Reeder Custom Guns - I have a Super Blackhawk in 4&5/8"

BigBoreGuy
I have a Super Blackhawk in 4&5/8"
Tuesday, July 02, 2024, 12:23

Gary knows best and my experience is pretty much the same. What I have found is that if you're staying within SAAMI specs or close to them with 300gr. hard casts, the Super Blackhawk is fine as-is. But... Those Buffalo Bore and Underwood 340gr. +P+ loads are too much for repeated use in my humble opinion. They have pressure way over SAAMI specs. In that case, I'd go 5-shot conversion like Gary said. Or you can go with a few other options that I have found hold up to those loads, being Redhawk, Super Redhawk, or the BFR. Again, this is just my two cents, and I defer to Gary as he has much more experience than I do.

Super Blackhawk - TM, 2024-07-02, 08:43
- I have a Super Blackhawk in 4&5/8" - BigBoreGuy, 2024-07-02, 12:23
  - Back in the day it was the SBH vs the M29 - WB, 2024-07-05, 08:03
    - In 1986 I adopted the Freedom Arms 454 - Jim Taylor, 2024-07-05, 09:44
      - Sometime within a hundred years or so I picked - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-05, 12:17
        It's what makes you a good Custom Smith ... - Jim Taylor, 2024-07-06, 17:13
        I guess I am looking for that perfect handgun - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-08, 13:58
      - With great anticipation I awaited each month the issue - WB, 2024-07-05, 10:22
  - No plans - TM, 2024-07-02, 12:29
    - Smart move. I don't know of any animal that can tell - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-02, 15:47
      - Sorry for changing the tone of the post from - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-02, 17:08
        Gary, you are waxing nostalgic. I am impressed. (nm) - Winnturner48, 2024-07-04, 12:02
- Our single action 44 is, in most cases, a - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-02, 10:49