Stumbled across a Great Western .44 Special today
by Andrew 
, Bloomington, IN, Sunday, March 06, 2022, 16:33 (929 days ago)
It has steel wool patina and stags that are cut for a Ruger XR3 grip frame but it runs well in dry fire. Serial number dates it to 1956. This one may make me dig out the reloading supplies and make up some classic Keith loads.
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Cool beans.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Sunday, March 06, 2022, 16:45 (929 days ago) @ Andrew
Almost never see them around here. Especially in .44 Spl.
Stumbled across a Great Western .44 Special today
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Sunday, March 06, 2022, 18:39 (929 days ago) @ Andrew
Very neat! You’re just on a mission to buy up every 44 special in Indiana; aren’t you? I’ve got a nice set of white plastic fake ivory’s I’ll be nice and trade you for those Ill fitting stags, if you’d like…
Gotta put in the miles.
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Sunday, March 06, 2022, 18:48 (929 days ago) @ Slow Hand
This one was down in Marengo. The Dugger show is coming up this Saturday. I'm meeting a guy from IL there to sell him a mower deck for a John Deere garden tractor. Free money to spend!
Rare bird "in the wild".)
by Paul , Monday, March 07, 2022, 19:55 (928 days ago) @ Andrew
I've been looking for years (when up north) and have yet to find ANY Great Western. That one looks like a good candidate for a refinish from Tyler's Gunworks. 
I've thought of a refinish but....
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Monday, March 07, 2022, 22:16 (928 days ago) @ Paul
I'll just keep it as-is for now. The money I would spend on it could buy another!