Blackhawk vs Super Blackhawk.

[ljnowell]

Yes, the FA's cost more but you definetly get more. Is it worth the cost? To some yes, to others (those have never experienced one) they're not worth the cost. Ruger's are fantastic firearms. I'm a big Ruger fan but I gotta say for the best, it's FA. I guess if quantity is more important than quality, go Ruger. Kinda the difference between a Chevy and Mercedes.

I hear that, I do appreciate a fine quality firearm, especially one that is a cut above. In this case though, I am going to be on a pretty well defined budget. I really like the caliber, and thats about as much gun as I can afford.

 

[nulfisin]

Maybe there's not an appropriate trigger guard

I ASSUMED the dragoon guard would be better. You know what they say about assuming. What I can tell you pretty clearly is that the trigger guard on the non-Super Blackhawk is going to pummel your finger with hot loads. You can take good steps to minimize this, and I have, but I'm sorry to say that the Blackhawk does not appear to be an ideal .44 mag revolver.

 

[BlkHawk73]

What I can tell you pretty clearly is that the trigger guard on the non-Super Blackhawk is going to pummel your finger with hot loads.

Haven't tried the Bisley grip frame yet have ya? Member, it's not the model specifically but the grip frame. Can easily have a hard recoiling BH and have it be comfortable.

 

[nulfisin]

Bisley -- good thought

Yes, I think that would do the trick. As some of us discussed on another thread, it is very simple to switch out the grips. However, the only nice set of Bisley grips I saw were close to $200. That's not an outrageous sum, but it's over fifty percent of what I paid for the whole gun. I may break down and get them. Wifey is getting close to an arms embargo on the credit card, so it may have to wait a month or two.

 

[BlkHawk73]

nulfisin, there's a few good grip makers for these. If you're looking, drop a PM and I'll point you in a few directions.

 

[ljnowell]

Thanks to all that contributed to this thread. I am going out this week looking for what I want. I have decided that a bisley or blackhawk will work for me, so whichever I can find in the barrel/caliber configuration will decide which one I buy.