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I agree with you .. once the kinks are worked out.
However, I haven't seen a blued, 4-5/8" barreled .45 blackhawk with a tall enough front sight in about 2 years. If you go that route, expect some down time to send it back to the factory.
Both of mine have front sights tall enough to accomodate my loads with 280 and 300gr bullets at 1000fps, at 50 yards. The rear sights are in the mid-range of their travel when sighted in.
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The 45 Colt will be lighter with it's aluminum grip frame, fluted cylinder, and more metal milled out of the chambers and bore.
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I have a three screw SBH that was a .44 Rem Mag, is now a .45 Colt. It was line bored by Jim Stroh at Alpha Precision, had a Shilen 6" barrel fitted with a long steel ejector and custom front sight. I rigged a trigger stop and it's a shooter. Target at 25 yds. over a bag with 255 gr. SWC and 18.5 gr. H4227. IMHO, this is the highest and best use for a SBH .44 Mag... Third photo, Penn Bullets 270 gr. Thunderheads. Check that meplat. Bad medicine for hogs. .44 Mag can't do that... I think a stong, accurate .45 Colt will outperform a .44 Rem Mag. I know you can go with heavy .44 bullets, etc. Just saying... DF
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I'm looking at purchasing one of these and reloading for it. Any negatives on this gun? I don't care for the plastic grips and wondered if I could find the wood grips on the older models to replace them or another aftermarket grip? Other than that just wanted feedback on those who own them and which caliber would be ideal. Mostly a plinking gun and probably some field use? Thanks. Wood grips off an older model will fit. I hate the plastic grips too. I've owned/owned a bunch of both and I prefer the .44 Magnum. You don't need a Bisley. Recoil is the same and they are hideous. You can see my New Model with older grips in the picture.
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Beautiful guns there swampman.....is that bottom one a 7&1/2in???? If so, it looks identical to mine
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Swampman700 - no, not right. The newest blued Blackhawks (and Single Sixes) with the hammer lock have the "locating" pin in a slightly different location in the grip frame. The old Blackhawk/Single Six grips won't fit. Been there tried that. So far as I can tell, the stainless guns and the Super Blackhawks haven't been changed ... yet. Tom
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Both of mine have front sights tall enough to accomodate my loads with 280 and 300gr bullets at 1000fps, at 50 yards. The rear sights are in the mid-range of their travel when sighted in. What barrel length? When were they built? Blued or stainless?
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I agree with you .. once the kinks are worked out.
However, I haven't seen a blued, 4-5/8" barreled .45 blackhawk with a tall enough front sight in about 2 years. If you go that route, expect some down time to send it back to the factory.
Or send it out to a custom pistol smith and replace the factory front sight with a custom one with pinned blades so you can swap them out as you change loads. This is the way I am heading with my next 5 1/2 inch SS blackhawk. The above mentioned Jim Stroh would be high on the list of smiths for the work, as would John Gallagher and David Clements.
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I agree with you .. once the kinks are worked out.
However, I haven't seen a blued, 4-5/8" barreled .45 blackhawk with a tall enough front sight in about 2 years. If you go that route, expect some down time to send it back to the factory.
Or send it out to a custom pistol smith and replace the factory front sight with a custom one with pinned blades so you can swap them out as you change loads. This is the way I am heading with my next 5 1/2 inch SS blackhawk. The above mentioned Jim Stroh would be high on the list of smiths for the work, as would John Gallagher and David Clements. No need fysh, the stainless BHs come with a blued blade pinned into the base. Pete
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That's true if you want the heavier SS gun instead of a blued gun. The SS Blackhawks have a steel grip frame and weigh 6-8 ounces more than their blued counterparts.
Also, if you check Ruger's web site, the SS Blackhawk is no longer listed in .45 Colt.
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That's true if you want the heavier SS gun instead of a blued gun. The SS Blackhawks have a steel grip frame and weigh 6-8 ounces more than their blued counterparts.
Also, if you check Ruger's web site, the SS Blackhawk is no longer listed in .45 Colt. An unfortunate oversite!!! Hopefully they get back to making them, the used SS blackhawk .45's are creeping up in price. I spend too much time in or near water and the salty coast to go blued. Thought about the Lipsey's flattop frame, but wanted to be able to load up a litte if needed. But that is a good compromise for the weight issue.
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Both of mine have front sights tall enough to accomodate my loads with 280 and 300gr bullets at 1000fps, at 50 yards. The rear sights are in the mid-range of their travel when sighted in. What barrel length? When were they built? Blued or stainless? Both blued and stainless, both Flattops. Blued 5.5" and stainless 4 5/8". Both built in 2011.
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Flat top is a different beast from a regular Blackhawk.
Interesting. What's the pressure limit on the flat top? Will they handle the 30,000 PSI loads for a std Blackhawk or old Vaquero? Are they limited to Colt SAA loads? Or somewhere in between?
How fast can you run that 280?
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It is a 7 1/2". Ruger makes wood grips that will fit the newer models with the lock. I forgot about that stupid thing. An older pair of grips could be made to work but it will take a little tinkering.
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Flat top is a different beast from a regular Blackhawk.
Interesting. What's the pressure limit on the flat top? Will they handle the 30,000 PSI loads for a std Blackhawk or old Vaquero? Are they limited to Colt SAA loads? Or somewhere in between?
How fast can you run that 280?
Tom Check out Brian Pearce's article in "Handloader" No. 275 on the pressure levels for the Flattop. I use Pearce's load of 10gr Alliant Power Pistol for 1050fps. The Flattops are not meant for the 30k psi loads of for the standard Blackhawk. I've got a 45 Colt Blackhawk as well, for that purpose. An Accusport stainless Bisley model I bought new in 2005. It's front sight is high enough to accomodate hot 300gr loads at 50 yards.
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I hate to derail a thread a bit, but seems like an appropriate question based where the thread has ended up. I have a 50th Anniversary Ruger Blackhawk (Flat top) in 44M with 6.5� barrel. Is this limited in load? This is the only firearm related site I can get to while at work, so that�s why I ask here.
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No prob shooting .44 mag ammo in the .44 mag flat-top. That's a different frame yet.
We're talking about shooting beyond-factory .44 special and .45 colt loads in the lighter framed flat-tops which are essentially .357 frames vs Blackhawks that are essentially .44 magnum frames. Its important not to confuse the two.
Tom
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Thanks, I read flat top and went, hmmm. Didn't realize you guys meant the .357 frame.
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Ruger isn't going to sell something incapable of handling the factory loads as marked on the frame. You've got nothing to worry about.
The SS .45 flat-top is pretty interesting to me listed at 36 ounces but I'm not sure I can get quite the velocity I want and stay within its pressure limits. Also not sure any of our clown gun dealers in the area will special order.
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I have a three screw SBH that was a .44 Rem Mag, is now a .45 Colt. It was line bored by Jim Stroh at Alpha Precision, had a Shilen 6" barrel fitted with a long steel ejector and custom front sight. I rigged a trigger stop and it's a shooter. Target at 25 yds. over a bag with 255 gr. SWC and 18.5 gr. H4227. IMHO, this is the highest and best use for a SBH .44 Mag... Third photo, Penn Bullets 270 gr. Thunderheads. Check that meplat. Bad medicine for hogs. .44 Mag can't do that... I think a stong, accurate .45 Colt will outperform a .44 Rem Mag. I know you can go with heavy .44 bullets, etc. Just saying... DF I've often wondered why the SBH was never offered from the factory in .45 Colt. It seems like it would be a perfect fit. Never thought about having one converted. It's a great idea. I presume it'll handle 30,000psi loads the same as the Blackhawk will.
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