I was shooting this Super Blackhawk a couple weeks ago and I realized I had bought it 50 years ago. At the time I wanted a 44 magnum and was looking for a M29. Of course, Dirty Harry had made them very difficult and expensive to find. Because of that the Rugers were fairly scarce as well, you had to get on a waiting list, and they usually went for well over list price when you did find one. I did get this one for MSRP in '73 not long after the New Model came out.. I shot it a lot, but still wanted a Model 29. I found a Smith a year later and for some crazy reason thought I didn't need two 44 mags. A friend wanted the Ruger, so I sold it to him for what I had paid for it. I regretted letting it go immediately. So I said the usual, that if he ever decided to sell it, to let me know first. This time, it actually went that way. Six months later he got tired of it and wanted to fund something else, so I bought it back. He put the red front sight insert in while he had it. I would have rather he hadn't done that, but it wasn't a showstopper. Back then I liked red inserts myself. I recovered from that affliction later on. I don't let its presence bother me too much. He did do an excellent job of installation. I learned my lesson, so it will be with me until I croak.
It came out of the box with a trigger that rivals an S&W, correct chamber throat and groove diameter dimensions, good forcing cone, and chamber alignment. It shoots very well.
It came out of the box with a trigger that rivals an S&W, correct chamber throat and groove diameter dimensions, good forcing cone, and chamber alignment. It shoots very well.
