@@jmmx69So you're telling me that I can buy this pistol with these features, factory made from Heritage? Is that what you're saying? If so what model is it?
Neat little custom touches there. Thanks for sharing this custom build sir. I use a lanyard ring from Bowen Classic Arms and their paracord lanyard on all my X-frame revolvers. It can be clipped to my holster to keep from losing it in transit.
This is an amazing build I've been looking to find a compact single action revolver for my first pistol but I haven't been able to find one yet but this thing is literally what I want as a compact single action revolver
Whew, great work. I recently got a Barkeep w/ wood grips, and then just today bought a Rough Rider (need to pick up from my FFL) with bird head grips and then ordered some white pearl grips. I'm hoping I can swap over the backstrap and grips from each other. Bought them as toys, but starting to take them seriously.
I recently bought a 9 round Barkeep with a 2" barrel and birdshead grip. Very nice. It came with a WMR cylinder so I bought the LR cylinder on the Heritage website.
Very nice. Working om a project about the same, but never thought about the 9 shot. Thats a huge plus where it takes a while to load either, at least you have 9 not 6.
If you want a quicker reload, buy the barrel that's less than an inch longer, and get a friggin ejector... And it will come with a birdshead if you opt for one. The barkeep is pretty stupid and I'm impressed with how many people actually buy them. ...or spend more than 130 dollars on a gun.
I just bought a barkeep and swapped out for a birds head grip. Looks about as nice as yours! I noticed my j frame desantis soft tuk holster works great on this thing. It also holds a better pattern then my tarsus 942 22lr snub nose. Just got to find some magnum ammo now.
I'm 57 yrs old, and still do fit n finish on evey firearm I get, n maybe a tweak or two. Just finished a brass frame 1873 frontier; in the middle of doing it, I questioned myself, putting that amount of work into it, it wouldn't improve the function all that much, but as always I'm very pleased with the results. Good job on that man, that's EXACTLY how I would've went about it!
@@booliganshootingsports they really need to send you $$$$....the local Academy can't keep the Barkeep in stock so I bought a 6.5" and have the Barkeep on order. Next build is the Hatfield SGL 12, inspired by your build👍👍👍 Keep 'em coming bro, GREAT CONTENT!!!
great job --you can buy the birdshead grip frame by itself from heritage`s web site for $ 30.00 as well as a lot of grips ,cylinders, and small parts ---
Yeah, unfortunately, when I built this one, the grip frame was out of stock. It was more cost effective to buy two guns and then have a second one for more projects!
@@booliganshootingsports that is a great job, I wish I had one like that. I don’t have those skills, but I just found out about the Barkeep. Keep up the great work!
Very well done. I had long thought REMOVING THE CYLINDER for reloading would be a great idea and you actually did it. Pushing empties out one at a time as originally designed by HERITAGE is too slow and tedious for my tastes.
Liked this mod when I first saw it. Heritage has got a thing going for sure. Same frame and action but multitudes of barrel lengths, grips, .22wmr cylinder, buntline revolvers, a"tactical "pistol with rail and fiber optic front sight, even a revolving carbine. Priced low, and they must be selling like hotcakes, based on the annual number that heritage makes. As for myself I did end up buying a barkeep recently, along with a .22 mag cylinder for it, just for fun.
Love to see that process of you cutting the barrel down. Also, on Heritage's website, you can buy the lower grip (frame) only, so you can convert between whatever flavor you're in the mood for. I dig this compact setup!
Very nice work on your new mini! Would you consider posting a video of both your snub nose and your full size heritage revolvers side by side comparison so we can see your before and after differences? How does the size of the birdhead compare to a regular grip?
Do you carry this with the one chamber unloaded even tho it has a safety? I just bought the bar keep version after owning the 4.75 version had to swap out for birds head grip I already had makes it better than full size grip
Really cool, Love the birds head grip for a pocket gun, awesome job with the added site too. I hope they see your video and start offering the 9 shot barkeepers pistol. could you please explain to me in a little more detail as to why you added the loop ring on the handle? thanks, Peace..
This is so American...! not my style, but I love people willing to tinker, fiddle, modify, and make themselves happy...we just own a plain jane heritage, and tightening screws before cleaning it after use about all we do...
Was there any issue with the cylinder swap? Just bought a 6 shot rough rider and was wondering if I could switch a 6 with a 9 shot. Taurus says not compatible.
well done, i just picked up 2 and was trying to figure out if i could convert mine to 9 shot, but it seems im gonna have to get some 9 shots and swap over my grips
talking about the grips only, how much shorter do the birdshead grips make the gun compared to the regular cowboy grips? it looks like about 1/2 to 3/4" also, how tall is the gun overall? they don't show that in the literature. thank you in advance for your answer.
You're drill and tap on the handle is excellent quick thought is maybe you could take the old barrel ejector and cut it down and shorten the spring drill and tap the barrel and make a small discharging rod for the shells
More like Heritage finally made the gun that people were clamoring for after I made this one several years ago, lol. I have no doubts that Heritage will eventually release a birdshead grip version and a 9 shot model.
Heritage just started producing their own version of this and for the life of me, I don't understand why they didn't opt for the bird's head grip. It makes perfect sense for this type of firearm. And they definitely need to be less stingy with the nine-shot mechanism across their whole product line. It almost seems like they're copying you, but maybe they should have copied a little closer. Either way, good job creating a nifty little gun all on your own.
I actually messaged their marketing people about your exact points. I told them they appear to have done a great job on the Barkeep, but man, with 9 shots and a birdshead grip they would never be able to keep it in stock. Demand for MY custom version has been so high that I've considered getting an FFL07 to start producing them for sale, so I can only imagine that a factory version with a warranty would sell like gangbusters. Heritage does this thing though, where they really encourage you to buy a bunch of these. They're SO inexpensive that most people will buy a barkeep now and then buy a birdshead 9 shot barkeep later too. So it makes sense that they'd stagger the release to get basically double the sales. That's just my viewpoint as someone who does marketing for a living, lol.
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Never was a fan of the bird head grip, but that little feller looks bad ass! Great work!
The birds head grip is just for a lower profile grip for carry. A full sized grip takes up a huge amount of room.
This looks so much better than the actual barkeep
This is a GREAT project pistol! I love it! Heritage needs to take note.
I would totally buy this set up. Especially because it is 9 shot.
They did
@@jmmx69So you're telling me that I can buy this pistol with these features, factory made from Heritage? Is that what you're saying?
If so what model is it?
Excellent Job, Heritage should take notice!!!
For sure, I'd like one of these lol. Might head to buds and get a couple revolvers today
They did. Just released the Barkeep.
@@davesmith5092 Thanks!!!
@@davesmith5092 The Barkeep lacks some of the key features of this firearm, including the Bird's Head grip and the capacity.
@@davesmith5092 I was looking at them - pretty decent gun
What a beautiful piece. You did some really nice work there.
Neat little custom touches there. Thanks for sharing this custom build sir. I use a lanyard ring from Bowen Classic Arms and their paracord lanyard on all my X-frame revolvers. It can be clipped to my holster to keep from losing it in transit.
Dude you just have good taste I'm always running across your videos and absolutely love your gun mods you have amazing creativity with your firearms.
They just came out with the Barkeep which is pretty similar to this. Awesome work regardless
Badass and Cali compliant ☝
This is an amazing build I've been looking to find a compact single action revolver for my first pistol but I haven't been able to find one yet but this thing is literally what I want as a compact single action revolver
Top shelf work! That's a great looking piece.
Buddy you hit the mark on that! Beautiful custom gun that makes alot of sense
Very glad to see this done! Good stuff man!
Man this is great. Nice job dude I like seeing people put effort into stuff.
That is freakin’ sahweeeet! Great job! 👍
I’d pay close to $350 for that lol! Looks amazing.
Whew, great work. I recently got a Barkeep w/ wood grips, and then just today bought a Rough Rider (need to pick up from my FFL) with bird head grips and then ordered some white pearl grips. I'm hoping I can swap over the backstrap and grips from each other.
Bought them as toys, but starting to take them seriously.
I really like what you did...great job!
Fantastic job, looks great
Pretty ingenious! Great effort.
I recently bought a 9 round Barkeep with a 2" barrel and birdshead grip. Very nice. It came with a WMR cylinder so I bought the LR cylinder on the Heritage website.
Badass. Nicely done!
Very nice. Working om a project about the same, but never thought about the 9 shot. Thats a huge plus where it takes a while to load either, at least you have 9 not 6.
Beautiful build!!!
Your very good at gun smithing , congrats
Joe..... Navy Veteran
That is an awesome creation.........I want one!
Looks great, good job
That is SWEET!!!!!! If it ever comes up for sale I'm definitely interested.
I recommend an old High Standard 2" Sentinel. A great 9 shot 22lr double action revolver with a very comfortable grip.
Just a suggestion , but for a quick reload , carrying a second loaded cylinder Might be an option
That won't be a quick reload
@@Phoenix_Atlas be a lot faster than poking em out one by one with a rod
If you want a quicker reload, buy the barrel that's less than an inch longer, and get a friggin ejector... And it will come with a birdshead if you opt for one.
The barkeep is pretty stupid and I'm impressed with how many people actually buy them.
...or spend more than 130 dollars on a gun.
@@joeytomato I can't say shit, I've spent 40 dollars on a beat up 22 rifle
@@Phoenix_Atlas idk man I can swap cylinders pretty dang quick on mine lol
That is absolutely awesome man!! You should actually do that for people. I’m willing to bet you would get a lot of business in no time!!!!
I just bought a barkeep and swapped out for a birds head grip. Looks about as nice as yours! I noticed my j frame desantis soft tuk holster works great on this thing. It also holds a better pattern then my tarsus 942 22lr snub nose. Just got to find some magnum ammo now.
I'm 57 yrs old, and still do fit n finish on evey firearm I get, n maybe a tweak or two.
Just finished a brass frame 1873 frontier; in the middle of doing it, I questioned myself, putting that amount of work into it, it wouldn't improve the function all that much, but as always I'm very pleased with the results.
Good job on that man, that's EXACTLY how I would've went about it!
Wow that's a great idea and looks sharp. Show us the Fireballs sometime.
You are an artist my friend
nice work!
I dig it.
I love the Bird’sHead grip !
tuff looking little plinker , I think it's great mate
Awesome. Wish they built these, that would be super handy.
One of my favorite barkeep builds on the interwebs 👍👍👍
It’s the original one, lol. Predates the barkeep by a year or so.
@@booliganshootingsports they really need to send you $$$$....the local Academy can't keep the Barkeep in stock so I bought a 6.5" and have the Barkeep on order.
Next build is the Hatfield SGL 12, inspired by your build👍👍👍
Keep 'em coming bro, GREAT CONTENT!!!
Beautiful!
love it bro! good vid
Wow very nice job 👍🏻
Beautiful
great job --you can buy the birdshead grip frame by itself from heritage`s web site for $ 30.00 as well as
a lot of grips ,cylinders, and small parts ---
Yeah, unfortunately, when I built this one, the grip frame was out of stock. It was more cost effective to buy two guns and then have a second one for more projects!
@@booliganshootingsports that is a great job, I wish I had one like that. I don’t have those skills, but I just found out about the Barkeep. Keep up the great work!
Mannnn I think heritage heard you brother the barkeep just came out and it looks awesome but I'd go for custom build awesome job.
I reload my North American Arms Mini .22 the same way. Take the cylinder out.
Works just fine. Good job!
Ditto
Pretty cool man.
Very well done. I had long thought REMOVING THE CYLINDER for reloading would be a great idea and you actually did it. Pushing empties out one at a time as originally designed by HERITAGE is too slow and tedious for my tastes.
Very impressed.
Liked this mod when I first saw it.
Heritage has got a thing going for sure. Same frame and action but multitudes of barrel lengths, grips, .22wmr cylinder, buntline revolvers, a"tactical "pistol with rail and fiber optic front sight, even a revolving carbine. Priced low, and they must be selling like hotcakes, based on the annual number that heritage makes.
As for myself I did end up buying a barkeep recently, along with a .22 mag cylinder for it, just for fun.
Wow, great job. I always wondered if I could just remove the cylinder and reload it.
Pretty cool. I'd like to see the video of the work being done.
Nice job!
It reminds me of an oversized naa mini revolver.
Love it!!
Heritage should Make these ! I'll bet they would sell out
Looks great
Heritage makes a good gun I've had these guns for years never had a problem with any of them
thats a sweet little shooter man; I was thinking how good it would go with an old school 1940s outfit. peace
Heritage needs to hire you!
thats awesome, I might have to do something along those lines as 9 is better then 6 shots.
Love to see that process of you cutting the barrel down.
Also, on Heritage's website, you can buy the lower grip (frame) only, so you can convert between whatever flavor you're in the mood for.
I dig this compact setup!
Yep, they added the ability to buy the grip frame after I built this lol
lol you inspired them.
You should get commission for all your Heritage inventions, helping their gun sales.
@@booliganshootingsportscan a 6 shot be turned into a 9 shot if u change all the internals?
Amazing pistol makes me want to do the same being so inexpensive it very doable.
Bro I'm gonna do the same thing that is bad ass. Good video. 🔥
I want to see you shoot this. I got the 6.5 inch barrel variant in hopes I could squeeze a little more umph out of the magnum rounds.
I just purchased a 357 with a grip that is very similar and i love it.
Interesting, enjoyed it
Very nice work on your new mini! Would you consider posting a video of both your snub nose and your full size heritage revolvers side by side comparison so we can see your before and after differences? How does the size of the birdhead compare to a regular grip?
I've since modified my full size revolver quite a bit, but I have a few pictures back in the history of my instagram page that show the comparison.
Do you carry this with the one chamber unloaded even tho it has a safety? I just bought the bar keep version after owning the 4.75 version had to swap out for birds head grip I already had makes it better than full size grip
You are very skilled.
Thanks, but honestly, this build wasn’t too difficult at all.
Yes, this is how I want my Barkeep
Just came across one of your old vids last night again (The ASG SVD-S Custom SVU Build) did you ever manage finish that project?
Coming back to this video a 3rd time and wondering how you ever found a 9 round model. Triple like!
When I built this a few years ago, they were pretty common!
Very cool! Looks like a 2021 model
Pretty Bird lol. Looks good and 9 shots
That’s called ingenuity that is OK interesting little pistol you Got there
Really cool, Love the birds head grip for a pocket gun, awesome job with the added site too.
I hope they see your video and start offering the 9 shot barkeepers pistol. could you please explain to me in a little more detail as to why you added the loop ring on the handle? thanks, Peace..
The ring is to attach a lanyard while doing outdoors activities.
@@booliganshootingsports interesting. great looking gun, thanks for sharing it with us. peace
sweet pistol, sir
Very nice.
Very cool.
This is so American...! not my style, but I love people willing to tinker, fiddle, modify, and make themselves happy...we just own a plain jane heritage, and tightening screws before cleaning it after use about all we do...
I like it good Job......
Was there any issue with the cylinder swap? Just bought a 6 shot rough rider and was wondering if I could switch a 6 with a 9 shot. Taurus says not compatible.
They gun will never be timed
wow very good work god bless
well done, i just picked up 2 and was trying to figure out if i could convert mine to 9 shot, but it seems im gonna have to get some 9 shots and swap over my grips
Yep, you have to change the whole lower grip frame in order to run Birdshead grips on a 9 shot.
You can purchase the lower grip frame and grips directly from heritage
Damn Cool!
I bet it is loud in 22 mag. I have the 16" rough rider 22lr and 22wmr.
talking about the grips only, how much shorter do the birdshead grips make the gun compared to the regular cowboy grips? it looks like about 1/2 to 3/4" also, how tall is the gun overall? they don't show that in the literature. thank you in advance for your answer.
Looking very nice, they need to make a 9 shot barkeep
You should do a range video with this thing
You're drill and tap on the handle is excellent quick thought is maybe you could take the old barrel ejector and cut it down and shorten the spring drill and tap the barrel and make a small discharging rod for the shells
I actually tried to do that’ but in order to get enough ejection rod in there, it would need to be telescoping or something. I did try though!
just bought one because of this video. You deserve a check from Heritage. What is the size of the bipod stud?
herritage barkeep with 9 shots super cool
I wish they would build a proper barkeep to my specs shown here.
Pretty cool. If someone was making those, I'd buy it
That’s the fun part, you can make it yourself! But yes, I’d love if Heritage would release something similar off the shelf.
Awesome! modifications !
Also post your videos on Rumble. They are way moreb friendly to this type of content .
Nice!
Heritage just came out with the bar keep
Shut up and take my money!! You’ve just made what I have been begging heritage to do since the barkeep was unveiled!!
More like Heritage finally made the gun that people were clamoring for after I made this one several years ago, lol. I have no doubts that Heritage will eventually release a birdshead grip version and a 9 shot model.
@@booliganshootingsports . . . we can hope !
Heritage just started producing their own version of this and for the life of me, I don't understand why they didn't opt for the bird's head grip. It makes perfect sense for this type of firearm. And they definitely need to be less stingy with the nine-shot mechanism across their whole product line. It almost seems like they're copying you, but maybe they should have copied a little closer. Either way, good job creating a nifty little gun all on your own.
I actually messaged their marketing people about your exact points. I told them they appear to have done a great job on the Barkeep, but man, with 9 shots and a birdshead grip they would never be able to keep it in stock. Demand for MY custom version has been so high that I've considered getting an FFL07 to start producing them for sale, so I can only imagine that a factory version with a warranty would sell like gangbusters.
Heritage does this thing though, where they really encourage you to buy a bunch of these. They're SO inexpensive that most people will buy a barkeep now and then buy a birdshead 9 shot barkeep later too. So it makes sense that they'd stagger the release to get basically double the sales.
That's just my viewpoint as someone who does marketing for a living, lol.
@@booliganshootingsports lol, you're probably right. They can milk the sales one feature at a time.