One more time @@@@@@

[Mason Stillwell]

Pards if this photo will come thru . Does it look like an OLD 58 Remington??


Mason

[Dick Dastardly]

It does to my eye.  What's the scoop?

DD-DLoS

[Mason Stillwell]

I had 2 58's in the white. I got tired of the white SOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I put Plum Brown on them.

It will need several more coats with some steel wool work.

A good start none the least.

Mason(sorry bout the quality of the photo)Stillwell

Almost forgot I took the finish off the grips and then used (guess what ??) Balistol YE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Mason Stillwell]

Seth I would love to be able to post better photos. When I look at them on my computer they are great when I shrink them the look like crap.I don't know much about photos or computers.


The Cylinders have a marble look to them. I know I have to use steel wool and buff them  and the frames down and add another coat but I am really happy with what I have here now.
I know there is promise if I put in the elbow grease LOL

Mason

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

Mason,
If you upload your photo's to Photobucket (a free service)they will automatically load and size, then you can copy them to this forum easily.

www.photobucket.com

Once you get them uploaded there are 4 types of files you can use. These will be under your photos like so with boxes to the right with the tags in them:

Share URL
URL Link
HTML Tag
IMG Code  Left Click on the tag for this one and it copies automatically and will show an alert that it is "copied"

Come here, left click in the message area, paste  and VOILA! you have a good picture.

[Adirondack Jack]

Pards if this photo will come thru . Does it look like an OLD 58 Remington??


Mason

Mason, I did a SXS and a vaquero with plum brown, and they both looked about like yours at first.  I did each about 4 coats, then after a judicious application of oil and 0000, I used and cleaned em a bunch and after three or so years they both look like OLD guns, with worn finish and a much more subdued brown that does in fact look a lot like the patina on a couple of my 1800's  original rifles.  Folks have mistaken the vaq for an old colt   FWIW the vaq is MUCH more rust resistant  than the factory finish

[Mason Stillwell]

Pard is that a free service or do they start charging you after a few months

Mason,
If you upload your photo's to Photobucket (a free service)they will automatically load and size, then you can copy them to this forum easily.

www.photobucket.com

Once you get them uploaded there are 4 types of files you can use. These will be under your photos like so with boxes to the right with the tags in them:

Share URL
URL Link
HTML Tag
IMG Code  Left Click on the tag for this one and it copies automatically and will show an alert that it is "copied"

Come here, left click in the message area, paste  and VOILA! you have a good picture.

[Mason Stillwell]

Halfway Creek Charlie Yer the MAN


Thanks Pard

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

MS,
Anything for a pard. That pistola is looking good and will look even better when you are finished.
Here's my first Gunslinger Remy. The pard I sold it to converted it.
As soon as I get 3 other projects done, I'm itching to build a few more Gunslingers, they balance as well or better than a 4 3/4" SAA. The bbl on this one is 4 3/4" with a folding cylinder pin, for removal to clean without having to remove the rammer latch post.

[Sunwapta Haze]

Yup Mason that's looking like a much older pistol and right purdy too.  Make sure ya post pics of the finished product.

Halfway Creek Charlie   - your '58 gunfighter is a slick looking rig but I'm not sure I could hit the target with the short sight radius.  My eyes seem to do better with longer barrels.

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

My eyes are not that great anymore either, but I didn't have any problems with it at CAS ranges and up to 25 yds. It is one that I shot a creamer(small Cremora) bottle at 25 yds and kept it moving till I had shot all 5 shots. That one shot better short than it did long. It had an indention under the front sight in the bore and I whacked her off. That short you could almost just point it at the CAS targets and hit them.

[john boy]

Mason, ya did great Pardner.  That's what cowboy guns are supposed to look like ... just like they left the battle field at Gettysburg and went West!