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bclark215

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I recently got a ruger super blackhawk bisley hunter in .44 mag. Im planning on buying some wolff springs and making a set of black walnut grips. I was also hoping to polish it to a mirror finish and then bead blast the cylinder leaving 2 thin pinstripes around the cylinder in my blasting cabinet. I cant decide however if I should polish the frame and blast the cylinder like I said or do the opposite. I want it to look nice and stand out. What are ya'lls opinions on how I should finish it (im open to other suggestions and I have the ability to cerakote)? Also besides changing the springs is there anything else that I can do to improve this gun. I do enjoy gunsmithing however im nowhere close to a professional. I was thinking about chamfering the cylinder and possibly recrowning.
 
Personally, I'm just jealous that you have one.... :o

I would keep it simple.
Perhaps two tone, but fitting the more classic style.

How about a polished cylinder, trigger and hammer and the rest deep blued together with some wooden grips that ooze character.
 
Its stainless with a brushed finish. Im thinking now that since this gun will be used quite a bit that I want to reduce the ammount of polished area. I really think that the finger prints will show. Im thinking that im going to bead blast most of the gun and possibly polish the cylinder trigger and hammer. I also like the blueing idea and am going to look into it. I do want to keep the classic look and dont want to change it too much and make it look funny.
 
I believe that bluing and stainless don't play so well together: I seem to recall reading that somewhere on here.

Otherwise, rather than the brushed finish, how about a finer frosted finish (sand-blasting?) with, as you say, polished trigger, hammer and perhaps the grooves of the flutes if it has any or a pair of polished rings as described in your OP: one thicker than the other.

BTW, if you attached a picture I didn't see it in the last post.
 
What do you mean by chamfer the cylinders..?? I'm just curious. It's a single action with a loading gate.

I have a Ruger SBH Hunter in a Bisley frame. It's my favorite hunting revolver.

I put a Wolff Spring kit in it and polished the sear. The trigger is a crisp 2.5 lbs now. It made all the difference. Made that creepy drag In The trigger pull go away.

I do not know about bead blasting that gun. I polished mine a bit and now I just wipe it off. It worked great.

Grips are VERY hard to find. Making custom grips would be best if your are capable. I am not.

Order a Belt Mountain base pin also.
 
codefour said:
Grips are VERY hard to find. Making custom grips would be best if your are capable. I am not.





Order a Belt Mountain base pin also.
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custom grips for the Blackhawk and vaquero are easy to finds. Lots of quality makers out there. Do most of them not do the super Blackhawk ?
 
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The gripframe/grips of any Bisley model is vastly different than standard Blackhawk & Super Blackhawk's - why some find aftermarket grips troublesome to locate.

Several of the larger/commercial grip makers carry Bislry-style grips - Like Eagle Grips (below) & others.

http://www.eaglegrips.com/guns/BISLEY-Ruger-Bisley-Frames.html

http://www.eaglegrips.com/guns/Premium-Grips-for-the-Ruger-Bisl.html

http://www.sackpeterson.com/models/bisley.html

http://www.tombstonegrips.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=Ruger

http://www.buffalobrothers.net/shop/catalog/browse?shop_param=shop_overview_pager=2&cid=13&


I've had grips done by Eagle, Ajax & Sack Peterson, and can heartily recommend any of those, via personal experience.




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