Hello all, my first post here and this is my first Blackhawk. I've been looking at them for a while and was able to buy this one out of a local estate from the son of the original owner. He said his father bought it brand new in the early 70s and never fired it. He had about half a dozen others but I could only afford one. He is getting me the original box and papers on Tuesday which are currently in a storage unit.
It's definitely a late model 3-screw, the Ruger site says 1973, but it has a couple of features that are interesting. Most obvious is the steel grip frame shaped like a Super Blackhawk, and the top strap is drilled and tapped for some sort of scope mount. Whoever did these modifications was a professional, and it honestly looks to be factory work. Could these be custom Ruger factory mods? And what type of scope mount would fit such a hole pattern? It has not been "upgraded" to the transfer bar safety and I don't plan to.
Either way, I bought it to shoot so it will be used. It has a very smooth action and very nice trigger pull. Better than any newer Blackhawk I've looked over at gunshops. Should be a great woods gun.
It's definitely a late model 3-screw, the Ruger site says 1973, but it has a couple of features that are interesting. Most obvious is the steel grip frame shaped like a Super Blackhawk, and the top strap is drilled and tapped for some sort of scope mount. Whoever did these modifications was a professional, and it honestly looks to be factory work. Could these be custom Ruger factory mods? And what type of scope mount would fit such a hole pattern? It has not been "upgraded" to the transfer bar safety and I don't plan to.
Either way, I bought it to shoot so it will be used. It has a very smooth action and very nice trigger pull. Better than any newer Blackhawk I've looked over at gunshops. Should be a great woods gun.