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I was able to make an allen head cap screw work, although I am still planning on fitting a fillister head screw with a spacer so the head of the screw fits flush Here is what it looks like fitted the fit is really good then I found this ad, could be the source of this brass erh

Thanks Hondo! I ordered some Allen/socket head cap screws and some 1" Fillister head screws. I'll see which looks the best Thanks again for the assistance!

Anyone know what size ERH screws on the Colt SAA or copies are? I read that USFA guns used the same thread pitch (8-36) but does anyone know the diameter of the screw head?

I don't know, I bought it on ebay

A quick update 5 years later..... I blued the bolt, added a custom 1.5" sling made from an old leather belt and then created a brass charging handle from some lamp parts and a Ruger emblem

I guess I missed this thread when it was first posted....nice work!

Hey guys, I have a late 3-screw Blackhawk that I am trying to find an ejector rod housing screw for. The current ejector rod screw is the current production #8-36 screw with a head of .217" in diameter. I have a brass ejector rod housing that fits, but I need a screw with a 1/4" diameter head...

I built a 3rd rifle, again using a Kingston Armory receiver (I bought 7 of them). This one has a custom stock, someone modified an original walnut stock and painted it black. It still had the aluminum butt plate, but it was beat up and in need of a refinish I collected the parts including...

Yep, I did a write up on this on my blog, there are quite a few parts that will interchange http://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2016/01/ruger-blackhawk-parts-interchangeability.html

Nice job!

nevermind, I found the answer They were introduced in 1971 with serial # 110-90067, plastic butt plate was switch to rubber in 1987

Does anyone know what year Ruger first offered the deluxe sporter (not the 1966 finger groove sporter)? Looks like the one below except with a plastic butt plate.

Yes I also contacted Turnbull about CCH, they said they would not want to perform the work unless they could verify the content of the steel. I used the second receiver to put together this International model

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Here is a retro-10/22 I built. I has a vintage walnut Finger Groove Sporter stock, a steel receiver (from Kingston Armory), new take-off barrel and new anodized aluminum trigger housing (from Pike Arms). The steel parts were given a 5000 grit polished finish and blued in hot salts...