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Quoted: Dont think i showed off a pic of this one yet. Turnbull Super Blackhawk 44mag https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/254890/20220411_211344_jpg-2346189.JPG View Quote Damn that's pretty. |
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Quoted: I did not buy this, but I looked hard at it. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/928445086 How would you clean this one up? View Quote Rub Brownell's Blue on it? |
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Quoted: Dont think i showed off a pic of this one yet. Turnbull Super Blackhawk 44mag https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/254890/20220411_211344_jpg-2346189.JPG View Quote I won't ever do it again. I'm not recoil sensitive but that one just punishes my middle finger. Round guard... good to go. I've owned a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and shot it with HSM Bear loads no problem. Square guard, 240 grain... pure pain. |
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Quoted: Thanks, doesnt have the simple utilitarian charm of your Horvath Customs. But she's a looker and a shooter. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Damn that's pretty. But she's a looker and a shooter. I like to look at pretty things, but I can’t be trusted to own them, because eventually they will be covered with mud, blood and snow. Attached File |
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Quoted: I've shot a Super Blackhawk with the square trigger guard. I won't ever do it again. I'm not recoil sensitive but that one just punishes my middle finger. Round guard... good to go. I've owned a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and shot it with HSM Bear loads no problem. Square guard, 240 grain... pure pain. View Quote |
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Quoted: I've shot a Super Blackhawk with the square trigger guard. I won't ever do it again. I'm not recoil sensitive but that one just punishes my middle finger. Round guard... good to go. I've owned a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and shot it with HSM Bear loads no problem. Square guard, 240 grain... pure pain. View Quote If the load is hot enough, you'll still take a beating. I have a Bisley frame with the round trigger guard on my .45. Last year I had some 325 grain hardcasts, cooking along at 1350 fps. I shot 50 of them one day, trying to decide if I wanted to use them for hunting. That wasn't any fun at all. |
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Quoted: I've shot a Super Blackhawk with the square trigger guard. I won't ever do it again. I'm not recoil sensitive but that one just punishes my middle finger. Round guard... good to go. I've owned a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and shot it with HSM Bear loads no problem. Square guard, 240 grain... pure pain. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Dont think i showed off a pic of this one yet. Turnbull Super Blackhawk 44mag https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/254890/20220411_211344_jpg-2346189.JPG I won't ever do it again. I'm not recoil sensitive but that one just punishes my middle finger. Round guard... good to go. I've owned a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and shot it with HSM Bear loads no problem. Square guard, 240 grain... pure pain. But i have had it for a couple years now and put quite a few hoter loaded 44 mag rounds thu it with out issue. Must be a combination of grip and hand shape i guess. With my hands I wear xl sized gloves and Never bit me yet tho. |
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Quoted: I like to look at pretty things, but I can't be trusted to own them, because eventually they will be covered with mud, blood and snow. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/31657/99170E8F-E6F0-4278-8BDE-5B25DD218107_jpe-2346275.JPG View Quote |
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Quoted: Is there a good reference available to explain all these dashes to me? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Just ordered a m65-5 for $450 from guns.com. It's going to be my new competition gun. @eric10mm You have to look it up on a per-model basis. Some models like the 10, 17, or 27 have been around long enough that they pre-date S&W’s model number system that was introduced in 1957. Meanwhile, newer models like the 686 weren’t introduced until decades later, in this case, the ‘80s. So, if S&W made an engineering change like eliminating pinned barrels or recessed chambers or moving to the frame mounted firing pin, different models would receive those changes on different dash revisions. There are big S&W books for all this, but some of it is easy to find on Wikipedia, and in other cases, a google search will give you S&W forum results. |
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Quoted: Hah, now you got me daydreaming about next deer season again. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Thanks! He was my first deer with a handgun. I'm divided on this... I saw a massive 12 point after deer season a couple months ago. I'd like to hunt with my handgun again this year, but if I saw that bruiser at 100 yards, I'd want to kill myself. With my eyes and iron sights, 40 yards or so is about my limit. I got this guy three years ago with my slug gun, and this new deer I saw looked bigger! Attached File Eh, who am I kidding... I don't deserve another monster so soon. |
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Quoted: I'm divided on this... I saw a massive 12 point after deer season a couple months ago. I'd like to hunt with my handgun again this year, but if I saw that bruiser at 100 yards, I'd want to kill myself. With my eyes and iron sights, 40 yards or so is about my limit. I got this guy three years ago with my slug gun, and this new deer I saw looked bigger! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/31657/8926-DA90-B3-D7-4-D5-D-9133-894672-F1376-2346297.JPG Eh, who am I kidding... I don't deserve another monster so soon. View Quote That is a fuckin monster! This was my 8 pt'r last year, not a monster by any means but real pretty Attached File And since this is a revolver thread and no free loadin This is my SA collection Turnbull super blackhawk 1980s Navy arms (pietta) "Reb" 44. I tend to run it on 20gr or so as to not get stretching. And my newest, Uberti 1858 .44 and a Howell 45lc cylinder. Attached File |
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Quoted: That is a fuckin monster! This was my 8 pt'r last year, not a monster by any means but real pretty https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/254890/20211129_191331_jpg-2346446.JPG And since this is a revolver thread and no free loadin This is my SA collection Turnbull super blackhawk 1980s Navy arms (pietta) "Reb" 44. I tend to run it on 20gr or so as to not get stretching. And my newest, Uberti 1858 .44 and a Howell 45lc cylinder. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/254890/20220405_001401_jpg-2346447.JPG View Quote You’d have to keep that Turnbull SBH in a glass case if I was around. I’d want to finger-f*ck it to death. |
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Watched Red Dawn while cleaning my new (to me) 629 4" last night, and was mildly shocked to note the large number of unfinished edges all over the innards of this otherwise fine revolver. They left flash on the lower right corner of the rebound slide, and a bunch of razor edges on the sideplate, all of which got dressed with an Arkansas stone I keep handy for deburring various things.
I'm not sure i like the changes they've made to the innards, either, even though I have zero complaints about how this thing shoots. It has am amazing trigger and is gratifyingly accurate, but for the price these revolvers are commanding, I kinda expect a little more care to be taken with the final finishing. At any rate, I like it a lot, and there's nothing on it in the way of problem areas that i can't fix on my own. Now, I just have to get my workbench set up so I can start rolling my own ammo for this thing. |
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Quoted: That's an option. I got some of that. Sandblast first though, right? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Rub Brownell's Blue on it? For a gun in the shape you posted i would strip it and try to polish out some of the scratches before rebluing if it were me. I would also maybe look into rust bluing over cold bluing aslong as your stripping the whole thing. Supposed to be far more durable than regular cold blue. Just my 2 cents |
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Quoted: Is deer hide thick enough? View Quote Should also allow for decorative stud work on the outer layers without the back of the studs being exposed to the gun on the inside. I do have 2 doe hides from the year prior to last, in addition to last years 8 pt'r. All rolled up and waiting. So plenty to spare. |
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Quoted: That's an option. I got some of that. Sandblast first though, right? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Rub Brownell's Blue on it? That's an option. I got some of that. Sandblast first though, right? I wouldn't bother. I picked up a rusty 1917 at a show, rubbed off the surface rust, and rubbed Brownell's Blue on it. It looked great, and when my FIL decided he didn't want it, it sold promptly. |
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Quoted: I'm about to sell my SBH to put money toward a Bisley. I hate the plowhandle grip View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I've shot a Super Blackhawk with the square trigger guard. I won't ever do it again. I'm not recoil sensitive but that one just punishes my middle finger. Round guard... good to go. I've owned a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and shot it with HSM Bear loads no problem. Square guard, 240 grain... pure pain. To my understanding Ruger single action grip frames are swappable with some fitting; you could get a SBH Bisley grip frame and install it. |
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Quoted: I'm about to sell my SBH to put money toward a Bisley. I hate the plowhandle grip View Quote https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1004350467 Stainless Bisley grip frames in stock at Midway. |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I'm about to sell my SBH to put money toward a Bisley. I hate the plowhandle grip https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1004350467 Stainless Bisley grip frames in stock at Midway. My custom gun started out with standard Blackhawk grips. A couple things to note: - If you buy a Bisley grip frame, it will take a decent amount of gunsmith fitting and “clean-up”. - The Bisley grips aren’t magical. They still have your middle finger knuckle behind the trigger guard. “Normal” magnum loads aren’t bad. Really hot, heavy bullet loads will still give you a pounding. At least with my hands. |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I'm about to sell my SBH to put money toward a Bisley. I hate the plowhandle grip https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1004350467 Stainless Bisley grip frames in stock at Midway. And the trigger, and the hammer, and a few other internal parts, if I remember correctly... |
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.357 mag double Doing drills with 147gr hsts @ 1200fps |
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Got the new 65-5 in today I honestly don't know if it's been shot since the factory. I think it's been dry fired by seeing the turn line but there's no powder fouling at all and the face of the cylinder doesn't look to have been rubbed on to remove fouling.
has anyone bought the badger combat grips by chance? I have a set of hogue cocobolo on order from Amazon but are a month out and the badgers aren't a ton more so my thought is maybe splurge a bit. Attached File |
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Quoted: Got the new 65-5 in today I honestly don't know if it's been shot since the factory. I think it's been dry fired by seeing the turn line but there's no powder fouling at all and the face of the cylinder doesn't look to have been rubbed on to remove fouling. has anyone bought the badger combat grips by chance? I have a set of hogue cocobolo on order from Amazon but are a month out and the badgers aren't a ton more so my thought is maybe splurge a bit. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/144765/445ED5E1-60C9-4D60-BA9B-5E834C1483A9_jpe-2348085.JPG View Quote |
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Quoted: Got the new 65-5 in today I honestly don't know if it's been shot since the factory. I think it's been dry fired by seeing the turn line but there's no powder fouling at all and the face of the cylinder doesn't look to have been rubbed on to remove fouling. has anyone bought the badger combat grips by chance? I have a set of hogue cocobolo on order from Amazon but are a month out and the badgers aren't a ton more so my thought is maybe splurge a bit. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/144765/445ED5E1-60C9-4D60-BA9B-5E834C1483A9_jpe-2348085.JPG View Quote Man that's a beauty. Congrats again! |
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View Quote I had a question until I saw this at the end of that video. I wonder how they would do out of a rifle. 147gr HST from a .357 magnum |
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Took the 629 out for the first time since getting the new sights on it. God, I love this gun. The .44 Specials make the plates disappear. Then shot it in IDPA later. It's been a few years since I shot IDPA with a revolver, so I really have to work on my moonclip reload game, but it was so much fun.
Yeah, I know, crappy video. It's not easy to shoot video of yourself, shooting one-handed. April 16, 2022 |
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Quoted: Took the 629 out for the first time since getting the new sights on it. God, I love this gun. The .44 Specials make the plates disappear. Then shot it in IDPA later. It's been a few years since I shot IDPA with a revolver, so I really have to work on my moonclip reload game, but it was so much fun. Yeah, I know, crappy video. It's not easy to shoot video of yourself, shooting one-handed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnh13Lwnjkk View Quote I like it |
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Quoted: Seriously... what can't you do with a 4" 629? View Quote I'm waiting on a new DeSantis Speed Scabbard for my 4" 629. Can't wait to do some drills with it and get my revolver reloads back to where they need to be. This thing has the sweetest trigger of any handgun I've ever picked up, including my favorite 2.5" Model 19, which is a sweetheart of a gun. I honestly didn't know Smith & Wesson was putting triggers like this on their revolvers anymore, but I sure as hell like it. If you just have to have one gun for everything life throws at you, a 629 is hard to top. |
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Quoted: I bought my first centerfire revolver today, is this a good one to start out with? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/348465/34D2A32A-5D75-4734-93DE-5425D1176766_jpe-2309961.JPG View Quote I dunno, man! It seems like it might be kinda sketchy! You should send it over to me for a weekend of testing and evaluation... |
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Kirkpatrick leather
As loose as a $6 whore just like you all warned me It looks fine though S&W Pre-10 4” Attached File Attached File |
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Quoted: I'm waiting on a new DeSantis Speed Scabbard for my 4" 629. Can't wait to do some drills with it and get my revolver reloads back to where they need to be. This thing has the sweetest trigger of any handgun I've ever picked up, including my favorite 2.5" Model 19, which is a sweetheart of a gun. I honestly didn't know Smith & Wesson was putting triggers like this on their revolvers anymore, but I sure as hell like it. If you just have to have one gun for everything life throws at you, a 629 is hard to top. View Quote I'm still using the Bladetech I bought for my 625, twenty years ago. It isn't pretty, but it works. The trigger on this one is very nice too. It has had some work though. |
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For anyone with one of the newer Heritage "Tactical" threaded barrel models, I have a question. Does the scope rail come off leaving a fixed sight in place?
I want the threaded barrel, but I don't want the scope rail. |
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Quoted: My new Bisley Blackhawk .45 colt/acp convertible. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/00CEEF2D-611A-452B-846E-C3CE270DAB5A_jpe-2335993.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/3543B74B-180D-4293-A1AE-D6D1B61E6D2C_jpe-2335994.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/23332CBD-DC45-4D63-BE28-321EDF218336_jpe-2335995.JPG View Quote Jeez that's nice. |
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Quoted: For anyone with one of the newer Heritage "Tactical" threaded barrel models, I have a question. Does the scope rail come off leaving a fixed sight in place? I want the threaded barrel, but I don't want the scope rail. View Quote I’ll look in the morning I seem to recall the rail having a built in rear sight |
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Quoted: Kirkpatrick leather As loose as a $6 whore just like you all warned me It looks fine though S&W Pre-10 4” https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/184182/845F8A86-0955-4A1E-B269-9F3164DEE56C_jpe-2354015.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/184182/F4A43D00-61DA-45F6-AB13-8933B125AA1D_jpe-2354017.JPG View Quote That looks very nice. Don't worry about how loose the holster is. What's the worst that could happen? Your gun could fall out someplace and you not realize it? No problem! Look at how old school cops used to carry their shit! |
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