The success of the Single-Six encouraged Bill Ruger to take the next step in the development of his line of handguns, a larger centerfire model, with the overall size about the same as the Colt.
22 semi-auto pistol, the Single-Six was a big success and became very popular with plinkers, campers, hikers and small-game hunters. Work on the model was under way in 1951 and, by the end of 1953, Sturm, Ruger & Co. His idea was to make a rimfire six-shooter as a companion to his Standard to be known as the Single-Six. Bill Ruger saw that the time was right to create a new, up-to-date single-action for a waiting market. The Colt Single Action Army had been out of production since 1940, and the company had announced it was no longer going to be made. Western movies were very popular in the late ’40s and early ’50s, and virtually every cast member was armed with a single-action sixgun. He liked the simplicity and reliability of the old Colt design, along with its graceful shape and the way it felt in the hand. Ruger had always been a fan of single-action revolvers. was ready to take the next step and add another product to the line. 22 Standard Pistol that had been introduced the previous year. In 1950 Bill Ruger’s gun company was on its way to becoming a major player in the industry, thanks to the success of his. The Flattop models tend to command the highest values on the collector's market.There were a number of Blackhawk variants developed, including the Super Blackhawk, Flattop Blackhawk and the New Model series, along with a number of different caliber options.44 Magnum revolvers, Ruger with an updated Blackhawk and S&W with the. 44 Magnum was underway, both Ruger and S&W strove to introduce the first. Introduced in 1955, the Blackhawk was Ruger's first centerfire revolver, and it's still produced more than 70 years later.What makes the Ruger Blackhawk a popular revolver, both in terms of current production and as a collector's piece? Best regards, Rod & BTW, Hornady's 210 gr XTP with 9.0 gr of Herco makes a dandy carry load right at 1000 fps from my 3-screw 4-5/8" bbl.In the 1950s, Ruger introduced the venerable Blackhawk revolver, which remains both a desirable collector piece and a popular current-production gun. For those who've not seen this pic before, those stocks are cut from 4-board horse fencing, poplar, that's just starting to decompose.the marking is called spalting and is the result of bacteria in the wood. Here's a pic of the 3-screw with a pair of stocks I made up. I load both Lyman's 410459 and RCBS' 41-215 for similar velocities and with great accuracy. As does 6.5 gr of Win 231 or 8.0 gr of Herco, with the following bullets. 44 Spl., works equally well with a 210-220 gr. Skelton's justly famous 7.5 gr Unique load for a. I have a Flat Top 6-1/2" as well as a Smith M57 6"er that are just a tad more accurate, but don't feel nearly as 'right' when on the hip.Ĭast bullet loads for my three are uniformly sized to 0.411, with ACWW alloy and 50-50 lube. My favorite is an Old Model Ruger with its 4-5/8" bbl., for its easy carrying length and weight. Great caliber in two fine guns: Ruger's BH and Smith's M57. Unlike most other mounts the irons sights are there and zeroed so if the FF goes TU I can simply remove it quickly and still be good to go. I've D&T'd the top strap for a very low Weaver base and have a Burris Fastfire on it. Price was very right so I was back in the 41 magnum business. He had just recently got the Bisley and had shot 18 rounds of Remington JSPs through it. Then I picked up a Ruger Bisley from an Army Captain who was being transferred to Germany. I ended up letting all the Smiths go thinking of getting a Ruger BH but time and other interests kept that on hold 'til '91. All were very good shooters but the large N frame grip is just not compatible with my smaller hands, especially with DA and with magnum loads. Back in the '70s I went through a couple S&W M57s and a M58. Ruger should make a Blackhawk Flattop and a New Vaquero in 41mag.Would it hold up to the magnum pressures?Īlways liked the 41 Magnum.
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