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Ruger .45ACP cyl. ?

mopar
Just curious about this.

Would it be possible to take a .45ACP cylinder from a standard
Ruger Blackhawk and have it fitted to where it would work in a
Super Blackhawk Hunter chambered in .45LC?

Asked Ruger about this awhile back and they said that they wouldn't do it due to the fact that Hunter models are on Super Blackhawk frames.

Seems to me that if a .45 LC cylinder will work on that frame,so would an ACP cylinder.

Thanks for the help!

Doug
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  • Hunter375
    I don't know about the cylinder dimensions between the two, but if you handload you can load .45 Colt just as cheap as .45 auto.

    I assume ammo price is the reason for your desire.

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  • RadCat
    Using .45ACP is better left for "swing out" cylinders with "moon clips" or full clips.

    I love to fool around, "experiment" if you will... with different projects. It's how you get knowledge.

    Well, I did some fooling around with a cylinder in my Ruger Blackhawk/Vaquero to shoot .45ACP and .45LC (different cyls. of course) Found some "situations" developing:

    1- Extreme fouling in front of .45ACP case-spacing mouth from bullet "free jump" into forcing cone of barrel.

    2- CASE EXTRACTION. This is your biggest problem. We assume that because SA revolvers use an "ejector rod" instead of extractor "claws"there should be no problem. Sounds good in theory, but in practice, not so good. Nickel plated cases will "eject/extract" better than plain brass. .45LC uses "rimmed" cases, and positions each cartridge head pretty much evenly. Not so .45ACP which "spaces" in the mouth. Add a little bit of fouling from lube, powder and lead to the "natural uneveness" in case lenght of various makes or x/times fired cases and the taper crimp, and you got cases requiring a hammer to push out of the cylinder.

    3- Firing pin hit on primers is uneven because there is no even head height positioning on cylinder. The "extractors" in 1911's do most of the actual "head-spacing", rather than the barrels. In swing out cylinders the accessory "clips" do this. It is not practical to use clips in non-swing out cylinders. Therefore.......[:(][:(][:(][V]
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