Ruger Super Blackhawk 5.5"

TomADC · June 18, 2015, 10:51 PM

Just picked up my new SBH 5.5" barrel, I have a couple of Blackhawks but the hammer on this one hits the web of my hand at full cock none of the others do that, anybody else have this problem?

Doyle · June 19, 2015, 07:49 AM

When you compare your new Blackhawk side-by-side with your other ones, can you see a noticeable difference in either the hammer or the trigger? Try it with both hammers cocked.

TomADC · June 19, 2015, 09:06 AM

Not mine but the new SBH has a hammer like the top gun and my older ones have hammers like the bottom one.

Bob Wright · June 19, 2015, 10:41 AM

With the exception of the factory stock gun at top right, I've changed the hammers on all my Super blackhawks to Blackhawk hammers:

Bob Wright

Salmoneye · June 19, 2015, 11:01 AM

I thought most people went the other way by replacing the hammers on their Blackhawks with SBH hammers...

TomADC · June 19, 2015, 11:19 AM

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I thought most people went the other way by replacing the hammers on their Blackhawks with SBH hammers...

They do I think they are better for SASS stuff. There is no way this would cause hammer bite but was surprised when I compared to the other ones,

Bob Wright · June 19, 2015, 01:39 PM

TomADC:

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I thought most people went the other way by replacing the hammers on their Blackhawks with SBH hammers...

Maybe so. And "most people" convert their Blackhawks to Bisleys, too.

Reckon I'm a maverick.

Bob Wright

FrankenMauser · June 19, 2015, 03:35 PM

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Just picked up my new SBH 5.5" barrel, I have a couple of Blackhawks but the hammer on this one hits the web of my hand at full cock none of the others do that, anybody else have this problem?

Nope.
As discussed above, I swapped my Blackhawk hammer for a SBH hammer (the sometimes difficult to obtain SBH Hunter hammer, in my case, since my Blackhawk is stainless).

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Maybe so. And "most people" convert their Blackhawks to Bisleys, too.

Ewww...

Bisleys make me want to vomit.
Ugly. Uncomfortable.
Tasteless.

I know it's just personal preference, but that's my personal opinion of the matter.

Doyle · June 19, 2015, 03:37 PM

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Ewww...

Bisleys make me want to vomit.
Ugly. Uncomfortable.
Tasteless.

And here I was thinking I was the only one that felt that way.

Salmoneye · June 19, 2015, 03:56 PM

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Bisleys make me want to vomit.
Ugly. Uncomfortable.
Tasteless.

I'll go with subjectively 'ugly', and physically uncomfortable for me...

Tasteless, however...Is a matter of taste

If some people like them, then more power to em...

Just not my cup of Bourbon...

coolbreezy · June 19, 2015, 05:33 PM

don't have a SBH (or any SA revolver for that matter), but I also don't like bisleys. I much prefer "dragoon" style SA's.

TomADC · June 20, 2015, 11:09 AM

New on top in SS the bottom is a blued in 45 colt

June 18, 2015, 10:51 PM	#1
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	Ruger Super Blackhawk 5.5" Just picked up my new SBH 5.5" barrel, I have a couple of Blackhawks but the hammer on this one hits the web of my hand at full cock none of the others do that, anybody else have this problem? __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

June 19, 2015, 09:06 AM	#3
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	Not mine but the new SBH has a hammer like the top gun and my older ones have hammers like the bottom one. __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

June 19, 2015, 10:41 AM	#4
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	With the exception of the factory stock gun at top right, I've changed the hammers on all my Super blackhawks to Blackhawk hammers: Bob Wright __________________ Time spent at the reloading bench is an investment in contentment.

June 19, 2015, 05:33 PM	#11
coolbreezy Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2010 Posts: 271	don't have a SBH (or any SA revolver for that matter), but I also don't like bisleys. I much prefer "dragoon" style SA's. __________________ S&W highway patrolman 28-2/ Springfield mil spec 1911 (semi custom)/ Sig P220 match elite .45 acp/Kimber micro 9 stainless/ Remington 870 tac14/ Taurus pt22/ S&W 629-1 3" .44 mag/ S&W 629 PC V-Comp/ Beretta M9/ Stevens/Savage 311A 12 ga double bbl/ Magnum research Desert Eagle XIX .44 mag/ S&W 460 xvr/ Glock g40 10mm longslide/ H&K usp compact .45 acp/ Ruger SuperBlackhawk Lipsey Edition/ S&W 686+ 3-5-7 talo edition

June 20, 2015, 11:09 AM	#12
TomADC Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: San Diego County Posts: 795	New on top in SS the bottom is a blued in 45 colt __________________ US Navy Retired,NRA Life Member,SASS member, Time magazine's Person of the Year 2006!

June 19, 2015, 07:49 AM	#2
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	When you compare your new Blackhawk side-by-side with your other ones, can you see a noticeable difference in either the hammer or the trigger? Try it with both hammers cocked.

June 19, 2015, 11:01 AM	#5
Salmoneye Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,076	I thought most people went the other way by replacing the hammers on their Blackhawks with SBH hammers...