Super Blackhawk

[North Country Gal]

Very interesting, Ernie. That would make it the last year for the Old Model. Ruger introduced the New Model in 1973.

[fortyshooter]

Ernie that is a great SBH to have! Nice sbh revolvers the rest of you all have to and can't go wrong with a beefy Ruger SBH. I have one also I found some years ago at my LGS hiding in back of the used gun display. Got it for 400 bucks and still tight and shoots great!

[Vaquero]

Ernie, what bullets ya thinking about? Cast? Jacketed?
Unique, H110 and 2400 all good choices.

RP

[BigAl52]

Never had any luck with H110. Unique and 2400. No magnum primers required

[Ernie]

Have Hornandy 240 XTP and 240 Missouri cast bullets as well. Have more H110 than anything else. Hodgdon over shipped my order and told me to keep it when I notified them. May try batches of the 3 powders suggested.
Thank You

[BigAl52]

9 grains of Unique should be real close. I use 18 of 2400 in my 41 with a 210 Hornady. I bet you will find it will be close to that. H110 will be full bore. Its not a powder in my experience that will work down loading it

[Vaquero]

I like that 9.0 grs of Unique load with the cast.
I believe 17.9 of 2400 and the xtp shot one ragged hole from the Henry at 40 yds.
Should be pretty good out of the SBH also.

RP

[fortyshooter]

Going to my range this afternoon with my heavy hittin .44 Mag revolvers...SBH and Anaconda and hope no more hammers fly off today!!

[Hatchdog]

Nice Find. I too love the grips but might be afraid to shoot with them on the gun.

I am a fan of single actions as well, and I recently scored a pair a Blackhawks.
One in 357 Maximum, and another in 30 Carbine.
Both were in excellent condition with the 357 Maximum being NIB.
(It wasn't for long.) I had no plans to keep it as a collectable and the seller made me promise to shoot it, so I did.


357 max NIB comp.jpg
357 maximum boom comp.jpg


The 30 Carbine had been shot once or twice, but was still flawless. I shot it as well. The wife said it was a cannon.


blackhawk 30 carbine.jpg

That’s awesome. Two Blackhawks in uncommon calibers. Nice finds.

[Ernie]

I use the unique and the 2400. Thanks for your advice.