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Offline Dakota Dan from OZ

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My Blackhawks
« on: September 10, 2006, 12:05:54 AM »


Had my pair of Blackhawks barrels shortened and polished,they were 6.1/2" and are now 4.5/8".They were done by a very well known gunsmith here downunder.

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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2006, 10:34:54 AM »
They look nice.

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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2006, 11:16:18 AM »
Good looking irons.
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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2006, 06:32:53 PM »
Nice! but why would someone want to shoot 'stubbies' as opposed to 6.5s is beyond me but then some people like vanilla ice cream and others double dark deep decadent chocolate lattes go figure ??? ;D
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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2006, 08:14:02 PM »
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I guess to each his own.  I had a pair of K-Super Blackhawks in 10.5" (Bull).  I sawed 'em to 7.5" & "Bisleyed" them.  Some folks thought that was nutty.   ::) ::)
I really reckonned I oughta had cut 'em off at 5" for B Western.  But I sold 'em instead.  The Pard who bought 'em just hung 'em on the wall in his cabin out in CO.  That is nutty!!
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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2006, 08:43:34 PM »
I would never alter my Rugers or any other firearm I own. I know what I like even though I don't know much about art
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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2006, 01:42:22 PM »
Nice looking irons pard.  I guess some folks are happy with things that are cut out like animal crackers, some of us have ideas as to what suits them better than "off the rack."  Myself I made new larger grips for my beloved Single-Six in 32 Mag.  They fit a crippled up size 11 hand perfectly and yes I altered the grip fame to make it that way.  A friend told me I ruined the resale value of the gun, but since it will be with me till I die, who cares and I could care less who thinks I did wrong.
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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2006, 04:20:58 PM »
  >:(   Nothin' wrong wit' modifyin' shootin' irons!   ::)  An' no one else cares---they're yours!!!

We know lots of Pards who've made a dang good livin' gun smithin' & gun customizin'.   ;D
I just wish I had their talents!!!   ::) ::) ::)

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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2006, 08:52:58 PM »



Reason that I have had it done is they now fit my new set of holsters (I shoot strong side, weak side),and it was very hard to find a pair of 4 5/8" Blackhawks downunder.
I had a pair of them with longer barrels and I know a very good gunsmith,so now I have a pair of of shorter barreled Rugers that I always have wanted.

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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2006, 08:57:31 PM »
Do you Aussie Pards gotta have six-guns with certain length barrels to keep the bureaucrats happy?
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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2006, 09:21:55 PM »



Yes, nothing shorter than 4"  :( :(

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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2006, 06:36:31 PM »
I tend to shoot better with shorter barrels. Is that just me, or have other pards noticed the same thing?

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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2006, 01:01:28 PM »
I tend to shoot better with longer barrels.

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Re: My Blackhawks
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2006, 06:51:03 AM »
Gotta be 100mm, i.e, 4" min for revolvers and 120mm which is about 4.75" for autos. I was looking for 4, 5/8" originally but never found any, ended up settling on 5.5" as that was all that was avalable and have grown to like them. Mine are all standard (apart from a poor man's trigger job) so far. I have a 5.5" NMSBH and a 44 old vaquero. The 5.5 is surplus to requirements and I can't seem to find another 44Vaq to match the vaq I have so I am considering vaquero'ising it.

PS Daks, where in Australia are you from, I'm from Bathurst, NSW, shoot with the Cudgegong Rangers at the Mudgee club.
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