My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
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My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Super Blackhawk hammer, action job and spring kit, Curly Mesquite Grips by CLC.
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Outstanding !! How Sweet It Is !
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Very, very nice!! I love Ruger single actions. Like the 4 5/8" barrel. Good looking grips too, I like the flat bottom instead of the factory beveled bottom.
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Very nice!
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
bet that stainless makes being swampman a little easier.
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Very nice PPP there. Looks right handy. Thanks for the pics.
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Sweet! Bet that stainless steel finish comes in handy "in the swamp", swampman!
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
if you are giving it away, i'll take it off your hands
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Knife and handgrips both the same wood?
Really! Nice.
Really! Nice.
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Mine is similar, except it's blued. It makes an excellent partner to my Rossi 1892 45 Colt lever. Both fire the Blazer 200-grain jacketed hollow point and the Ultramax 250-grain round nose flat point flawlessly. To obtain the full joy of 45 Colt shooting, try the Buffalo Bore Heavy 45 Colt +P 300-grain jacketed flat nose. With this round, get a good grip and hang on when you drop the Blackhawk hammer. Nate Kiowa Jones recommends against the Buffalo Bore 325-grain Heavy 45 Colt +P with the Rossi because it might not feed properly.
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Swampman,
That is a nice Blackhawk. Love those grips. Nothing personal meant by this you understand, but why in the world do folks ugly up a nice looking BH with the horrid looking SBH hammer? Ugh.
I'll bet mine shoots farther than yours ............. Custom taller front sight
Throats reamed to .4525"
11º forcing cone
Custom American Holley grips by CLC Custom Grips.
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Just funning with you.
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That is a nice Blackhawk. Love those grips. Nothing personal meant by this you understand, but why in the world do folks ugly up a nice looking BH with the horrid looking SBH hammer? Ugh.
I'll bet mine shoots farther than yours ............. Custom taller front sight
Throats reamed to .4525"
11º forcing cone
Custom American Holley grips by CLC Custom Grips.
BeeeegaBOOOM!!!
Just funning with you.
Joe
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This is the second .45 I've owned with the SBH hammer. I kinda like it. I don't believe the knife scales are the same wood, but the color is similar.
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I was thinking once of getting a Mantado but changed my mind. I'd have to find a regular hammer and do some other things and well, I figured it wasn't worth it.
Are those CLC grips on your gun?
Joe
Are those CLC grips on your gun?
Joe
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
With CLC making those grips, do you need to send in your frame for fitting or do you just order grips from him?
Nice looking blackhawk!
Nice looking blackhawk!
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Good looking revolver.
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Great looking gun swampman! Now I want one. Love the CLC grips.
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
That is a very nice sixgun and you will get great enjoyment from it.
I recently fitted my Lipsey's Ruger Flatop 45 (blue) with a SBH and CLC mesquite grips. I really like it. That SBH hammer with it's lower spur and wider pad, makes things much easier to a fellow who has some arthritis in his shooting hand. It was a simple drop in fit in my pistol.
To the fellow that asked, you do need to send your grip frame to CLC for grip fitting. But it is worth it to get correct fitting grips. These grips do not come cheap, but they are worth every penny.
I recently fitted my Lipsey's Ruger Flatop 45 (blue) with a SBH and CLC mesquite grips. I really like it. That SBH hammer with it's lower spur and wider pad, makes things much easier to a fellow who has some arthritis in his shooting hand. It was a simple drop in fit in my pistol.
To the fellow that asked, you do need to send your grip frame to CLC for grip fitting. But it is worth it to get correct fitting grips. These grips do not come cheap, but they are worth every penny.
Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
I sent my grip frame in to CLC but you don't have to. I'm picky.
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
That is one fine looking pistol. I'm not set up to post pics but I guess I'm gonna have to learn.
I've got a blued Blackhawk with the 4-5/8 barrel and the worst fitting Hogue black micarta grips you ever saw. Odd thing though, the grips really help with the handling of recoil so much that I decided to keep 'em on the gun. The grips are actually a little too big on both sides of the rear of the grip. I think that's what helps soften things up a little. Either way, they work, and are still miles better than putting rubber grips on the piece.
Joe, it's funny about the Blackhawk vs. Super Blackhawk hammers. For years I didn't care for the looks of the SBH hammer. But the more I looked at them, the more I liked them. Then got a chance to shoot a SBH at the range one day. Came right home and ordered a SBH hammer for my Blackhawk. It dropped right in. I absolutely love it. Makes single handed cocking much easier and faster, and you know ....now I think it looks way BETTER than the original hammer.
I like Swampman's grips too; I'll bet my Blackhawk would feel even a little better without the bevel bottomed grip.
Darn good looking and functional shooter you got there Swampman. Thanks for posting these pics. - DixieBoy
I've got a blued Blackhawk with the 4-5/8 barrel and the worst fitting Hogue black micarta grips you ever saw. Odd thing though, the grips really help with the handling of recoil so much that I decided to keep 'em on the gun. The grips are actually a little too big on both sides of the rear of the grip. I think that's what helps soften things up a little. Either way, they work, and are still miles better than putting rubber grips on the piece.
Joe, it's funny about the Blackhawk vs. Super Blackhawk hammers. For years I didn't care for the looks of the SBH hammer. But the more I looked at them, the more I liked them. Then got a chance to shoot a SBH at the range one day. Came right home and ordered a SBH hammer for my Blackhawk. It dropped right in. I absolutely love it. Makes single handed cocking much easier and faster, and you know ....now I think it looks way BETTER than the original hammer.
I like Swampman's grips too; I'll bet my Blackhawk would feel even a little better without the bevel bottomed grip.
Darn good looking and functional shooter you got there Swampman. Thanks for posting these pics. - DixieBoy
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Dixie Boy,
Yeah I've fired the SBHs too. Didn't like the feel of the hammer. I can use the standard hammer just fine. And I can shoot mine fast enough with their standard hammers to out shoot a bunch of old pharts shooting double actions so I'm good there too.
Joe
Yeah I've fired the SBHs too. Didn't like the feel of the hammer. I can use the standard hammer just fine. And I can shoot mine fast enough with their standard hammers to out shoot a bunch of old pharts shooting double actions so I'm good there too.
Joe
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I just got back a little while ago from the local pawn shop. They have a 4 5/8" .45 blackhawk in blue with some kind of rubber grips. It seems to be as new. Feels very nice but I would kinda like stainless. $382.00 out the door. Price seems ok. No papers or original grips with it.
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dennie,
That's a pretty good price for that gun if it's a New Model. Grips can be had for cheep too.
Was it a New Model or an Old Model?
Joe
That's a pretty good price for that gun if it's a New Model. Grips can be had for cheep too.
Was it a New Model or an Old Model?
Joe
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Joe, 'twas a NM, darn it. It is still real nice, and gives me 6 shots to miss with instead of 5.
Prolly hold out for a stainless one or a .45C/.45ACP combo.
Then again, this one is here now!
What to do, what to do.
dennie
Prolly hold out for a stainless one or a .45C/.45ACP combo.
Then again, this one is here now!
What to do, what to do.
dennie
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I'd buy it.....I like blued better than stainless.dennie wrote:I just got back a little while ago from the local pawn shop. They have a 4 5/8" .45 blackhawk in blue with some kind of rubber grips. It seems to be as new. Feels very nice but I would kinda like stainless. $382.00 out the door. Price seems ok. No papers or original grips with it.
dennie
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Nice looking grips. They make the whole thing look cool.
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Did i come with the extra cylinder for .45 ACP?
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Joe,J Miller wrote:Swampman,
Nothing personal meant by this you understand, but why in the world do folks ugly up a nice looking BH with the horrid looking SBH hammer? Ugh.
Think, "short thumbs". Mind ya, some folks that make this change don't actually have short thumbs... but in their heads they do... so the change makes sense... to people that have delusions or phobias about short thumbs.
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Griff, OK-I understand now.Griff wrote:Joe,J Miller wrote:Swampman,
Nothing personal meant by this you understand, but why in the world do folks ugly up a nice looking BH with the horrid looking SBH hammer? Ugh.
Think, "short thumbs". Mind ya, some folks that make this change don't actually have short thumbs... but in their heads they do... so the change makes sense... to people that have delusions or phobias about short thumbs.
Joe
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
Now i want one! I sold my stainless 7.5 BH not long ago and have kicked myself for it ever since ---- It was to a friend of mine that is a roofer and the firearms transaction was part of the deal with my new roof, as he really liked the pistol.
I won't divulge what i sold it for or you guys will think i lost my marbles -- but as i said - it was a "friend deal" and i got a good deal on a roof in turn
I won't divulge what i sold it for or you guys will think i lost my marbles -- but as i said - it was a "friend deal" and i got a good deal on a roof in turn
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I didn't want one. I would send it back for one if I could rechamber it into something interesting.piller wrote:Did i come with the extra cylinder for .45 ACP?
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OK guys, just got back from the pawn shop a couple hours ago with the NM BH! I have already run several loads thru it from Trail Boss plinkers to 13.5/HS-6. This thing shoots! It put nearly every load I tried to POA. Made me look like a pretty good shot! It has a set of Pachmayr Presentation grips on it now. They are OK, but the fake Ruger ivories from my Vaquero look real nice, and fit like custom grips! I also tried a set of scrimshaw fake ivories I picked up somewhere, and they look very nice also.
I wish it had the .45ACP cylinder. My cylinder length is 1.958" in case y'all have a spare lying around! And, as a plus, the BH weighs 2oz. less loaded than my .357 NM Vaquero when both are loaded with 6 rounds! Nice!
Anyhoo, she's home, and I be very happy!
dennie
PS, Some day I will try to figure the picture thing out.
I wish it had the .45ACP cylinder. My cylinder length is 1.958" in case y'all have a spare lying around! And, as a plus, the BH weighs 2oz. less loaded than my .357 NM Vaquero when both are loaded with 6 rounds! Nice!
Anyhoo, she's home, and I be very happy!
dennie
PS, Some day I will try to figure the picture thing out.
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Sounds like you got a good deal!
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Re: My .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk
If you have no interest in .45ACP; as strong as the Blackhawk is, I would consider a rechamber to either .45 Winchester Magnum or .460 Roland.Swampman wrote:I didn't want one. I would send it back for one if I could rechamber it into something interesting.piller wrote:Did i come with the extra cylinder for .45 ACP?