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Post by bitterroot on Feb 6, 2023 15:39:05 GMT -5
Can one of you Ruger aficionados please identify what model these are?
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Post by potatojudge on Feb 6, 2023 16:37:09 GMT -5
Those are old model Rugers with welded top straps and new front sights to mimic a Colt SAA/Vaquero.
Also seeing black powder chamfers, swapped in SBH hammers, and what look like alloy grip frames not very well fit to the guns.
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Post by kings6 on Feb 6, 2023 16:54:02 GMT -5
Looks like some guns Alan Harton had done.
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Post by clintsfolly on Feb 6, 2023 17:05:41 GMT -5
Looks like a project that was sent to testing and if it proves to be what the customer wanted it was going to be finished later. I have seen a few in the state before! Many have the same story behind them. Deer season/ cowboy action season/big hunt is coming soon and when they get back it gets pushed to back burner!
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Post by bitterroot on Feb 6, 2023 17:27:31 GMT -5
Thank you gentlemen. It's as I suspected.
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Post by bobwright on Feb 7, 2023 13:25:46 GMT -5
Such custom work was common back in the Quick Draw days. The rules were not so rigid as CAS or SASS endeavors so many wanted the smoother cocking provided by the coil springs of the Rugers. So, Blackhawks were customized to replicate the Colt SAA. Why they would want the Super Blackhawk hammer for such use is beyond me. I've foundthe Blackhawk hammer spur far more positive gripping that the beavertail spur.
This practice was around the early 'Sixties, as I recall.
Bob Wright
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 7, 2023 14:24:17 GMT -5
Such custom work was common back in the Quick Draw days. The rules were not so rigid as CAS or SASS endeavors so many wanted the smoother cocking provided by the coil springs of the Rugers. So, Blackhawks were customized to replicate the Colt SAA. Why they would want the Super Blackhawk hammer for such use is beyond me. I've foundthe Blackhawk hammer spur far more positive gripping that the beavertail spur. This practice was around the early 'Sixties, as I recall. Bob Wright ***** Bob.... for this shooter, Bill Ruger got his hammers right. I much prefer the Blackhawk narrow, taller spur with the RDX-RED grip frame, and the SBH shorter, wide spur on the Super Blackhawk. David Bradshaw
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Post by bobwright on Feb 8, 2023 9:49:31 GMT -5
Such custom work was common back in the Quick Draw days. The rules were not so rigid as CAS or SASS endeavors so many wanted the smoother cocking provided by the coil springs of the Rugers. So, Blackhawks were customized to replicate the Colt SAA. Why they would want the Super Blackhawk hammer for such use is beyond me. I've foundthe Blackhawk hammer spur far more positive gripping that the beavertail spur. This practice was around the early 'Sixties, as I recall. Bob Wright ***** Bob.... for this shooter, Bill Ruger got his hammers right. I much prefer the Blackhawk narrow, taller spur with the RDX-RED grip frame, and the SBH shorter, wide spur on the Super Blackhawk. David Bradshaw
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Post by bobwright on Feb 8, 2023 9:54:48 GMT -5
***** Bob.... for this shooter, Bill Ruger got his hammers right. I much prefer the Blackhawk narrow, taller spur with the RDX-RED grip frame, and the SBH shorter, wide spur on the Super Blackhawk. David Bradshaw Well, to each his own. I tend to cock the hammer as I draw with the thumb of my shooting hand. The narrow hammer spur seems to "dig in" to the flesh of my thumb and affords, to me, a more positive grip. The wide spur on S&W revolvers, and the beavertail spurs on Colt target model revolvers, are so checkered as as to be non-slip under any circumstances. But I've found that the SBH hammer spur lets my thumb just sort of "sit" there on the top of the spur. I do replace the beavertail spurs on all my Super Blackhawks. You do what cocks your pistol. Literally. Bob Wright
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