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    Ruger's Best Revolver

    Single-Six convertible, 6-1/2". Had mine since new (in June '68), with nothing done to it except to shoot it.
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    Old Model .45 Blackhawk question

    .45 ACP works great in the convertible. Mine's a New Model from 1980 with 7-1/2" and ACPs feel like .38s in it.
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    45 Colt

    Then there are the cutesy folks who call bullets "boolits."
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    Auto rim in a Blackhawk?

    I had the rear face of my ACP cylinder milled down to accept the thicker AutoRim rims. Regular ACP will still headspace on the shoulder in each chamber. As said above, just dropping an AutoRim into the unmodified cylinder won't work. After the first one goes in, the thicker AR case head...
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    Conversion revolvers

    My 7-1/2" .45 convertible is my keeper, and has been since new in 1980. It now has the Power Custom hammer for half-cock and better (proper) alignment of chamber and ejector. Equally accurate out to 25 yds with either cylinder. The longer sight radius probably helps with that. Long Colt...
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    45 Blackhawk 7.5 Convertible--Special Run?

    A convertible is fun and practical. My 7-1/2" New Model is over 30 years old and still going with anything put through it. ACP is good for plinking and even more serious purposes if necessary, and is cheaper than .45 Long Colt. I had the rear face of the ACP cylinder trimmed down just enough...
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    Ever shot a 44 mag shell in a 45 Colt?

    Yep. Did it once; no ill effects. Range session with the EMF/Uberti 7-1/2" .45LC. Ammo was in one of those 50-round zip-lock loose bulk bags picked up at the gun show--nickel brass, lead round nose, except for one with a jacketed soft point. No biggie, just one of five rounds chambered in...
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    WRF vs WMR in Single Six

    WRF works just fine in my '68 6-1/2"-barrelled Single-Six, 4-3/8" Colt Peacemaker .22 and 9422M Trapper. It hits about 1" lower than WMR from the rifle at 25 yards. From the pistols it hits about an inch higher at 15 yards than WMR because of the slower-travelling heavier bullet. I like the...

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