensive custom work performed
including a custom triangular shaped ten inch barrel with a compensating
chamber, custom sights and a machined from barstock scope mount. The
laminated grips are from Turner Grips no longer in business.
Springfield Champion .45 Auto The .45 pistol below is a Springfield Champion with a small
frame. The Champion is smaller than the Colt Commander, but larger
than the Colt Officers model - an excellent choice for a canceled carry
gun. The rear sight is a low mount MMC white dot sight adjustable
for elevation only and the front is a Millett dual crimp with a white
dot. Colt Blackpowder Restoration First Generation Colt Single Action Army in 41 caliber
which has been completely restored to original condition with the
exception of the hammer, which is a second generation. This fine old
six shooter had been converted to 45 Colt and had become rusted and pitted
to the point it needed extensive attention. The photo on the left shows
this old colt with all the pits, scratches and dings of over 100 years
removed block hand polished and ready for final Carbona Charcoal blue. The
frame was color case hardened, screws are heat blued and the rest of the
metal is Carbona Charcoal blued by the worlds finest firearms finisher and
restoration artist Doug Turnbull of Turnbull Restorations. Cost of
this restoration was $1,900.00. Welded Browning High Power Extended Beavertail Extended, welded beavertail on a Browning High Power pistol.
Incases where the spur or commander hammer bites the bejabbers out of the
web of your hand the only solution is to weld on a beavertail and change
the hammer to either a commander or a Type II shown here and made by Bill Laughridge of Cylinder & Slide Shop. The
cost for this custom work is $145.00 plus refinishing and about $85.00 for
the hammer.. Engraved Ruger Blackhawk The elaborate 75% engraved with Nimschke style engraving has been
extensively worked over with a custom barrel, Bowen rear sight, action
tightened ad tuned and oversize base pin. The grips are elephant
ivory custom fitted by one of the finest grip makers in the United States
today, Roy Fishpaw of Lynchburg, Virginia
(1-434-993-3480). Color case hardening and carbona blue were
done by Doug Turnbull of Turnbull Restorations in Bloomfield, New York
(1-585-657-6338). ENGRAVED, NICKEL PLATED US FIREARMS This beautiful six-gun was created in 2008 for
the same customer as the Blackhawk above. It is 75% deep relief engraved by Terry Theis complete with an eagle on the
hammer. The polished nickel finish has had the deep relief
background "inked" to make the magnificent engraving stand out. The
grips are one piece elephant ivory with a Helfricht style steer head
carved in deep relief on the right grip fitted and carved by Paul Persinger of El Paso, Texas. I did the custom
work and coordinated the work. Total cost for this unique custom
six-shooter is $4,000.00 American Pistolsmiths Guild 2004 Browning High Power Raffle Gun The High Power pictured is as good as it gets. It is the
2004 raffle pistol for the American Pistolsmiths Guild. It was
extensively modified by several members of the Guild including Neil Keller
or Kustom Ballistics, Alex Hamilton of Ten-Ring Precision, Richard Heinie
of Heinie Specialty Products, Tim Dillon, Jim Stroh of Alpha Precision and
Irv Stone of BarSto Precision. Matt Del Fatti (1-715-267-6420) one
of the finest leather craftsmen in the world created the holster and
magazine scabbards. The exquisite gold inlay engraving was
accomplished by Brian Powley (powleyengraving.com). Browning High Power Browning High Power alteration showing a Type II Commander
hammer, Engraved U. S. Property Remington Rand 45 This is a beautiful piece restored and brought up to date with a
Brown beavertail custom night sights modern hammer and ivory grips for
customer Matt Fields. The Nimschke style engraving was accomplished
by master engraver Tommy Kaye of Yoakum,
Texas. Custom Texas Longhorn This is a rare Texas Longhorn single action made like many shooters
believe a Colt Single Action Army should have been made for a right hand
shooter with the loading gate and extractor rod on the left. Like
many of we aging shooters the owner wanted a Doctor red dot scope mounted
so he could see the cottin' pickin' sights. The grip is an
abbreviated Bisley. This finest example of pistolsmiths art was built for President George W. Bush in appreciation for his dedicated support of the firearms industry and the right of Americans to keep and bear arms. This extraordinary Model 1911 pistol with serial number "GWB 001" was built by ten members of the American Pistolsmiths Guild who called up the best of their talent to create a gold standard of pistolsmithing craftsmanship. This pistol will be presented to President Bush in early 2009 after he leaves office so it can be given to him as a personal gift. The artisans, and members of the prestigious American Pistolsmiths Guild, who contributed their great talent were Brian Powley - engraving, Roy Fishpaw - ivory grips, custom French fit walnut case - A&A engraving, Dave Lauck, Jack Weigand, Neil Keller of Custom Ballistics, Alex Hamilton of Ten-Ring Precision, Inc, Marc Morganti - Gemini Custom, Larry Vickers of Vickers Custom, and Alan Tillman - Art Enterprises. The custom steer hide holster was made by Matt Del Fatti of Del Fatti Leather. The special buckle is President Bush's favorite painting entitled "A Charge To Keep" by W. H. D. Koerner who was a famous illustrator for Harpers Weekly. This very special buckle was reproduced as an engravers masterpiece by world famous firearms engraver Weldon Lister or Boerne, Texas. The buckle will be produced in a very limited number for the consumer market in bronze, silver, and gold.
Custom Two-tone Kimber This custom job was built for a competition shooter who wanted the
best of everything including low mount BoMar rear sight, ambidextrous
thumb safety, 25 lines per inch checkering, Kart match barrel, slide
fitted to the frame, Brown beavertail and much more. The finish is
TR Gun Kote black polymer finish on the slide and glass beaded stainless
steel on the lower unit. Cost to customize this customers pistol was
around $1,400. Engraved Three Screw Ruger Blackhawk This fine old three screw 44 magnum Ruger Blackhawk was a personal
project. I do so many fine guns for customers it is difficult to see
them go so I decided to build one for myself. The cylinder is fitted
with oversize base pin, the bolsters at the rear of the frame are sculpted
and the bottom, front of the frame is "pinched" giving it a special custom
look. I made the six inch tapered octagon barrel from a piece
of Shilen match grade bar stock. The grips are custom made
from elephant ivory made by the master grip maker Roy
Fishpaw of Lynchburg, Virginia. The exquisite engraving with gold
inlay was masterfully completed by Tommy Kaye of
Yoakum, Texas. Take special note of the eagle head engraved
on the hammer. I hand polished all metal to 800 grit finish and sent
the parts for Carbona, Charcoal blue and color case hardening to the
finest finisher in the world, Doug Turnbull of
Turnbull Restorations in New York. As a final touch I heat
colored the screws to a dark blue color. Total cost of this project
was about $5,000 in mostly labor. STI Socom 45 The frame and slide of this custom pistol made for Matt Fields has
just about everything done to it Matt could dream up. I is fully
tricked out with Kart match barrel, low mount
Richard Heinie night sights, ambidextrous thumb safety, large magazine
well, and light rail for a Surefire combat light. This is about as
good as it gets with the final price of this gun somewhere around
$2,400. Custom Smith And Wesson 629 Terry Theis of Harper, Texas cut the 50%
engraving on the nice Smith 629 after I did a complete action job which
included recutting the crown and forcing cone, correcting end-float,
numbering, beveling and polishing the cylinders, reducing the single and
double action trigger pull, and glass beading the stainless steel for a
nice soft matte finish. The action job was $125.00 and the 50%
engraving ran around $600. Ten-Ring Precision, Inc. |
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