The Lipsey's Special

Last week we talked about the Keith #5, a favorite revolver of Elmer Keith.  I linked to a video and you can go over and watch it.  It's a fascinating story about an iconic revolver.

None of us can afford a Keith #5.  It was a one-of-a-kind custom revolver that required the taleents of several gunsmiths, including the Colt factory.  But, it had several attributes that made it what it is.  A Colt Single Action Army in .44 Special, flat-top model with a ramp front ad adjustable rear sight.  It had an intriguing base pin of Keith's design and a custom grip that employed a Bisley top strap and a standard Colt trigger guard.  It was quite an iconic revolver.

In 2009 Lipsey's commissioned a run of revolvers from Ruger.  Basically a standard Blackhawk in .44 Special.  They sold like hotcakes and in 2010 Lipeey's commissioned another run, this  time with a flat top ad a Bisley grip frame.  Think of it as a Poor Man's #5.

My son knows my love for the .44 Special cartridge and he found one of those Lipsey's on the market.  He picked it up right and brought ti to me for an early Christmas present

It's a beautiful gun and well appreciated.  It has a ramp front adjustable rear, that lovely Bisley grip ad best of all, it's chambered in .44 Special.  It should be a perfect woods gun, especially when stoked with a cylinder of Skeeter's Load.  I had a hundred of those loaded and the boys wanted to shoot, so we went to second-son's place to burn a little powder.

We put five shots o paper to make sure that the sights were regulated, then I gave younger son the honor of first ringing the gong with it.  Watch the video below.



It's a shooter, all right, and I'm very happy with it.  Thanks, son.