Abin Sur
Yes I know them,
Friday, November 09, 2018, 18:06

Pre-production prototypes from D-Max as per Darvin Carda, the owner of the company before it's sale to Magnum Research. These weren't included in the sale and a few went to distributors.

The cylinder length was 2.26-2.265" thus being a bit longer than the Ruger "maximum" Super Blackhawks. Fit and finish was very good and the cartridge, with the judicious handloader is quite formidable. Being a 1.8" 45 caliber is suspiciously similar to the far newer 460 S&W but with the obvious differences. This being a 45-70 based case with .458 bullets and the S&W being a "lengthened" 45 colt case with .452 bullets.

Frames will easily accept a Ruger Bisley gripframe, hammer and trigger.

I would be curious the serial numbers on your three guns, as the highest I've seen is #49. I wonder if there were 50 made or 100, as I suspect the castings came from Pine Tree Castings.

A.S.


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