Ruger Bisley Blackhawk .45 Long Colt

My new Ruger Bisley Blackhawk revolver in .45 Long Colt. It has a 7.5" barrel and weighs 48 oz (3 lbs).

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• ruger
• bisley
• blackhawk
• .45
• long
• colt
• LC
• revolver
• single
• action

[Opi07]

thank you for showing us of your fine specimen there. now since you mention that you can fire 45 colts with the power of the 44 magnum, can you shoot those all the time? or is it unsafe? I'm just wondering because I'm interested in the ruger blackhawk 45 colt in 7.5 inch barrel and plan to do some hunting deer and wild hogs

[exodipus]

@Opi07 The blackhawk .45 colt is built on the same frame as the blackhawk .44 magnum. If the .44 magnum version can withstand .44 magnum rounds all the time, so can the .45 colt version. I think you'd be fine to get some .45 Colt hunting loads from Corbon or DoubleTap. If you have any concerns, call Ruger and ask. The gun will likely outlast you.

[exodipus]

@originalbrodyg420 From the Ruger instruction manual: "The Ruger New Model revolvers can be dry-fired without damage to the firing pin or other components"

[JDGWRedneck]

@originalbrodyg420 actually the dry firing is not bad for pretty much any modern handgun with a frame mounted firing pin assembly. This info comes directly from the manufacturer and includes semi-automatic pistols. Rimfires are another matter altogether as the firing pin will impact on the rear of the chamber.

[democratichypocrit]

I have one and they are very nice. I purchased some custom grips from a man in Colorado made from elk horn, and the pistol is beautiful. The grips even has the Ruger Medallions on them and the gun gets compliments everywhere. this guy makes grips to your order with alot of "bark" or less. He also makes some grips from moose and elk bone that looks just like ivory and wears similar too.

[TheSerenityhuck]

Thats pretty. How much do those usually cost??

[exodipus]

@brody0063 Yep, exactly. Making something illegal doesn't keep criminals from doing it. They can issue all the edicts they want, but nothing will change that.

[brody0063]

@exodipus Why we should be punished for what criminals do i don't know... here in Idaho there are few laws against what guns you can or cannot own. I guess i just don't understand how the government thinks that if they take guns away, that criminals wont use them... I mean seriously if a person wants a gun for a crime it doesn't matter if its legal to own or not, they will still use it. The only difference is that I can shoot back. Weapon of choice: Standard issue Glock 21 with trijicon sights

[desirefirst]

i thought the "i" in Bisley was short

[exodipus]

@quicklady There are still rimfire guns that can't be dry fired at all, I think the Buckmark is one of them. Always check the manual. Centerfire of course isn't generally an issue.

[quicklady]

@exodipus only rim-fire guns shouldnt be dryfired, and only then if the saftety is off. so in the gun world only few guns shouldnt be dryfired and only those when off safety