Zeroing a new .41 Magnum Blackhawk

[@RichardMorse-h6r]

Now Ruger needs to make a Marlin 1894 trapper in 41 mag to go with that revolver. 👍

[@plowboysghost]

That'd be awesome 😎

[@FritoPendejo684]

Henry makes at least one rifle in .41

[@ErickSchmidt-ej6rb]

Kinda curious. Mist right hand folks pull left. Myself as well. So my rear sights are all to the right. I find using the tip pad of my trigger finger helps alot. I'm liking the videos .

[@plowboysghost]

Yeah, I worked on finger to trigger contact toward the end and it helped.

[@petert8807]

Thanks for the video, it's very relaxing to me, watching you adjust sights and chat a bit while you zero it in. It's like a meditation video, for gun folks

[@plowboysghost]

@@petert8807 Thanks for watching and commenting. 🍻

[@jerryreynolds8151]

God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@christophermead9800]

I’ve never given 41 magnum any thought. I can very much see it’s advantages. But something more powerful than .357 magnum and less so than the 44 magnum, that seems like the perfect balance for a do it all cartridge. Thanks for sharing!

[@plowboysghost]

That's how I'm seeing it, too. Thanks!

[@Utcalwr]

41 blackhawk 4 5/8 is a major favorite of mine. I used it on a mulie when I was younger, practicing on gallon milk jugs and then felt confident. Really accurate.

[@plowboysghost]

I'm absolutely in love with this gun.

[@davehackney4857]

Awesome to have found a fellow 41 magnum fan. My first gun was a Ruger Blackhawk 41mag new model 6.5". I bought it in 1993 and still have it. 41 is a fantastic caliber. Great job! I'll be watching your videos. Thank you

[@plowboysghost]

Thank you!

[@DThomas1976]

What’s the humidity like there? I have kept my blued guns loaded and just after three weeks, the dang chamber rusted a little with those brass rounds in it. Suppose it was the oil from my fingers on the brass that did the rusting. I now don’t leave any rounds in the chamber or if I do, I pull them out and oil the chambers lightly every couple weeks with Ballistol. How often do you oil your guns? Specifically the chamber. I wipe them down often. These are blued Ruger Vaqueros I’m talking about, really prefer my polished stainless Rugers more for this reason.

[@plowboysghost]

I rarely oil the chambers and I keep mine loaded. Alabama can have humidity like breathe a wall of soup in the Summer. I wipe down the outside of my blued guns at the end of either every day I carry them or every other day I carry them...and I have no rusting issues. I use Rem Oil and Lucas Red or Blue.

[@876mpr]

25 degrees with sustained winds of 25-35 here in NE OH. Finally some real winter weather. Really like that NOE 258 clone. Is that a full magnum load?

[@plowboysghost]

21 gr H110. Should be full throttle.

[@ericflygstad8789]

Thanks for sharing. I've wanted a .41 mag Blackhawk for some time now but Ruger has had it listed as unavailable for the last 6 months I've been in the market. It's nice to see you got your hands on one.

[@plowboysghost]

They were available in January and February...ish. I bought two new .41 Blackhawks...this .4.62" and a 6.5"

[@ericflygstad8789]

@@plowboysghost I didn't see them listed as such. I think I'll just call them and see when they might be available. I love Ruger firearms.

[@jeremyp2295]

Man it's always windy in Oklahoma. I am thinking about changing my rear sight to a white outlined from wells he has some nice designs and you can get several different widths. I have a flattop 44 special. Did you paint your front sight?

[@plowboysghost]

I'm definitely considering one of those sights in some configuration or another...myself

[@carycary5824]

I’ve been looking for a .41 mag in the Blackhawk and the last used gun I found the guy wanted $1050 for it. It has a 7 1/2” barrel if my memory serves me correctly. Still looking. Thanks for the video Plowboy! I need to sight in my .45 colt Blackhawk. Btw, are you talking about honing the throat of the cylinder?? I put a cartridge into the throat of the cylinder and it didn’t need to be pushed. It seemed to fit perfectly. Your thoughts would be appreciated brother!!

[@500mos]

I have a 1973 41mag 4 5/8s blackhawk just like yours and it is a deadly accurate gun. The 41mag is a wonderful round.

[@plowboysghost]

Yes it it. Congrats!

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Look like pretty warm loads

[@plowboysghost]

They seem to be moving on out.

[@doranmaxwell1755]

I like the way you have a setup where you can sit upright and use a rest and I like that you are using 20 yards (tho I use 25) I do think tho that maybe resting the barrel is not the best way? I use foam blocks with a leather cover and rest my hand(s) on the rest. probly does not matter but it is said that resting on the barrel changes impact. I will try both to check for myself. One thing I do on guns that won't even get on paper or just if my target back has too many holes lol.. is to get real close to get something. Kudos on checking into the chambers vs bore. I do this on every revolver. with my cast and coated bullets I want my chambers to be bore dia or.... a thou or so bigger. And yeah.... I might have a shot or two to settle down a bit. Funny story... bear with me. Taking my buddies girls... both college students and nice girls. I was teaching them and just having fun. because they were nearly new to shooting I did not shoot myself but paid attention to them and what they were doing finally getting them to hit sodas at say 15 feet. they asked me why I wasn't shooting and I flippantly said that I did not have enough beer in me and held out my hand and showed them how shaky it was (fun fake) at the end of the day they said 'are you sure you don't want to shoot?' I held out my now steady (LOL) hand and said 'yeah... I think I have enough beer in me now' Fortunately I had my Colt Python there (which they loved the look of but found too big to enjoy) There was a paint can about 15 yards out and I took a shot... as it jumped up I da'ed a round and hit it... which was EXTREMELY lucky and then just shot the can on the ground 4 more times as it settled... I said "yeah... that was about the right balance of beer" Apparently they told that story at their respective prestigious universities (med student and history student) with.... varied results LOL... I also drive a 74 C10 chevy pickup lowered with 4 different paint jobs showing through and a late model LS computer driveline. I let em drive it not thinking they would be interested... but they posed for pics in front of it. Dont paint all young people with the same brush.

[@plowboysghost]

I'm definitely going back to resting on the frame. Thanks!

[@ashemsavage6842]

Yes it’s windy very I was looking at a Cimarron Pistolero 45 colt 4 3/4in

[@plowboysghost]

Those are worth the cost in my experience.

[@paulfisher4660]

if you are in need of some 45LC brass. brownells has bags of 100 starline for barely 6 starbucks. two bags showed up today. also topped up primers from midway and bass pro by 5k. just need to order some projectiles for 44 and 45 to see me thru the crazy 2024s and 25s. even though i have 7 calibers i load for, if a 41 hits my LGS, i guess i'll have to buy one.

[@plowboysghost]

Heck yeah

[@Gulfcowboy]

How do you feel a barrel length? I wonder if ruger is going to put out some longer barrel models.

[@plowboysghost]

I bought a new 6.5" .41 Blackhawk soon after this video.

[@Gulfcowboy]

@plowboysghost I have a 6.5 41mag blackhawk on the way. I also own a 8-3/8 model 57. I really like the 41mag. I think it would have been more popular if they produced a 41 special.

[@Ammo08]

My grandfather was from Sand Mountain, Alabama; I don't think that's real far from you...he born there in 1889..I have one Ruger BH 41 Mag like yours, but I'm thinking of investing in one with a 7.5 inch barrel...

[@plowboysghost]

That's east Alabama. I'm almost directly across the state. Still not far!

[@leifhoklin2681]

Do they make one with a 7.5" barrel? I thought the .357 mag and .41 Blackhawks could only be had with 4 5/8", 5.5", or 6.5" barrels. I too would like one with a 7.5" barrel.

[@plowboysghost]

@@leifhoklin2681 The .41 Blackhawk is currently only available in 4-5/8" and 6.5" ...both of which I now own.

[@RevolverTv]

Yep it's been super windy over here I mississippi all day

[@plowboysghost]

Heard that! We've got snow, ice, and sub-zero winchills coming early next week.

[@RevolverTv]

@@plowboysghost yep it'll seriously be nasty then. I'm glad you got that thang runnin right

[@plowboysghost]

@@RevolverTv Thank you. May have to deer hunt in the snow with it.

[@45calibermedic]

Sure is swell to see that Blackhawk in action! It's been windy of late in southeastern PA, what with the intense rainstorms this week. Nothing wrong with rain, I just wish we got some snow out of the deal. Naught but flurries this year.

[@plowboysghost]

We've been iced over for several days now. 4WD and 3 wheelers are all we're going anywhere with right now.

[@joeltowle2737]

Oh how I miss my 41 mag! Now I have 44 mag in a 1873 SAA clone.

[@plowboysghost]

Heard that.

[@joeltowle2737]

@plowboysghost I'm loving the SAA Clones. I have 3 all 5.5" 357, 44, and 45.

[@carycary5824]

I just watched your video about the incomplete.41 mag. Hope Ruger comes through for you!!! Bud Cary

[@plowboysghost]

They shipped the parts to me the next day. All is well. Thanks!

[@carycary5824]

@@plowboysghost I’m an old hillbilly. Love your down to earth videos. Always darn good information!!

[@carycary5824]

Just got home with my new Blackhawk in .45 Colt!!! Gonna clean her up and take her for a test run tomorrow!!!!

[@williamnorton7415]

Really enjoy your videos, like your new 41 mag.ruger.i have a 44mag ruger super Blackhawk in 4 5/8 barrel. Stainless. Shoots excellent. Only complaint is rear sight doesn't go low enough for heavy 300# grs.bullets.

[@plowboysghost]

Thank you . I'm about to look into those 2Dogs sights that Ronnie Wells and Fermin Garza are putting out for Rugers. You can get different sight heights that may cure your issue.

[@oregonoutback7779]

I thought you kept looking over your shoulder in case one of them Alabama Grizzlies was to sneak up on you?

[@plowboysghost]

They will slip up on you.....😁

[@millcreekrange]

Great Video PlowBoy!! Man we’ve had the wind’s lately. I’m getting out of here on Sunday before that white stuff hits the ground. At least those Alabama Grizzlies should be in their holes with it that cold anyway.

[@plowboysghost]

I see that there are road closures even down your way. I've been riding the Big Red in the snow and ice quite a bit the last few days.

[@millcreekrange]

@@plowboysghost I just made it home. Interstates were good, and most of the State road was too, but the County Roads was a bit sketchy. Especially in the shaded parts with hills and curves.

[@tomcolbert9391]

Show more holster, drawing, and target transitioning basic dude stuff people would like to see it

[@plowboysghost]

10-4.

[@tomcolbert9391]

@@plowboysghost thanks man love your videos keep plowing

[@plowboysghost]

@@tomcolbert9391 Thank you 🍻

[@williamnorton7415]

I was told to set handgun on frame and not to rest on barrel.

[@plowboysghost]

I should probably try that.

[@MichaelTurnage]

Yeah PlowboysGhost the.41 Magnum is one of my favorite revolver cartridges. I have a Ruger Blackhawk in 6.5 inch barrel. I prefer it over the.44 magnum. Of course, one has to reload to really appreciate the caliber. W296 and AA9 are two fine propellants for that cannon. I enjoy your videos over here in South Carolina, one of your proud Confederate States like Alabama.

[@plowboysghost]

Deo Vindice, Resurgam! Thanks 👍

[@robertmakowski7808]

My favorite Ruger SA!!

[@plowboysghost]

🤠👍

[@BecomingDangerous0]

Nice, 41 mag is one of my favorites.

[@plowboysghost]

It's fast become one of my top 3.

[@JWheeler331]

Always good to get some rounds in on a new gun.

[@plowboysghost]

Sure is. I believe I could benefit from swapping the rear blade for the "2 Dogs" that Ronnie Wells and Fermin Garza sell.

[@JWheeler331]

@@plowboysghost I have one coming for my 45 Blackhawk. Once the gun comes back from getting color case hardened.

[@marcdaignault-b9d]

plowboy,, man , EVERY vid i watch you shoot, you cant hit sheet , , with great guns no less !!!! I love ya brother ,, but its not those excellent guns ,,,,,,, to sight em in you need a good SOLID platform and a GOOD sand bag or solid rest, none of which you never have. Love ur vids and ur guns

[@plowboysghost]

@@marcdaignault-b9d 🤣🤣🤣 You obviously haven't watched many of my shooting videos. I miss some, no doubt...but I hit better than you seem to think.

[@ericbrabham3640]

Hope that 41 works well for you. Was bad windy in south Louisiana today too.

[@plowboysghost]

Thanks 👍

[@alexmiller880]

2 vids in one day .... my lucky day .... don't you know that to sight a gun in you gota throw a quarter in the air and adjust the sights till you can hit it ...... haha

[@plowboysghost]

😂😂👍

[@chrishousewright9346]

Absolutly love the 41 mag. I have 2 of them. A super blackhawk hunter that was a davidsons exclusive also have a s&w 657 with a 6in barrell. Both shoot very well.

[@A.R.American1]

Good job that gun looks great with those grips buddy

[@plowboysghost]

Thanks, my friend.

[@greybeard277]

Fun stuff.

[@plowboysghost]

Thank you. It shoots easier than my heavy .45 Colt loads, no doubt.

[@carycary5824]

You sold me. I like 5.5” barrels but love the looks of the 4.5!!!!

[@plowboysghost]

Same here.

[@graypatriot1299]

I had a Blackhawk in .41. I could never get it to shoot. I traded it for a Blackhawk in .45 and never looked back.

[@plowboysghost]

I have both, and they both shoot good, so I'm happy.

[@hawkenrifle8978]

-14 below here last night. -28 with the wind chill. 5 degrees right now and -10 with the breeze. No shootin' for me today!

[@StevenMMan]

That old big red is as cool as the blackhawk. If memory serves it the 250? I once had the 200

[@plowboysghost]

Yep. The '85 was the year it went to a rear suspended 250. My first one was an '84 back in 1983 ...and it was a three month old cherry 200 in December.

[@jeffkone839]

I’m jealous you’re able to shoot I haven’t been able to shoot since I had my hip done.👍

[@plowboysghost]

Hate to hear that.

[@hawkenrifle8978]

-14 below here last night, -28 with the wind chill; about -10 now with the wind. No shootin' for me today 😂

[@plowboysghost]

We had single digits this morning.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Have a 357 in a stainless Blackhawk 4 5/8

[@plowboysghost]

Nice!

[@hillbilly224]

Ol George

[@plowboysghost]

Hard to go wrong with some Dickel Tennessee Whisky.

[@stevemaucere1847]

Cmon man show us the targets!!!

[@plowboysghost]

@@stevemaucere1847 I do in some videos. I'll do that more often in the future

[@kylewood8327]

Nice video, looks like you got it sighted in pretty good.

[@plowboysghost]

It's close to right.

[@canaanjones3031]

Hey plowboy i love your videos and passion for the SAs. I’m about to buy my first SA and was wondering if u had a video going over the frontier from Cimarron.

[@lessage760]

ALL GOOD SIR SAW ONE AT THE LAST GUNSHOW JUST LIKE YOURS BUT WANTED 6 AND HALF FINGERS FOR IT THAT SURE IS PRETTY SIR

[@plowboysghost]

That's the pre- tax/shipping/cc fee ballpark I gave

[@lessage760]

@@plowboysghost he has it in November but I had already picked up a ria 1911 10mm so guess I will have to save a little and keep watching have a good weekend and the wind is a blowing here in Michigan and snowing

[@charlescomly1]

How's that felt recoil on the 41 compared to a 44 mag blackhawk. Thx for the video and those grips look awsome.

[@plowboysghost]

Not much less recoil than std. 240-gr .44 Magnum, but definitely less than 315-gr .45 Colt @1300 fps.

[@richardhoward3462]

I still can't believe they shipped that gun with those missing pieces. WTH Ruger!

[@plowboysghost]

Yep. I feel the same way.

[@richardhoward3462]

@@plowboysghost I love my two Blackhawks but my BFR is my most prized material thing.

[@nate4036]

See now you’re punishing me, I have to find a .41 now. Such a nice piece. You have any plans on reloading it hot yet?

[@plowboysghost]

😁... Std pressure.41 Magnum is plenty "Magnum". I am studying on a 250-gr mold with a huge meplat, though

[@70selvisfan]

What's the recoil like on a .41 as opposed to say, a .44 or .357?

[@plowboysghost]

More than .357, less than .44.

[@70selvisfan]

@@plowboysghost gee, thanks!! Nevermind the new subscriber. Thanks Captain Obvious!! LOL

[@plowboysghost]

@@70selvisfan 😁👍 it's closer to .44 Magnum than .357....seeing how it's a .410" vs .44 Magnum being a .429"

[@LibertyFromLead]

Howdy neighbor. Yea it's been windy for days here in NW Alabama and all over the southeast. I heard this chick I watch sometimes on KZbin that lives down in the Florida panhandle say yesterday they've had same wind and tornadoes too. Heck we're used to weird and random weather here though as you know but all this prolonged high wind is pretty odd even for here. Oh well we can't do anything but adapt or stay in the house and I really don't want to shoot inside my home haha. Anyway, good shootin' sir. Appreciate the footage of that nice six shooter in a not often seen caliber. Now just waitin' on your other grips to see what it looks like then. It's gonna look sweet I bet. Ok then talk to you again soon neighbor! 🐍🇺🇸 P.S. I know ol David that has the Alabama Super Pawns around us and my cousin started helping down at the Haleyville shop. Her daddy which is my uncle Larry helps him part time when they get to needing help or a big sale. Next time you go by there you'll have to aggravate her and tell her say her big cuz Dustin conjured you into it haha. Keep your powder dry and corks tight and have a good night!

[@plowboysghost]

Yes siree! I reckon Grissom has a lock on gun shops in several towns. Good to hear from you!

[@danthompson1467]

I’ll take your windy condition over the snow and below zero degrees that’s coming here tomorrow

[@plowboysghost]

We've got snow and sun zero wind chills coming in a few days.

[@thealsatian4232]

I’m working with a Smith 69 quite a bit these days. It would make a dandy gun if chambered in .41 mag. My only .41 is a three screw Ruger Blackhawk that Hamilton Bowen converted from.357 to.41 mag. Handy but awful light for a .41

[@plowboysghost]

I'd love a 4" L Frame , 5 shot .41 Magnum. Charter arms sold a Bulldog sized .41 mag for awhile. I wish I'd snagged one.

[@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods]

Well, those loads look pretty stout for 41..... may even rival 10 mm 😅lol jk

[@plowboysghost]

May even...🤣