Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Two of my .45 Colt Rugers. I bought the 7 1/2" gun in 1987, the 4 5/8" in the year 2000.
At the time I bought these, Ruger was not offering convertibles, but would fit an ACP cylinder if the gun were returned to the factory. So, I did just that.
Here, neatly boxed in one of my many little boxes I've accumulated over the years:
These cylinders will not interchange between these two Blackhawks, will not drop into the frame window.
I have a .45 Colt Vaquero bought in 1996, sort of on a lark:
I tried the ACP cylinder from the 4 5/8" Blackhawk and it fit fine, also indexed seemingly perfectly. So, I hied off to my gunsmith, Keith Warner, for verification, and he judged it blessed.
So, I'e fired some of my shortened .45 Colt cases, which I've called the Xtra Short, as well as some .45 ACP rounds and everything works just fine.
Incidentally, that 4 5/8" Blackhawk has had a face lift and now looks like this:
Bob Wright
At the time I bought these, Ruger was not offering convertibles, but would fit an ACP cylinder if the gun were returned to the factory. So, I did just that.
Here, neatly boxed in one of my many little boxes I've accumulated over the years:
These cylinders will not interchange between these two Blackhawks, will not drop into the frame window.
I have a .45 Colt Vaquero bought in 1996, sort of on a lark:
I tried the ACP cylinder from the 4 5/8" Blackhawk and it fit fine, also indexed seemingly perfectly. So, I hied off to my gunsmith, Keith Warner, for verification, and he judged it blessed.
So, I'e fired some of my shortened .45 Colt cases, which I've called the Xtra Short, as well as some .45 ACP rounds and everything works just fine.
Incidentally, that 4 5/8" Blackhawk has had a face lift and now looks like this:
Bob Wright