VonFatman
Blackhawk
A buddy came over to the house today and helped me straighten out a couple guns...he brought along a really nice SBH...he'd told me he was going to let it go...
I already had one in the safe, an 1985 gun. It's a dandy and has whacked a few deer...nothing special...just an honest to goodness deer killin' SBH....blue with a 7 1/2" barrel...pretty much like they are made today.
However, I'm not one to turn down an opportunity to check out another Ruger!
The SBH my friend brought over was as nice as the one already in the safe (98%)...same barrel length etc...
However, the offered gun had some nice features the one in the safe did not have...
It has a high gloss blue. It has a cylinder with recessed chambers. It has no "warning label" stamped on the barrel. It has nicer wood grips. It has a smooth trigger (I like smooth triggers on magnum guns). It also appears to be a first year NM SBH - 1973, which is why my buddy refered to it as a "transitional" gun. It has a few niceties you do not see on later/current production guns.
Needless to say, my friend's gun is now my gun and the 7 1/2" SBH in the safe is going to find a new home.
Here are a few pics:
Bob
I already had one in the safe, an 1985 gun. It's a dandy and has whacked a few deer...nothing special...just an honest to goodness deer killin' SBH....blue with a 7 1/2" barrel...pretty much like they are made today.
However, I'm not one to turn down an opportunity to check out another Ruger!
The SBH my friend brought over was as nice as the one already in the safe (98%)...same barrel length etc...
However, the offered gun had some nice features the one in the safe did not have...
It has a high gloss blue. It has a cylinder with recessed chambers. It has no "warning label" stamped on the barrel. It has nicer wood grips. It has a smooth trigger (I like smooth triggers on magnum guns). It also appears to be a first year NM SBH - 1973, which is why my buddy refered to it as a "transitional" gun. It has a few niceties you do not see on later/current production guns.
Needless to say, my friend's gun is now my gun and the 7 1/2" SBH in the safe is going to find a new home.
Here are a few pics:
Bob