Barbecue Gun Contest – The Best of the Rest

October 18, 2015

11226040_941141015953326_4489200364849190299_n — TL’s COLT SAA, .45 Colt 7.5″ BBL, Fully Engraved, One-piece ivory grips in an El Paso holster and belt with nickel rounds

When we announced the winner of our barbecue gun contest, a few commenters bitched about our posting the rest of the pics on our Facebook page. Let’s be clear – no one takes a backseat in Zuckerberg antipathy to me, but the book of faces is a thing and lots of our readers follow us there too as we run posts there that don’t make it to the main page. Still, don’t let it be said that we don’t aim to please. For our Facebook averse friends, here’s a selection of the best of the rest of the entries we received. Enjoy.

12019792_939067409494020_9184586710032493091_n — JC’s Custom Officers Model with Caspian titanium frame, stainless steel slide and ivory grips

12039392_941150012619093_2254279501763307333_n — CH’s Vaquero .357 mag

12036394_939069316160496_5145079619494141598_n — JS’s Talo Ruger SP101

12038585_939071242826970_618410758804716182_o — HK’s Sig Sauer 1911 TTT, 45 ACP in an El Paso Saddlery custom holster

12009542_938877206179707_6081451943076081707_n — WB’s Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt with genuine hand carved ivory grips

23 COMMENTS

jwm October 18, 2015 At 14:03

Great pics. Facebook sucks.
- Joe R. October 18, 2015 At 14:18
  
  + / +++
- Gunr October 18, 2015 At 14:25
  
  I call it “Butt book”
  - SteveInCO October 18, 2015 At 14:32
    
    Faceborg
    - nynemillameetuh October 18, 2015 At 19:04
      
      Faceberg
  - Marc October 18, 2015 At 21:39
    
    Assface
- rlc2 October 18, 2015 At 19:14
  
  Purty wheel gun.
  
  No FakeBook for me, bubba.
  
  https://www.schneier.com/news/archives/2014/04/surveillance_is_the.html
  - BigDinVT October 19, 2015 At 11:18
    
    Invoking Bruce Schneier! My hat’s off to you.
Dyspeptic Gunsmith October 18, 2015 At 14:12

Oh, look… lots of revolvers.

And I notice a distinct lack of compressed cheez-whiz.
- jwm October 18, 2015 At 14:17
  
  Polymer has its place. Just not in anything involving “bragging rights”.
  - Tommycat October 18, 2015 At 20:36
    
    I say this as a 1911 fan: Composite has it’s place, and that’s on anything that you want to carry a lot.
Jonathan - Houston October 18, 2015 At 14:19

“a few commenters bitched about….”

I don’t care either way about FB, myself, but I think you meant to write “some of our loyal readers/contributors, whose patronage of TTAG keeps the lights on, our bellies (and magazines) full, and forfends my having to get a real job, provided the constructive feedback that….”

Let’s chalk the, shall we say, typo, up to auto correct, and move on with the understanding that disrespecting the assemblage is bad form.
- John in Ohio October 18, 2015 At 15:14
  
  Damned autocorrect!
- Dan Zimmerman October 18, 2015 At 15:15
  
  Damned autocorrect!
LarryinTX October 18, 2015 At 14:40

Purty!
Tom in Oregon October 18, 2015 At 14:46

Looks like a call to El Paso Saddelry is in order. That’s some nice leather to wrap around a deserving piece.
I also like those personalized ivory grips. Nice touch!
Former Water Walker October 18, 2015 At 14:58

All very nice!
Fuque October 18, 2015 At 15:06

I’m not rich enough to buy safe queens, But if i was I wouldnt mind having those in my harem.
- Kapeltam October 18, 2015 At 15:43
  
  Same boat. I couldn’t afford the custom work. That’s why my BBQ gun is also a work horse Ruger.
Ralph October 18, 2015 At 16:53

“Barbecue guns” sounds like something that Hillary would like to do.
- AR October 18, 2015 At 17:13
  
  ^^^^THIS^^^^
  
  You Sir win the Intrawebz for the day!
TrucksNCoffee October 18, 2015 At 19:13

Thanks for the photos. I washed my hands of Facebook over a year ago, don’t want nuthin’ to do with ’em ever again.
- Dyspeptic Gunsmith October 19, 2015 At 10:31
  
  You’ll be happier and more productive for having done so.