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Bearcat
I received an old Blackhawk many years ago through a trade, a four digit Blackhawk in .44 Mag. This is is supposedly the first of its ilk sold this side of the Mississippi (belonged to a gentleman in Kentucky just over the river from me who had written this on a scrap of paper tucked into its box). The problem is - and has been for a couple of decades since I got it - that it had been stored in a lined wood presentation box for perhaps several years past when it should have been checked and oiled. When I got it and several other firearms I saw that it had developed rust speckling. I had originally thought to send it to Ruger for re-bluing but they required that they do the safety conversion if doing the bluing.
Now many years have passed and every now and then I see it in the safe and wonder what to do with it, how to deal with the bluing situation. Aside from the rust speckling which has been rubbed down with oil and 0000 steel wool I have kept it dry and lubed and have taken it to the range with me on a couple of occasions - I never was one to own a gun just to look at and I did not intend to own a piece of Ruger history if it is indeed one of the first etc. - the gun is in very good condition. Aging as it should with a little left hand tip barrel wear and nice warm original walnut grips.
Has anyone had Ruger re-blue their revolvers and has anyone restored the conversion they perform - they assure me they will return the original parts when they send it back...
Now many years have passed and every now and then I see it in the safe and wonder what to do with it, how to deal with the bluing situation. Aside from the rust speckling which has been rubbed down with oil and 0000 steel wool I have kept it dry and lubed and have taken it to the range with me on a couple of occasions - I never was one to own a gun just to look at and I did not intend to own a piece of Ruger history if it is indeed one of the first etc. - the gun is in very good condition. Aging as it should with a little left hand tip barrel wear and nice warm original walnut grips.
Has anyone had Ruger re-blue their revolvers and has anyone restored the conversion they perform - they assure me they will return the original parts when they send it back...