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crowderjd

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Meet Bullet Bill
« on: September 02, 2018, 11:37:25 AM »
So I picked this up a couple of weeks ago in what was without a doubt the most sketchy place I’ve been to get a grill.  It’s a true gray N code Bar-B-Que kettle.  It had an actual gun shot wound (diagnosed by Jim) that I patched up a couple of weeks ago.  Today I finished the restoration.  New ash pan, grill grates, sanded and stained the handles, and a surprisingly easy clean up of the interior.  She’s going into use tonight.


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GrillGiant

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2018, 12:31:40 PM »
That’s an Awesome story! I love my Dove Greys! Cheers [emoji482] brother!! Looks amazing [emoji3]


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Kneab

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2018, 12:54:45 PM »
Love the story.
Is the gunshot through both sides of the bowl?

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Hell Fire Grill

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2018, 01:27:31 PM »
Got a pic of the hole?
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brewtownbeatdown

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2018, 01:28:51 PM »
Grate kettle.  Grate story, although I can’t imagine there’s any sketchy areas in Vegas.  Would love to see some before pics of the bullet hole. 


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crowderjd

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2018, 02:10:12 PM »
Here are the pictures of the hole


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Kneab

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2018, 02:17:21 PM »
That would make a good temp probe hole [emoji38]

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crowderjd

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2018, 02:42:16 PM »
By the way...this grill has a black triangle and one bowl handle...was this an econo kettle of the early 90s?


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TheKevman

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2018, 03:50:46 PM »
Beautiful restore job—and an awesome name!


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LiquidOcelot

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2018, 04:34:19 PM »
I woulda kept the bullet wound

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Cellar2ful

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2018, 06:09:44 PM »
Quote from: crowderjd on September 02, 2018, 02:42:16 PM
By the way...this grill has a black triangle and one bowl handle...was this an econo kettle of the early 90s?

I think we (WKC members) call them Economy kettles but it would have been a Bar-b-Kettle per the WKC MT history thread.  Yeah, sadly I took quite a few evidence photograph of holes like that in vehicles.

Quote from: LiquidOcelot on September 02, 2018, 04:34:19 PM
I woulda kept the bullet wound


Pretty sure it's still there beneath the washer covering the hole.

 
Quote from: Kneab on September 02, 2018, 12:54:45 PM

Is the gunshot through both sides of the bowl?

When @crowderjd  posted this on Facebook, there was no sign of an exit hole.  Probably all of the bullet's energy was spent creating the entry hole.  The mangled bullet was probably sitting in the bottom of the bowl, mixed in with ashes.
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kettlebb

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2018, 07:39:34 PM »
Yes that’s a Bar-B-Kettle and it’s different than the Dove Gray from Crate and Barrel. I have this grills twin brother minus the bullet hole.



That’s with high figured cherry Zav wood.

Congrats on the find!


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jiveturkey1

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2018, 02:28:47 AM »
Spent some time making BBQ in the hood or redneck country [emoji848] either way that grill earned it's keep [emoji41]

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CatskillSmoker

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Re: Meet Bullet Bill
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2018, 03:08:10 AM »
Congrats on a GRATE score. No more target practice for it? LOL
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