Archive for the ‘Single Action Specialties’ Category.
2nd February 2009, 12:25 am
Jim not only hand tunes single actions he uses collectable guns as a canvas to express the artistic side of his personality. Each piece honors his passions in life – western history, western movies, country western music and competitive single action shooting. He rebuilds and/or refinishes the guns when appropriate, designs all the engraving and handcrafts each set of grips. I think you’ll agree they are works of art. Here is a small representation of Jim’s favorite pieces from his private single action art collection.
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1st February 2009, 01:14 pm
How I Started Tuning Single Actions
By Jim Martin
Back in the mid 1950s when fast draw first started we just shot the guns the way they were until they broke and then took them to a gunsmith and had them fixed. I was luckier than the others because I had met Bob Howard during WW II when I was his paperboy and he let me hang around the gun shop and didn’t run me off.
Bob did about 70% of Elmer Keiths work and had actually built several guns for William S Hart when Hart was making his silent movies back in the 20s,he also did a lot of work for James Serven.
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