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    New Pic: My Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt.

    Original Vaquero Bisley cylinders were not fluted.
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    GRIPS FOR BLACKHAWK

    These are Black Diamond wood grips. They have a nice feel to them. They seem to be thicker at the top. Most comfortable grips I have ever seen. They are sold on E-bay. You can get them smooth or checkered. With or without Medallions.
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    New Pic: My Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt.

    Poor mans custom revolver. 1. Vaquero grip frame with checkered back strap. 2. Black Diamond grips. 3. Super Blackhawk stainless hammer. 4. Blackhawk stainless trigger. 5. Polished stainless loading gate. 6. Stainless Vaquero Bisley cylinder. 7. All pins and screws are polished stainless. 8...
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    New Pic: My Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt.

    New parts installed with different grips. Ready to go shoot.
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    Test: My Ruger Blackhawk 45 Colt.

    Thanks for the replies. It now has a Stainless Super Blackhawk Hammer, Stainless Blackhawk Trigger and a Polished Stainless Loading Gate.
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    Steel Ejector Rod Housing ?

    I drilled out the top half of the ejector housing to accept my old screw head.
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    Cylinder swap question...

    The main thing to watch when buying a used cylinder is the height of the ratchet end. My original blued cylinder measures. Ratchet .158 Cylinder 1.701 O.A.L. 1.9725 Used stainless Bisley cylinder. Ratchet .146 Cylinder 1.7015 O.A.L. 1.975 I had to take .009 off of the barrel end and put a...
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    Speer 45 Colt Gold Dot load. Velocity now listed as 750Fps?

    Not on Humans, but go to MidwayUSA and look up the reviews on this ammo. Robert
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    Speer 45 Colt Gold Dot load. Velocity now listed as 750Fps?

    Read this old post. http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtop ... light=colt Robert
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    OM Rugers With The Plum Colored Frames - Please Explain

    As said in the previous post the Plumb Color is from faulty bluing. To me IT IS RUST forming on the parts. I have a Ruger Blackhawk that I sold to a friend. He had it for five years laying in his office drawer for protection. I bought it back three years ago and rust was forming on the hammer...
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