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Post by bigbore5 on Sept 30, 2021 13:19:15 GMT -5
My unfired NIB 357 maximum blackhawk arrived today. I have wanted one for years but just haven't had the money in hand when I found a good one until now.
Firstly, even though I own quite a few, I am not a Ruger collector per se. I buy them, shoot them, customize them, whatever. But now I am wondering whether I should actually shoot this perfectly preserved, unfired beauty, or go buy another shooter and keep this one virgin.
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Post by tdbarton on Sept 30, 2021 13:21:57 GMT -5
Shoot. Unfired guns make Bigfoot cry.
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Post by wheelguns on Sept 30, 2021 13:33:19 GMT -5
Shoot it!
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Post by mk70ss on Sept 30, 2021 13:42:07 GMT -5
Shoot it.
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Post by Snyd on Sept 30, 2021 13:42:16 GMT -5
Trade it off for a shooter grade 357 max, send it off and get a 500L Max built!
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Post by Encore64 on Sept 30, 2021 13:43:50 GMT -5
I'd say do some research and learn what caused the strap cutting. Then shoot it without making the same mistakes...
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Post by Thunderjet on Sept 30, 2021 14:02:47 GMT -5
My unfired NIB 357 maximum blackhawk arrived today. I have wanted one for years but just haven't had the money in hand when I found a good one until now. Firstly, even though I own quite a few, I am not a Ruger collector per se. I buy them, shoot them, customize them, whatever. But now I am wondering whether I should actually shoot this perfectly preserved, unfired beauty, or go buy another shooter and keep this one virgin. Thats like saying you should never make love to a girlfriend so you can keep her pristine for the next guy |
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Post by bigbrowndog on Sept 30, 2021 14:05:19 GMT -5
I’ve got three maximums, 357, 500, and soon to arrive 414, the 357 has a very small amount of topstrap cutting, for me not enough to worry about. Shoot 158’s or heavier and don’t use fast burning powders and go shoot the $h!t out of it, you’ll love it. Mine is very accurate, very soft shooting, and will never be sold by me.
Trapr
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Post by 45MAN on Sept 30, 2021 14:05:55 GMT -5
IF YOU PAID A PREMIUM FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS NIB THAT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT IF YOU GOT IT AT A GOOD PRICE, SHOOT IT.
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Post by bullseye on Sept 30, 2021 14:11:04 GMT -5
Unfired NIB Maxi's seem fairly abundant, I believe many were purchased & put away shortly after it was announced that they were being discontinued, with hopes that they'd be worth a fortune someday...Perhaps they will? Ultimately it's your decision, I myself would shoot the Hell out of it, with proper loads as stated above.
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Post by bradshaw on Sept 30, 2021 14:28:31 GMT -5
I'd say do some research and learn what caused the strap cutting. Then shoot it without making the same mistakes... ***** So-called “top strap cutting” was proven a non issue before the public knew the .357 Maximum existed. As Bill Ruger, Jr., observed----before the SRM was put into production----during initial firing a line of erosion starts rapidly, then subsides as the steel flame hardens. Erosion self-arrests. This, which shooting beaucoup hot Remington experimental ammo loaded with bullets too light for optimum performance in the Maximum. I experienced more top strap erosion in the S&W M-27 and M-28 .357 Mags. Smith frames are not as hard, and not nearly as strong, as Ruger’s spec for 4140. For someone shooting beaucoup ammunition, BARREL FACE EROSION (usually called forcing cone erosion) is of much greater concern. This is where properly heat treated stainless of 416 and 17-4 persuasion suggests itself for future hot rod revolvers. David Bradshaw |
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Post by bigbore5 on Sept 30, 2021 15:15:53 GMT -5
IF YOU PAID A PREMIUM FOR IT BECAUSE IT WAS NIB THAT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT IF YOU GOT IT AT A GOOD PRICE, SHOOT IT. Basically stole it for $900. |
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Post by simple45 on Sept 30, 2021 15:24:29 GMT -5
My unfired NIB 357 maximum blackhawk arrived today. I have wanted one for years but just haven't had the money in hand when I found a good one until now. Firstly, even though I own quite a few, I am not a Ruger collector per se. I buy them, shoot them, customize them, whatever. But now I am wondering whether I should actually shoot this perfectly preserved, unfired beauty, or go buy another shooter and keep this one virgin. Thats like saying you should never make love to a girlfriend so you can keep her pristine for the next guy THIS is simply the perfect response! |
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Post by squawberryman on Sept 30, 2021 15:25:00 GMT -5
"do some research" meant wait for David.
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Post by smokeeater2 on Sept 30, 2021 15:31:31 GMT -5
That revolver was built to be shot,Do it.
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