And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Elmer Keith told the story of an old gunfighter he knew when he was a kid. He asked the old guy about the practice of carrying the single action Colt with hammer down on an empty chamber, and was this a disadvantage in a fight. The old guy said you could always load one more if expecting trouble, but that after killing five men, there would probably be enough time to reload.
had a 357 Blackhawk until my divorce. anyway, very accurate weapon. killed a lot of coyotes with it. got 7 bucks each for them. 9 if you skinned them. back in the 1980's when most people thought of them as a pest to get rid of. toyed with the idea of getting another one. not sure anymore as I really don't "need" it.
Yeah, but it's a Ruger, not a Colt.
ReplyDeleteYep, that's what is so good about it. Colts sold out and most can't afford a good old one
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ReplyDeleteI had one, a long time ago, but retardedly let it go.
Looks cute for the photo op, slow to load in an emergency.
ReplyDeleteIn an emergency it's already loaded. It's the reload that can be a tad slow.
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Elmer Keith told the story of an old gunfighter he knew when he was a kid. He asked the old guy about the practice of carrying the single action Colt with hammer down on an empty chamber, and was this a disadvantage in a fight. The old guy said you could always load one more if expecting trouble, but that after killing five men, there would probably be enough time to reload.
DeleteI like the Ruger Blackhawks. Great guns. I have them in .357, .41MAG, .30Carbine, .45LC and .44MAG. All perfect for home defense. -snakepit
ReplyDeletehad a 357 Blackhawk until my divorce. anyway, very accurate weapon. killed a lot of coyotes with it. got 7 bucks each for them. 9 if you skinned them.
ReplyDeleteback in the 1980's when most people thought of them as a pest to get rid of.
toyed with the idea of getting another one. not sure anymore as I really don't "need" it.
Great shooting iron. Like one in .44 mag or .454 Cassel.
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