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I hear that. Mine shoots like it can read my mind. I despise rubber grips in 99 percent of cases but I can’t make myself change the ugly factory Pachmyers on my 625 because it points so well and I don’t want to fiddle with a good thing.

Kid, I hear you.

I understand as well.

Yes, Pachmayr rubber grips certainly do have their place. For me, they seem to do best on S&W J-Frames with external hammers:

Very nice work. Looks very good. And - I still appreciate your hog killer in shape of the 625.

When shortening the barrel of a Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk in 44 Magnum from 7 1/2 down to 4 5/8 inches could the original front sight be used or would it be a good advise to take an aftermarket sight from Brownell's or whomever?

A 5" N frame is pretty much perfection. Well done, sir!

LOL! He's definitely "special".

Beautiful job. That is a great looking handgun.

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Get an aftermarket sight. I tried using the factory sight on a 7-1/2" that George Long shortened to 4-5/8" for me.

Suggestion: if you want to stick with a factory sight, get the sight for the 5.5" barreled .45 colt. The stainless 4-5/8" .45s have been ok but I've had 3 blued 4-5/8" barreled .45 colt blackhawks and all had sights so short I couldn't zero anything over about 240 grains (Sierra) .. peppy 300s were more than a foot high at 25 yards with the rear sight bottomed out.

Aftermarket, if something aftermarket suits you better, is not a bad thing IMHO but I have no specifics to suggest.

Tom

TOM speaks the truth. If I’m going to the trouble to cut one down I will use a taller front sight to add latitude in adjustment. The factory front off the 7 1/2 will likely be too short for everything but light bullets as max speeds.

I also prefer to screw them on instead of soldering. I’m a better driller and tapper than I am a soldering hand. Plus you can get away with not refinishing since you won’t have the heat to spoil the finish on a blued gun.

While it may sound sacrilegious, there is a third option: glue. The front sights on both Model 63s pictured above are held fast in their eighth inch slots by JB Weld epoxy. It’s never failed to hold them properly, even on magnums.

With an eighth inch wide sight, nestled into an eighth inch slot cut an eighth inch deep, even blue Loctite 242 would seem to be of sufficient stickum to keep it in place over the long haul.

Here’s another example:

T O M and TheKid, thank you!