ruger blackhawk in 45 ACP

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I just found out that ruger makes a blackhawk in 45 ACP.
I am new to handguns.

I am tired of waiting for a smith, new or used.
But I really want to add to my collection a 45 ACP revolver.

How are these blackhawks in 45 ACP?
Do they lose anything (like accuracy) for the interchangeable cylinders?
 
blackhawks are generally finely accurate and with the new models they have the drop bar safety which is a fantastic feature.
if you want a .45 revolver and like single action, id say go for it.
 
Keep in mind that on those interchangeable cylinder Blackhawks, the primary cylinder is 45Colt. If you choose to swap cylinders and use 45acp you will most likely find that the sights will need to be reset to that load. Not a big deal but if you switch cylinders and find you cant hit a damn thing you must remember that it is most likely the sight setting.
Good luck
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Can someone explain the attraction of .45 ACP in a revolver? Not trying to say it's bad, if anything I'm looking for a good reason to start lusting after yet another wheelgun;)
 
Quote "if anything I'm looking for a good reason to start lusting after yet another wheelgun"

What do you mean you need a good reason? Personally I like the 45acp wheel gun because then I use all the same components and reloader as for my other 45acps. You just have to change your loads a bit. So you are saving money by not introducing another caliber to the nest.
Dave
 
ruger22 said:
I just found out that ruger makes a blackhawk in 45 ACP.
I am new to handguns.

I am tired of waiting for a smith, new or used.
But I really want to add to my collection a 45 ACP revolver.

How are these blackhawks in 45 ACP?
Do they lose anything (like accuracy) for the interchangeable cylinders?
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I have one in 45 Colt/45 ACP (no it's not for sale!:D ) and I find it shoots equally well with both cylinders but to be honest I have shot mostly 45 Colt out of it so far....

Now if I could just find one in 38-40/10mm.......:cool:
 
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are moon clips required with the 45 BH?

or can it be loaded one at a time just like my 357 vaquero?
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No moon clips required, you load standard 45 ACP as any other revolver round. Keep on mind that you cannot shoot 45 AR as you could in 45 ACP S&W, but in later one you would need moon clips to extract cases. However, if you modify BH 45 ACP cylinder, you would be able to shoot both, ACP and AR. Cylinder could be just shaved or counterbored for thicker AR rim. All 45 ACP cylinders have space for .060 rim. Ruger is just using standard blanks to make cylinders. FYI, properly loaded 45 AR is the one of the most accurate rounds when fired from S&W. No info about 45 AR in BH but I would suspect that it will be also quite accurate. On top of that, in strong revolvers like BH, 45 AR could push safely 250-260 lead bullets over 1100 fps.
 
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smith model 625 vs ruger BH

the smith model 625 is 45 oz and the ruger BH is 37 1/2 oz.

I suppose the smith with a rubber grip would be alot more pleasent to shoot.

Sure would be fun to try out both...
 
ok- i've got one in the 5.5 inch config - the blackhawk- and we've found that it shoots about 6- 8 inches low with the 250 grain 45 colt, 7 grains 231- in other words the factory load- one look at that taller than the statue of liberty front sight would tell you that- it's accurate , just low- so right now i've got the 45acp cylinder installed and am lowering the front sight with the rear in it's highest but still usable setting( the rear sight on the balckhawk has about 35 clicks, bottom to top, then it becomes loose and comes out at about 45-50) so i can use my 200 grain 45 acp load- 6 grains of 231, 200 grain swc- now your smith on the other hand is double action( far faster to reload) and is already set up for 45acp- uses moon clips- and the reason it's heavier is because it's on the "N" frame- the same frame as the 44 mag- it's also considerably more money
 
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