When Did the Ruger Blackhawk Become a $700 Revolver?

[akmania]

I been looking for a Bearcat shopkeeper, they are HARD to find and VERY pricey!

 

[Armybrat]

I been looking for a Bearcat shopkeeper, they are HARD to find and VERY pricey!

Gifted my Bearcat to my youngest grandson for his 12th birthday last year. It's a sweet little shooter.

 

[Armybrat]

Grabagun's price is creeping up there for the .357 Blackhawk…

Ruger Blackhawk .357 Mag 4.63" Barrel 6-Rounds Transfer Bar Safety

The Ruger Blackhawk delivers high performance, reliability, and accuracy. It comes chambered in .357 Mag with a 4.63 inch barrel. Features include a transfer bar safety, a black rubber grip, a ramp front and adjustable rear sight, and a 6 round capacity. Get the best revolvers for sale online...

grabagun.com

 

[akmania]

Grabagun's price is creeping up there for the .357 Blackhawk…

Ruger Blackhawk .357 Mag 4.63" Barrel 6-Rounds Transfer Bar Safety

The Ruger Blackhawk delivers high performance, reliability, and accuracy. It comes chambered in .357 Mag with a 4.63 inch barrel. Features include a transfer bar safety, a black rubber grip, a ramp front and adjustable rear sight, and a 6 round capacity. Get the best revolvers for sale online...

grabagun.com

I have a stainless 357 with the 4 5/8" bbl. I gave $548 in 2013 and a blue 6.5" I bought used early this lightly used for $550

 

[akmania]

Gifted my Bearcat to my youngest grandson for his 12th birthday last year. It's a sweet little shooter.
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I got a couple of regular new Bearcats this year,really got lucky finding them used.You just don't see many around here. Wish I could find the shopkeeper at a decent price.
NICE birdsheads by the way.

 

[Armybrat]

The Shopkeeper was $420 several years ago and the Single 7 was $609, IIRC.

 

[akmania]

The Shopkeeper was $420 several years ago and the Single 7 was $609, IIRC.

Ain't that crazy?

 

[Armybrat]

Ain't that crazy?

Just looked up my Single Seven order from 2017…. It was actually $558.99 from Grabagun.
It is a Talo special edition with the birds head & shorter barrel.

Not long before that I bought an SP101 in .327 FM from them for $506.

Of course plus shipping, tax, and FFL on top of those prices.

 

[BearBiologist]

Sticker shock!!!! I went through a bunch of stuff for a Garage sale and found two EPS rigs. Posted here but nobody was interested. Decided rather than let $700-$800 of leather go away for pennies, I decided to sell some of my Ruger OM and NM Blackhawks and Super BHs and shotguns. Pricing Vaqueros now (holsters won't fit my OM Blackhawk or I'd just use them for that!

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

I know many here already retired, but there are those who are looking forward to retirement, or hoping to retire "early". Even though I retired early and still doing ok, it's worth taking into consideration, when considering how much they should have, and that's inflation is here to stay. In other words be prepared for prices to continue upward.

 

[jack black]

I think a ruger revolver that will work for you for the rest of your life and then work for your heir for their lifetime is a BARGAIN at $700, especially considering "cheap" hamburger is $5 a pound and eggs are $5 a dozen! Those both work for a couple of hours and end up in the toilet.

Where do you shop. Eggs are 249 a doz. and 80% Hamburg is 3.00

 

[Yoter]

Pre-Covid prices were in the $500-550 range. Not that long ago.

 

[gnappi]

Any way you slice it, Ruger is still a pretty good deal.

 

[3underpar]

Rugers are getting expensive alright but has anyone tried to buy a LNIB 2nd generation Colt revolver? Those are really out there

 

[AJGUNNER]

After reading through all 7 pages of this thread, I pulled up my inventory spread sheets and made a few changes. Low and behold I just adjusted my net worth upward by a couple thousand dollars. Now I don't feel so bad about looking at my 401K value go down 7% in July.

 

[Armybrat]

Rugers are getting expensive alright but has anyone tried to buy a LNIB 2nd generation Colt revolver? Those are really out there

No kidding!
Those are out of sight for me.

 

[3underpar]

No kidding!
Those are out of sight for me.

I've been wanting one and almost bought one on several occasions but I just couldn't make myself pull the trigger pun intended

 

[RICHP]

I would not pay seven hundred for one unless it was a small frame flattop in .41 special with an extra .41 AE cyl. Just sayin!

 

[GasGuzzler]

I guess when a "pinto" (something I only heard of today) is for sale for $5K.

It's worth $900 to me.

 

[BearBiologist]

Sticker shock!!!! I went through a bunch of stuff for a Garage sale and found two EPS rigs. Posted here but nobody was interested. Decided rather than let $700-$800 of leather go away for pennies, I decided to sell some of my Ruger OM and NM Blackhawks and Super BHs and shotguns. Pricing Vaqueros now (holsters won't fit my OM Blackhawk or I'd just use them for that!

Just got called that I cleared the background check. Pick it up tomorrow and install Wolf Bros. springs, a new cylinder pin and stag grips!