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Just bought a .30 carbine new model blackhawk

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I saw this revolver in the gunshop on consignment and was able to talk them down to $300.

It is in 98% condition and the serial number dates it to 1979.

It has a 7 1/2 barrel and looks like it has been fired very little.

This was an impulse buy. Did I do alright?

Anyone have additional info or tips on this gun or ammo choices?
 
When you shoot it, make sure you update us on how it performed.
I have one and it shoots way high. The rear sight is all the way and it still shoots high.
I keep meaning to get it fixed but haven't done so. I don't know exactly who to send it to: that is one issue with it.
 
Sounds like a good deal to me!

Would hand load for it to get the best out of it. However, if you have a carbine easy to run them both on the same ammo.

$300 is a good deal in my eyes!
 
isn't that the whole point of a .30 carbine revolver? even if you miss, anybody you shoot at goes deaf and dies of a heart attack? ;)
 
Hey Wildalaska, I'd be glad to get it out of your way. All you need is the address of my FFL, right?
 
Got an Old Model of 69 or 70. Very accurate and my sights aren't like 444's, ThanK G_d! It is going to a gunsmith and I want a scope mount system that doesn't interfere with sights and is out of sighting plane when I remove scope rings!:D Unique and cast bullets are quiet with good thump!:D :D
 
Thanks.

I'll double up on hearing protection and take it to the range.

We'll see how it shoots.
 
My dad had one for a little while that he took on trade. It was hella accurate, and shot to poa. Super fun to shoot, recoil wasn't bad, but flash and bang were like a grenade. But dad couldn't think of a use for it so off it went. Never understood that "everything must have a practical use" attitude of his.
 
30 carbine

My gunsmithing instructor had one and it is really impressive to fire with GI ammo. He toned it down with cast bullets and when I was the Saeco distributor I made some molds for them.

HMMM maybe if I dig in the barn mess I might find one.

Fitz
 
Well I finally took the Blackhawk out to the range.


Accuracy and reliability were good.

However there were a couple of problems.

I bought some new manufacture ammo from the gunshow and it seemed anemic and some of the rounds would not allow the cylinder to turn.
They did extract fine though.

Next I tried Korean war surplus ammo.
Much hotter, pretty accurate but I had to remove the cylinder to knock out spent casings with a cleaning rod.

The chambers look smooth and are not pitted.
Any suggestions?
 
I think the Rem Soft point load is the best for game. Try any good NEW commercial ammo before making any judgements!;)
 
I've had one for about 15 years. Big fun. It'll pulverize cinderblocks at 100 yeards if you hold it steady.

It also makes you unpopular at indoor ranges. I've knocked ceiling tiles down with the blast. I use mine for coyotes and (infrequently) feral pigs. I've worked up loads of H110 and 4227 under a Speer FNHP 110 grain that does pretty good. The H110 is scary on a hot, humid day because the flash kills mosquitoes up to 20 feet away.

I've run milsurp .30 carbine through it before; been awhile, but I haven't had many problems with it that I recall. The only problems I do recall were with Fiocchi with hard primers and some reloads of unknown provenance; I suspect part of that was my light spring work in the thing and too little pressure on the transfer bar thingie that causes it to move out of the way too quickly.

Enjoy it...mine is my favorite revolver.

Regards,
Rabbit.
 
from the above linked article...
I came to reacquaint myself with all these facts a few months ago when I encountered a near-new-in-the-box New Model Blackhawk .30 Carbine revolver while reorganizing my gun vault. I remembered picking it up at a gun show in the late 1980s with the intention
of giving it a workout.
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It must be nice to have so many guns (and such a large safe) that you "forget" you have one or two.
 
The one I had was difficult to reload for. The cases kept rubbing against the firewall. The solution was to trim the cases before reloading.

The trimming is a real pain because shooting a lot of ammo is a distinct possibility.

They are indeed fun to shoot, however!!
 
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