I paid too much. I should have bought when they were in production, and it’ll likely go into another production run tomorrow now that I bought it.

But it’s also stainless, NOS, and sexy AF with the 4.6 barrel.

I’m gonna buy a western rig from Kirkpatrick leather and wear this thing around my yard while putting a lever action scabbard on the dog like she’s my horse.

0.44 Spl or .45 Colt with extra .45 ACP cylinder?
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Anyway, I'm jealous; happy for you.

Curious yellow, what vendor did you use? thx

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0.44 Spl or .45 Colt with extra .45 ACP cylinder?
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Anyway, I'm jealous; happy for you.

Curious yellow, what vendor did you use? thx

10mm with an extra .40 cylinder.

A 44 magnum is next in 4 5/8 barrel.

Curious yellow?

Nice Addition!

I support the 10mm revolvers because I want everyone to have options. Good for you!

She's a beut

Very nice! I've always wanted a stainless Blackhawk. Both of mine are blued. The blued ones have an alloy grip frame...stainless are all steel.

I don't get too excited about rimless auto cartridges in DA revolvers, but in single-actions they're awesome. Those shorter rounds plunk into the chambers through the gate really easily, and the ejector rod clears them completely out of the chamber so they fall right out. I love shooting .45 ACP in my convertible.

Since getting rid of my 229s I have 1000 rounds of 40 and nothing to shoot it in. That should take me about 32 years at 6 at a time.

This is also 10mm number 4 overall. I got 1k 180gr fmj today so working up a plinking load for this will be fun.

The NM Flattops are nice. Kind of like a K frame compared to that N frame.

Way back when Ruger offered a Vaquero Convertible in .38-40 with a 10mm conversion cylinder. Always thought that was a cool mix of retro and modern.

^^^ @FrankMoses,
OttoSig's new revolver isn't a flat top. Note the "hump" on the top strap just above the rear sight retention pin.
I wasn't certain if you were identifying OttoSig's new revolver as a flat top or flat tops in general. Yes, flat tops are really nice!

OttoSig, I have the same stainless Ruger Blackhawk in 10mm/.40 with the 6.5 inch barrel. It's from the same production run some years ago.
Congratulations on waiting for the 4 5/8" that you really wanted! It's a beautiful Ruger single action model and extremely versatile. I've never used the .40 cylinder in mine.
Less than ~ 1500 of each barrel length were produced.
Of all the stainless Ruger Blackhawk/Super Blackhawk revolvers that I have owned or visually inspected in a store, my 10mm/.40 is the only one where you cannot find some small
visual cosmetic flaw. My 6.5" example is "almost" cosmetically Freedom Arms appearance. That's as close as Ruger will ever get to perfection. I don't have a good photo of mine.
I need to correct that photo deficiency.

My only bitch about those 10mm/.40 series Blackhawks, is they should have made them with the Super Blackhawk "Hunter" model grip frame.
3/8" longer where you grasp the revolver, and with the round trigger guard. I have big hands.
In .44 Magnum, the straight back trigger guard Dragoon grip frame bashes my knuckles.

I have a short barrel 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk in .44 which originally came with the 3/8" shorter grasping length XR-3 or XR-3 Red grip frame, (I can't remember how to determine the differences) and I couldn't get all three fingers on the grip. My pinkie always dropped off the bottom/front corner of the grip.
So I sourced a pre-fit used factory stainless "Hunter" grip frame and installed it myself.
The 4 5/8" .44 Magnum variant comes stock with the unfluted cylinder.
Ronnie Wells now produces many other grip frame choices also. Including brass & aluminum. "Google" RW Grip Frames.
Stainless steel grip frames, you'll have to seek out used or new Ruger factory items. New Ruger grip frames (previously unfitted) require massive amounts of hand fitting.

I guess it all will depend on the size of your hand, my hand won't fit properly on the smaller length grip frames, and in heavier calibers, I vastly prefer the Hunter grip frame.

I fumble fingered it about two years ago while doing some post deer season gun cleaning in my kitchen.
The front sight blade hit the tile floor and was destroyed. I replaced it myself with the fiber optic type from the Ruger webstore.

IMG_20240113_153350495_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

IMG_20240113_152349529 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

IMG_20240113_152248757_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

I put this one together myself. It started life as a stock plow handle .357 Magnum Ruger Blackhawk. It was seriously cosmetically flawed when I purchased it. It had been placed in a "gun rug" while wet or splattered with blood. Great used price due to appearance, and mechanically tight with great lockup. It's my "tractor" gun.
I sourced a carbon steel 9mm cylinder (I looked for a stainless 9mm cylinder for longer than a year) and then fit it myself, and added a used pre-fit high polished stainless Birdshead grip frame with Micarta factory grips. The carbon steel cylinder was military parkerized by a guy out in the Midwest. 9mm accuracy is surprisingly good.

IMG_20201209_145418094 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

This one started life as a Ruger Old Army cap and ball revolver. I added the aftermarket drop-in cylinder in .45ACP and now enjoy not cleaning black powder firing residue.

IMG_20240108_130646340_HDR by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

This one is a factory stock Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter model in .44 Magnum. Box stock except for the scope and Hogue black Micarta grips.

IMG_20181112_162611998 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

Ruger Blackhawks/Super Blackhawks are kind of like "LEGO's" as you can make them exactly like you want them!

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Cee Kamp,

Those are awesome.

I’ll see how my hands fit. I’d wager an aluminum grip frame would be just fine for 10/40.

I have my eyes on a 44 magnum next but I’ll shoot and carry this one to see if I want the 4 5/8” or 5.5” barrel on the magnum.

How do you carry it on the tractor? Just a strong side holster? I’m curious if I’d prefer a cross draw around the property getting on and off vehicles.

I bought a Mernickle concealed carry holster for the Ruger single action 4 5/8"
barrel length revolvers. It fits both the 9mm/.357 and the .44 Magnum.
It has dual belt slots, so it's ideal for strong side carry at 3:30 to 4:00 o'clock position, or cross draw.

It depends on the tractor seat style, and with/without an armrest.
Mernickle makes/sells nice stuff.

I do find the Birdshead grip frame easier for tractor carry versus the standard plow handle grip frame. If I recall, Dillon Precision stocks that particular Mernickle holster most of the time.

I had a WTB ad on the Ruger Forum for many months before I snagged a used stainless Hunter grip frame.
They don't fit perfectly, but do fit quite satisfactorily.
At the Ruger Factory, the cylinder frame and grip frame are screwed together
for hand held belt sanding and hand held for polishing.

Each finished Ruger single action revolver is unique, dimensionally.
That's why buying a brand new unfitted stainless Ruger Hunter grip frame and installing it is such a time consuming hand fitting/labor intensive process. It's stainless steel, and 1/16" to 3/32" proud (higher) than any surface on the cylinder frame.

You'll need to get the new grip frame filed/sanded/polished so the seam between those parts are all at the same height.That also includes the ears on both sides of the hammer.
And while doing the job, not leave any marks behind on the cylinder frame that you are matching the grip frame to.
It's a major project, one I've never attempted.
Fitting a used one is childs play compared to fitting a new one.

Nice pick up! I have a stainless Vaquero in 45LC, but I actually prefer shooting my inherited Blackhawk in .41 mag more.

OttoSig,
I checked at the Dillon Precision website and did not see the holster I recommended.
It is this one: https://mernickleholsters.com/...ction-holsterneed-ai

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OttoSig,
I checked at the Dillon Precision website and did not see the holster I recommended.
It is this one: https://mernickleholsters.com/...ction-holsterneed-ai

Thank you, Sir.

Ordered one this morning from their in stock section.

OttoSig, enjoy your Blackhawk!

I have shifted much of my attention to single-action revolving pistols, especially since my index fingers aged-out of most double-action trigger-pulling, last year, March of 2024. I already had a Ruger Bisley Blackhawk, with .45 Colt and .45 ACP cylinders, a Ruger Old Army, several US Firearms Single Actions, and a Standard Manufacturing Single Action. Then, since setting aside my medium-to-large DA revolvers, as decreed by Arthur of Itis, I have added a 5.5” stainless Ruger Single Six and a 4.6” blued Single Six, both .22 WMR, with the blued one also having a .22 LR cylinder.

One can, of course, thumb-cock the hammer of a DA handgun, but few of them have such nicely thumb-cock-able hammer spurs as do single-action revolvers.