Ruger heads up

[hunter966]

If anyone’s looking for either a Ruger Blackhawk or a Ruger Redhawk, Gene Sears has one of each.

The Blackhawk is 45 Colt/45 acp, 7.5” fluted blued, and looks to have been shot very little. Minimal turn line and cylinder face shows little powder fouling, and it has a really nice trigger pull and action. They’re asking $1050.

The Redhawk is 454 Casull , looks to be an older model with the fun metal grey finish, it’s been used. They’re asking either $985 or $995.

They aren’t my guns, I’m just passing it along.

 

[PBramble]

Wait, isn't Gene closed on Saturdays?

 

[swampratt]

I seen a Redhawk I think it was at the rear of the glass counter yesterday and thought it was 1750.

OH wait that was a 357 Python.

 

[Okie4570]

Wait, isn't Gene closed on Saturdays?

Yes or always has been.

 

[swampratt]

I have had a Blackhawk 45 colt and a S&W TALO 357 and would not buy either brand again until I took pin gauges and checked the cylinders and then the barrel for it being pinched smaller where it enters the frame.
Ruger disappointed me 3 times now.
I would think a perfectly machined one would be sweet though.

 

[red dirt shootist]

I have had a Blackhawk 45 colt and a S&W TALO 357 and would not buy either brand again until I took pin gauges and checked the cylinders and then the barrel for it being pinched smaller where it enters the frame.
Ruger disappointed me 3 times now.
I would think a perfectly machined one would be sweet though.

Ruger machine work leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[hunter966]

Hey there Paul, glad to see you again. They are close on the weekends, I was in there yesterday afternoon.

Swampratt I hear what your saying about Rugers QC. I’ve had several 45 Colt Blackhawks and the throats are always undersized.

But the last one I bought not only had undersized throats, I couldn’t even get a pin gage past the front sight.

I sent it to Bobby Tyler and he told me this week at least to him he didn’t feel it was safe to shoot, luckily I hadn’t.

So it’s getting another bbl. screwed on along with some other work.

 

[magna19]

Hey there Paul, glad to see you again. They are close on the weekends, I was in there yesterday afternoon.

Swampratt I hear what your saying about Rugers QC. I’ve had several 45 Colt Blackhawks and the throats are always undersized.

But the last one I bought not only had undersized throats, I couldn’t even get a pin gage past the front sight.

I sent it to Bobby Tyler and he told me this week at least to him he didn’t feel it was safe to shoot, luckily I hadn’t.

So it’s getting another bbl. screwed on along with some other work.

Wow what size pin gauge did you try?

 

[hunter966]

I don’t remember right off, it was the largest one that would start down the end of the muzzle, mine are the (-) pin gages.

Bobby said he thought when they put the front sight in they got it too hot and deformed it some how.

 

[Ready_fire_aim]

Sad to hear about ruger quality! I’ve got a gp100 and a Blackhawk.357 I enjoy