Dirty minds! :)
My dad had a blued 10.5" Super Blackhawk (SBH) in the 80's and I liked it quite a bit. I did not know how well recent production (2024) would work out but I was hopeful when I bought it.
Anyway, my first outing with the stainless 10.5" SBH was a hoot and a showstopper from every nearby shooter who stopped to look at it. It handled more like a hot short barreled .357 than a .44 magnum and every hammer drop made me smile.
The only minor "complaints" I had with it was seeing that black front sight in the rear notch. I wonder WHY Ruger decided to lose the red ramp for that black vertical type which I fixed with a touch of orange rock hard nuclear like UV curing gel nail polish on the front blade.
Anyway as with most of my magnums the wood grips had to go which I replaced with Pachmayer's as soon as I could get them.
If anyone is on the fence about buying one I'd have to say that the 10.5" is a best buy for anyone who wants a .44 mag to reach out with and it seems like the prices are pretty reasonable online.
My dad had a blued 10.5" Super Blackhawk (SBH) in the 80's and I liked it quite a bit. I did not know how well recent production (2024) would work out but I was hopeful when I bought it.
Anyway, my first outing with the stainless 10.5" SBH was a hoot and a showstopper from every nearby shooter who stopped to look at it. It handled more like a hot short barreled .357 than a .44 magnum and every hammer drop made me smile.
The only minor "complaints" I had with it was seeing that black front sight in the rear notch. I wonder WHY Ruger decided to lose the red ramp for that black vertical type which I fixed with a touch of orange rock hard nuclear like UV curing gel nail polish on the front blade.
Anyway as with most of my magnums the wood grips had to go which I replaced with Pachmayer's as soon as I could get them.
If anyone is on the fence about buying one I'd have to say that the 10.5" is a best buy for anyone who wants a .44 mag to reach out with and it seems like the prices are pretty reasonable online.
