Model12Win
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Gentleman, I believe I've bought the wrong gun!
As some of you may know, my most recent revolver is a Ruger New Model Blackhawk .45 convertible. Well I am discovering this is not the Ruger single action I had in mind when I purchased it.
First, the action. When buying this gun, I was under the impression it was the type where chambers would line up with the loading port at each click when turning the cylinder. Guys this is not so! The clicks are between cylinders! This makes it tricky to reload since on the Ruger guns with this feature, you turn the cylinder till it clicks then back it up a bit till it stops, which holds it in the perfect position to eject the round and load a fresh one... I'm quite disappointed this isn't standard on all Ruger single actions. I got my signals crossed and assumed it was. It is standard on THIS gun, the one I fear I should have bought:
https://ruger.com/products/newModelBlackhawkConvertible/specSheets/5240.html
This gun is built on the flat-top frame and has the excellent loading features I first mentioned. I have read many like it even better than free spin pawl. Not only that, it has an all-steel construction. On my New Model Blackhawk (standard frame), the grip frame is aluminum. Because of this it feels quite nose heavy, more so than I was anticipating at the guns weight. These two guns actually weigh exactly the same according to Ruger, but with the lighter frame and heavier grip frame of the flattop, it is sure to end up feeling better balanced in the hand.
Now the only thing (IMHO) that the standard large frame New Model Blackhawk has over the flattops is the ability to fire heavy .45 Colt +P loads, something I never intend to do anyway. For my purposes, I'd never need the power of such loads in my area. The largest predators are coyotes and for social work it's just too much. I also do not enjoy shooting heavy loads recreationally.
So guys this is a lesson to all to THOROUGHLY research a gun before you buy it. I thought I had done this, but got confused and am now invested in this one. I am strongly considering selling it and purchasing the flattop. I fear I won't be satisfied at all with this gun and will be thinking of the flattop.
Take care all!
As some of you may know, my most recent revolver is a Ruger New Model Blackhawk .45 convertible. Well I am discovering this is not the Ruger single action I had in mind when I purchased it.
First, the action. When buying this gun, I was under the impression it was the type where chambers would line up with the loading port at each click when turning the cylinder. Guys this is not so! The clicks are between cylinders! This makes it tricky to reload since on the Ruger guns with this feature, you turn the cylinder till it clicks then back it up a bit till it stops, which holds it in the perfect position to eject the round and load a fresh one... I'm quite disappointed this isn't standard on all Ruger single actions. I got my signals crossed and assumed it was. It is standard on THIS gun, the one I fear I should have bought:
https://ruger.com/products/newModelBlackhawkConvertible/specSheets/5240.html
This gun is built on the flat-top frame and has the excellent loading features I first mentioned. I have read many like it even better than free spin pawl. Not only that, it has an all-steel construction. On my New Model Blackhawk (standard frame), the grip frame is aluminum. Because of this it feels quite nose heavy, more so than I was anticipating at the guns weight. These two guns actually weigh exactly the same according to Ruger, but with the lighter frame and heavier grip frame of the flattop, it is sure to end up feeling better balanced in the hand.
Now the only thing (IMHO) that the standard large frame New Model Blackhawk has over the flattops is the ability to fire heavy .45 Colt +P loads, something I never intend to do anyway. For my purposes, I'd never need the power of such loads in my area. The largest predators are coyotes and for social work it's just too much. I also do not enjoy shooting heavy loads recreationally.
So guys this is a lesson to all to THOROUGHLY research a gun before you buy it. I thought I had done this, but got confused and am now invested in this one. I am strongly considering selling it and purchasing the flattop. I fear I won't be satisfied at all with this gun and will be thinking of the flattop.
Take care all!