Ruger 44 flat top

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January 04, 2014 13:46

I bought a Ruger Blackhawk 44 mag dom 1959
sight unseen and I found out it has been modified
for a scope mount. I want to install a rear sight assy.
I took one off a 3 screw 357 blachawk but it
didn't come close to fitting.
Is there a special sight for a flat top
and if so ,where can I get one?
Thanks-Ron

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  rong

  January 04, 2014 13:46

  I bought a flat top Ruger 44 a couple months
  ago and just noticed the hammer is blued.
  Is this normal or has the gun been refinished?
  Thanks
  Ron

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  Ambrose

  January 04, 2014 15:39

  The flat sides of Ruger Blackhawk hammers are not blued but left bright.

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  ruger41

  January 04, 2014 17:47

  
  
  It's factory blued on top of the hammer and not on the sides on the Flattop Bisley.

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  rong

  January 05, 2014 00:46

  I see, maybe the pistol has been reblued.
  My flat top is an old 3 screw DOM 1959.
  I wonder if it came from the factory like that.
  Wishful thinking[?]

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  perry shooter

  January 05, 2014 02:44

  If just the hammer and NOT the rest of the pistol It is easy to temove the bluimg from the SIDES only wit a piece of Glass and 600 grit sandpaper . Has the three screw been modified at factory recall "safety". Remove hammer place Glass on table lay sandpaper on glass"FLAT SURFACE" and POLISH the BLUE AWAY.

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  rong

  January 05, 2014 03:31

  The pistol is unconverted but the blued
  hammer has the same deep blue hue as the rest
  of the revolver as well as the screws.
  Oh,well for $375 "cheap money" for a 3 screw
  re-blued 44 flat top. I'm happy.
  Some day I may do just that Karl just to
  be "similar" to my other 3 screw pistols.

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  Ambrose

  January 05, 2014 07:34

  My old flat top is a 1958 that I got long, long ago and has bright hammer sides. I have one of the newer production flat top .44 Specials and its hammer sides are in the white, also.
  
  Your $375 was a great buy, refinished or not! It's hard to find any Blackhawk in any condition for that.

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  woodchuckjohn

  January 07, 2014 11:02

  Enjoy it. It's a beauty. Looks like a 44 special. is that correct? Shoot it in good health.

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  woodchuckjohn

  January 07, 2014 11:03

  Enjoy it. It's a beauty. Looks like a 44 special. is that correct? Shoot it in good health.

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  tsr1965

  January 08, 2014 09:57

  quote:Originally posted by woodchuckjohn
  Enjoy it. It's a beauty. Looks like a 44 special. is that correct? Shoot it in good health.
  
  
  If his is an older 3 screw and it is a 44, then it is a 44 Remington Magnum. There were only two models of the 3 screw Flattops made...one in 357 Magnum, and the other in 44 Magnum.
  
  Best

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