RABULL
.30 Stingray
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Post by RABULL on Mar 4, 2013 3:03:18 GMT -5
Okay all, I finally decided to purchase a Used Good Condition Ruger Blackhawk 3 Screw SA .30 Carbine Revolver with 7 1/2 " barrel at my local Gun Shop.
My Question is now, what should I do with it?
For some background, I have 2 Ruger Single Sixes in 32 H & R Magnum in 4 5/8" and 5 1/2" barrels.
I also have a Ruger Buckeye Special Blackhawk in .327 Federal Magnum (rechambered from 32 H & R Magnum) and .32-20 Winchester in a 6 1/2" Barrel.
I also have a Colt SAA 32-30 WCF with a 4 3/4" barrel.
I do have more than my share of .357's, .44's & .45's so I have those calibers covered fairly well.
My question is what to do with this .30 Carbine Ruger? I am sure some of you have some good ideas.... I am open to hearing all of them...... Thank you in advance for any ideas that you have......
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Post by tek4260 on Mar 4, 2013 6:41:20 GMT -5
 Loping it off at 4 5/8 like this 30 Carbine is a good start |
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Post by whitworth on Mar 4, 2013 6:47:51 GMT -5
Shoot the heck out of it!
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stonecoldrc
.240 Incinerator
western Arkansas
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Post by stonecoldrc on Mar 4, 2013 6:51:41 GMT -5
I agree with whitworth. This is a fine revolver as is. It serves the same purpose as the various versions of 32 magnums and is easy to load, find brass for, etc. I have enoyed the two I have a lot over the years.
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bud
.30 Stingray
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Post by bud on Mar 4, 2013 8:06:25 GMT -5
Do not lope off the barrel. That 7.5" will issue a huge fireball as is. Have new one and older one. Both really shoot and I don't mean 6" groups at 50 yds. These will print 3" groups all day using a CB and a dose of H110 or W296. Very cool pistols and deadly on coyotes, small deer and everything below.
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Post by mindustrial on Mar 4, 2013 9:10:18 GMT -5
There's always Gary Reeder.... don't know anything about it, but this round sounds interesting:
"This is our 300 GNR. This one is simply a shortened 30-30 and intended for revolver use. We took the old 30 Herrett and shortened it 1/10 of an inch and made the case a bit straighter and the shoulder a bit sharper. This one will put a 110 gr. JHP out of a 7 inch barrel at 2200. No set back problems with this one either. Can be rechambered from a 30 Carbine Ruger."
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Post by Lee Martin on Mar 4, 2013 11:15:29 GMT -5
I'll second the idea of converting it to a shortened Herrett. The 30 Streaker may be a nice option and dates back to the mid-1970's (Reeder later renamed it the 300 GNR). As noted, it'll routinely push 110's to 2,000+ fps. Here's one we built back in 1993 using an 8.5" piece of Douglas barrel.  -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by whitworth on Mar 4, 2013 11:22:27 GMT -5
What's wrong with leaving it a .30 Carbine??
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Post by Lee Martin on Mar 4, 2013 11:28:14 GMT -5
Nothing, except they generate a hell of a lot of noise for 1,500 fps. The 30 Streaker, or 300 GNR, isn't that much louder and adds another 600+ fps. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by whitworth on Mar 4, 2013 13:26:13 GMT -5
Nothing, except they generate a hell of a lot of noise for 1,500 fps. The 30 Streaker, or 300 GNR, isn't that much louder and adds another 600+ fps. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" I know they're loud as hell! |
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Post by AxeHandle on Mar 4, 2013 15:23:43 GMT -5
The Reeder option brings reloading dies and data with it...   |
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Post by Boge Quinn on Mar 4, 2013 16:50:09 GMT -5
I'm with Whitworth - leave it a 30 Carbine and commence to wearin' it out! At least give it a try before you convert it to something, you might love it like it is, as I do. I was hooked the first time I ever shot a 30 Carbine Blackhawk - FAST, relatively cheap to shoot, and trajectory like a banjer string! Loud? Well, yeah, but that's why I wear muffs.
The first one I shot was Jeff's, at the Shootist Holiday some years ago - I had been shooting 44s and 45s at rocks out beyond 300 yards, seemed like I had to aim 10 feet over and had time to have a smoke before I saw the puff of dust that told me how far I'd missed. When Jeff put that 30 Carbine into my hands, I started having some REAL fun! At least, once I got used to how quickly the bullet arrived on target (and I mean ON target!), and once I figured out that I didn't have to hold-over the whole front sight. I got one for myself soon as I got home, and that thing is a blast to shoot!
Give it a try - I love customs, but there's nothing wrong with a stock sixgun that will SHOOT.
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 4, 2013 17:01:21 GMT -5
As said they are LOUD! A line packer I worked with in Idaho in the '70s carried one on horseback. He said it "scared the hell out of the bears"! I dont doubt that.
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Post by AxeHandle on Mar 4, 2013 17:20:53 GMT -5
Find another 30 Carbine cylinder and you could have both! I've got Gary building me an 8 shot dual cylinder 32-20/327 custom with a .308 barrel. I still won't have a carbine BH. Carbine ammo isn't as cheap as you old guys remember it being way back when...
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Post by CraigC on Mar 4, 2013 17:58:30 GMT -5
A convertible with one cylinder being a .300GNR sounds cool to me. Commence to blasting yonder critters and rocks with it.
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