Does your LGS take transfers? You could always look for what you want on Gunbroker and just have it shipped to your local guy. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=431862492 Here is a Stainless Ruger hunter in 45 Colt http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=433132669 Here is a stainless 45 Bisley with an opening bid of $549 ... I have bought several guns on Gunbroker and have never had a problem.
Last edited by lar45; 08-05-2014 at 07:20 PM.
http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/work...RugerBlackhawkOriginally Posted by 44man
Lar45,
youre making me drool man. That Hunter went in excess of 1k. The 45 Bisley is priced right. I've bought from SEEBS before. He's also on the RugerForum. If it's still there after payday, that puppy is mine. It matches my Acusport 41 Bisley perfectly.
I think you will find the bisley grip will tame that snappy recoil that will give you pain in the wrist and hand that you will get with the regular Ruger grip. it will make your shooting fun again . check back in and lets see picks and how well you like it .
I sure like mine. I went with the Houge Ebony grips for it.http://www.midwayusa.com/product/812...r-bisley-ebony
No problem.
my father has/had a ruger Bisley that my brother has "loaned out" to a friend of his. 4 months and still waiting on its return. I'm sure it has a new owner by now......I loved shooting it. Had one but had to sell. I am getting more excited about a new one now. I'll be sure to update.
I assume you mean Super Redhawk, since I have not ever heard of a 480 Ruger Redhawk.
My vote is a .45 Colt by the way. The power level that .454 Casull and .460 S&W Magnums offer are a solution to a non-existent problem. Ruger only .45 Colt will do anything that a handgun needs to do.
.44 Magnum is a great round but .45 Colt will do everything .44 Mag can do and then some, if fired from the right gun. 95% of users could not find a material difference between the two calibers.
Had I bought a .45 Colt years ago instead of a .357 mag, I would have had a lot more fun with revolvers. .357 Mag is fun but the range of loadings for .45 Colt is endless compared to .357 even. Yes, .357 can make some powerhouse loads and mouse farts at the bottom. But .45 Colt can go from the tamest < 200 grain loadings all the way to 365 grain bullets at wrist-snapping power level.
Ruger Convertible 45 Colt/ 45 ACP. The colt can be for heavier loads and the light loaded 45 ACP are a whole lot of fun to shoot. A friend has one and I wish I could afford the Lipsey model....SWEET!
Gary
I have a Blackhawk 45LC 7.5" barrel that they will have to pry from my cold dead fingers to take away from me. Nothing beats the accuracy of this gun and the flexibility of the caliber.
Actually I enjoy shooting my 45 Colt Cimmaron and Uberti clones as much as my jenuwine Colt SAA...with Holy Black of course.For everything from bunny thumpers to rhino rollers it's pretty hard to beat a RBH in 45 Colt. I treat the 45 Colt as two different catridges; one to do what it was designed to do and the other to show 44 maggie shooters what shooting a big bore is all about.
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The one auction I was looking at sold, but I did manage to win an auction on GB for a Ruger Bisley Stainless Convertible in 45 Colt/acp with 5.5" tube. Looking forward to it. Looks like I'll have a lifelong "thumper". Ha, I think she already has a name. Time to start casting.
Those are good revolvers. I have the same model minus the .45 ACP cylinder. It is sized perfectly for carrying around and yet still has a decent sized barrel to be accurate for hunting. I been behind on my projects so haven't shoot mine with any cast boolits yet but did manage to send out the cylinder to have the throats made uniform and a trigger job.
Just a nice, well rounded package that will take care of anything in the lower 48.
Moving back to Alaska
You should really enjoy it I also have one minus the acp cylinder and it is on the do not sell list
I had a 7.5" Ruger Super Redhawk in 480 Ruger. I also have three Blackhawks in 45 Colt. One is a Bisley that has a 5.5" barrel and the other two are standard blackhawks. One with 7.5" barrel the other is 4 5/8". The Super Redhawk was quite large and absorbed the recoil quite well. Recoil from the double action was more of a straight back push while the blackhawks roll upwards and back. To me I prefer the Single action for heavy recoil but that is only my preference. You may like the double action a bit more.
When I was loading the 480 Ruger I found it to be close to the 45Colt in powder capacity. I liked shooting the Lee 400gr bullet over 10gr of Unique for mild loads and for the heavy loads I liked a charge of H110. I think I settled on 21gr for top end loads. I know you can load more but accuracy suffered for me past the 21gr load.
I recently sold the Super Redhawk because I just prefer single action revolvers more. If Ruger offered a single action in 480 Ruger I would jump back into the game with one.
With that said I am happy with the 45 Colt.
There is lot of discussion of 454 recoil here without naming the host firearm. My 454 7.5 scoped SRH is heavy and still a handful with max loads. But I load it with moderate loads that still whip 45 colt heavy loads and recoil is not an issue. If I want less, I guess I could just feed it 45 colt loads, but that is not what I want out of it.
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Congrats on the new gunWhen I bought mine, I could only find ones with the 45 Colt cylinder only. Gunbroker can be a dangerous place to visit,
you will be very happy with it I can guarantee it
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Man, am i disappointed! I saw the thread title and thought I'd be reading about Winchester lever actions in .356 Win or .375 Win!
In wheelguns and handcannons???
if you check out a Keith #5, you will find with very little outlay, you can doll your Ruger up and have a real shinner.
I did that with my Bisley Ruger, and it looks real close, new grips, Belt Mountain cylinder pin make huge personal differences
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I've already a plan if I ever find a 5.5" blued Bisley in 45 colt. It'll have:
High polished bluing.
CCH frame.
Belt Mountain base pin.
Action work done including cylinder work and turing off the scrollwork and high polish. I'd consider having Bowen adding a Smith barrel too.
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