OBSERVATION

[Tommy Kelly]

I recently bought a new model super blackhawk. The gun was cheap it had been cut off to the ejector rod housing length. I just assumed it was a 4 5/8" barrel come to find out it was a 5 1/2". I didn't know ruger used 2 different length erh's. My son had a bunch of ruger spare parts he had gathered up and brought them to use on this gun if needed. The bbl was cut but not crowned so we recrowned it using his brownell crowning tool to finish it. The bbl was larger than the tool so it wouldn't cut out to the very edge of the bbl. He has cut several bbl,s back and the tool worked fine and cut all the way past the edge. I guess my bbl is heavier than normal. I have a group of 4 5/8" rugers that the bbl ends at the end of the erh. Did ruger make a heavy bbled 44 with a long bbl I haven't noticed anyone talking about the different ones.

 

[rugerguy]

sounds like someone "sawed-off" one of them 10 1/2 inchers...............we've seen a few over the years, and they tend to be on the "larger; beefier" side, maybe for guys with BIG hands.....
those Supers and the Maximums, have the longer ejector rod & housings.....

 

[RonS]

10.5"s were mostly popular for IHMSA, didn't they make an effort to max the weight up to the legal limit? I seem to remember that DW had to vent their barrel shrouds to make the weight limit because they went over.

 

[boomslang]

Could you post some pictures? I would like to see what that looks like.

 

[tek4260]

Here are some pics of dad's fugly one

 

[hutchman]

That one does have some ........... uh ........character. I like it though! Now with a little wood, it would be perfect.......

 

[CraigC]

Yep, sounds like a chopped-off 10½", which has a heavier barrel profile than the rest of them. Along with the long ejector.

 

[tek4260]

Well you should have seen the original grips that came on it. And the ERH screw, and the sight, and the home grown "accessory rail"

But all in all, it still shoots great and would be a better woods gun than the nice, new, and shiny ones.

 

[flatgate]

Yeow, that's a "Unique" example!

Yup, a good "woods gun" if it shoots straight.

JMHO,

flatgate

 

[HAWKEYE#28]

Would be impressive, laying atop of a car door window sill, pointing at a goblin who would soon be changing his approach to life........... 8)

 

[tek4260]

Yeow, that's a "Unique" example!

Yup, a good "woods gun" if it shoots straight.

JMHO,

flatgate

Well of course it shoots great! Seems all the old worn out ones with character like this shoot great. The only thing wrong with it is that it is a NM. You know that the only proper Super is an OM.

 

[Dale53]

>>>You know that the only proper Super is an OM. Smile<<<

I have an early OM Ruger Super Black Hawk and it has been an exemplary revolver. However, I guess it is safe to say that we disagree on this subject (FRIENDLY disagreement, of COURSE).

As an example, I hold my "new" Lipsey .44 Special in higher regard than I do the Super. My Super IS a good example. It shoots extremely well and does everything expected of it. Many years ago, I did a trigger job on it right after purchase. I prefer the NM simply because they are six shooters (not five and an empty). With the Lipsey Special they have removed the one "NIT" that I had about the NM - the alignment pawl is a BIG improvement, in my opinion. I also like the better handling of the medium frame guns but that is another issue altogether.

My Super was my first .44 Magnum. For a long time, it was the best shooting magnum at our local club (25-100 yards). I could see in those days, and could keep most shots on a playing card at 100 yards.

At any rate, whatever spins your propeller, I always say.

Dale53

 

[Tommy Kelly]

One thing I like about the long ejector rod housing pistol. You cen push a hull completely out of the gun with the long ejector rod. With a full stroke it will clear the cylinder almost 1/2" with a 44 mag hull. This old gun is a favorite truck gun now. It shoots a lot better than I do but I can put 6 shots inside 2" at 25 yds with it most every time. If you notice I did away with the fibre optic part of the front sight. It was too bright to shoot well for me so we ground it off and built the sight back up with jb weld and painted it. The fibre optic was like looking at a flashlight in the dark to me. It would have been great for shots just before dark but in daylight it was just too bright. Don't youall think I should put those grips on the classified section and sell them. They are custom made and ground and noone else has a set just like them and also the erh screw that was a custom feature for sure along with the custom scope rail this was a one of a kind gun for sure. Now it's back almost to a plain old ruger super blackhawk. But I like it a lot better now. I should have found a contest for the ugliest ruger it would have been a sure winner with all the custom work it had.