TheLasGoodFight
Bearcat
Good evening all,
Long before I was born my grandfather had an OM Blackhawk in every caliber produced. A few of them went by th wayside over th years. Long story short, over the years I've managed to round up every individual Ruger pistol he sold, one of which was an old model in .30 carbine.
It is a fine target shooter, provided one has adequate hearing protection. Call me a sissy, but the noise level makes it impossible to carry on my hip while working in the saddle or putting out hay in the feed truck. The nature of my work usually means targets are fleeting and fast moving; no time to put in plugs.
Seeing as it is an heirloom gun, and once belonged to a man who would want it to be USED, I am considering a caliber conversion, most likely to .45 Colt with a spare acp cylinder. I understand the suggestion to "leave it alone," but it is simply never used as is. When my son was born four years ago, I gave him a Blackhawk in .45 Colt for his first birthday, with intentions to have Ronny Wells work it over between now and his 16th birthday. My wife and I are expecting another at the end of this year, and I'd like to follow the tradition and give him/her a Blackhawk .45 and I'm wondering if this will fill the bill.
Aside from leaving it alone, what suggestions do y'all have for the future of this pistol?
Long before I was born my grandfather had an OM Blackhawk in every caliber produced. A few of them went by th wayside over th years. Long story short, over the years I've managed to round up every individual Ruger pistol he sold, one of which was an old model in .30 carbine.
It is a fine target shooter, provided one has adequate hearing protection. Call me a sissy, but the noise level makes it impossible to carry on my hip while working in the saddle or putting out hay in the feed truck. The nature of my work usually means targets are fleeting and fast moving; no time to put in plugs.
Seeing as it is an heirloom gun, and once belonged to a man who would want it to be USED, I am considering a caliber conversion, most likely to .45 Colt with a spare acp cylinder. I understand the suggestion to "leave it alone," but it is simply never used as is. When my son was born four years ago, I gave him a Blackhawk in .45 Colt for his first birthday, with intentions to have Ronny Wells work it over between now and his 16th birthday. My wife and I are expecting another at the end of this year, and I'd like to follow the tradition and give him/her a Blackhawk .45 and I'm wondering if this will fill the bill.
Aside from leaving it alone, what suggestions do y'all have for the future of this pistol?