WABS Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Purchased a New Model Blackhawk (44 Mag) of an auction site and I picked it up on Saturday. The Seller said it'd had a few (he said 6) rounds shot through it and it looked it...looked pretty much NEW. Put about 15 rounds through it on Sunday and I was impressed. Accuracy at 25 yards was pretty good for my first time shooting it and it is the cannon that I wanted. Sure wouldn't want to sit and pump 50 rounds through it at a single setting though. It will be perfect for carrying as my sidearm during my MT hunt in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Thats cool... You will have fun with it for sure. You could load up some .44 special loads to shoot. Alot less recoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilcrackshot Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday 44 Mags are fun too shoot. There is also the 454 Casull though. It has about twice the force but also twice the recoil. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday That'll make a fine back up gun. Have fun with it. You may want to look at a set of Pachmayr (sp?) grips. They fill in the gap behind the triggerguard which helps eliminate some of the battering the triggerguard will give your middle finger. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday It was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to doing a lot more shooting with it. I'll look into the grips -- I actually have more problem with catching my trigger finger on the bottom of the trigger during recoil. I may have to just move my finger a little higher on the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Here's a picture of the pistol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Now you didn't tell us it has the Bisley grip. That grip is much better in taming recoil than the standard. Looks good. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday I paid $325 + $50 for shipping / handling and FFL = $375 total- how did I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Price sounds good to me if it's as clean as you described. That shipping charge is a killer isn't it..... hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday I always factor the S/H as well as the FFL fee into my overall bid limit. Had a great time at the range this past weekend with my 9 yr old son. He was mostly shooting his .22 rifle, but he also had the guts enough to pull the trigger on my 1860 Army black powder revolver. Hit the paper at 25 yards - just needs to get a little stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Hangunnr - can you explain to me the difference between the Blackhawk and the Brisley are? You mention above Brisley Grips -- I'm ignorant as to what that entails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Sure thing..... The Bisley grip is more verticle than the standard Blackhawk grip. Here's a Bisley like you've got. And here's a standard Blackhawk... As you can see there is quite a difference. Many believe (me included) that the Bisley grip is far more comfortable when shooting heavy kickers. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday I've shot both and I like the Bisley better too. It seems like the gun doesn't "rock back" as much in my hand, so there's less chance of cutting or bruising the webbing between my thumb and first finger. OK - no duck jokes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SavageTaylor Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Sweet look'n handcannon! I went with a set of Hogue grips on my Ruger Redhawk .44 Mag, they made a real improvement on my shooting by taming the felt recoil a fair bit & giving me a firmer grip. Worth considering anyhow. --Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted March 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Re: Picked up my Pistol Saturday Thanks for all the info -- as always you guys are a great source of info and it's very much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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