The Agony of Waiting for your Custom Sixgun to Arrive

[Racer X]

I know it does not compare to problems like world hunger and other society ills, but I am about to POP waiting to get my Custom Super Blackhawk Hunter back from Dave Clements. I got an email from him today saying it would be ready to ship in a few days.

Other than early childhood Christmases and the birth of my boys, I do not recall daydreaming and being this much excited anticipating an upcoming event.

Is it just me, or is it agony to the rest of you waiting to get your guns back from the smith?

[Lloyd Smale]

it gets easier after about the 10th one. You pretty much have the ones you really want by then and you have to really think hard to make projects your really dont need. It gets easier but not easy!

[BlkHawk73]

  Will be sending of one for Dave's work myself pretty soon, then 8 - 10 months later I should have it back.  It's that interim time that you simply put it out of your mind and concentrate on the enxt purchase.  Just keep the ball rolling and you won't have the pangs.

[Boxhead]

Man, Lloyd has really summed it up for me. I feel a bit bad now as he made me realize I am having crafted things I really don't need.... Of course I wouldn't need the size safe I have if I only owned what I needed. Thanks pal.

[fowler]

I know what you mean. I just got my Bisley Vaquero back from Dustin Linebaugh. Just some minor tuning, drift front sight, that sort of thing. But with a young family it was a very big deal to me. My uncle getting his Bowen Nimrod back months early didn't help at all! But it is here and Dustin went way overboard for what I paid him and I am tickled as I can be! towards the end I was just like a kid on the night before Christmas. Eventually they do arrive and all I know it is worth the wait!

[Jerry Lester]

Yes, it's nerve wrecking!

I had to wait quite a while on my little Stainless Single Six 32 magnum conversion from Clements. I swear, it seemed like it was on my mind continuously every minute till he called me to come pick it up. I day dreamed about holding it, shooting it, and even had quite a few hunts with it(in my mind) before I actually got to hold it in my hands.

Trust me though. When you get a gun back from him, and see, feel, and admire the sheer quality of his work, not only will the money you spent seem like it was nothing, but you'll forget all the pain of the wait instantly. Then you'll fall in love with that gun like no other you've ever held. I garantee you that!

[Racer X]

It shipped today. I paid extra $10 shipping so I would have it Saturday instead of having to wait until Monday.

[kennisondan]

RX : I decided not to worry about it and that mine would be here monday since my ffl guy is closed saturdays.. guess what .. it arrived here today and I was not available to get to it..
I bet my weekend is longer than yours. enjoy shooting saturday.. you lucky guy..
dk

[Racer X]

RX : I decided not to worry about it and that mine would be here monday since my ffl guy is closed saturdays.. guess what .. it arrived here today and I was not available to get to it..
I bet my weekend is longer than yours. enjoy shooting saturday.. you lucky guy..
dk

I picked it up at the Fed-Ex terminal Saturday morning. The gun is beautiful, especially the Black Micarta grips. Dave slimmed the Bisley gripframe a little and it actually fits my hand better than before. If I can borrow a digital camera, I will post pictures.

[MattC]

I have wanted to send in my favorite bisley to Bowen to get the Nimrod conversion done for several years. After holding a 44 special conversion he built my Pop earlier this ear I finally could wait no longer. I sold a week of vacation back to my company to pay for half, figuring I had six months minimum to come up with the rest. Well I shipped it two weeks ago and I got a letter today saying the balance was due, the gun was done but for the front sight. Thats off at their engraver getting two gold bars inlaid, and it will ship in a couple weeks!

Never thought he'd be done this quick. Its the full conversion with over sized 5-shot cylinder new pac-nor barrel and line bored.

[odoh]

That's easy to cope with. Simply go down to the nearest dealer and purchase something off the shelf to tide you over (read: keep yourself distracted) until the prize comes in 

It does get easier as you get older ~ by the time one turns 60, every time you sneeze, there's a b'day, a wedding, a Christmas and a dyin'. Time will seem to have rockets attached.

[Lloyd Smale]

waiting for the gun is the easy part for me as theres allways something else to shoot. What gives me sleepless nights is comming up with the money for one and figuring how i want it built.