Shooting a SuperBlackHawk

[Ray B]

Years ago I bought a SuperBlackhawk for my dad. He shot it a few times and complained that the trigger kicked his finger. I shot it and had no problem. A while back I had occasion to shoot a nearly identical SBH and found what my dad was talking about. on recoil the lower part of the trigger would snap against my finger. Evidently the recoil pivots the gun so the the portion of the trigger that is curved forward is coming up and bites into the finger. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, can I avoid it by changing grip/finger position?

 

[R eight]

Years ago I bought a SuperBlackhawk for my dad. He shot it a few times and complained that the trigger kicked his finger. I shot it and had no problem. A while back I had occasion to shoot a nearly identical SBH and found what my dad was talking about. on recoil the lower part of the trigger would snap against my finger. Evidently the recoil pivots the gun so the the portion of the trigger that is curved forward is coming up and bites into the finger. Has anyone else noticed this? If so, can I avoid it by changing grip/finger position?

I haven’t owned a Super Black Hawk in over 40 years. I couldn’t shoot more than 10 rounds in a session before I started flinching from a bruised finger. I could never find a fix. Sold the gun and bought a model 29. Sold that soon after as I reckon full house loads were too much for the gun to handle. The only 44 mag handgun that I liked shooting with full house loads was the Red Hawk.

Good luck in solving the issue.

 

[Schüler Jumbo]

Options I can think of:
1) If not a Bisley Frame then several factory grip options including oversize grips that may help alleviate this problem. Bisley grips limited unless custom built.
2) Phone Ronnie Wells at RW Grip Frames, Phone: 832-581-3901, Ronnie offers custom frame modifications.
3) Phone Gary Reeder, Dustin Linebaugh, Hamilton Bowen etc for their input. That is a common problem that certainly has engineering solutions.

The single action revolvers offer the largest caliber in the smallest most packable package. They are worth the effort.

 

[Ruraldoc]

I much prefer the Ruger Bisley frame for shooting comfort with heavy loads.

I have stainless Bisleys in 41 mag, 44 mag, and 45 colt.

I have regular Black Hawks in 41 mag and 45 colt. The Bisley design is much more comfortable to shoot.

Keep your Super Blackhawk original and find yourself a Bisley for magnum loads in my experience.

You can always comfortably shoot 44 specials in the original gun.

 

[JimP]

My Super Blackhawk 44 was stolen 40 years ago so I can't help you with the 44 mag but I do shoot my Old model 45 LC and 41 mag quite often and haven't had that problem.

But you might try some rubberized grips such as Pachmayr. They may stop the roll of the pistol when it is fired.

 

[Trogon]

I had a Ruger Super Black Hawk .44 mag previously, same issue with the middle finger getting rapped when firing it. I purchased walnut stocks from Herrett's Stocks, sent a traced outline of my right hand. Their design fills in the area behind the trigger guard. I believe these are still made as a custom item by them.