Ruger Super Blackhawk

[TNcitizen22]

Howdy everyone,

I just now got around to showing off the best present I have ever got (from Santa or otherwise). My parents picked me up a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 magnum, stainless, 4 & 5/8s, unfluted cylinder as a graduation present. To say that I am ecstatic is does not even come close. I had been looking at one of these for a while as a woods / hiking / "I own a .44 magnum" gun, and I must say, it fits the bill nicely.

Since I got it I have done a trigger job and installed a wilson combat spring kit in it. The gun is now buttery smooth. I have also done a little bit of polishing on the exterior. Not much, I did not want it mirrored, but I wanted it cleaned up a bit. I love the wood grips it came with, but for bumming around the woods, and especially hiking, I really did not want to scratch them up. To that end, I installed some Pachmayr Presentation grips. Fit and finish on them is alright. They do help with recoil some, but they are nothing to write home about. I am probably going to pick up some Hogue grips for it to try out.

I have to say, recoil in general is very different from the Smith 629 I have used in the past. Such is the nature of single actions I suppose. After a bit of practice though, it is getting easier to handle.

Note: The metal below the cylinder is not damaged. I blended in the serial number (digitally) a bit to quickly, so it looks a little... warped.

[Guest Smitty]

Very nice. Congratulations! I plan on getting a .44 magnum revolver in the future. Enjoy it!

[leroy]

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Congratulations on your neat present. You will enjoy it. Now it's time to start workin on reloading equipment to feed your new pistola.

They shoot really well with the 240 to 250 lswcs and 7.0 grains of 231 or 8 grains of unique. No teeth rattlin; just a good solid kaboom and a reasonable kick.

Have fun and enjoy your new gift!

leroy

[Guest coldblackwind]

I've got two of them, great guns! Enjoy!

[gunrunner32]

Very nice looking. Congrats on graduating as well. One thing to look at that I've got on my Blackhawks is the Hogue Wood Monogrip Coco Bolo - Orange to dark with deep figure : Hogue Inc., The Best Value In Handgun Grips, Rifle Stocks and Accessories - Bar None! I've got these on a .30 cal Blackhawk and it fits my hand a lot better than any other SAA revolvers I have. I picked the CocoBolo grips for the link because I think that type looks best with stainless, delete the "_423" from the link to get the other wood choices.

[TNcitizen22]

Thanks for the link on the grips. I do agree, they look pretty good. I especially like the checkered model.