I like the 4 3/4"~4 5/8" barrel..............

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Bob Wright

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When Ruger announced the Blackhawk .357 Magnum and its 4 5/8" barrel, I thought it was the most handsome handgun ever made. This in 1958. And as the years rolled (And rolled. And rolled. And rolled......) by, I still am of that persuasion. Though I've bought, and shot many Single Actions over the years, that barrel just to the end of the extractor has always appealed to me. And shooting has never changed my thinking.

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Do y'all think I might have overdone it?


Bob Wright
 

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Bob Wright said:
When Ruger announced the Blackhawk .357 Magnum and its 4 5/8" barrel, I thought it was the most handsome handgun ever made. This in 1958. And as the years rolled (And rolled. And rolled. And rolled......) by, I still am of that persuasion. Though I've bought, and shot many Single Actions over the years, that barrel just to the end of the extractor has always appealed to me. And shooting has never changed my thinking.

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Do y'all think I might have overdone it?


Bob Wright



No Bob. You have several real nice Rugers. I have a short bbl. 357 Blackhawk #1064 that shows wear from many years, but I would never have it redone. I also have a short bbl. Colt SAA 45 from 1906 that I did have nickeled many years ago, and wish I hadn't. The short bbl. Colts seem to bring a premium and the Rugers seem to follow that trend. Again, you have a very nice collection there. Big Larry
 

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Those are the guns that Ruger should have been making all along. :wink: Just for a note, Ruger started making that barrel length in .357 mag. in 1955.
 

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I have some myself.
https://i.postimg.cc/jdPGjsTr/Colt-SAA-45-SA-47021-lower-Colt-SAA-22235-44-special.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/NfnRYH27/Uberti-P-0795.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/prMc159F/Colt-SAA-LAP-8015.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/tg0rgV5m/Ruger-single-six-32-H-R-Mag-65004687.jpg
 

Bob Wright

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street said:
Those are the guns that Ruger should have been making all along. :wink: Just for a note, Ruger started making that barrel length in .357 mag. in 1955.

It was sometime in 1956 that I first heard of it. Seems my first was buying the 1956 Gun Digest.

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Those are the guns that Ruger should have been making all along.
I agree. I do like the CC finish and wish all my 'blued' SA revolvers were so completed. Quite a nice collection of shooters there. Bob.

I don't mind the 4 5/8", but I do prefer the 5 1/2". Ruger via Lipseys finally came out with the adjustable sighted .357 flattop in 5 1/2". In my mind, proper frame size and proper length for the cartridge.
 

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I have one of those 5 1/2" Lipseys in .44 special.
https://i.postimg.cc/B6Z7wvHt/Ruger-44-spec-520-23413.jpg
 

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Those are some nice sixguns, all sporting the best barrel length! :mrgreen:

I could probably live with the 5.5", but I agree with you, same length as the ejector rod is my favorite.
 

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I like this 3 1/2" Cimmeron Thunderer. I have owned it almost 35 years. It has .45 colt and ACP cylinders. Once seen a Colt SAA just like it. The Colt was nickle, ivory grips and fire blued screws. That was the prettiest single action colt I ever seen.
https://i.postimg.cc/5NHNjBj9/Uberti-C-012399.jpg
 

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bogus bill said:
I have one of those 5 1/2" Lipseys in .44 special.
https://i.postimg.cc/B6Z7wvHt/Ruger-44-spec-520-23413.jpg
I would love to have one of those! Still available?
 

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I dont know. Bought mine about six or more years ago. Hardly shot it. Someday I may sell it as I own these other six .44 specials. Two colts and four smiths. I aint sure how that happened. Read too much Skeeter.
https://i.postimg.cc/JzRVzvzk/IMG-1417-edited-1.jpg
 

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The 6 1/2" Triplelock was made I think 1909 or 1910 and sent back to the factory 1949/1950 and had the adjustable sights added. The 1950 target is I think, 1955. The 5" was a 4" 38/44 Heavy duty that I found a model 21 5" barrel and had the cylinder reamed to .44 special. The 4" 24-3 I bought new in 1984. Thanks.
 

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My first Ruger was a 4 5/8" OM .45 Colt Blackhawk. I have owned a 7 1/2" Colt New Frontier .44 Special, an older 5 1/2" Great Western .45 Colt and a 7 1/2" Ruger Old Army with a .45 Colt cylinder. I also had a 6 1/2" 50th Anniversary .44 Magnum. Other the 6" Colt New Frontier .22 LR/.22 Magnum, all the rest of my single actions have had 4 3/4"-4 5/8" barrels.
 

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I once owned a nickle old model 4 5/8 single six. Bought it used, It had stag grips, the hammer spur checkering had been filed smooth. Wrote Ruger and they said they never nickled one. A close friend of mine that had done the quick draw thing at Big Bear said he seen a similar one given as a prize years ago. Wish I had kept it.
 

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bogus bill said:
The 6 1/2" Triplelock was made I think 1909 or 1910 and sent back to the factory 1949/1950 and had the adjustable sights added. The 1950 target is I think, 1955. The 5" was a 4" 38/44 Heavy duty that I found a model 21 5" barrel and had the cylinder reamed to .44 special. The 4" 24-3 I bought new in 1984. Thanks.
That is quite the selection Bogus Bill. That model 24-3 is my favorite. Who made the holster pictured with your very nice Ruger .44 ( I am very jealous, remember me if you should decide you don't need it).
 

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