Author Topic: good news from Dave Clements (Read 839 times)

Lloyd Smale · « **on:** November 28, 2004, 10:22:36 AM »

my .45 Ermie conversion is going to be done next week. If its anything like the other 3 guns Dave did for me it should be a real sweetheart. Ill post pics when it gets here.

TScottO · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2004, 11:30:49 AM »

Whats a Ermie?

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2004, 01:44:35 PM »

its a light weight 6 shot ruger. Mine will be a vaquero with a drift adj front sight. He takes a stainless ruger fits a alum grip frame and ejector rod housing. Rechambers it from .44 to tight .45 rebarrels it with a match grade 4 inch barrel. action job free wheeled ect. Mine will also have the recoil sheild and loading gate scalopped and a bisley hammer on it I sent him a set a sambar stags to fit on it when its all done he bead blasts it to match and i will have him polish the screws and pins. I believe he claims a weight of 28 oz without the scaloping. It is one of his package guns and is decribed on his web sight.

TScottO · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2004, 04:07:11 PM »

Sounds like a real snazzy piece Lloyd. I've sure been having a hankering for the 50 cal OldArmy. I think that gun would be a hoot.

Be Safe,
Scott

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2004, 12:06:53 AM »

theres a cheaper way to get an old army up to the task of deer hunting Scott. I had Dave Ream my cyl deaper he claimed theres plenty of meat in the back. I shoot 43 grains of pyrodex and a 240 wfn out of a mold that Dan at mountain molds made me. I can get close to 1000 fps out of that bullet safely. I believe he charged me $75 to ream the cyl.

sureshot2040 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 29, 2004, 02:06:17 PM »

whats the web address to daves site?
thanks,
sureshot

Dusty Miller · « **Reply #6 on:** November 29, 2004, 09:52:09 PM »

I did a google search for Dave Clements AND 45 Ermie and got nothing. Do you have his web site address handy?

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #7 on:** November 29, 2004, 11:51:41 PM »

http://www.clementscustomguns.com/

44 Man · « **Reply #8 on:** December 01, 2004, 09:35:38 AM »

Lloyd, sounds like a great packing pistol. I've got and old SBH that has a 5" bbl, alum ejector rod housing, aluminum BH grip frame (both satin nickeled) and I have Ken Kelly put on a fluted cylinder and polish it up and put a great blue job on the steel parts. It carrys well, but I'd still like to go lighter. Thought about cutting the 5" bbl to 4" (or 3 3/4") and having the recoil shields scalloped, maybe round butt the grip a little. What is there about a 4" Ruger that just balances and carrys so well! 44 Man

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #9 on:** December 01, 2004, 12:34:21 PM »

as you allready know youll get no argument from me. I love 4 inch guns wether there rugers or smiths.