Ruger Blackhawk 44 special

[blackpowder man]

I am shooting .430s out of 2 consecutive numbered lipsey stainless vaqueros.
they shoot sized down .432 mihec kieth boolits to poa stock and low with the 200 grain lee. Both with nice groups

[rintinglen]

FWIW, mine has cylinder throats ranging from .4319 to .4325 with a .430 bore.

[UnderDawgAl]

My blued 44Spl flat top cylinder throats all measure .432 with my pin gauges. Perfect, since my three moulds drop at .434.

[bones37]

Thanks guys, I'm gonna get me one. Yes, I have Smith 629 if I want the magnum power level, but honestly I don't need nor want the recoil or noise. I only load for the special not the magnum. I would REALLY like to have one in stainless, but I haven't had any luck finding one in my area.

[white eagle]

mine mike out @ .431 use of a Starret dial caliper
size my boolit .431 and there is just a slight resistance when pushed through the cylinder's

[Trey45]

I bought one not too long ago and love it.

It's a real shooter too. Ruger has finally started listening to their customers and began correcting mistakes and improving overall quality. I want a Bisley 44 Special and will buy one when/if I find it locally.

[Irascible]

I have a love affair with the Ruger Bisleys. What a comfortable, easy to handle grip size and shape. I also have lusted after 44 Specials for years. SO, when Lipsey's specials were announced, I ran out and ordered a 4 5/8 and 5 1/2. I should have waited a bit until the Lipsey Bisley models arrived. I love the guns, but was dissapointed that the frame and cyl were only slightly smaller than a std Blackhawk but also that the grip was too small for my hand. I hate having my pinkey finger curled up under the grip.
I recently bought a pair of extension grips from Tim Perkes which add on 1/2" below the frame and wow what a transformation. I had them made from American Holly and finished with clear Tung oil, they look just like Ivory! Of course, my wife thought they were plastic! Tim Perks can be reached at
timperkes2@gmail.com
I also looked into converting them to Bisley grips and found out the Bisley Blackhawk grips and frames bolt right on these "smaller" frames. The conversion also gets rid of the lock. But it would be cheaper for me to sell these at half price and buy 2 new Lipsey Bisley models, so I'll keep them as they are. Much improved by the Tim Perkes grips (stocks?)
Oh, favorite load; either the RCBS 250KT or 250K from an alloy of 8ww to 2 pure lead + 2% tin over 11gr of AA#7.

[EDK]

IF I didn't have a bunch of 44 MAGNUM SUPER BLACK HAWKS and Original Size VAQUEROS (and their BISLEY siblings) in the safe PLUS holsters, etc, I'd be looking at the 44 Specials. Most of us who shoot 44s on a regular basis don't load super hot any way.

The XR3-red grip frame doesn't work for me. All guns have HUNTER/DRAGOON grip frames or are BISLEYS.

[white eagle]

I bought one
,
like it alot it is sitting rite next to me now
my most accurate boolit so far is a 265 gr MP 44/640
keep it at sane levels and use the heavy stuff in the 44 mag which happens to be a
sbh Bisley with a 5.5" barrel w/swindler grips

mine is fairly accurate as well
was hitting a 12" saw blade @ 100 yds fairly consistently today

[Rick R]

I've got enough .44 mags but if Ruger ever makes one of these in .44 Special I'll have to get one:

[W.R.Buchanan]

Mine is a Bisley model and I bought one as soon as I found out they existed! It is the companion to my SBH Bisley, but it handles nicer and has a better feel to it. It fits the same Mernickle Holster perfectly and will probably get carried more than the SBH Bisley.

It will be getting the same treatment as my SBH with a Weigand front sight and a Bowen rear sight which gives you the option of changing the front blade for a different height blade to compensate for different loads.

Just dive in you won't be disappointed, we all will guarantee that!

Randy