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Yes they do. I once traded with an older gent who had one of the first Ruger .44 Mags. IIRC it was made in 1957. Along with the gun was a box of the ammo he had purchased. Elmer Keith admitted this early ammo was way overloaded, I think it was Remington. Anyway when I fired it the gun rocked straight up and the hammer spur gouged the web of my thumb till it bled. Correct me if wrong but I think this revolver was built on the .357 frame. No wonder it rocked and rolled. This Ruger Bisley makes my Colt SAA look like a cap pistol.
Blackhawks of that era came in two frames -- a .357 and a .45 frame. All .44 Magnums were built on the .45 frame, which later became the standard and Ruger dropped the .357 frame. They just brought it back as the "New Vaquero."
During the past week I purchased a New Bisley Vaquero chambered in .45 Long Colt w/ a 5.5 in barrel. It feels great in my hand. I can't wait to shoot it. I hope it shoots as good as it looks, if so I will be double happy. It has great balance w/ the 5.5 in barrel. Does anyone know something about one. I paid $400, is that a bargin ???
Actually there was no .45 Frame since Ruger didn't introduce the Blackhawk in .45 Colt until long after the frame size had been used for the .44 Magnum.
Just like S&W. The N-Frame was originally designed around the .44 Special cartridge.
Thankfully both companies overengineered their original products.
Important deference between stainless New Model Blackhawk and a blue one; on all stainless models ejector rod housing and grip frame are from stainless steel also, on blue ones are from anodized aluminium thus making them lighter guns. Also, blue Bisley has aluminium ejector rod housing.
All blue NM Super Blackhawk models have steel ejector rod housing and grip frame.
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