Blackhawk?

[Glenn R. McMannly]

Who enjoys the Ruger’s Blackhawk?

This is my .45 New Model convertible. I enjoy it’s versatility muchly. I can fire government ball loads made for the Colt’s automatic, all the way up to full power +P .45 Colts.

I have purchased a holster and slide for the piece recently from El Paso Saddlery and await its delivery. I’ve owned this gun for a few years now and am always very pleased with its accuracy and joy in firement.

-Glenn

 

[mtgianni]

I have one in 44 Special, and a pair of convertibles, 9mm/357 and 45 acp/45 Colt. I also have a Single Six Magnum in 32 H&R. I like the guns and they are in use often around here. I can't get my mitts to fit factory grips so they all wear something else. I also have replaced all of the factory base pins on the BH's with the locking style Belt Mountains.

I used to own a Super BH but feel my needs in 44 magnum are better filled with a Contender and a 4" Model 69.

You have a fine looking revolver.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

All my single actions are Ruger......All my double actions are S&W.

 

[Wyo]

I like the Blackhawks but only in the old 3-screw version. I just never learned to like the 2-pin action even though it is safer. I have a 1958 .44 Flat Top, a 1971 4 3/4” .45 and a heavily modified old Super Blackhawk. They are good looking, reliable and powerful. What’s not to like?

 

[TJm15.38]

I have a 2019 Ruger Blackhawk Flat Top in .44 Special. Great revolver.

 

[Muley Gil]

My first centerfire handgun was an Old Model (3 screw) 4 5/8" .45 Colt Blackhawk, bought for me by my mom in 1973. Since then, I've owned a number of BHs.

I currently have a 4 5/8" NM .45 Colt/.45 ACP; a Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum that has been cut to 4 5/8" and fitted with a Bisley grip frame; a 1955 Flattop .357-4 5/8" of course, the only option at the time; and another OM .357 that has been converted to a 4 5/8" .44 Special.

 

[ruger 22]

We have a convertible 22lr/22mag, a 38/357/9mm and a SBH. Great guns with superb balance, pointing, accuracy and with their grip design they soften recoil very much.

 

[erikpolcrack]

I have a 44 Mag SBH and a 41 Mag BH. I'm on the waiting list (with a deposit) at my LGS for a 357/9mm Convertible.

 

[CH4]

I am not a huge single action fan, but still have these 2 remaining Blackhawks:

4 5/8” Bisley 44 spl - Lipseys exclusive
3 5/8” Vaquero Sheriffs model 45 Colt/45acp 1 of 1000, an Accusport exclusive from 2000

 

[Rubone]

I have a couple of them, a 45 BH convertible new model from 1974 I've had since then, a SBH in .44 magnum, and a BH in .30 Carbine.

 

[Rock185]

I've owned my share. Just good, solid guns. Had problems with a couple over the years, but Ruger promptly addressed the issues..

 

[boykinlp]

My first centerfire handgun was an Old Model (3 screw) 4 5/8" .45 Colt Blackhawk, bought for me by my mom in 1973. Since then, I've owned a number of BHs.

I currently have a 4 5/8" NM .45 Colt/.45 ACP; a Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum that has been cut to 4 5/8" and fitted with a Bisley grip frame; a 1955 Flattop .357-4 5/8" of course, the only option at the time; and another OM .357 that has been converted to a 4 5/8" .44 Special.

Muley Gil, we need pictures of all, especially the modified Super Blackhawk!
Larry

 

[zeke]

30 carbine, 32 mag, 44 special, 44 mag and 45 LC. They do not get shot nearly as much as in the past.

 

[StillStanding]

For a single action revolver the Ruger Blackhawk is my favorite. Bought mine, a 357, in 1971, been with me 53 years! It’s the first handgun I bought, was 21 years old.
I like shooting 38 Special, lower recoil and great accuracy!
Happy Shooting Friends!

 

[Golddollar]

My very first centerfire handgun was a .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk. I bought it at Bixler's Hardware in Carlisle, PA, probably back in the late 1970s. I started getting involved in Cowboy Action shooting and that was what I used when I started out. As the game changed, I bought another .45 Colt Blackhawk. And since I like shiny guns, when .45 Blackhawks came out in stainless steel I had to get one. And since two handguns were now required for Cowboy Action shooting, I had to buy another .45 Colt Blackhawk in stainless steel so that I would have 2 matched sets. So that way for a weekend match I would use the blued set one day and shoot the stainless set the other day. I still have all four of them.

 

[JRB416]

I've liked and enjoyed Ruger Blackhawks for many years. These are the only two I have at this time; 4 5/8" .357 Magnum and a 6 1/2" .41 Magnum. Both are working guns that I have put many rounds down range with. They have not been converted but Andy Horvath did some trigger work on the 41.

 

[Mule Packer]

While I have a few old model Ruger Vaqueros, I only have one true Blackhawk, which I have had now for over thirty years. I've posted this picture before. It's in .45 Colt and has gone on just about every pack trip that I've taken with the pack string since I got it.

 

[Muley Gil]

Muley Gil, we need pictures of all, especially the modified Super Blackhawk!
Larry

I'll try & dig them all out of the safe and take some pictures.

I have a stainless 7 1/2" Old Army with adjustable sights and a .45 Colt conversion cylinder, plus a stainless Bearcat. I bought a second cylinder for the BC and reamed it to .22 Magnum.

Oh, and I added a 9mm cylinder to the flattop .357.

 

[Shark Bait]

I have several, some new some old. Here's a few of my favorites.

Three screw 45 Colt with the MR-3DB brass frame



A custom Super Blackhawk with a 5 inch barrel, custom front sight, loaded chamber cut outs, and I added the MR-3DB brass frame because the XR3 frame it came with was too small for my hands. This gun was customized by Bob Baer.

 

[BB57]

I have a few, in .45 Colt/.45 ACP, and .357/9mm they pair nicely with pistol caliber lever guns.