Full-auto conversion of Ruger Blackhawk revolver

[lloveless]

Let me see. if you make a Blackhawk into a full auto, then it is no longer SA?
ll

 

[Vern Humphrey]

You still have to cock it for the first shot.

 

[barnbwt]

All you gotta do is remove the firing pin bushing, huh? How is that not "readily convertable" in the BATFE's eyes?
TCB

 

[Rickenbacker]

It's possible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4OE78spknk

That's just accidental bumpfire, she's limpwristing it and it bounces back at her finger, firing it again.

Still, one of those semiauto revolvers should be a candidate for full auto...

 

[Gordon]

Oh yeah , saw alot of dem dere Blackhawks converted in the various firebases I visited over the course of 3 years in de Nam!

 

[TonyT]

Personaly I doubt that that Ruger conversion would work. The hammer would return the rod & pistoln to original posiotion and then ignite the primer?? Doesn't appear to have enough energy to do that.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Personaly I doubt that that Ruger conversion would work. The hammer would return the rod & pistoln to original posiotion and then ignite the primer?? Doesn't appear to have enough energy to do that.

Pre-WWII Colt SAAs in .357 because of the large blackpowder firing pin and generous clearance in the firing pin bushing had a lot of problems locking up, with the primer metal flowing back into the firing pin hole. Occasionally, a pierced primer would blow the hammer to full cock (which would of course revolve the cylinder as well) and with the shooter's finger on the trigger, the hammer would fall, firing a second shot.

Removing the firing pin bushing leaves no support at all for the primer and will almost guarantee the hammer will be blown back.

 

[Rob0321]

I'm almost certain there was a guy on "Thefiringline.com" that turned one of his Blackhawks into a gas operated semi. I'll try to dig it up.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446857&highlight=semi+revolver

Correction, it was a Vaquero.

 

[Swing]

Or the pistol that fired triangular bullets?

Ah-ha-ha!

Ah, more seriously, never saw this wackadoo Ruger, but it be darn interesting. Thanx.