I'd say you got a very fair deal.
Approximately 11,600 of those guns made it into the market. (About 5000 were scrapped by Bill Ruger before they could be sold.)
Of those out there,, many have been altered into other calibers due to their larger main frame cylinder window.
They are desirable, and also very enjoyable.
Now,, get the "Bradshaw/Martin" cast bullet mold,, cast & powder coat those 194 grn bullets, deep seat over the correct powder charge of IMR 4227, and smile very big when you see how good it shoots! (David Bradshaw was big in the development of the .357 Maxi Blackhawks, and he helped design that bullet.)
This was my first group I fired using that set-up, at 100 yds,, seated, using the Keith style of resting. Gun between my knees, forearms on my knees, open sights at 100 yds. And I'm the one who pulled a few. After getting a bit used to it,, it got better.
Oh, and I took the 2nd deer ever with that bullet in a Maxi. A whitetail. The first deer was a mule deer. I took mine at about 55 yds. DRT.
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