Picked up my Pistol Saturday

[WABS]

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.

[JimT]

Thats cool... You will have fun with it for sure. You could load up some .44 special loads to shoot. Alot less recoil.

[lilcrackshot]

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!

[hangunnr]

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

[WABS]

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.

[WABS]

Here's a picture of the pistol.

[hangunnr]

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

[WABS]

I paid $325 + $50 for shipping / handling and FFL = $375 total- how did I do?

[hangunnr]

Price sounds good to me if it's as clean as you described.

That shipping charge is a killer isn't it.....

hangunnr

[WABS]

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.

[WABS]

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.

[hangunnr]

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

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

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!!!

[SavageTaylor]

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

[WABS]

Thanks for all the info -- as always you guys are a great source of info and it's very much appreciated!