Boomer8484
Bearcat
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- Oct 25, 2012
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I have and affinity for the .41 Remington Magnum and happen to have a couple of Blackhawks. A 6.5" mfg in 1983 & a 4.625" mfg in 2009. They are both plow handle grip frames, I was thinking of converting both to full Bisleys' because I'm just not fond of the plow handle (something I didn't until I had spent the money on the guns). I decided to forgo the conversions because I didn't want to spent $400+ to do so. So, I had to compromise and the research began. I stumbled across the Hogue Mono-grips and my woes against the plow handle were solved. The Mono-grips are comfortable, and secure the gun in my hand. If you are looking for recoil management in regards to the pistol rolling in the hand, well try Hogue Mono-grips (at $20-$25 its a great compromise).
I only have 2 cons about the Mono-grips are; the rubbery grips cause a little rub-raw skin after lots of rounds, not a big issues. The other is since the Mono-grips move the hand position down thus making it harder to reach the hammer with the strong hand. Also, I just wanted to add a hammer with a little more style to my 6-shooters! So, I placed a call to Ruger and ordered up a pair of Bisley hammers. I had a good chuckle with the gentleman on the phone. He asked what I would be installing the hammers in and I told him a set of non-Bisley Blackhawks. He told me that I couldn't install the hammers in my guns without both: the aid of a gunsmith and the Bisley triggers. I simply replied, in order to use a Bisley trigger, you have to use the Bisley grip frame. He asked why, I said because of the curve of the Bisley trigger not allowing enough clearance in the trigger guard. He said, Oh, I did not know that. He then said, well the internal parts are different dimensions and the trigger wont work. He also said that the hammer is too big and that to make the whole hodge-podge of parts to work, I would need a highly experienced gunsmith to do the work. I said to him laughingly, I'm pretty good at what I do, and ordered the hammers anyways!
Either way, long story short, the hammers came in and cut the back hump off. With a little finish work and cold blue the hammers were in and my Blackhawks are finished. Other work includes custom trigger work (adjusting springs & cutting out the infamous Blackhawk trigger creep), and painting the sights for better visibility. All the work was done my me, and the triggers break at a crisp 1.5 lbs!
I know the picture isn't that great, I'll try to get one later out in the sun.
I only have 2 cons about the Mono-grips are; the rubbery grips cause a little rub-raw skin after lots of rounds, not a big issues. The other is since the Mono-grips move the hand position down thus making it harder to reach the hammer with the strong hand. Also, I just wanted to add a hammer with a little more style to my 6-shooters! So, I placed a call to Ruger and ordered up a pair of Bisley hammers. I had a good chuckle with the gentleman on the phone. He asked what I would be installing the hammers in and I told him a set of non-Bisley Blackhawks. He told me that I couldn't install the hammers in my guns without both: the aid of a gunsmith and the Bisley triggers. I simply replied, in order to use a Bisley trigger, you have to use the Bisley grip frame. He asked why, I said because of the curve of the Bisley trigger not allowing enough clearance in the trigger guard. He said, Oh, I did not know that. He then said, well the internal parts are different dimensions and the trigger wont work. He also said that the hammer is too big and that to make the whole hodge-podge of parts to work, I would need a highly experienced gunsmith to do the work. I said to him laughingly, I'm pretty good at what I do, and ordered the hammers anyways!
Either way, long story short, the hammers came in and cut the back hump off. With a little finish work and cold blue the hammers were in and my Blackhawks are finished. Other work includes custom trigger work (adjusting springs & cutting out the infamous Blackhawk trigger creep), and painting the sights for better visibility. All the work was done my me, and the triggers break at a crisp 1.5 lbs!
I know the picture isn't that great, I'll try to get one later out in the sun.
