Old Model Ruger Blackhawk 45 lc 4 3/4 barrel
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Most of this was answered in your other/dupe post here a few days ago:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=529940
There's a voluntary recall, because some azzwipe successfully sued Ruger after they had an incident with a Ruger SA revolver - why Ruger went to the New Model transfer bar lockwork after 1973.
Ruger will convert the lockwork to the transfer bar style for the bubble, but I wouldn't send mine in for the work, as I prefer the old lockwork. YMMV.
The OM front sights were AFAIK soldered on, so if the front sight's AWOL w/o a trace, IMO your BH once had a longer bbl (most likely 7-1/2") that somebody cut down & never got around to installing a new sight on.
I previously answered otherwise because for some unk reason I thought you had a NM Blackhawk, some of which had a screw-on front sight ramp.
I'd suggest just installing a new front sight, or have a real gunsmith (not some AR parts-changer) do it for you.
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Most of this was answered in your other/dupe post here a few days ago:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=529940
There's a voluntary recall, because some azzwipe successfully sued Ruger after they had an incident with a Ruger SA revolver - why Ruger went to the New Model transfer bar lockwork after 1973.
Ruger will convert the lockwork to the transfer bar style for the bubble, but I wouldn't send mine in for the work, as I prefer the old lockwork. YMMV.
The OM front sights were AFAIK soldered on, so if the front sight's AWOL w/o a trace, IMO your BH once had a longer bbl (most likely 7-1/2") that somebody cut down & never got around to installing a new sight on.
I previously answered otherwise because for some unk reason I thought you had a NM Blackhawk, some of which had a screw-on front sight ramp.
I'd suggest just installing a new front sight, or have a real gunsmith (not some AR parts-changer) do it for you.
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