.30 Carbine Blackhawk

[Lee Martin]

A new .30 Carbine I just picked-up. Alterations include a trigger job and spalted maple grips by Carl Schultz.





Coated 115 grain RN from Missouri Bullet. Starting charge was 12.5 of IMR 4227:



Tried it on a 10" rock at 50 yards and offhand I could hit consistently; which suggests good accuracy. I'll push it to 100 paces soon.

 

[Aeroscout9]

Those grips make the blue finish "pop" on that revolver, or maybe it's the other way around. Nice combo!

 

[sixshot]

I've owned close to a dozen Ruger 30 Carbine's & everyone was a tack driver. As good as you shoot Lee I'm guessing you can hit those rocks a loooooong ways away. Mostly I shoot the Lyman 134 gr #311410 plain base but in these Blackhawks a dandy load has always been 12 grs of 2400 & the 100 Plinker 1/2 jackets. Nasty on ground squirrels & rock chucks!

Dick

 

[contender]

NICE! I see it's a NM,,, so you may be doing as sixshot has done & begin using 32-20 brass. Still they are fun calibers!

 

[don44]

Looks real nice!

 

[gunman42782]

Nice! Never owned a Blackhawk in that caliber, but have shot them. They are LOUD!

 

[Pistolero]

Nice looking six gun.

 

[Chief 101]

I like it, I have the Old Model myself and its a shooter. I would like to use rimmed cases but I would need somebody to modify the cylinder...I may have to make some new grips, should have some nice Maple...

 

[WendyZXZ]

That is a fine looking Ruger!

 

[toysoldier]

Beautiful grips, and I certainly wouldn't want to be kissed by that "lipstick" round.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

Some good looking guns here. I got this NM in the late 70's. She wears Hippo Ivory that I acquired somewhere years ago. Shooots just fine with my own load.

this target has 3 groups shot on a windy day- left, center and right.