The Bisley model Ruger Super Blackhawk 454 five-shot revolver is as Whitworth has asserted. It shoots loose over time and a lot of 454 Casull loads will create that condition. If you do not shoot an abundance of 454 Casull it will not be called "Lucy" as Whitworth so appropriately named his test prototype. Just shoot +P 45 Colt predominately and enjoy your new revolver. You have purchased a true classic design and it makes a great project design gun for the future. For instance, someday you could have a barrel-band replacement barrel to keep the ejector rod tube trapped between the frame and the rear of the barrel banded barrel. That would help secure it from shaking loose under 454 Casull recoil forces. Just saying.
Exactly! Ejector Rod Housing (ERH) ?launch? was a feature of both the .454 and .480 test subjects. Jack Huntington kept them both patched together while I was testing. He added a ?deadman? - a positive stop - to both ERHs to keep them firmly in place. I do like the banded barrel for both function and looks.
Don?t fret your purchase! It?s a great revolver that can handle full-tilt .454, I just wouldn?t feed it that level of pressure all the time. You will be fine! Keep us posted!
