Then you get into the likes of the New Model Super Blackhawk which is printed on the side of my new in Jan of 06 model. The era of the blackhawk is documented well through out the history as can be seen on the web but this New Model seems to be more obscure.
I think that member 2-dogs has explained this but I could be wrong. Perhaps it is just that low, wide hammer spur along with a slight frame difference?
Mine also has that razor sharp square back trigger guard.
Lloyd,
Of all the people on this planet I regret to inform you that I did the sacrilegious act of putting a rubber Hogue mono-grip on that super. I really could not afford a bisley grip at this time and agree that for the overall cost, it may be cheaper to sell mine and purchase another handgun period.
I got that Hogue grip new about a month ago and have only had a couple sessions with it in place. My thoughts are that it is ugly and will not let the revolver roll well like the single actions should but yet is an excellent platform for getting off an accurate shot. The large grip fits my hand well and it absorbs recoil beyond belief. I am thinking of pushing this setup one step farther and scoping this piece for our late season here as longer shots become the norm as those deer have started to yard up.
I did take my 07 deer with that super with the stock grips. Something changed with my technique with it this spring though and it was cutting me with a vengeance like it did when brand new. I had shot this gun regularly all last summer and thought that I had gotten around this but apparently not so.
Have Heart! I still love my Vaquero's and still plan on using them in the reg season. I do agree with what oso45-70 used to tell me, When you go messing with the lines of a fine iron sighted single action, you might as well pickup a Contender or the likes! Nothing wrong with this but it does pain me because of my liking of the Single Actions so much.
Older eye's are also becoming a factor for myself. I am shooting well in the 30 to 75yd range with the open sights but to shoot much farther is becoming more marginal. I do test my long range skills (specially in the month before the hunt) and last fall had shot two different off hand groups of 20 shots per group into 7" and 9" respectively. This is getting kind of iffy for Deer so I may very well implement the use of a scope for myself if shooting at the more extended ranges.
Lot's to consider here and in the end I may just choose to preserve the clean lines of the single action and restrict my hunting range to what my eye's will dictate. My confidence and ability's have been good enough to leave the long guns at home over the last four years now.
Sorry To Blow This Post And To Try To Write A Book Guy's. An illness has kept me indoors and shut-in a lot more than I would like over the last few months.
