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2manband said:
Found a bit of a holy grail gun for me today. I've always wanted this particular set of features but they're just about impossible to find.
It's a ruger blackhawk 45 LC/45 ACP convertible. Stainless. 5.5 inch barrel. Large frame so it can handle the hotter "Ruger Only" 45 Colt loads. Adjustable sights, Bisely grip. All steel including the grip frame and ejector rod cover (which are aluminum on lesser blackhawks). Unfluted cylinder for the 45 LC.
It's perfect...It had to come home with me.

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That is cool. I have a very similar super Blackhawk in 44 mag. It is a great gun. Mine is the same finish and barrel length, but mine is a standard grip. I've never seen a blckhawk Bisely frame, let alone one with a 45 acp conversion cylinder. Congrats on finding such a cool and rare combo.
 
Tiltsta said:
That is cool. I have a very similar super Blackhawk in 44 mag. It is a great gun. Mine is the same finish and barrel length, but mine is a standard grip. I've never seen a blckhawk Bisely frame, let alone one with a 45 acp conversion cylinder. Congrats on finding such a cool and rare combo.
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Thanks. These ruger single actions are addictive. I now have all 3 convertibles; the 22lr/22mag, the 357 mag/9mm, and now the 45 LC/45ACP
Get along Lil doggies...hyah!
 
2manband said:
Found a bit of a holy grail gun for me today. I've always wanted this particular set of features but they're just about impossible to find.
It's a ruger blackhawk 45 LC/45 ACP convertible. Stainless. 5.5 inch barrel. Large frame so it can handle the hotter "Ruger Only" 45 Colt loads. Adjustable sights, Bisely grip. All steel including the grip frame and ejector rod cover (which are aluminum on lesser blackhawks). Unfluted cylinder for the 45 LC.
It's perfect...It had to come home with me.

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yea.....i'd have gone to the credit union and got a loan to buy that thing.

i had a regular 45 LC Blackhawk, 4 5/8" barrel. i was loading it with 300 gr. hornady XTP's and getting a bit over 1200 out of them. HOT load. fun.
 
2manband said:
Thanks. These ruger single actions are addictive. I now have all 3 convertibles; the 22lr/22mag, the 357 mag/9mm, and now the 45 LC/45ACP
Get along Lil doggies...hyah!
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Ruger makes a great product plus they are committed to American manufacturing. Nice score
 
Lerxst said:
Ruger makes a great product plus they are committed to American manufacturing. Nice score
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I probably own more ruger firearms than any other brand. The made in America thing is nice, but mostly they just seem to consistently put out products that interest me. Nobody makes a wider array of revolvers and their model 77 bolt gun has just the features I like in a hunting rifle.
 
I've always liked Rugers too. My first gun was a 10/22. My first pistol was a MkI Target. I still have both, plus a Super Blackhawk and a mini-14 ranch rifle. Every one of these has been a solid performer with no issues at all. I think Ruger makes a very solid product and they are usually a good value when compared to comparable offerings from other US makers.

I took a tour of their factory in New Hampshire about 15 years ago. It was an impressive facility and used to be where they made a lot of their revolvers. Not sure if it still is. Anyway, it was a damn impressive place, with their own metal forging and casting facilities and some amazing CNC stuff I had never seen. It was pretty neat to see the people in assembly putting together and checking the timing of revolvers. All that amazing technology and they were making single action revolvers.
 
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Tiltsta said:
I've always liked Rugers too. My first gun was a 10/22. My first pistol was a MkI Target. I still have both, plus a Super Blackhawk and a mini-14 ranch rifle. Every one of these has been a solid performer with no issues at all. I think Ruger makes a very solid product and they are usually a good value when compared to comparable offerings from other US makers.

I took a tour of their factory in New Hampshire about 15 years ago. It was an impressive facility and used to be where they made a lot of their revolvers. Not sure if it still is. Anyway, it was a damn impressive place, with their own metal forging and casting facilities and some amazing CNC stuff I had never seen. It was pretty neat to see the people in assembly putting together and checking the timing of revolvers.
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Ruger also pioneered the use of investment casting in firearms manufacture, and large scale manufacture in general. It allows parts to be cast very close to their finished dimensions, minimizing machining costs. It's one of the main reasons their products are such great values, and so rugged/overbuilt.
I like factory tours in general and that one sounds like a peach....where are they located?
 
Newport, NH. I have no idea if they still do tours as I have not been there in a long time. I know the factory is still there and making guns. They have other factories around the country.
 
We have 3 Rugers.

American Rifle in .243, American Rifle in .270, and my SR1911.

The 1911 has been flawless.

Both rifles have awful magazines that like to double feed.

The rifles are great, but the magazines are terrible.
 
Prages said:
We have 3 Rugers.

American Rifle in .243, American Rifle in .270, and my SR1911.

The 1911 has been flawless.

Both rifles have awful magazines that like to double feed.

The rifles are great, but the magazines are terrible.
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A good friend of mine has a Ruger American in .243. His is the predator model with a green stock and a heavyish barrel. His has magazine issues as well - something about the last round in the magazine always getting wonky.

For bolt action rifles, I always preferred the internal magazine with the drop-away floorplate.

Ruger's model 77 (and Winchester's Model 70) are bolt gun perfection IMO. Controlled round feed, internal magazine with floorplate, and the 3-position safety.
 
2manband said:
A good friend of mine has a Ruger American in .243. His is the predator model with a green stock and a heavyish barrel. His has magazine issues as well - something about the last round in the magazine always getting wonky.

For bolt action rifles, I always preferred the internal magazine with the drop-away floorplate.

Ruger's model 77 (and Winchester's Model 70) are bolt gun perfection IMO. Controlled round feed, internal magazine with floorplate, and the 3-position safety.
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I really like the rifles.

Both are super accurate.

That stupid plastic magazine is terrible, though.

We got new magazines from Ruger under warranty, and they weren't any better than the original ones.

They all double feed on the 3rd round about 50% of the time.

It's a good thing they are accurate. If you don't hit the target on the 1st or 2nd shot, you're screwed.
 
Prages said:
I really like the rifles.

Both are super accurate.

That stupid plastic magazine is terrible, though.

We got new magazines from Ruger under warranty, and they weren't any better than the original ones.

They all double feed on the 3rd round about 50% of the time.

It's a good thing they are accurate. If you don't hit the target on the 1st or 2nd shot, you're screwed.
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Does anybody make aftermarket mags for them?
 
Prages said:
I really like the rifles.

Both are super accurate.

That stupid plastic magazine is terrible, though.

We got new magazines from Ruger under warranty, and they weren't any better than the original ones.

They all double feed on the 3rd round about 50% of the time.

It's a good thing they are accurate. If you don't hit the target on the 1st or 2nd shot, you're screwed.
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that has got to be a mag spring issue. it's not pushing up with enough force. when the mag is full the spring is fully compressed, but when a couple rounds are removed (fired) the spring does not have enough push to reliably advance the round and allow the bolt to strip and feed it.

i've had problems exactly like that with a couple cheap aftermarket 45 mags. i took the floor plate off the bottom of the mags, removed the springs and 'stretched' the spring a bit, and then they fed fine.
can you get the mag apart? (and put it back together)
 
Huh. I never new those rugers had rotary detachable magazines or that they were problematic. I bet someone could make a shitload of money making better steel replacements that work.
 
Prages said:
We have 3 Rugers.

American Rifle in .243, American Rifle in .270, and my SR1911.

The 1911 has been flawless.

Both rifles have awful magazines that like to double feed.

The rifles are great, but the magazines are terrible.
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Supposedly if you contact them, ask specifically for 'range tested' magazines.
 
Picked up a bucket list gun for me. I know, they made a million of these, but I've never owned one and always wanted one. It's a mid-70s Smith and Wesson Chiefs Special Model 36. Easily one of the most accurate snubbies I've had my hands on. All steel, action feels like clockwork.
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wagdog said:
Picked up a bucket list gun for me. I know, they made a million of these, but I've never owned one and always wanted one. It's a mid-70s Smith and Wesson Chiefs Special Model 36. Easily one of the most accurate snubbies I've had my hands on. All steel, action feels like clockwork.
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Awesome. I carried a 36 for years. I had the hammer bobbed on mine by a smith and Wesson certified smith. I still carry it sometimes. It is a fun fun to shoot, but the recoil is stout as fuck with hot 38 rounds. Anyway, great little gun you have there and congrats on grabbing a classic old smith and Wesson. They made a million of them for a reason. Revolvers are stupid reliable and the J frame is the perfect size vs power gun. I bought mine new around 1992-3.
 
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