Blackhawks

[Watertender]

That is absolutely gorgeous!

JAYDAWG must have stepped in the right pile of dog crap! All I ever get is a mess on the bottom of my shoe...

 

[vlavalle]

That .357/.45 convert in post #43 is certainly one you don't see every day.

I do not think that it is possible to have a .357 and .45 caliber from the same gun. If you look carefully at post #43, the picture above is a 3.57 Mag/9mm convertible with a cylinder swap. The gun shown below that is a .45 Colt with a .45 ACP with a cylinder swap as well. I own such a Ruger, a .45Colt Convertible with the .45 ACP spare cylinder.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

I do not think that it is possible to have a .357 and .45 caliber from the same gun. If you look carefully at post #43, the picture above is a 3.57 Mag/9mm convertible with a cylinder swap. The gun shown below that is a .45 Colt with a .45 ACP with a cylinder swap as well. I own such a Ruger, a .45Colt Convertible with the .45 ACP spare cylinder.

Quite possible. If you'll note carefully the .357/.45 gun package includes an extra barrel along with the extra cylinder, and an extractor assembly to match the extra barrel. Dunno which assembly is .357 and which is .45, but it certainly looks doable, if perhaps a little "busy" to make the swap.

 

[Armybrat]

Quite possible. If you'll note carefully the .357/.45 gun package includes an extra barrel along with the extra cylinder, and an extractor assembly to match the extra barrel. Dunno which assembly is .357 and which is .45, but it certainly looks doable, if perhaps a little "busy" to make the swap.

I’d rather just have two separate Blackhawk convertibles.

 

[BULL'S-EYE]

Quite possible. If you'll note carefully the .357/.45 gun package includes an extra barrel along with the extra cylinder, and an extractor assembly to match the extra barrel. Dunno which assembly is .357 and which is .45, but it certainly looks doable, if perhaps a little "busy" to make the swap.

I vaguely recall reading an article in one of the gun magazines (Guns & Ammo)? About a three caliber Blackhawk that was set up like that many years ago...

 

[moparclan]

I have one unopened bottle of Eagle Rare.....and one half bottle of Buffalo Trace.....hard to come by in my neck of the woods. If you find it, it's pricey.

One unopened bottle of Canadian Club Cask 16, some are going for stupid high prices.

 

[Watertender]

One unopened bottle of Canadian Club Cask 16, some are going for stupid high prices.

I have an unopened bottle of Thunderbird... Or at least the cap is sealed. The wino slipped and fell breaking the glass. He cried like a baby...

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I have an unopened bottle of Thunderbird... Or at least the cap is sealed. The wino slipped and fell breaking the glass. He cried like a baby...

 

[moparclan]

Quite possible. If you'll note carefully the .357/.45 gun package includes an extra barrel along with the extra cylinder, and an extractor assembly to match the extra barrel. Dunno which assembly is .357 and which is .45, but it certainly looks doable, if perhaps a little "busy" to make the swap.

My dad had that done in the 70's at a shop in Tucson, the blue is the original .357 and the stainless parts are the .45 Colt. Takes less than 5 minutes to convert from one caliber to the other. Just really a novelty I guess but very shootable. Used to have an article about the shop that did the work, Ruger actually sued them for using the transfer bar system in their revolvers.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

My dad had that done in the 70's at a shop in Tucson, the blue is the original .357 and the stainless parts are the .45 Colt. Takes less than 5 minutes to convert from on caliber to the other. Just really a novelty I guess but very shootable. Used to have an article about the shop that did the work, Ruger actually sued them for using the transfer bar system in their revolvers.

Thanks for sharing.

Did the shop use Ruger transfer bar parts or make their own?

 

[moparclan]

Thanks for sharing.

Did the shop use Ruger transfer bar parts or make their own?

Made their own.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

Made their own.

How'd the lawsuit turn out?

 

[Ale-8(1)]

So I assume it failed. Good!

 

[moparclan]

How'd the lawsuit turn out?

I will try to find the article, I think Ruger let them use the idea but paid royalties.
https://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/404/united-sporting-arms-historyand some more from Ruger Forum.
https://www.rugerforum.net/threads/seville-44-magnum.377121/