Old model .44 magnums - gun art

[PALADIN85020]

I took a picture recently I thought some of you might enjoy. These are two old model .44 magnums. The top one is a Super Blackhawk, produced in early 1973, just before the changeover to the new transfer-bar models. The lower one is a flat top .44 mag Blackhawk with original factory stag grips, vintage of 1957. These are two of my favorite Rugers.

By the way, if you subscribe to Dillon's Blue Press catalog/magazine (subscriptions are free - call 1-800-223-4570), the October issue contains an article I wrote on the Ruger plant in Prescott, Arizona, complete with numerous pictures of their production lines.

John

 

[Cholo]

Nice pics! Some guns are art, some are tools. Sometimes I shoot my art...

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Nice, those Dillon's Blue Press mags show up at my door and I don't know why. I never bought anything from them. They must have ESPN. :D

 

[SteveRuger]

I read your article very well done! You should send a draft to Brass Frame to get published in the ROCS Journal. J/S

 

[Chuck 100 yd]

I read it to. Good job! :D Nice pair of .44's you have there! :mrgreen:

 

[Jim Puke]

I saw the article, also...good job.

 

[Satmary]

Very nice revolvers, and excellent photography, I might add! I'm a newbie with flat tops, having just one -- a 1959 vintage .357. Forgive my ignorance, but how does your .44 Mag flat top compare with the Super Blackhawk with respect to frame and cylinder size? The flat top is much slimmer, isn't it? My .357's cylinder is considerably smaller in diameter than my New Model Blackhawks, closer to a New Vaquero. Does the same hold true for flat tops in .44 Mag? It's difficult to determine from your photo. Thank you.

 

[Aeroscout9]

Cylinders are the same general dimensions between Old Supers and original 44 Blackhawks. Cylinder windows of the cylinder frames are the same size. Earlier example is lighter overall than the later Super, due to the grip frame being steel, and the longer barrel of the Super. NM BH's are dimensionally the same. And now of course they've brought the mid frame back out which is the same as the old 357 frame.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

John, great photo. Your photo is what makes it art. If I took the same picture it would just look like a couple of old guns. Great job!!!

 

[don44]

Very nice!

 

[BearBio]

My flattop 44 is my favorite 44 mag.

 

[Satmary]

Cylinders are the same general dimensions between Old Supers and original 44 Blackhawks. Cylinder windows of the cylinder frames are the same size. Earlier example is lighter overall than the later Super, due to the grip frame being steel, and the longer barrel of the Super. NM BH's are dimensionally the same. And now of course they've brought the mid frame back out which is the same as the old 357 frame.

Aeroscout9,
Thank you very much for your clarification of cylinder and frame sizes. I appreciate your insight.

 

[Mickey D]

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