Mr. Belly Gun

TattooedGunner · Mar 1, 2015

Man, you are talented for sure. That is some awesome work.

I don't really like the front sight much though, it just doesn't seem to blend as well as the rest of the gun does. But everybody likes different stuff.

Keep up the good work, and keep the pictures coming, it has been cool to watch the project evolve.

Sharps40 · Mar 1, 2015

Nope. Silver ehr on a satin blued gun is gold lamay hot pants on a whore....NASTY!!!!!!!

Sharps40 · Mar 1, 2015

Front sight is not supposed to blend here (grips neither). That ya noticed it means its right....smacks ya right in the eye, just like the buffler an chantoyant bloodwood on the other project.

Sharps40 · Mar 2, 2015

All in but the shooting and sight adjustments now.

Beautiful rust black on the EH&R set now. Running around the house shouting A Screw, A Screw, My Kingdom for a SCREW! I misplaced the EH&R retention screw.....found it where I left it....in the safe with the revolver.

Go side, installed and looking fine. Smooth function, no hang up in the notch noted. We'll see how it does at the range.

Business end....three large holes.....looks like a Drilling Rifle from here....

Love handle side, unless ya carry Crossdraw, then its still Love Handle side! I need to photo this gun in some good natural light.

A little better shot of this simple modification of the factory EH&R set up.

The button cams nicely out of the way, plenty of room to get the cylinder pin in and out of the gun for cleaning and maintenance.

This is full cartridge lift with the EH&R system shortened to fit a 3.5" long barrel and leave about 1/16" of barrel in front of the end of the EH&R housing. I think one might just be able to go to a barrel length of 3 1/4" and still have cartridge lift that would allow extraction. Removing the backside of the loading gate frees up more working room for fingers.....As much as I'd like to try a 3 1/4" barreled full ejection system I may make one up for me with a 3" barrel, tapered to .6" at the muzzle and NO EH&R and no swell on the show side of the frame.

Sharps40 · Mar 2, 2015

Now.....does it need a screw for a lanyard loop on the butt..........

7pt62THOR · Mar 2, 2015

Sharps40 said:
Now.....does it need a screw for a lanyard loop on the butt..........

Not in my opinion brother, but then you have done some things to them Rugers that causes many to scratch their b...uh, heads, and most all of us LOVE what you have accomplished! :cool:

Sharps40 · Mar 2, 2015

Ya might be right. I'm thinking its more efficient to make depressed skull fractures with bullets! I think a button on the bottom of the grips might ruin the lines....wish there was enough meat in the grip frame to make a recessed lanyard loop, maybe a twist in to lock....but alas, not enough metal and I don't weld.

41mag · Mar 2, 2015

Looks good from my house !

Sharps40 · Mar 13, 2015

Final photo tour before range tomorrow. Once the sights are adjusted I may tweak the headdress to reinstall some of the feathers that were lost with the initial fitting of the coin front sight.

So, here we go. Only two boogers I feel worth mentioning.... a slight gap at the top of the left grip to frame and a bit of deep pitting around the right side cylinder pin button. So, the dents are in the bed of the truck and its time to use it like it was ment to be used and not babied anymore!