Another great video Manny, a great history lesson as well. I have both old and new model black hawks and single six’s as well. My old model Blackhawk in .357 is my fave. Shoot the new model in .45 Colt as well but most often I just load 5 into one of the old models and lay waste to a horde of rockstar cans . Love the new model single six as well. A lawn chair, a bag of little plastic army dudes and a brick of .22lr makes for a great day out with the grandkids. These Rutgers are truly a great value for the dollar. I bought my first new model single six in 1977. My grandson now owns that pistol and it still works as well as it ever did. Great video, thank you for sharing.
Investment casting, also known as lost wax casting, is not reserved for "pot metals" that we "look down on". In fact, if you've been on an airplane or in a car recently, your safety depends upon it. Nor did Bill Ruger perfect investment casting, other than perhaps for manufacturing his firearms. It's a casting technology that's been around for 1000's of years. Wax duplicates are made in a mold and then covered with ceramic to form a precision mold for the metal to be cast, which can be anything from "pot metal" to alloyed steel or even Titanium alloys (think expensive golf clubs). Then the wax is melted out. Then the metal is then cast into the ceramic mold. It's used for everything from precision machinery, jewelry, medical devices and implants, firearms, jet engine blades and components (extremely high quality), auto parts like engine and brake components, golf club heads - there's an endless list. Some parts are used with minimal finish machining as the cast parts are very accurate to final dimension. Investment casting was first used around 3500 BC. It found its way into dental and medical use as early as the 1800's and then took off in WWII for military aircraft and armaments, and again in the 1980s in commercial aircraft manufacturing. It's one of the oldest casting technologies. www.americanrifleman.org/content/casting-call-ruger-s-investment-casting-process/
The second notch is the loading notch. The _first_ notch is the safety notch. I suspect that in those NDs with the old model the safety notch was not being used. The Colt was designed to be carried with six beans in the wheel and the hammer in the safety notch. I am not aware of a documented case of a discharge from the safety notch except the Army Ordnance testing where an obviously defective hammer failed.
Wow, you really went the extra mile for that gun. I have the same thing (old model, 4 clicks) and the 9mm cylinder is miserably inaccurate. Good video!
Not really a big fan of Ruger nor the 9mm. I do have an Uberti 1873 clone in .357 While not perfect it is almost perfect. it is the gun I watched TV series and movies etc. It looks more like an old Colt than current Colts look. I also have one in 44 spl. That I shoot much more often. You would have to be half blind to even think a Ruger resembles a Colt. Everyone who has shot my 44 spl gun wants one. even tho it is far from my most expensive SA or DA revolver. I am failing to see how I have any use for a Ruger version. To make a magnum out of a non magnum? LOL.. seriously? I own real magnums. What am I missing here? I somehow need a gun that does not resemble the guns I like because it has features I don't need or want?
Another great video Manny, a great history lesson as well. I have both old and new model black hawks and single six’s as well. My old model Blackhawk in .357 is my fave. Shoot the new model in .45 Colt as well but most often I just load 5 into one of the old models and lay waste to a horde of rockstar cans . Love the new model single six as well. A lawn chair, a bag of little plastic army dudes and a brick of .22lr makes for a great day out with the grandkids. These Rutgers are truly a great value for the dollar. I bought my first new model single six in 1977. My grandson now owns that pistol and it still works as well as it ever did. Great video, thank you for sharing.
Investment casting, also known as lost wax casting, is not reserved for "pot metals" that we "look down on". In fact, if you've been on an airplane or in a car recently, your safety depends upon it. Nor did Bill Ruger perfect investment casting, other than perhaps for manufacturing his firearms. It's a casting technology that's been around for 1000's of years. Wax duplicates are made in a mold and then covered with ceramic to form a precision mold for the metal to be cast, which can be anything from "pot metal" to alloyed steel or even Titanium alloys (think expensive golf clubs). Then the wax is melted out. Then the metal is then cast into the ceramic mold. It's used for everything from precision machinery, jewelry, medical devices and implants, firearms, jet engine blades and components (extremely high quality), auto parts like engine and brake components, golf club heads - there's an endless list. Some parts are used with minimal finish machining as the cast parts are very accurate to final dimension. Investment casting was first used around 3500 BC. It found its way into dental and medical use as early as the 1800's and then took off in WWII for military aircraft and armaments, and again in the 1980s in commercial aircraft manufacturing. It's one of the oldest casting technologies. www.americanrifleman.org/content/casting-call-ruger-s-investment-casting-process/
My dream gun... a Black Hawk convertible with the Super Black Hawk frame, stag grips.
I'm a german Hunter, own a Blackhawk love this reliable gun and also want a Super Blackhawk frame. But they're not easy to get.👍
The second notch is the loading notch. The _first_ notch is the safety notch. I suspect that in those NDs with the old model the safety notch was not being used. The Colt was designed to be carried with six beans in the wheel and the hammer in the safety notch. I am not aware of a documented case of a discharge from the safety notch except the Army Ordnance testing where an obviously defective hammer failed.
Believing your reposting because there was a while i couldn't find any. Either way Thanks , always enjoyed them and learned a little too
I don’t watch TV. Don’t even pay for cable. I go to work, come home, eat & check out what Manny has been up to! Brother by a different mother.
I'm calling bull shit on 9mm not being accurate 9mm in my blackhawk shots just as good as 357 if not better
Can confirm, picked up a 5.5in Flattop Convertible and 9mm NATO hits exactly where 158gr 357 @ 25yds for me.
Wow, you really went the extra mile for that gun. I have the same thing (old model, 4 clicks) and the 9mm cylinder is miserably inaccurate. Good video!
Not really a big fan of Ruger nor the 9mm. I do have an Uberti 1873 clone in .357 While not perfect it is almost perfect. it is the gun I watched TV series and movies etc. It looks more like an old Colt than current Colts look. I also have one in 44 spl. That I shoot much more often. You would have to be half blind to even think a Ruger resembles a Colt. Everyone who has shot my 44 spl gun wants one. even tho it is far from my most expensive SA or DA revolver. I am failing to see how I have any use for a Ruger version. To make a magnum out of a non magnum? LOL.. seriously? I own real magnums. What am I missing here? I somehow need a gun that does not resemble the guns I like because it has features I don't need or want?