Model12Win
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Guys you might have noticed my recent thread on the Ruger Redhawk .45 Colt/.45 ACP model. Well after doing some reading and judging the results that members have had here, it appears the new Redhawk doesn't group very well with .45 ACP ammunition. This is disconcerting to me to say the least. Since I am not a reloader, the ability to fire .45 ACP ammunition through a big .45 Colt gun would be an invaluable thing. Factory .45 ACP is about half the cost of factory .45 Colt, I could never afford to shoot the gun much with just .45 Colt ammo.
So that leads me back to "square one" as it were. Instead of the double-action Redhawk, I see that Ruger now has several Blackhawk models out that come with a .45 ACP replacement cylinder. I am quite fond of the blued 5.5" model with faux ivory grips.
But now how does THIS gun do with the ACP ammunition? Does it group them widely as the Redhawk appears to do? Or is this more accurate with the ACP ammo? Since I plan to mainly be firing .45 ACP ammo for training and fun, and carrying .45 Colt trail defense loads, I need it to be accurate in .45 ACP.
So what's the verdict on these convertible Ruger Blackhawk .45s? I'd love to own a "big forty five" as it were, right now my largest diameter revolver is a .38 S&W with it's .361" bore!
Let me know revolver peeps!
So that leads me back to "square one" as it were. Instead of the double-action Redhawk, I see that Ruger now has several Blackhawk models out that come with a .45 ACP replacement cylinder. I am quite fond of the blued 5.5" model with faux ivory grips.
But now how does THIS gun do with the ACP ammunition? Does it group them widely as the Redhawk appears to do? Or is this more accurate with the ACP ammo? Since I plan to mainly be firing .45 ACP ammo for training and fun, and carrying .45 Colt trail defense loads, I need it to be accurate in .45 ACP.
So what's the verdict on these convertible Ruger Blackhawk .45s? I'd love to own a "big forty five" as it were, right now my largest diameter revolver is a .38 S&W with it's .361" bore!
Let me know revolver peeps!