[reflex264]

Mine now. This is the 41 Mag Redhawk that Bill Ruger gave to Skeeter Skelton. Completely documented.
It even has a special serial number as all Rugers given to Skeeter had. Skeeter shot it so I am too. Planning on hunting with it this year. Pretty cool to have one of Skeeter's guns.

 

[TnHunter356]

HOLY COW!! Congratulations on that great find and purchase. Skeeter was a one of a kind!!

 

[Padraig]

WOW!!! CONGRATS! Skeeter was my favorite gun writer. I always turned to his articles and stories first. I would shoot it too and bet Skeeter would agree.

Padraig

 

[256WinMag]

Congratulations. Each pistol or rifle has a history, most unrecorded. Some with more provenance than others. Glad it found a home with someone who will appreciate and use it.

 

[JMAG54]

Holy cow is the word! Congratulations.

Haven't heard Skeeter's name brought up in years ...............miss those days.

 

[Skyhunter]

WOW! I am absolutely stunned! That's got to be one of the greatest finds/purchases of all time!
I have a collection of Skeeter's stories about him and Joe and Dobe Grant. He "enlightened me to the wonders of feeding cast bullets (Lyman #358156) to my 1st .357 mag.
I concur with all above - Skeeter would absolutely encourage you to shoot that revolver!

WYT-P
Skyhunter

 

[bassetman1974]

Pretty cool! Did you get it from Rick Island Auction?

 

[North Idaho Shooter]

Very, very cool!!! Skeeter was one of my favorite writers. Congrats!!

 

[marlinluvr]

Congrats!

 

[Mike Britton]

I'm betting Mr. Bill had a bit of extra care put into his buddy Skeeter's revolver......

 

[papajohn]

My first 41 Mag was a Redhawk, a 7-1/2" monster with scope cuts, and I used a 2x Burris as soon as I could afford it, but before that I shot bonafide 1/2" 25-yard groups with too much 2400 and cast 220-grain bullets. How cool that you have something with Skeeter's DNA all over it!

Maybe when the science is better we can use his old DNA to reproduce him, and make the world a better place.

 

[kingstrider]

Nice find, congratulations. Let us know how it shoots!

 

[Whig]

Can you post picture of documentation? This is interesting. Thanks!

 

[DrMike]

That is the score of a lifetime, congratulations.
Yes... shoot it, hunt with it, enjoy it, fully.

 

[marlin54]

Congrats!!! You can't beat a .41 Mag. for flat shooten!!!

 

[reflex264]

Pretty cool! Did you get it from Rick Island Auction?

The collector that bought it from the 1988 auction has started selling off his collection. He never fired it. IN fact he just collects. Doesn't shoot anything.

 

[reflex264]

I haven't taken a close up. In the above picture is the 1988 Certificate from the auction. In the lower right corner is the serial number. I contacted Bart, his son and he told me about the special Ruger to Skeeter serial numbers. This gun has it and it matches the auction certificate.

 

[reflex264]

It shoots great. First load I tried would of work on a deer at 100 yards.

 

[steve-brook]

Too Cool!

 

[94win30wcf]

WOW!!