Let’s See Those Ruger .44 Magnums

Old model, New model and lever model.

That lever 44 looks mighty fine Never2. Was there a problem with them functioningwise, or did they just not sell enough?

Talking about SBH and grips that fill area behind trigger guard, here is what late Jeff Quinn has to say:



"I also fitted a pair of Herrett's walnut grips to the gun that I had slimmed down and refinished to better fit my hand. When firing heavy magnum loads, these grips are the most comfortable that I have ever used. I have had them on other Super Blackhawks that I have owned, and they protect my knuckles from dislodging and flying through the air, while still allowing the sixgun to properly roll in my hand under recoil."

IMHO Hunter is the best looking 44mag ruger.

That's a beautiful Navy. Who's the maker?

Cimarron's "Man with no name" in 38 special

Here's my old worn out entry...


Lighting accentuates the muzzle-bluing wear, but in real life, this is an absolutely gorgeous revolver.







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Highly polished stainless Ruger Vaquero 7 1/2 inch in 44 mag with factory grips

Just a average 7-1/2" SBH I bought used. Know very little about it ? Seems to shoot good. But have only shot it a little.

The first 44 Mag 1847 Colt Walker along with a 44WCF Iron Frame Henry and a 1860 Colt Army. The Walker had the most Ft # of energy until the 357 Mag came along. The Cyl. held max 60 grs. of Gunpowder if I remember correctly and it was capable of killing a horse.

I feel left out, I don't have any Ruger 44 Mag revolvers anymore. My only Ruger 44s are these two.

Wow! I don't know how I haven't seen this thread. 44 is the one caliber I don't have. But I sure wouldn't pass up a 44 Special with a short barrel…

Thanks for all these pictures. It really gets the imagination going.

Kevin said:

Wow! I don't know how I haven't seen this thread. 44 is the one caliber I don't have. But I sure wouldn't pass up a 44 Special with a short barrel…

Thanks for all these pictures. It really gets the imagination going.

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A .44 Spl is a nice change of pace from the .44 Mag. This is my S&W 2nd Model Hand Ejector made somewhere between 1915-1937. Serial # of 18XXX puts it in the low end. I have a Marlin 1894S 44 Spl/44 Mag lever action rifle. My granddaughter prefers the lighter recoil 44 Spl.

I have owned and shot many .44 Magnums and .44 Specials over nearly 50 years. I usually don't advocate hot-rodding .44 Specials, but I do very much advocate down-loading magnums to very hot .44 Special levels. A 240 grain bullet at 1000 to 1100 fps per second is still quite formidable, and very handle-able.

Also, as I've carried many .44 magnum revolvers, I've kind've downsized my barrel length preferences, unless it's my primary hunting gun. A 3-3/4" or 4-5/8" .44 is quite easy to carry, but still quite potent.








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Hello, I'm new to the forum. Love big bore Ruger Revolver's! I found this Redhawk Kodiak Backpacker at one of our Lgs. One of those have to have it. Terrible picture.

Just browsed this entire thread. Some beautiful guns. One downer, my right middle finger starts to throb whenever I see a SBH with the square back trigger guard.

That gun is now a 5 shot .45 with reshaped grip frame by Jack Huntington

WAYNO said:

I usually don't advocate hot-rodding .44 Specials, but I do very much advocate down-loading magnums to very hot .44 Special levels. A 240 grain bullet at 1000 to 1100 fps per second is still quite formidable, and very handle-able.

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Wise practice!

Regarding downloading 44 Magnum, here are couple threads related to that:



As for those two SBH you showed, did you shorten standard SBH 7.5" or 10.5"? Both are with unfluted cylinders.

Those two revolvers are factory original other than the softening of the heel and toe of the grip frame on the shorty. The 5-1/2" barreled model (NM) is the only one I know of with a fluted cylinder.

WAYNO said:

Those two revolvers are factory original other than the softening of the heel and toe of the grip frame on the shorty. The 5-1/2" barreled model (NM) is the only one I know of with a fluted cylinder.

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I finally managed to open and see all uploaded pictures (internet isue), and was surprised to see how many short barrel SBH are out there. Well, looks like I am slipping behind market.

Talking about SBH with fluted cylinder, I wanted badly stainless Bisley in 44 Magnum and with fluted cylinder. Unfortunately, while residing in Canada at that time, nobody imported stainless Bisley in any caliber. The only one I had seen was Hunter model with that massive rib and notches for scope mount, but I suspect that one was imported privately from USA.

I first managed to get stainless Bisley Vaquero in 45 Colt, later purchased brand new stainless SBH 5.5", and after parts swapping, I finally have this:



I already got from Belt Mountain #5 base pin (without screw) and new base pin latch, but things didn't go straight. I couldn't find micrometer, so I ordered "same dia as a factory pin". That was a mistake, because factory pin is .248", but new pin came .249", and it makes action stiff, so I have to sand it.

Insert photo of like new 1977 7.5" Super Blackhawk here.
In the box all the papers - my wife got it for me on our 5th wedding anniversary.
Still have gun and wife. To save you the math we celebrated #51 last Sunday.