Blackhawks

[peachhead]

Few more. I was just moving some stuff around.
Obviously I'm not as creative as some of y'all are. See if you can find the oddity in this pic.
Vaquero 44-40
NM 357
OM 41
NM Super 44

 

[Wyandot Jim]

That Vaquero looks a little strange with a non-fluted cylinder.

 

[Watertender]

1961 Flattop Blackhawk and 1978 Blackhawk convertible with Simply Rugged holsters. Simply Rugged makes some of the best holsters available today.

 

[JAYDAWG]

My favorite Blackhawk

 

[peachhead]

That Vaquero looks a little strange with a non-fluted cylinder.

Exactly. This is one of the batch that needs the cylinder reamed. I am not big on 44-40 anyway so I replaced it with a SBH cylinder and now shoot 44spl out of it.

 

[Armybrat]

Bought the 1968 production .357 new for about $80, IIRC.
Gifted it to my oldest son on his 50th birthday in 2023.
The 4.62 NM was just for nostalgia’s sake two years ago.

 

[contender]

Blackhawks,, Redhawks,, who cares? They are all "Hawks",, AND Rugers! What's not to like!

It's why we share,, we enjoy our own collection,, be it a single gun,, or a few hundred!

Don't worry about throwing in a DA in the mix.

 

[gunzo]

My favorite Blackhawk

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And sir, it should be a fave. All the purple with box & shipper. I once witnessed a few in the low 50's of s/n's sell at an auction & it was a sporting event for sure. A beautiful piece.

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

cask strength 126 proof

Details please! I happened to score some EH Taylor cask strength (barrel proof) last week but have not cracked open the tube, so I don't know the proof. It varies with each barrel.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Details please! I happened to score some EH Taylor cask strength (barrel proof) last week but have not cracked open the tube, so I don't know the proof. It varies with each barrel.

I stand corrected…it was EC Barrel Proof @ 130.6 proof I was sipping on FRI night. My last of three bottles. Usually keep one unopened on hand until I find more but decided to open it.

 

[Patriot_Precision]

4⅝" Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisleys. 480 Ruger, .454 Casull, & .44 Magnum. I converted the .44 to Bisley to match the others.

 

[contender]

Nice big boomers there!

 

[moparclan]

Just got this 1964 from a local auction, $425. No conversion.
A few more pictures of a larger collection.

Dads 1957 .44 mag, have the original grip frame and grips.

Couple of .41's

1959 .357

.357/9mm

.357/.45 Colt convertible

.45 Colt/.45acp

1958 .357

.45 Colt/.45acp

.41 mag, replaced bulged barrel

.41 mag Flattop

 

[JAYDAWG]

And sir, it should be a fave. All the purple with box & shipper. I once witnessed a few in the low 50's of s/n's sell at an auction & it was a sporting event for sure. A beautiful piece.

Thank you.
If that auction was in Corinth KY in 2013, you watched this one get sold!
I was not there, but have since became the next caretaker of several that were sold that day.
JAYDAWG

 

[gunzo]

That be the one. Glad to see it again. A small world.

 

[dobegrant.45]

Only Bisley models I currently own

 

[JAYDAWG]

That be the one. Glad to see it again. A small world.

I was incorrect about the #59 Blackhawk 357

Started a new thread with info about the Corinth KY auction in Nov 2013

JAYDAWG

https://www.rugerforum.com/threads/november-1st-2013-auction.320140/#post-3298144

 

[thinckley]

OHHH I want to play!!!

Yes, there are two on there that are Single-Sixes, but still 3-screw.
I also have these two SA's that are much more recent:

 

[Richbaker]

Sometimes I think I need a display larger than 31" :) I don't know how some can use a phone to surf the web, and use it to watch TV / videos.

I'm using my old 37" tv these days. Hdmi input plays well...

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

I stand corrected…it was EC Barrel Proof @ 130.6 proof I was sipping on FRI night. My last of three bottles. Usually keep one unopened on hand until I find more but decided to open it.

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Ah, B524. According to my bourbon spreadsheet, I have six bottles of that squirreled away, but I've never opened one.

When I was on my booze run last week, I saw a bottle of C924 still sitting on the shelf from last year, but I didn't buy it (I have 3 of those), instead going for an EHT rye and an Elmer. That was a good day. Sometimes I go a couple months without finding any allocated stuff except Buffalo and Eagle. Which is fine, since I mostly drink Eagle.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Ah, B524. According to my bourbon spreadsheet, I have six bottles of that squirreled away, but I've never opened one.

When I was on my booze run last week, I saw a bottle of C924 still sitting on the shelf from last year, but I didn't buy it (I have 3 of those), instead going for an EHT rye and an Elmer. That was a good day. Sometimes I go a couple months without finding any allocated stuff except Buffalo and Eagle. Which is fine, since I mostly drink Eagle.

I have one unopened bottle of Eagle Rare.....and one half bottle of Buffalo Trace.....hard to come by in my neck of the woods. If you find it, it's pricey.

 

[Watertender]

I have one unopened bottle of Eagle Rare.....and one half bottle of Buffalo Trace.....hard to come by in my neck of the woods. If you find it, it's pricey.

That stuff will stunt your growth and make you see leprechauns!

 

[XUSNORDIE]

That stuff will stunt your growth and make you see leprechauns!

Yeah it's magic for sure.....makes my money disappear.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

That .357/.45 convert in post #43 is certainly one you don't see every day. (y)

 

[weaselmeatgravy]

I have one unopened bottle of Eagle Rare.....and one half bottle of Buffalo Trace.....hard to come by in my neck of the woods. If you find it, it's pricey.

We have state-run liquor stores here, the benefit of which is that everything must be sold at list price, so Buffalo is $24.99 and Eagle is $39.99. I know it gets jacked up in other places, including Tennessee where we intend to relocate, so I've been trying to hoard as much good stuff as I can find beforehand

But the super rare stuff like Pappy gets raffled with ticket sale proceeds going to charity. I've never won a raffle, which entitles you to purchase the bottle at list price, but I've entered several over the years. I did bump into a guy at the liquor store a few years ago who owns a bar and was there to pick up two bottles of Pappy 12 (or maybe 10?) that he won in the raffle. I think he was paying $179 per bottle and said he sells shots for $40 when he has it, but he had been told that he should ask $100/shot.

 

[LAH]

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Buffalo is $24.99 and Eagle is $39.99. I know it gets jacked up in other places

Yep that's what I pay when we visit KY and stock up. I'm dangerously low right now so need to make another Bourbon Trail sun in late Spring.

Just to get the thread back towards the rails, I currently have a 45 and a 357 Blackhawk cylinder sitting on the table ready to pack.....just happens to be sitting next to bottles of Russell's Reserve and Rare Breed. ;)

 

[jimbo1096]

I'm not in the same class as the big collector but I enjoy shooting the ones I do have
This was my first Blackhawk, now with a couple thousand rounds through it.

 

[HOLVY006]

Both are cute!

 

[Randyzzz]

My favorite Blackhawk

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That is absolutely gorgeous!