Custom Sheriff's model .45

Tinker Pearce · April 06, 2018, 10:12:56 PM

3-3/8" barrel, .45 Colt. Built on a Hawe's Firearms Western Marshal .45. I reamed the un-fluted .45 ACP cylinder to accept .45 Colt; I just liked the look of it on this gun. Can't wait to get to the range with this'n.

Major 2 · April 07, 2018, 04:17:49 AM

Much to like on that one.... nice nice nice

Coffinmaker · April 07, 2018, 12:58:38 PM

OH NO MR BILL!! You really didn't do that?? (Shock)

I really shouldn't be critical, 'cause it's your gun and your project and non of my business ....... BUT

That 45ACP cylinder was absolutely perfect for Cowboy 45 Special cases. With the throats all the way back to the ACP case mouth, there is no bullet jump with the C45S cartridge. Makes running reduced charges a real treat and gives superb accuracy!! Still your gun and your project and it is by the way, a really good looking gun. I am an absolute FAN of unfluted cylinders. I have never been able to understand the the additional machining required for the minimal weight savings (near nothing). Unfluted cylinders ROCK!! (sniffing)

Tinker Pearce · April 07, 2018, 02:31:06 PM

Quote from: Coffinmaker on April 07, 2018, 12:58:38 PM
OH NO MR BILL!! You really didn't do that?? (Shock)

I really shouldn't be critical, 'cause it's your gun and your project and non of my business ....... BUT

That 45ACP cylinder was absolutely perfect for Cowboy 45 Special cases. With the throats all the way back to the ACP case mouth, there is no bullet jump with the C45S cartridge. Makes running reduced charges a real treat and gives superb accuracy!! Still your gun and your project and it is by the way, a really good looking gun. I am an absolute FAN of unfluted cylinders. I have never been able to understand the the additional machining required for the minimal weight savings (near nothing). Unfluted cylinders ROCK!! (sniffing)

I actually only use .45 Cowboy Special in my conversion revolvers to prevent accidentally using overpowered .45 Colt loads, and since they are chambered for .45 Colt I am sure accuracy suffers a bit but it has not been enough to matter. In this case the .45 ACP cylinder would not chamber most .45 ACP or my Cowboy Special loads (too tight-) they needed to be reamed anyway and so I never used the cylinder. This at least put it to use. Besides, as you noted un-fluted cylinders are excellent.

Major 2 · April 07, 2018, 03:06:57 PM

Well since we showing and not to steal your thunder

This one gets 45 Schofield , with 45 Colt it shoots high.

45 Schofield with 200 Grain pills it settles right down

Tinker Pearce · April 07, 2018, 05:52:17 PM

Quote from: Major 2 on April 07, 2018, 03:06:57 PM
Well since we showing and not to steal your thunder

This one gets 45 Schofield , with 45 Colt it shoots high.

45 Schofield with 200 Grain pills it settles right down

Very nice!

Coffinmaker · April 08, 2018, 02:15:41 PM

Hey Tinker,

Just as an observation

When Adirondack Jack (a good friend of mine) was developing the C45S, I was at the same time developing the 45 Squirt in parallel. We commune'd alot.

We both found whether in rifles or pistols, accuracy did not seem to suffer from the dreaded "jump." Decided the distance is so short, the bullet didn't travel far enough to go anywhere but straight ahead into the throat. Being a long term Gunplumber, I just naturally look for things to "fix." I always consider Bullet Jump.

I had a really nice set of USFA .45s with 3 1/2 inch barrels that shot really well and off a rest at 20 paces or so grouped around 1 1/2 or 2 inches with either 45 Colt cases or C45S cases. I fit a pair of 45 ACP cylinders to the guns just cause I'm OCD about some things and the difference in accuracy was ZERO to the naked eye.

Your Sheriff's are Righteously KOOL!!

Professor Marvel · April 08, 2018, 05:50:14 PM

Ah My Good Tinker -

you have induced snubby goodness yet again!

now... if only you could manage to modify a gripframe and a new backstrap to duplicate the USFA OmniPotent....

"Looks like the trigger guard and grip frame are seperate pieces. ... Something like a Power #5 grip frame
It's just a regular two piece grip frame, though the back section is unusually contoured. The screws holding it in place are accessible only after the grip is removed....much like a #5. "

long barrel

and the preferred snubnose

just some .... inspiration for you!

yhs
prof marvel

Tinker Pearce · April 08, 2018, 07:47:39 PM

Quote from: Professor Marvel on April 08, 2018, 05:50:14 PM

just some .... inspiration for you!

yhs
prof marvel

Hmmm... this bears some thinking about...

Professor Marvel · April 08, 2018, 08:26:54 PM

Quote from: Tinker Pearce on April 08, 2018, 07:47:39 PM
Hmmm... this bears some thinking about...

and the fun thing about Colts is that the gripframes can be interchangeable, for a sort of "swiss army revolver" ...
make a set! collect them all!

yhs
prof (all for one and one for all but better you than me!) marvel

Tinker Pearce · April 17, 2018, 10:11:17 AM

I decided not to mount an ejector, so I finished the gun by removing the ejector housing on the frame-

After the first range trip I am very, very happy with this gun! The only issue is the rounded top of the front-sight makes the top of the sight 'vanish' under the wrong lighting conditions, causing me to aim high. You can see that reflected in the first two shots on this 25-yard target- then I realized what I was doing and corrected. The flyer on the right was all me, I think.