Ruger Super Blackhawk

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i have a super Blackhawk in 44 magnum 7 1/2" barrel.i have had this pistol for
over 10 years now and have never been able to shoot it as good as my S&W 686
well this is the year. i was able to pick up a few lbs of powder H110 & some 2400
and a few bullet molds a RCBS 240gr and a 270gr /250gr hollow point mold
made by MP right now my goal is to hit my 8" steel gong at 50 yards. is this
to much to ask with open sights. no B/S now how well can you shoot your
B/H and if you can help point me in the right way as far as a good load
thanks LD
 
LuckyDawg, hitting a 8" gong 50 yards should be no problem for you with practice. When I got serious about my shooting my SBH , I started my practice shooting tin cans at 25 yards and worked out from there. In a few weeks I was shooting those tin cans at 100 yards with open sites with same SBH. My eyes were a little better in those days, but I am still hitting a 12" disk at 100 yards, though it is with a model 29 Smith. Go for it. You will not believe what u can do with practice and neither will your friends.
 
SBH

Do yourself a favor and load lighter bullets. 180s, 200s, 225s and 240s,,,,,
Hitting an 8" target at 50 yards (standing, two hand hold) should be no problem with that gun and some practice.
Pete
 
thanks Pete well i guess i left out one part i would like to use to deer hunt with so thats
why i got the 270gr G/C mold and the 240gr to practice with
 
One thing that really helped me in shooting a Super Blackhawk was the addition of a set of oversized walnut grips. Gave the gun better ergonomics and took a lot of the felt recoil out of the experience.
 
Grips can be a problem for some shooters; you can find extended rubber ones with grooves.
I have a convertible 5"1/4 .45 which came with thin plastic grips. I though "Yes!, they'll be more directional and repetitive than the roundish wooden ones". It turned out they are so thin that my hand is not protected from the frame's edges, and the gun rolls a lot...

Also I would try milder loads, like 9 to 10 grains of Unique, to get some confidence in the gun's actual possibilities. 44's accuracy can slip pretty fast if your lead bullets are not up to the pressure.
 
Airman Basic

This was a number of years bqck but I think they were made by Mustang Grips. Unfortunately they went out of business some time ago. Haven't seen anything quite like them since.
 
Also I would try milder loads, like 9 to 10 grains of Unique, to get some confidence in the gun's actual possibilities. 44's accuracy can slip pretty fast if your lead bullets are not up to the pressure.

wish i had some unique to try i just have H110 & 2400 i did see some at a
gun show last week put i needed the Bulls eye he had more so thats what i have to work with i may look in to some oversize grips the ones i have are Eagle gunfighter
grips and they are thin but they do look good :rolleyes:
 
If you have satisfactory accuracy with a .357 but not a 44 to the point that you can't hold well enough to hit an eight inch gong at fifty yards, the most likely problem is that you have developed a flinch with the 44 magnum. Find a light load with the 44, in the 44 Special range if you have to, and work up. No doubt there may be exceptions, but most handgunners do most of their shooting with light to moderate recoiling calibers. The recoil of a 44 magnum is cumulative, and if you've already developed a flinch, more heavy 44 loads will likely only make it worse.
 
a 240 grain bullet @ 1200 fps should be plenty for deer. suggest magnum primers when reloading with h110.

follow-through on your shot is important with that gun and with 8 inch targets at fifty yards. one shot at a time. and take your time.

aim small. don't aim at the plate. aim at a spot on the plate.

with time and patience you should be able to hit that target nine out of ten times.

murf
 
As to the accuracy of my Super Blackhawks, I have knocked over the rams at 200 meters with my pet loads, and taken groundhogs at 100 yards.

My pet load for many years as 25.0 grs. of DuPont (then) IMR4227 with a 245 gr. cast Keith bullet. This gave me right at 1400 fps from my Rugers and was superbly accurate.

Bob Wright
 
Rather than change the grips, start with some lighter loads and learn the gun. Single actions are meant to "roll" up in the hand. Most people used to DA's and autos try to fight the gun and get frustrated. It took me a lot of rounds through a single action before I mastered it. You need to find a balance between holding the gun firmly, and letting it roll back on recoil. An 8" gong at 50 yards is well within the capability of the gun, with enough practice you should be able to do it at 100.
 
i just got about 400 pcs of brass to load up i will learn to shoot this pistol
i will start to load up some light loads and work my way up on the next round of
this brass
 
Airman Basic

The grips in CaptHank's post look almost exactly like the ones I was talking about.
 
23gr H110 is accurate in SBH's with 240/245gr cast swc plain base bullets. WLP. Worked well in my 7.5" or the 10.5" Wish I kept them. Mag na porting on the 7 1/2"barrel made for a fast 2nd shot, less muzzle rise. 8" plate @ 50 yds is very doable.
 
Like others have said it doable with practice. I use 23g of H110 with 240 Keith bullets. We were just shooting a 10" gong at 100 yards today with open sights. Once I knew where they were missing a small adjustment is all it took to start hitting it.
 
well guys i have been shooting my B/H quit a bit the last month
now and i LOVE IT. wow i can hit my gong just about all the time
now out to 50 yards. the load im using is 19gr of 2400 under a 240 gr
cast bullet, next time i will try out to 75 yards
 
congratulations ld,

always glad to hear our advise falls on other than deaf ears. don't get discouraged at 75 yards. your gong will be quite a bit smaller and more difficult to hit, but very doable. just takes more time and practice.

shooting your gong at 100 yards, and beyond, is also doable with more time and practice, of course.

have fun,

murf
 
Have you tried from a sitting position? I did it this way last year for three deeer and found it to be pretty natural. I did it sitting up against the trunks of trees. Also and more importantly, I found itr doesn't take as much velocity as most believe to broadside penetrate a deer. My load ran about 950 fps and impact ranges were from 16 to 45 yds.

35W
 
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