There is a Ruger buckeye Blackhawk coming to auction this Sunday . The gun is new in the box , but missing the 32 mag . Cylinder . I talked to ruger customer service yesterday about a replacement . They say they can't service it . Any ideas, not even sure what the value is in this scenario or the chance of ever finding a cylinder . Thanks !
If I you want the Buckeye just to own it for your collection, I'd wait for a complete set.
But if you want a shooter and you can get it at a used gun value price, grab it.
You don't need to pay $300 for a custom cylinder that doesn't even look like the original Ruger cylinder. Look for a Ruger .30 M1 cylinder. Those are a lot easier to find than 32 mag.
Buy or rent a .327 reamer, ream the cylinder and shoot both .32 H&R mag and.327 Federal mag. The .327 mag is just slightly larger in dimensions than the .30 M1, except at the base of the case. Reaming the chambers for throat size and barely shaves any metal and will make near perfect .327 chambers.
When the 32 mag was first introduced we discovered they would shoot well in NM Ruger 30 M1 Blackhawks with no modifications. So you don't even have to ream the cylinder to shoot .32 or 327 mags. But if you find an old model 30 carbine cylinder you will need to recess the chamber mouths because the .30 case head fits in the chamber but the 327 Rim is larger diameter. Or you can just face off the cylinder the thickness of the 32/327 mag rim.