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Ruger Blackhawk

HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
edited October 2010 in Ask the Experts
Would a Blackhawk with the barrel marked "Made in the 200th year of American Liberty" be worth a premium over a standard blackhawk?

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  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    When talking about Ruger Black Hawk pistols is "three screw" better or worth more than the new model? Is there any significance about the three screw?
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can 45 ACP be used in a Ruger New Model Blackhawk....its chambered for 45 long colt????
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What is the difference between the "New Blackhawk", and the OLD Blackhawk. Is it frame size like the old, and new Vacquero? THX HAWKSHAW
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    How can you tell if you have an old model black hawk. The one I have is a flat top above the cylinder. thanks jeff
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    can someone give me a ball park value and age on this one ruger blackhawk ser # 32-96744 six shot revolver seem tight but with a good bit of surface rust i think a good cleaning may take care of some of the rust but not all btw its a 357
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    starting to look at buying a ruger blackhawk in 41 mag for hunting and because it just looks good but is there a diffrence in performance between the 4 and 6 1/2 inch barrel? im new to the handgun world so pardon any dumb questions
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did Ruger offer the Blackhawk with a 12 inch barrel? I thought the longest they made was a 10 1/2 but a friend says otherwise...any help appreciated...Bull
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can anyone tell me what the following pistol is worth?
    It's a Ruger Blackhawk 45colt. I believe it's a 5 1/2 inch barrel. On the top of the barrel it says something like made in the 200th anaversary of out revolution (or something like that). It is in very good comdition. Also I assume that it was made in 1976. Am I correct in that?

    Thanks,

    Tony
  • HawkshawHawkshaw Member Posts: 1,016 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Current manufacture 44 Mag Blackhawk. Will be loading/shooting hard cast, lead bullets. What is the barrel twist rate and what weight bullets will shoot most accurately with that twist rate? Thanks!
  • Mort4570Mort4570 Member Posts: 472 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    old models are asembled with screws,new models with pins.
    old models operate like a colt,you put it on half cock to free up the cylinder. On new models opening the loading gate frees up the cylinder,no half cock on those.
    old models no transfer bar,new models all have t bars.

    that is off the top of my head,there may be more. I"m sure there is.
  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mort has the basics down. "Old Model", "3" screws, more Colt like, load 5 chambers, keep the tube under the hammer open, etc.
    "New model", pins replace screws and transfer bar ignition system makes carry with all chambers loaded "safe".
    In addition, as alluded to with the Vacquero, when the New Model was introduced Ruger went to a single frame size for both the Super Blackhawk (.44 Mag.) and the .357 Blackhawk.
    The "NewNew" Blackhawk .357's have returned to the earlier, smaller frame, while keeping the new lockwork.
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