Mus408: I bought my RUGER BLACKHAWK 45LC & 45ACP CONVERTIBLE new in 1971. It has a 7 1/2 in barrel and other than a Trigger Shoe and a pair of Stag Grips it is still just like it was when I first bought it. And it is my favorite Ruger Single Action Pistol, I have been very forunate enought over the years to have bought several of them. I shoot 250gr LRNFP`s in the 45LC cylinder and 230gr LRN`s in the 45ACP cylinder that I reload myself. I load according to the book, factory FPS loads, the lions share of the time. And the 45ACP cylinder will shoot about an 1 Inch higher than the 45LC cylinder shooting off of a bench with sandbags. My old gun will shoot 6 rounds into group about 1/2 the size of a golf ball at 25yds from that kind of rest. It has always shot this good for me, for the entire 43 years I have owned it. Other than a little holster on the blueing on the inside end of the barrel it still looks like it did when I first bought it. This old gun and I have walked a lot of miles to grather and I have shot it 1000`s of times. And we have shared some unique memory`s to grather. As I said this is my favorite Ruger Single Action, and shooting Her is like holding hands with a very old and trusted Friend.
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