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Impressive.44 Special

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I was shooting Skeeter’s load in this Old Model Ruger .357 that has been converted to .44 Special.

Nice gun and beautiful finish. Shoots good too.
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But the stags have a sharp edge that blisters the hand. So how does one shape and polish stags to get rid of this sharp edge?
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In the mean time I put these mesquite stocks on it.
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Depending on how much material needs to be removed, I would start with either a smooth file for shaping, or some sandpaper, say 180-220 grit, on a stick if you dont need much taken off. A Scotch brite pad in the finest grade, the gray ones, should bring the polish back.
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Excellent 44 and fine shooting, Scott.

I guess I have been lucky, the few sets of stag grips I have owned had no abrasive edges. If they did I'd have dehorned them generally in manner Crusty described.
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Thank you Gentlemen. The blister thing is really distracting to me shooting well. I think that if I can round that edge a bit things will be better.

I wish I knew for sure who did this conversion. I’d like to shake that man’s hand and buy him a drink.
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:13 am Thank you Gentlemen. The blister thing is really distracting to me shooting well.
The first centerfire handgun I got was a Ruger Super Blackhawk, and I'd just worked a bunch of concrete into a fence-trench so our dog wouldn't dig out (again). I was 17 and didn't know that concrete would blister hands, and got some fence-wire cuts as well. So when my mom and I went to pick the gun up my hands were wrapped in gauze. They didn't have any 'cowboy' loads back then, nor any 44 Special. Just 240 grain JSP's with full-house loads. Since all I'd ever shot was my Ruger Mk-1 22 LR, I actually had a friend come over to shoot the Super Blackhawk for me... :D
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That's a fine-looking Blackhawk!
I have a flattop Blackhawk in 44spl.
It's one of my favorite shooters!
I use pretty common Walnut aftermarket grips.
Nothing to fancy, but it works for me.
It fills my hand a whole lot better than factory black plastic grips.
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Target shot with a new model Flat Top Blackhawk.

Grips had sharp edges that I sanded off.
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There is something special about the .44 Special, particularly in a SAA size handgun.

I just wish I could get my other Rugers to shoot this well.

And, I think I would be just as happy with a set of regular walnut stocks.
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That rear sight looks a lot like Mr. Bowen's "Rough Country". I believe he did a lot of 357 / .44 Spl conversions, especially early on. He has Turnbull do the case hardening and those colors look a lot like the one he did for me now that they're starting to fade a bit.
Wouldn't hurt to send an email, if they worked on it, I would imagine they would have the SN# logged.

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44 Spl has the perfect range and balance in a handgun IMO, 700 - 1250 fps. I load them about 800 fps. Seems accurate with almost any shotgun powder.
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I found some slightly scarred up walnut stocks. They are a little proud in a couple of spots, but a few minutes with some sandpaper and a little tru-oil and they will be fine.
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Old Savage wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:21 pm 44 Spl has the perfect range and balance in a handgun IMO, 700 - 1250 fps. I load them about 800 fps. Seems accurate with almost any shotgun powder.
My Dad shot .44 Magnums and Special a lot but I never had one until 2005! Once I started shooting and loading for the .44 Special I wondered why in the world I had never done this before! I really enjoy mine.
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Took a quick photo of the rear sight on my SBH.

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Began in 88 loading with about 4,000 45 ACP. Then another 5,000 44 Spl. Mixed in about 2,000 45 Colt. Used many shotgun powders Bullseye to 2400. Most through 1911s, a Model 24, a Model 25 and a few SAs. Have a pretty good idea how various loads will work out.
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I started reloading .44-40's around 1959 .. and .357's a couple years later. Then I went to .45 Colts and for some reason skipped the .44 Special and .44 Magnum. Not sure why. I think at the time I felt I could do it all with the .45 Colt .... and I pretty much did. Then the .41 Magnum got my attention and I never felt the need for the .44 Magnum after that. And the .44 Special was overlooked. Silly I know but that's the way it was. I have attempted to correct that deficiency in the years since the .44 Special taught me it really was special!
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I recently fell in love with 44 special after feeling the abuse of magnum loads in short barreled wheelies. Im working loads for the Rimrock 185 grain lswc-hp.
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I actually did not mess with the .44 Special until we had a special run of USFA guns for the Shootists Holiday.

I also bought a couple of thousand .44 Special cases from Starline that were headstamped "Shootists .44 Spl."

I had the barrel chopped and I had it restocked and I have been shooting it ever since.

Now, it is my favorite cartridge and I have lost maybe one or two of those cases over the years. The rest keep getting reloaded. Mostly with Skeeter's load.
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:12 pm I actually did not mess with the .44 Special until we had a special run of USFA guns for the Shootists Holiday.
I also bought a couple of thousand .44 Special cases from Starline that were headstamped "Shootists .44 Spl."
Same here. That was what got me started with the .44 Special.
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JimT wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:27 pm
Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:12 pm I actually did not mess with the .44 Special until we had a special run of USFA guns for the Shootists Holiday.
I also bought a couple of thousand .44 Special cases from Starline that were headstamped "Shootists .44 Spl."
Same here. That was what got me started with the .44 Special.
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That sounds like Kelly!
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Very Nice!
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:34 pm In the mean time I put these mesquite stocks on it.
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I took those scarred up old stocks and reshaped them to fit better. A couple of coats of Tru Oil and I think they look fine.
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Ahhh... a three-screw model. The way God meant for the Ruger Black Hawk and Super Black Hawk revolvers to be!!! :D :D :D
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