chet15
Hawkeye
A couple of days ago an RENE member asked me what I knew about a .41 Blackhawk he'd just heard about that was coming in shortly that for some reason had an 87- prefix on them. The catalog number is also different, S416N and Ruger's model number is 0868. I replied that Ruger must have really screwed up on that one, but could use a pic for my 3rd book on Ruger SA's when I get that going.
Well, attended the Des Moines gun show this weekend and saw two of them, serial numbers 87-79778 and 87-79791 and they are .41 FLATTOPS!! :shock:
Built on the 50th Anniversary .44 Mag. flattop frame (not the small .357 50th/.44 special frame) these guns have XR3 steel grip frames and rollmarks on the left side that say ".41 Blackhawk".
I find it curious that Ruger would number these within the 87- prefix of the Super Blackhawk series. It would seem they would have been a better fit if numbered right after the last of the 870- prefixed .44 flattop 50th guns (ala .357 50th/44 Special sn sequence), but here we have it.
The other guns I know of are 87-79538 & 87-79539, so looks like no more than a 250-gun span right now. Williams is the distributor I've just learned (since the dealers at the DSM show wouldn't tell me!).
I also wonder if Ruger isn't using up leftover 50th Anniversary .44 flattop frame castings.
Now I'm going to grip again!! A gun like this, a .41 Mag. flattop gets made and there is no pre-advertising by the distributor or even Ruger! If somebody would have done so maybe Ruger would have to make 10,000 of the things! I doubt they will ever be that popular, but wouldn't it make sense to have some idea of how many the consumer wanted so you could make all that they need plus a few more? I just don't get it. Guys at the top of their industry like that and sometimes they have very little idea about real business.
But....I guess its places like Rugerforum.com (not sanctioned or promoted by Ruger or any of their distributors) that's going to help sell THEIR guns for them again!!!!
Chet15
Well, attended the Des Moines gun show this weekend and saw two of them, serial numbers 87-79778 and 87-79791 and they are .41 FLATTOPS!! :shock:
Built on the 50th Anniversary .44 Mag. flattop frame (not the small .357 50th/.44 special frame) these guns have XR3 steel grip frames and rollmarks on the left side that say ".41 Blackhawk".
I find it curious that Ruger would number these within the 87- prefix of the Super Blackhawk series. It would seem they would have been a better fit if numbered right after the last of the 870- prefixed .44 flattop 50th guns (ala .357 50th/44 Special sn sequence), but here we have it.
The other guns I know of are 87-79538 & 87-79539, so looks like no more than a 250-gun span right now. Williams is the distributor I've just learned (since the dealers at the DSM show wouldn't tell me!).
I also wonder if Ruger isn't using up leftover 50th Anniversary .44 flattop frame castings.
Now I'm going to grip again!! A gun like this, a .41 Mag. flattop gets made and there is no pre-advertising by the distributor or even Ruger! If somebody would have done so maybe Ruger would have to make 10,000 of the things! I doubt they will ever be that popular, but wouldn't it make sense to have some idea of how many the consumer wanted so you could make all that they need plus a few more? I just don't get it. Guys at the top of their industry like that and sometimes they have very little idea about real business.
But....I guess its places like Rugerforum.com (not sanctioned or promoted by Ruger or any of their distributors) that's going to help sell THEIR guns for them again!!!!
Chet15