I just paid $620 for my 3-screw 41 mag, and another $32.95 for 20 rounds of the only 41 mag to be had locally. That's the way life should be! I worry that I don't have enough brass for my favorite hunting rifles (30 Krags) so I buy it every chance I get until I get a few thousand 41 mag cases I'll be the same way with it.Īlan, I hate you. I've not owned a 45 acp for several years but I still keep finding coffee cans and ammo cans of brass. I had about 30k of 45 acp before I was happy. Tristan, I couldn't afford a good supply of new brass from any of the makers. These are on hand, and I can check measurements etc. It is not that I particularly want a 3 screw, it is just that I don't want to order in a new revolver sight unseen. Does anyone have a handle on what I should expect to pay for a 3 screw 41 Mag? From what I saw through the glass, one was about 90%, the other looked near mint. Tar Heel you are an evil man and absolutely no help! I'm going shopping tomorrow, and will hopefully come home with a 3 screw 41. if you count the customs and variations I've probably owned 30 or so, though the only one I have now is an Old Army. Sasquatch-1, I've previously owned a few Blackhawks. Anyhow, that was good enough for me at the time almost all of my shooting was done with 410459. Couldn't do it offhand though, I've always shot DAs better. Off a bench I could usually keep 5 shots of 6 on a paper plate at about 150 yards. The 41 mag is still my hot rod, I love that magnum.ģ36A, with my previous Rugers in 41 Mag, long range accuracy with heavy cast bullets (NEI was the mould maker, I think) was OK.
My 11 year old nephew shot about 50 rounds through it at Thanksgiving. It's really decent shooting but, a bit soft and easy if you like performance. I took down a couple of small round targets, maybe 3" diameter, the last time out- at 50 meters. Are they better than past? I don't know for sure but, evidently they must be. I used a 200 grain Lee bullet and found great accuracy with Unique. The dimensions, since the run on stainless Lipseys, are correct and easy to work with. The 44 Special shoots a lot like it's cousin, the 38 special. The muzzle measures quite a bit tighter, I'm required to shoot. Mine came out a tad tight, I had the cylinder done by cylindersmith to. Seeing that you are a Dan Wesson man, that would be the one I'd think you'd choose. The 41 magnum with 6&1/2" barrel might fill your needs if you want the added recoil. This is going to depend on what type performance you are looking for. I can’t imagine keeping house without one.Like some others, I have both. 44 Magnum Flat Top is a classic Ruger revolver. 44 Magnum, but you can bet I’d be a customer. I don’t know if they’ll ever bring the gun back out in. 357 frame and incorporating the New Model action. My Flat Tops, I have several, have accounted for quite a few deer, javalina, feral hogs, turkey, and a variety of exotic game, over the years.Īn indication of the popularity of the Ruger Flat Top is the fact that the company has brought the guns back out in recent years. It is a very comfortable gun to shoot, even with the heavy hunting loads that I sometimes use. The single-action grip shape allows the gun to roll in the hand and, thereby, dissipate some of the felt recoil. The gun used to illustrate this article is one that I got from my friend, and premier pistolsmith, John Gallagher some years ago And, naturally, I got my hands on one as quickly as I could. I couldn’t wait to read one of his articles that involved some adventure with this neat sixgun. He had one with the 7 1/2-inch barrel and it was his favorite woods gun. Skeeter Skelton is at fault for my love affair with the Flat Top Ruger. Altogether, it was just an excellent revolver.
357, was very similar to that found on the Colt Peacemaker. The shape of the grip frame, like the early Blackhawk. The most common barrel length was 6 1/2-inches, as seen in the photo above, but Ruger also produced some of the Flat Tops with a 7 1/2-inch barrel, and even fewer with a 10-inch barrel. The gun gets it’s Flat Top nickname from the flat top-frame configuration that was adorned with an all-steel Micro adjustable rear sight. 44 Blackhawk in 1956 and discontinued it about 1962, when their beefier Super Blackhawk was ready for delivery. In short, it’s just about the perfect sixgun for the outdoorsman. This is a tough, accurate revolver with a butter smooth action. This is the Ruger single action that has come to be called the. One of my favorite handguns of all time is the original Ruger Blackhawk, in.
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