New .357-Not a Smith though....

[David LaPell]

I have been looking for another .357 with a bit of a longer barrel to stretch the limits of the cartridge a bit and I ran across this gun at what I would certainly call a steal, well under the $500 mark. It's an all original Old Model Blackhawk that's never been back to the factory. It's been fired, but not much and the action is as slick as any that I have seen. I have a few loads ready to give this old horse another try.

 

[G-Mac]

Nice shootin' iron. Don't forget to keep the hammer down on an empty chamber.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Had a couple of Ruger's like yours in the past. Wish I still had them. They are accurate & built like a tank.

 

[wvmanchu]

I bought a New Model Black Hawk in .357 yesterday, stainless. It's the second one I've owned, bought the 1st one at the Rod and Gun Club on Post at Bremerhaven Gemany in 1977 for less than a third of what I paid for this one.

 

[586L-Frame]

Very Nice!
You will be surprise with it's accuracy.
I recently purchased two Ruger New Model Blackhawk .357/9mm Convertibles in 4 5/8" & 6 1/2" barrels and am having a blast shooting them. Enjoy your .357 Blackhawk.
586L-Frame

DLC's Ruger New Mdl Blackhawk Convertibles in .357mag/9mm-ls.

DLC's Ruger New Mdl Blackhawk Convertibles in .357mag/9mm-rs.

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[rwsmith]

I would call that a steal

I'm not a single action fan but i could be convinced with a deal like that.

 

[2152hq]

That's a nice looking 3-screw Ruger. Getting tough to find unmolested and unconverted pieces in nice condition.

I prettied up my 1956 mfg 44 Flat Top and sold it off a while back.

Now I just have a 3-screw 357 like yours but a project gun (what else!) . Scope mount screw hole in the frame and poor finish. I think it's going to become a 44sp. Maybe I'll just leave it a 357. How 'bout 45AR...
I've got one last steel trigger guard backstrap left for it.

I remember a friend of my brothers getting a Blackhawk 357 in HS. We went out to a farm and tried to punch holes in old abandon car engine blocks with it just like in the gun magazines.
Very disappointing but a lot of fun!
The 303 did much better. Expensive ammo though at $3.50/hundred for milsurp

We don't need no ear protection either..

 

[VonFatman]

Hard to beat an OM Ruger for fun shooting. I have an old Flat-top that I dearly love to shoot....it and my 6" 686 are my "go-to" .357s.

Congrats on the nice revolver....it's a peach!

Bob

 

[tops]

When I bought my Python in 1965 a friend had a transmisson for I think a 50 something DeSota. We shot it with a factory Win. load and nothing happened but when I used a hard cast hand load it knocked a hole in it. Another friend of mine accidently shot his Red Belly Ford Engine with his .357 using a hard cast hand load and it knocked a hole in it. Larry

 

[tops]

I have two 3 screw .357s. I only use one .357 load. A hard 158 gr. SWC and 15 grs. of 2400. I hope yours shoot as good as mine. Larry

 

[walkin jack]

That's a real beauty!! I love the long barrel. Here's my .357 Blackhawk in SS with a 4 5/8" barrel. It is 1973 model, the first year of the Transfer bar. No need to have the hammer resting on an empty chamber with this.

I have always loved the weight and balance of the Ruger Single action 6-shooters. Mine is very accurate and has an excellent trigger...a little on the light side but very nice.

 

[2152hq]

When I bought my Python in 1965 a friend had a transmisson for I think a 50 something DeSota. We shot it with a factory Win. load and nothing happened but when I used a hard cast hand load it knocked a hole in it. Another friend of mine accidently shot his Red Belly Ford Engine with his .357 using a hard cast hand load and it knocked a hole in it. Larry

We'd get a 357 round to punch through the thin water jacket of the cast iron blocks. But being young and impressionable we were counting on more spectacular penetration results.
Being a kid doesn't change I guess..

Old heavy car fenders, grills and engine parts would slow them up enough that by the time they reached the block they really didn't do much.
Just like kids today,,I guess we wanted to see something happen!

One of my old bosses had a DeSoto. That was like riding in an armored limo. The windows would probably deflect the rounds.

..accidently shot his engine.....
That's a hard one to explain!

 

[Fishslayer]

That's a nice looking 3-screw Ruger. Getting tough to find unmolested and unconverted pieces in nice condition.

My LGS has one in .44 Mag. $700+

 

[Teddydog]

That is a very nice looking one. I've been trying to sell a pretty nice (not quite a good as yours) 6 1/2" unmolested 3-Screw on GB for a little while without any takers.

Rob