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SOG DonationsHere is another Harris and Persinger Colt that is my current favorite. It was modeled after the fore mentioned blue steel Bledsoe. This Colt left the factory in 1899. Hope you enjoy.
Bill
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Except for the Colt part, Hamilton Bowen built on a Ruger. I’m almost embarrassed to post a photo, looks naked next to all that fine carving and engraving.
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It is naked beautiful Al. An H.Bowen 44 special #5, how does it shoot? And what’s the story behind the King of Spades half card? Plus, that is some great looking micarta.
Bill
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I feel better now.
Revolver came from the Elmer Keith Memorial Shoot raffle. King was the winning card. Bowen donated the work, someone else donated the revolver. My step mom won it. She always wins, and then I buy them from my dad when she ain’t looking. Shoots like a Bowen should. Smooth as silk.
Got this factory engraved 29 same way. Got another Bowen by just outbidding the competition. I’ll get those damn things one way or another!
My favorite Bowen, 44 Mag, Color Case Hardening by Turnbull, Herrett’s wood, Belt mountain BP of course. My dad donated the revolver, Hamilton did the rest for us. Then I placed the high bid. (The hard part)
Shoots like a dream. Shot first place at last years EK shoot (after not winning 20 years in a row, must be the gun).
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Al,
Those are simply awesome. I could read Skeeter and Elmer all day long. So, am I to assume there are no more EK shoots? And I need to at least handle a H.Bowen sometime to fully appreciate the work that he does. Thank you for sharing.
Bill
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Al,
I really like all the guns you have shown…engraved M29, Skeeter special and HB #5. But my favorite of yours is that HB 44mg. Love the CC, and those grips. Now, when you were not winning the EK shoots, what handgun were you using? I ask because some of my most accurate 44 and 38 special shooting have been with 44 and 357 mag guns. Oh, and now I have to show you my Skeeter guns.
Bill
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Harms Way gun club hosted one for us this year at a place called Red Moon Ranch, up by Loon Lake north of Spokane. Kind of a trial basis, not a big turnout. It may turn out to take off again. The last 22 were in Valleyford, hosted by Will DeRuyter who has hosted them since 2000, just can’t do it anymore. Raised over 100K for the NRA, plus F4WM, SAF has been getting a cut last 2 or 3 years.
I have a half a bucket full of 3 screw Rugers, and a couple of Smiths and a FA Casull I have shot over the years, but until I started shooting the Hamilton my favorite was a 9" Super Redhawk 44. Nothing special, Stock springs, polished up the internals a bit and shot it S/A, but those frames and heavy barrels handle a full blow load like nothing else that fits in a holster.
I like to think I have been out shot by some of the best shooters out there! One year couple old boys, old colts, hand cast lead were peppering the 600 yard target. It’s a good year for me If I get a single round on it.
Can’t wait to see the skeeter guns
A photo Mr. Taffin sent me. Goes with a gunsmagazine.com article “Skeeter’s Last Sixgun”
Remembering Skeeter
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The 5” barrel 27-2 was a retirement gift from my wife…but definitely a Skeeter gun. The Colt NF, except for the cal. 357, might be more of a J.Taffin perfect packing. I paid too much for the Colt, but it is one of only 78 in that caliber and barrel length ever produced. The Smith has an incredibly smooth action…probably custom before my purchase. The Colt, while supper accurate, is stiff like a previously unfired/used gun?
Bill
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So Al. Are the handguns beside the converting 357s to 44s article your guns? If so, pretty nice as well.
Bill
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That Blue Gray is breath taking 
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Thanks Stan, and everyone else. Just love them sixguns.
Bill
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Not mine.
Photos Mr. Taffin sent me maybe 10 years ago for the sixguns.com website. A lot of them were previously in his articles.
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Yes it is
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.002 cylinder gap Holy smokes that is freedom arms FA83 Premium grade territory
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Yes it is. The good smiths face the cylinder, turn the barrel in and true the forcing cone to the cylinder. Then set the front sight I believe. Added bonus is the warning lable gets moved to a less prominent location.
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How does the process of turning the barrel in take place by adding alittle more threads? Very interesting indeed! I can definitely see how facing the cylinder and the cone would force the turning in of the barrel.
Yeah (Stupid warning labels) 
Additional welding of previous sight fixture location and hold screw for the base pin also then a redrill takes place or simply cutting off the front sight/barrel and setting a new one .
Be a job.
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