Super Blackhawk News Today

Not so long ago, people who spent much time outdoors — trapping, prospecting, fishing, camping, surveying, farming, ranching, logging — considered a firearm as part of their basic gear. These were known as working guns.

We've scoured the market to bring you some of the coolest, most interesting, and — happily — affordable handguns from SHOT Show 2024.

 

Day six of the trial in the 12-year-old killing of John Michael “Mike” Crites continued Thursday ended with Debbie Ford, Leon Fords wife, taking the stand.

The 1950s began with the introduction of Smith & Wesson’s 1950 Target Model in .44 Special and .45 ACP and ended in 1959 with the advent of Ruger’s Super Blackhawk.

Sometimes when we can’t find what we’re looking for we have to have the aid of a good gunsmith. I sent a 7 1⁄2" .44 Special off to David Clements to be made into the sixgun I wanted.

In 1836 Sam Colt came up with the first truly practical and workable revolver, the Colt Paterson. This revolver was a five-shot affair with a revolving cylinder in .28, .31, .34, or .40 caliber. As with all subsequent percussion revolvers, it was loaded from the front with powder and ball and then primed at the back of the cylinder with a percussion cap. However, unlike Colt revolvers that followed, the Paterson did not have a trigger guard — a folding trigger came down as the hammer was cocke...

With all the grand handguns currently offered, why would anyone want to spend the money to build a custom sixgun?

Everything about the New Model Blackhawk impressed me, including the adjustable rear sight, the action, the use of coil springs instead of a leaf spring, the transfer bar mechanism

still great sixguns. Top gun has been cut to 5" and tuned by Jim Stroh; bottom sixgun has been re-barreled by Smith & Wesson. It Can Be A Good Thing! My dictionary has one definition of the word “compromise” as the settlement of a dispute by mutual concession. There are always compromises and trade-offs when it comes to firearms. A 10-pound rifle is much easier to shoot than a lightweight, however a 6-pounder is certainly much easier to carry all day. When it comes to sixguns I prefer Perf...