Showing off a little.

[TreeMan]

A good friend of mine finished this pistol up for me a couple weeks ago. I’m a tree guy and I asked him to find a piece of curly ash for the build since ash trees are becoming a thing of the past. I’m gonna use it in my shooting matches. I love it. Rice barrel with an LC Rice lock. He had some scrap copper lying around he used for the butt cap. Shot it a little trying to find a load but it’s just too cold and nasty to keep experimenting . Here’s the pistol and first 25 yard target. 45 caliber.

 

[CuNosecap]

Interesting wood. Looks great

 

[wiscoaster]

Nice lines. Very elegant.

 

[wiscoaster]

Do you know what method your friend used to get the figuring to stand out so well?

 

[TreeMan]

Do you know what method your friend used to get the figuring to stand out so well?

No sir I sure don’t. I’ll ask him when I see him again.

 

[azmntman]

NICE shooting first time out! Cant wait for pics with a final load development!

 

[Stevie_Ray]

That is pretty. Wait till that wood ages a bit. It will be even more striking! You can help it along if you put it in the sun for awhile. Just keep it on a table in a sunny window this winter, then you can admire it every day!

 

[CyrusP]

That’s a beauty! And in the right caliber! Great shooting!

 

[1sgt]

Nicely done! Great shooting.

 

[Two Elks]

I love Ash, I have a 50 cal rifle stocked in Ash. My favorite.

 

[deerstalkert]

remind me to always stay on your good side! fantastic shooting with a fantastic looking pistole!

 

[M. De Land]

A good friend of mine finished this pistol up for me a couple weeks ago. I’m a tree guy and I asked him to find a piece of curly ash for the build since ash trees are becoming a thing of the past. I’m gonna use it in my shooting matches. I love it. Rice barrel with an LC Rice lock. He had some scrap copper lying around he used for the butt cap. Shot it a little trying to find a load but it’s just too cold and nasty to keep experimenting . Here’s the pistol and first 25 yard target. 45 caliber.

With that grain run "which is spectacular by the way" I sure hope you have a reinforcing rod running up the length of that hand grip our your likely to have a two piece stock one of these days.
It should run from the butt cap clear up under the tang and be glass bedded in place.

 

[nick_1]

wow! very nice.

 

[Pete453]

Do you know what method your friend used to get the figuring to stand out so well?

Beautiful, I love curly ash. To answer Wiscoasters question, it looks like a light stain/dye and his favorite finish. Ash has some striking grain, it doesn't take much to make it show its stuff. One of the nicest flintlock rifles I've seen had a curly ash stock and dark brown stain, it was beautiful.

 

[gibby]

That is a fine looking pistol for sure! Looks like its gonna be a shooter, too. Nice!

 

[CaptainVane]

Beautiful pistol. I wish I had the skill.

 

[Gtrubicon]

I’d be showing that pistol off if if was mine!

 

[avesteve]

Striking wood, good shooting too, and it will only get better. It's a shame all our ash was killed off here years ago by the borer, nothing left now but suckers. What's your load if you don't mind me asking?

 

[morehops52]

A keeper in style and accuracy!

 

[earlwb]

That is really a pretty cool looking pistol. I like it. That wood is quite unique looking there for sure.