Beat up 44 Super Blackhawk
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Hondo44
Hawkeye
It's a New Model made in 1985 and therefore I don't see anything that would prevent them from accepting it for testing, parts replacement and refinishing it. They will make it like new!
BamaGreg
Bearcat
Well used doesn't necessarily mean it was fired a lot. If you don't have reason to believe something is wrong with it, I wouldn't send it in. Hopefully, in that condition you got a really good deal on it (like new ones are selling dirt cheap right now). I like the worn look, it adds character.
bisleyfan41
Blackhawk
Yep, I highly doubt there's anything wrong with it. NM Blackhawks are beyond tough.
If you just want it prettier, Ruger will refinish it for a price. Gotta be honest though, I wouldn't classify this Super as "beat up" at all. But to each their own.
If you just want it prettier, Ruger will refinish it for a price. Gotta be honest though, I wouldn't classify this Super as "beat up" at all. But to each their own.
DGW1949
Hawkeye
It's a run of the mill "New Model", nothing special, not an heirloom. I've seen them in a lot worse shape than that....Still ticking, still in daily use....
It's a tool, not a piece of jewelry....just sayin'.
DGW
It's a tool, not a piece of jewelry....just sayin'.
DGW
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Looks good to me
LDB
Blackhawk
It was shipped in 1984, 42 years ago, to someone who obviously appreciated it much and often. I'm sure you can use the contact button with Ruger and find out about what they will and won't do for/with it. I believe refinish may be $135 labor plus any needed parts. I'm debating it with my original Vaquero.
trapperon
Blackhawk
I would shoot and enjoy as is. Sending it to ruger for reblue will wind up being $200 once you add the shipping cost to the reblue fee.
That could ruin the joy of a "smoking deal"!!!
Ron
That could ruin the joy of a "smoking deal"!!!
Ron
^^^If you wanted a pretty gun, probably should have bought a new one.
coachk64
Single-Sixer
Polish it up a little, remove the gunk and lint in the crevasses, and shoot it as is. You'll get more people checking it out at the range than if you'd bought a brand new one.
Baxter6551
Single-Sixer
I would just give it a good cleaning. The finish wear is part of its history.
If it ain't broke then don't fix it. Shoot it
crstrode
Blackhawk
If that is your definition of a beat up Blackhawk; you need to get out more.
I have been in the wholesale foreign car world since the late sixties. Hundreds of special interest vehicles were ruined by folks “restoring “ them. It’s all the same a car, firearms, watches ! They are only original once. Appreciate it and the stories behind the dents and dings.
Take 'er out and shoot 'er. If it shoots good, I would I would leave it as is. As Bamagreg said, adds character. Save your money and put a nice pair of stags on it!
Beat up looking firearms are what I look for.....not to refinish but to use. Country folks drag their guns through the woods, city folks idolize and display them indoors.
This is especially true about Ruger single actions. No matter how beat up they look, they usually function perfectly.
This is especially true about Ruger single actions. No matter how beat up they look, they usually function perfectly.
Agreed.
You should have seen my dad's Super Blackhawk. It had plenty of holster wear at high points in the metal but it was well used and took many deer. I wish I had it.
Neon Vernon
Single-Sixer
I've got a couple users that qualify for the gray rat category finish-wise but they run good. Show me a Blackhawk with holster wear and chipped grips and I'm all over it if the price is right.
Reach out to Ruger. Part of the fun is giving it new life like guys do when the fix up old cars or antiques. Sure a person can buy a new one, but then you deprive yourself of some satisfaction of the restoration and transformation. I find it’s much cheaper to get quality, timely work done through the manufacture.
Gwitness
Single-Sixer
Personally I would detail strip it, deep clean, and a new set of springs, but then I'm an inveterate tinkerer....comes from years as a auto mechanic and then aerospace mechanic....so I always have something apart.
They would but does it need it? Doubtful, unless you just want it refinished.
Except they're not all the same. A 1984 vehicle is going to be vastly different from a 2026 model. In the case of the Super Blackhawk, they are almost identical. There's nothing special about one from 1984 and you're not going to lose anything by letting Ruger go through it.
crstrode
Blackhawk
What will be lost is several Benjamins that could be put to better use.
bisleyfan41
Blackhawk
That and the fact that I can fix just about anything on a NM Blackhawk myself.
Hell, with the folks Ruger's hiring these days, I'm probably better skilled. And that's not a high bar.
Pretty sure that's for the owner to decide. In which case, that would more likely be seen as an investment, not lost.
Apparently what was actually lost was context.
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