Ruger Super Blackhawk Instruction Manual

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND
WARNINGS IN THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
FOR
RUGER®
NEW MODEL BLACKHAWK®,
SUPER BLACKHAWK
®,
HUNTER & BISLEY
SINGLE ACTION REVOLVERS
For Product Service on this Model Please Call:
(603) 865-2442 (See p. 27)
STURM, RUGER & Company, Inc.
Southport, Connecticut 06890 U.S.A.
THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS FIREARM AND BE
TRANSFERRED WITH IT UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, OR WHEN THE FIREARM IS LOANED OR
PRESENTED TO ANOTHER...

State-By-State Warnings
Certain states require by law that their own specified warning
notices in larger-than-normal type be conspicuously included
by the manufacturer, distributor, or retail dealer with firearms
sold in that state. Sturm, Ruger sells its products in
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because our
products may be sold in these states, we include the following:
California:
Connecticut:
“UNLAWFUL STORAGE OF A LOADED FIREARM MAY
RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OR FINE.”
Florida:
“IT IS...

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Maine:
“ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A
CRIME. IF YOU LEAVE A FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A CHILD, YOU MAY BE
SUBJECT TO FINE, IMPRISONMENT OR BOTH. KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION SEPARATE. KEEP
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LOCKED UP. USE
TRIGGER LOCKS.”
Maryland:
“WARNING: Children can operate firearms which may cause
death or serious injury. It is a crime
to store or leave a loaded
firearm in any location where an individual knew or should
have known that an unsupervised minor would...

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New Jersey:
“IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO LEAVE A LOADED
FIREARM WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR.”
New York City:
“THE USE OF A LOCKING DEVICE OR SAFETY LOCK
IS ONLY ONE ASPECT OF RESPONSIBLE WEAPONS
STORAGE. ALL WEAPONS SHOULD BE STORED
UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION THAT IS
BOTH SEPARATE FROM THEIR AMMUNITION AND
INACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND ANY OTHER
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.”
North Carolina:
“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM
THAT CAN BE DISCHARGED IN A MANNER THAT A
REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD...

This firearm was originally sold
with a key-operated locking
device. While it can help provide
secure storage for your unloaded
firearm, any locking device can
fail. All guns are designed to fire
if they are loaded and the trigger
is pulled. Therefore, never install
the locking device inside the
trigger guard or in any way that
it can possibly pull the trigger!
Do not leave the keys in the lock.
The ultimate responsibility for
secure storage of any firearm
must depend upon its owner and
his or her...

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FIREARMS SAFETY-YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
SAFETY MUST BE THE FIRST AND CONSTANT
CONSIDERATION OF EVERY PERSON WHO
HANDLES FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.
This Instruction Manual is designed to assist you in learning how to use and care
for your RUGER®NEW MODEL BLACKHAWK®or BISLEY revolver
properly. Please contact us if you have any questions about it.
Only when you are certain you fully understand the Manual and can properly
carry out its instructions should you practice loading, unloading, etc. with live...

Locking Devices 5 Safe Carrying Position 15
Alterations 7 Disassembly 18
Lead Exposure 11    Lubrication 23
Ammunition 12 Storage 24
Handling 13 Parts Purchasers 28
Firing 14 Malfunctioning Parts 29
OTHER CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS APPEAR      
THROUGHOUT THE MANUAL.
WARNING–ALTERATIONS
This product was designed to
function properly in its original
condition. Alterations can make it
unsafe. Do not alter any part or add
or substitute parts or accessories
not made by Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc.
DO NOT ALTER ANY...

The patented Ruger New Model single action revolver mechanism incorporates a
transfer bar. The transfer bar – which is raised into firing position as the trigger
is pulled to the rear – transmits the energy of the hammer blow to the firing pin.
This transfer bar mechanism makes a “safety” notch unnecessary.
The gate (loading gate) can be opened only when the hammer and trigger are
fully forward. Opening the gate immobilizes the trigger, hammer, and transfer
bar. When the gate is opened the cylinder is...

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NOMENCLATURE
EJECTOR    BASE PINBASE PIN LATCH
CHAMBER
GATE (Loading Gate)
CYLINDER FRAME
GRIP FRAMETRIGGER PIVOT
TRIGGERHAMMER
PIVOT HAMMER
Bisley
Fluted Cylinder Model Shown
CAUTION– NUMBERED CYLINDERS
00-00345
345345
Do not accept delivery of a New Model Blackhawk
Convertible (a model with two cylinders) unless
the numbers on the front face of both cylinders
match the last three digits of the serial number on
the frame. Use of the wrong cylinder can cause
improper alignment or timing and may result...

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TRANSFER BAR

LOADING GATE

LOADING GATE CAM
TRIGGER SPRINGGATE DETENT SPRING
CYLINDER LATCH SPRING
& PLUNGEREJECTOR THUMBPIECE
Mechanism shown at rest. Transfer bar is not in line between hammer and firing pin. This
is the carrying position.














LATCH PIVOTEJECTOR HOUSING
HAMMER PIVOT
TRIGGERBASE PIN
EJECTOR RODFIRING PIN
MAINSPRING
STRUTTRANSFER
BAR
Mechanism shown with trigger pulled and hammer beginning to fall. Transfer bar is in
firing position,...