Author Topic: anyone..super blackhawk 10.5 in barrel? (Read 590 times)

bb44 · « **on:** November 14, 2004, 02:16:00 PM »

just want to see if anyone owned a sbh 10.5. i got one a while back and will be carrying it to the woods this saturday. if anyone has one i would like to know what your's likes to be fed and did you have to do a lot of sighting in? mine is shooting a 250gr.keith bullet and 20.0 gr. of #2400 and it seems to like it but with the longer barrel i had to do some sight adjusting.

myronman3 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2004, 03:38:08 PM »

i had one and gave it to my dad. i liked it. he loves it.

a word of caution: IF you start to notice that pistol hitting left after you make sight adjustments and the rear sight starts to get all the way to the right and you are about out of adjustment, stop shooting. the 10.5 inch, my 7.5 inch hunter AND my 4 5/8 sbh all did this. very soon afterwards the ejector rod and housing flew off the gun; the screw sheared right off the barrel. i am still waiting to get a report back from ruger as to why. these were NOT hot loads (310 grain @ 1000 fps). i am sure they will come back from ruger fixed and i should never have another problem again. but then i should have never had this problem to begin with.

not slamming on sbh's, just figured you should be aware of it. they are nice guns and shoot very well. just beware if you find yourself running out of rear sight adjustment to the right.

bb44 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2004, 05:07:57 PM »

thanks and yeah i did have to move to the right but i always shoot left with all SAs. i dont know what it is...but did you notice anything loose? i have had to tighten the grip frame screws but that was from shooting a hot load...so hopefully mine is ok i own mostly ruger and never had any trouble compared to some guys i know that have had brownings and S&Ws...thanks again

bb44 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2004, 06:05:22 AM »

but also i must add that a friend told me that screws are going to loosen up but after a while they will settle.and i have to say i think this is true,since my SBH is new......also how many rounds had u fired thru the guns.....i got my gun in late oct. and have put 550 rounds thru it (i tried to get in all the practice i could handle)

myronman3 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 15, 2004, 02:52:48 PM »

less than 500 through the sbhh. i cant say for sure with the other sbh, but i will guess not very much more than 500 for that gun also (i bought it used so i can not be sure-it doesnt seem to have been fired too much though).

i have 4 days to regular deer season opener and still no guns back from ruger. it is not looking good for the myronman, boys.