What he said.Why no aluminum..??
Personally, I would grab a 4 5/8" OM 41Mag even if it had no grip frame.....
J.
What he said.Why no aluminum..??
Personally, I would grab a 4 5/8" OM 41Mag even if it had no grip frame.....
J.
If we are talking Blackhawk 3 screw, it would depend on the condition of the piece. Pristine or close, I would have to say purist. For a restoration or rebuild, I would say brass. Love the look of a nicely blued revolver with brass hardware. Original Colt, S&W and others had brass options, and Ruger made Blackhawks with brass gf's.That begs the question... if you did buy a magnum SA revolver without a grip frame would you seek out another aluminum frame or get something more substantial (IMO) like brass/bronze stainless or blued steel for it?
Be honest not a purist.
G2, do you own any ugly guns? Love this one!RW is your answer with what ever you want to use,,, Gripframes, Triggers, Hammers, he now has ALL the bases covered and you know the quality!
Here is a NM configured Bisley Grip Frame, made by Qualite, ONLY in NM configuration and no longer available but,,, RW can get you one very similar and way better accurate manufacture…. with a Super/ Bisley hump Hammer in OM configuration, with a OM Trigger using a NM a Trigger Return Spring,,,, and this gun has never been as smooth/ crisp, a pleasure to operate.
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I really like this,,, a OM Bisley, well curved, wide fully fill the trigger window of a NM Bisley GF, with the spur to be able to use a NM Trigger Return Spring. Really well manufactured and finished. The Trigger used in the gun pictured.
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I guess it depends. I rescued an OM FT 44 from a "tactical" gun shop a few years ago (did a whole spread on the restore here on the forum). It had a Super Black Hawk grip frame, and had been converted to the transfer bar "safety" mechanism. I found the correct aluminum XR-3 grip frame and already had the OM parts.... It's "all better now". For ME, grip frames are actually irrelevant. No matter the size, or shape, I shoot'em and never notice the difference. I'm NOT one who notices details.... my mantra has always been "striving for mediocrity" so, I don't 'pay attention'. I do acknowledge that most folk have preferences, and I would never judge or even comment on personal preferences. My original question "why aluminum" was just that: a question that I was curious about.That begs the question... if you did buy a magnum SA revolver without a grip frame would you seek out another aluminum frame or get something more substantial (IMO) like brass/bronze stainless or blued steel for it?
Be honest not a purist.
My point exactly yet. Never mind.Personally, I would grab a 4 5/8" OM 41Mag even if it had no grip frame.
Yes, you would have to buy the NM "upgrade" parts, and probably have a gunsmith do it, Parts are available on ebay and some of the other part place on line. Ruger used to do it and send the parts back, don't know if they still return them.Hang on, if you send an OM in for upgrad it can be stripped b4 u send it?
I did not know you could send a stripped BH to Ruger and they would put the conversion kit in them. I have sent two, my 'smith buddy had some parts, said they needed to be converted before they were sent. Didn't charge me anything, just got his parts back when they were returned. Learned something. Thanks Contender.You can remove the original OM parts,, send in the gun,, to Ruger,, and they will install the NM type parts. All for free. I know they say they return parts,, but occasionally, I've heard of a few times they didn't return parts saying they were "unserviceable"!
If I have to return an OM,, I'd pull the hammer, the trigger, the base pin at a minimum. Then let Ruger do it's part,, and when I got it back,, I'd return it to how it's supposed to be.