Alright so it should be fairly common knowledge that I am a huge fan of The Dark Tower, up to and including the point of two tattoos and a wall of memorabilia.
I also have some sandalwood lookalike grips on my 1911 (unfinished maple).
Yesterday, Talo released a new Vaquero that immediately made me think of Roland's big iron with the sandalwood grips. This photo is directly from Talo's website.
I can clearly see woodgrain in those grips, not to mention the rest of the Vaq is just beautiful.
I immediately started searching for pricing, and one popped up for sale on GB yesterday evening(873032433), but there's something different about it. The grips are wrong.
Now there's no woodgrain at all, and they are advertised as Ivorylite, which Google tells me is 100% polymer.
With faux ivory grips, it's just another six shooter, with the big difference being the fact that I'm no longer interested in spending $900+.
Without the grips, I could just buy ANY six shooter and get some maple grips ordered, but something about the whole deal just soured it for me.
The case hardening for Talo is done by Tyler Gun Works, who in my opinion is the best in the nation.
It's still beautiful, but it's no longer screaming BUY ME to me.
I welcome any and all thoughts and opinions, and I'll finish the thread with my own personal 45 with "sandalwood" grips.
I also have some sandalwood lookalike grips on my 1911 (unfinished maple).
Yesterday, Talo released a new Vaquero that immediately made me think of Roland's big iron with the sandalwood grips. This photo is directly from Talo's website.
I can clearly see woodgrain in those grips, not to mention the rest of the Vaq is just beautiful.
I immediately started searching for pricing, and one popped up for sale on GB yesterday evening(873032433), but there's something different about it. The grips are wrong.
Now there's no woodgrain at all, and they are advertised as Ivorylite, which Google tells me is 100% polymer.
With faux ivory grips, it's just another six shooter, with the big difference being the fact that I'm no longer interested in spending $900+.
Without the grips, I could just buy ANY six shooter and get some maple grips ordered, but something about the whole deal just soured it for me.
The case hardening for Talo is done by Tyler Gun Works, who in my opinion is the best in the nation.
It's still beautiful, but it's no longer screaming BUY ME to me.
I welcome any and all thoughts and opinions, and I'll finish the thread with my own personal 45 with "sandalwood" grips.