vaquero

[silverchip]

BTW why do they think the loading gate has to be hard as a rock anyway?

 

[Roger Bleile]

BTW why do they think the loading gate has to be hard as a rock anyway?

It doesn't have to be. The gates on Colt, USFA, Uberti, et al are not especially hard. It is just something in Ruger's production process.

 

[bronc]

Mighty nice work Shawn!!!

Stewart

 

[rayf24]

shawn
I would be careful with
I was in the dark...now I am in the shade...looking to step into the light
The light at the end of the tunnel thing It could be someone bugger with a torch bring you another gun to practice on
Ray

 

[didyoung]

thanks stewart and rayf24

 

[didyoung]

a little more progress

I am stuck on engraving the ejector sleeve or not engraving it.
what do you have to say?

 

[Roger Bleile]

Shawn,

Given the coverage the gun now has, I suggest you engrave the ejector rod housing.

Roger

 

[Donny]

X2 What Roger said....something simple to breakup the stark blankness (if thats a word :thinking: )

BUT if you left it clean I don't think anyone would fault you

Donny

 

[silverchip]

So ya goona do the bottom of the frame too,right?

 

[Marrinan]

What's the budget say. I think engraving would be an asset myself. Fred

 

[didyoung]

guess this would be the other half of the barrel

 

[Peter_M]

This is coming together relay nice. I am with Roger also, engrave the ejector rod housing.

Peter

 

[didyoung]

closer to finishing

 

[Ed Westerly]

Hi, Shawn. I'm coming to the party late, as my internet connection was haywire for the last week after I came home from vacation. Very nice work. You should not worry about engraving a gun "too soon". As to the reason for Ruger to make the loading gate so hard, they probably think that the camming surface at the bottom, where the spring rests, will wear too fast if it isn't hard, and it is easier (cheeper) to harden the whole part, rather than just the base portion. IMHO.

 

[Gun Nut]

Are you removing the background on this one? Love the contrast in color.

 

[Roger Bleile]

Gorgeous work, Shawn! I love the band around the cylinder.



Roger, after you anneal it and engrave it, do you have to reharden it? Or is it left as is?

Thanks.
sd.

I, and everyone I know, feel it is unnecessary to reharden the gate. As I said above, the other makers do not overharden theirs. Even after you anneal a Ruger gate they are still very hard.

 

[silverchip]

So Shawn,was that a BBQ fire,tin foil and a few beers that helped you get through annealing that loading gate?

 

[didyoung]

yeah it sure did help me out dave....that gate was very hard before. I am ready to be finished with this gun.
I have learned a lot while engraving it, and have some better design ideas for the next one.
finished the barrel...still lack a bunch of work

 

[didyoung]

more pictures

 

[Southern Custom]

How has the stainless been so far. I hear all these horror stories about Vaqueros yet I see quite a few nicely engraved examples here and there. Outside of the loading gate, I'm curious about the rest.