Mr. William B. Ruger has been credited by some shooting industry experts with saving the single-action revolver from slipping into obscurity back in the 1950s.

Mechanically, the .44 Mag. Blackhawk, like other Ruger single-action revolvers, is a much modernized version of the old Colt Single Action Army and Frontier revolver first offered in 1873.

Also known as .44 Magnum, it requires a stout, equally powerful pistol or even carbine to shoot it. One gun up to the task is the Ruger Super Blackhawk, a single action revolver that combines the ...

Since its introduction onto the market last year the Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Wranger single-action revolver has clearly been well-received with shooters. As of the end of June, the handgun ...

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has added three new models to its Wrangler line of single-action revolvers. These new models feature a 3.75-inch cold-hammer-forged barrel, and a Ruger Birdshead-pattern ...

Modern Ruger Revolvers The dawn of modern Ruger revolvers occurred in 1979, with the creation of the Ruger Redhawk, Ruger's large-frame double-action revolver. The Redhawk was the answer to Smith and ...

He turned condescendingly to Ruger and said, “You’ll find that out.” Ruger of course ignored the pompous fool and introduced the Single Six single-action .22 LR revolver soon after. He “found out” by ...

The single-action Ruger Single 7 has classic, elegant lines. Andrea Bogard Hunting with the .327 Federal Magnum . While I’ve spent a lot of time with handguns of different varieties over the years, ...

The single action revolver is the classic cowboy six-gun, epitomized by the Colt Single Action Army. or the Ruger Blackhawk. or Single Six. With a single action revolver, ...

There are a couple of facts in my life that I just cannot get around no matter what kind of high tech handguns hit the market, or the “Improved?” firepower and dependability offered by pistols ...