The originals used the tradition Colt-type action with "safety", half cock and full-cock hammer positions,. Early ones often had plum-colored loading gates-Ruger not quite being clear on the blueing process and forcing cones tha seemed to be threaded-or at least rough enough to produce much barrel leading. The were Strong. The later,"Three Screws" retained the original action but were often rough with weird BD gaps-or none at all. and general roughness. a few people learned that you really didn't set the hammer down on a loaded chamber and were killed or injured inconsequence so the 1973 New Model action came along in consequence .
A nice, safe load-all-six action that sometimes Had Problems. The factory some times installed short Loading gate springs that allowed the gate hang partially open and bc-gap was occasionally Absent. Forcing cones were still sometimes rough. People whined because they no longer had the original Colt action.
In the 1970s, I had a 357 with the ejector length barrel. At the same time, the loading manuals listed balls-to-the-walls loads which I cheerfully used to evaporate running jackrabbits in west- central Texas. By then everybody had learned to produce very light trigger pulls either via aftermarket springs or simply de-tensioning the existing factory trigger-return mouse trap spring and well set up revolvers were massively easy to shoot accurately.
The current New Model Blackhawks- at least the distributor specials are a step above the older ones. Metal Work and finish are superior, barrel and forcing cone ( with the possible exception of the .45 colts) are ideal and both mechanical and practical accuracy is on a par with the best of the dedicated target pistols
This is a NMBH that is Much Better than the original Flat Top it commemorates. The sight is a nice steel Micro just like the original. The fiit, finish, metal work are Flawless(Jeeze, I hate that Internet description) and with the instant trigger job that everybody invented right after the NMBH emerged, it is easier to shoot accurately than most dedicate target pistols
With original.44 Special level loads it should last forever and there are number of alternatives that will not strain the platform at all. Lets hope that the current trend toward Plasticification bipasses the Blackhawk.
A nice, safe load-all-six action that sometimes Had Problems. The factory some times installed short Loading gate springs that allowed the gate hang partially open and bc-gap was occasionally Absent. Forcing cones were still sometimes rough. People whined because they no longer had the original Colt action.
In the 1970s, I had a 357 with the ejector length barrel. At the same time, the loading manuals listed balls-to-the-walls loads which I cheerfully used to evaporate running jackrabbits in west- central Texas. By then everybody had learned to produce very light trigger pulls either via aftermarket springs or simply de-tensioning the existing factory trigger-return mouse trap spring and well set up revolvers were massively easy to shoot accurately.
The current New Model Blackhawks- at least the distributor specials are a step above the older ones. Metal Work and finish are superior, barrel and forcing cone ( with the possible exception of the .45 colts) are ideal and both mechanical and practical accuracy is on a par with the best of the dedicated target pistols
This is a NMBH that is Much Better than the original Flat Top it commemorates. The sight is a nice steel Micro just like the original. The fiit, finish, metal work are Flawless(Jeeze, I hate that Internet description) and with the instant trigger job that everybody invented right after the NMBH emerged, it is easier to shoot accurately than most dedicate target pistols
With original.44 Special level loads it should last forever and there are number of alternatives that will not strain the platform at all. Lets hope that the current trend toward Plasticification bipasses the Blackhawk.
