After a recent "THR" meet and greet shoot my lady saw a guy with a single action revolver and said quote: "thats cool, i'd like to have one like that". I'm pretty brain dead when it comes to womens and what they want, but I gernerally get a hint every now and then.
So I bought my lady a brand new 50th Anny Blackhawk for Christmas. Didn't check it out all that closely because:
1. It's a Ruger
2. It's brand new in the never opened (until by me) box.
Turnes out not checking it over closely was a Bad Idea. I get it home and notice the bolt isn't engaging the cyl when the hammer is pulled back. :banghead:
Being pretty familar with Ruger S/A's, I take it apart, look things over and darn if the plunger and spring assy for the cyl bolt arn't rusted in the down position on the trigger guard frame. It took some very careful work with a set of needle nose pliers to get it out and not marr it all up. I then spent the next 20mins flushing the plunger hole out with oil, a small brush then cleaning the plunger and spring of it's caked on grease/rust mixture.
I'm glad it was something easy to fix but it makes me question Rugers policy of putting their new guns in plastic boxes wrapped up in little blue plastic bags... No other signs of moisture intrusion thou, so who knows....
I will also say the fit and finish on this particular Blackhawk is very nice. There are a very few, very light machine marks inside around the lock work. Much less visable than those on the inside of my 1986 vintage Super Blackhawk. The trigger pull is super nice as delivered and the old trick of dropping one leg of the trigger spring made it scary light
so I just put it back like it came.
All and all I'm disappointed I had to crack it open, but none the less happy with it now everything is as it should be. I know she is gonna be.
Pics and range report will be posted after Christmas.
Will
So I bought my lady a brand new 50th Anny Blackhawk for Christmas. Didn't check it out all that closely because:
1. It's a Ruger
2. It's brand new in the never opened (until by me) box.
Turnes out not checking it over closely was a Bad Idea. I get it home and notice the bolt isn't engaging the cyl when the hammer is pulled back. :banghead:
Being pretty familar with Ruger S/A's, I take it apart, look things over and darn if the plunger and spring assy for the cyl bolt arn't rusted in the down position on the trigger guard frame. It took some very careful work with a set of needle nose pliers to get it out and not marr it all up. I then spent the next 20mins flushing the plunger hole out with oil, a small brush then cleaning the plunger and spring of it's caked on grease/rust mixture.
I'm glad it was something easy to fix but it makes me question Rugers policy of putting their new guns in plastic boxes wrapped up in little blue plastic bags... No other signs of moisture intrusion thou, so who knows....
I will also say the fit and finish on this particular Blackhawk is very nice. There are a very few, very light machine marks inside around the lock work. Much less visable than those on the inside of my 1986 vintage Super Blackhawk. The trigger pull is super nice as delivered and the old trick of dropping one leg of the trigger spring made it scary light
so I just put it back like it came.All and all I'm disappointed I had to crack it open, but none the less happy with it now everything is as it should be. I know she is gonna be
.Pics and range report will be posted after Christmas.
Will
