AKRay
Thanks for the pictures and story, Jim
Saturday, March 23, 2019, 10:21

Jim, you honored me by visiting in my home here in Fairbanks AK years ago, along with your friend who had the straight lever 45-70. I don't remember his name but I remember the rifle. It was a windy, rainy and cool August evening.

We had silver salmon from Valdez for dinner that night. I got to do some show and tell and it included handguns and my Winchester Model 71. There was a lot of sitting around and story telling and my wife loved your stories. I invited Drew too and we had the kind of evening that one wishes would go on and on. Those are my feelings and memories of it anyway.

I had the guts to do the kind of thing you're showing here when I was a teenager but unfortunately have never had the skills to match. I had visions of turning my Savage single shot 22 into a beautiful, handy little pistol but ended up with a rusty rifle hidden from my Dad in the woods. I got as far as cutting down the stock before I came to my senses and saw that I should stop before I really made a mess.

Your project here looks great and includes your ideas gained by a lifetime of handling, shooting and dreaming about sixguns. This is a nice example of what a single action revolver needs in order to optimize it to better meet one's needs. I look forward to seeing the finished revolver!