Definately a work of art Dave, and a testimony to the skill of the artesian who built it. Of course some may say it's cheating to build a complete custom gun to correct a sight spring problem. Har.
Oh yea, regarding your well taken post about prefering large guns with large bullets; we are a Navy family, and...well....er....have you seen our big bullets? I wish I could rig up a 16 incher into a concealed carry rig. I can't even get the breech in my van, let alone the bullets and sacks of powder.
On a serious note, whadayathink about the one shot stops percentage pubs that show near equal results with certain loads in the 357, 45, 40, and 9mm? I too am a proponent of the bowling ball theory, but if these results are correct, for cc I think I'd rather have a small 11 round 96% stopper than a much heavier 6 round bigger bore 96% stopper. This being the smithy forum I must add that I'm doing research to choose my next concealable stopper buildup project. I could just go to the store...naw