I just got a stainless NM Blackhawk. Are the KXR-3 frames the same size as the XR-3 frames? The reason I'm asking is because I need to get some wood grips for it.
Tomcatt
Tomcatt
Blachawk grip frame question
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pvtschultz
Blackhawk
Almost all New Model Blackhawks use the XR3-RED profile grip frame. THe only ones that don't are the 50th Anniversary Blackhawks and the 44 Spcl Blackhawks. The "New XR3" grip frames have no markings on them.
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pvtschultz,
Thanks for the reply.
Tomcatt
Thanks for the reply.
Tomcatt
flatgate
Hawkeye
The SAA Colt emulating Ruger XR-3 ('53-'62) style was reintroduced, in steel, in '05 on the New Vaquero and the 50 th Anniv. .357 Blackhawk.
These grip frames are characterized by a "straight" back strap profile.
flatgate
These grip frames are characterized by a "straight" back strap profile.
flatgate
pvtschultz
Blackhawk
flatgate said:
...but the frame thickness was reduced to 7/16" from 1/2" and the pin location was moved slightly. I've found that grips for the New Vaquero can be made to fit the OM XR3, but the opposite is not necessarily true.
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