Custom Handgun Build Using a Ruger Super Blackhawk

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4 жыл бұрын

Ken Kelly, owner of Mag-na-Port helps Gabe customize his dad's old Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver in .44mag. Working alongside Ken, the gun is re-crowned, velvet finished, pins and screws polished, trigger and hammer jeweled, cylinder numbered and honed, barrel ported, forcing cone lengthened, timed, trigger job and limited edition grips installed. Gabe's dad's name is also etched into the barrel. In the end, it comes out looking incredible and shoots like a dream.
If you'd like more info on Mag-na-Port's custom services, check out their website at www.magnaport.com.

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@thecheapshot1065 2 ай бұрын

I pray we are pumping out knowledgable young smiths that are not onlt skilled in new technologies but are open to learning from men like this. The most important thing I can say for young people to do is relinquish your pride. There's always room to learn and tips to pick up

@ivoted7199 Жыл бұрын

Guys like this are a national treasure.

@Rushshooting67913 2 жыл бұрын

Man that is an absolute beautiful piece. His name etched into the gun is just awesome. What a great gunsmith.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Ken is a great gunsmith and an even better guy. You won’t meet a nicer person. And he has won the National pistolsmith of the year award.

@thetonycam3944 4 жыл бұрын

This was super satisfying to watch.

@Ross_Menard 3 жыл бұрын

Mannn we are in the same situation with our 44 and dad. God bless brother!!!

@paradoxclown Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful...They did an old Ruger 44 flat top for me in 1977 then I sent it off to Armaloy. Loved that gun, took a few deer with it. But...someone else liked it more than I did and made off with it and other stuff from my home. They do fine work there at Magna Port.

@gregggibson3109 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! I own a SBH 10” 44 Mag and this makes me want to package it up and send it off to Ken!

@jasonbuck489 9 ай бұрын

Wow!... This was a REALLY GOOD VIDEO!... I wish I could do something like that with one of my Dad's Revolvers or Bolt Action Hunting Rifles.... Maybe some day I will.....

@kendallmaine2933 6 ай бұрын

Sweet looking fireare. Nice job, guys

@stevenclark7070 3 жыл бұрын

I love the story and what that firearm meant to you! That would have been a fantastic opportunity to have a gunsmith of Ken's experience to help guide you. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing!

@matthewjohnson7770 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful gun that will have a wonderful story to go along with it. Loved the video. Thank you for sharing it with us.

@SbrGrendel65 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize they where here in Michigan! Gotta love living here and our amazing resources.

@brettneisz9341 2 жыл бұрын

Great company worked there running the edm machines for years. I remember personally porting that one for ya!

@FullQuiverOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Well ya did a great job! Thanks

@erikmakitalo6342 3 жыл бұрын

What a genuine, nice guy. God Bless.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he is! Ken is the best

@nixieandyakyak3837 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Love the revolver and the workmanship he does.

@markchambers2812 3 жыл бұрын

This was one ☝️ of my favorite ones 💜👍

@g26s239 3 жыл бұрын

I was not aware of your channel before today but this is a very interesting video. I knew of Larry Kelly but was did not know until now that his son Ken is now running Mag Na Port. I like how Ken makes his points clear and succinctly.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Ken is also one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He routinely goes out of his way to help people. I’m honored to be able to call him a friend! And yes, he sure knows his guns!

@Mark-qq7io 5 ай бұрын

You put on three muzzle brakes for me 💯 quality he always made me feel welcome

@johnnyholland8765 3 жыл бұрын

I sent them a 14 inch 44 mag Contender barrel in the early 80's and they rechambered it for the 430 JDJ. It was sure a handful. I always enjoyed the JDJ series of cartridges. They use the die sinker form of EDM. I have used wire for years in my job. Think I would have jeweled the whole hammer surface. It helps carry a film of oil for lubrication. Also never seen a mill used to crown a barrel before. Guess if it is indicated in it would work.

@wendyvic4046 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful work. I have a "Silver Hornpipe" 10.5 inch myself, and have thought of having some custom work done on it. We'll see. But thanks for the video.

@julianjmillner810 7 ай бұрын

Extremely interesting, very informative…👍

@kennypringle4580 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video.

@JCDropshot 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea they where in my town. Good video has always sir

@ELHijoDeKilldozer 3 жыл бұрын

This was great. I really enjoyed it

@dennisb3397 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing gun and great video. Thanks for sharing!

@Estes7-08 Жыл бұрын

Magna port is awesome

@bluelineoutdoors2726 4 жыл бұрын

Great story and info thanks!

@adamw4469 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@jamesdobbs1559 3 жыл бұрын

This is great content, I could watch this kind of information all day. Thank you.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

I could sit and listen to Ken talk about handguns all day! He's such a wealth of knowledge

@theparalexview785 2 жыл бұрын

Comparing this with videos of the S&W Performance Center is quite a shock. S&W PC practices seem fairly crude in comparison with the excellent work done by Mag-na-port. Back in the 1990s I had a S&W 586 with 6" barrel, that was Mag-na-ported and with an action job. Excellent work. I remember first reading about Mag-na-port back in the 1970s and it was a treat to fire a gun improved by their craftsmanship.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Ken has won pistolsmith of the year in the national guild so it’s not surprising how good the builds are that he does. It’s an honor to be able to sit and watch someone like that work! I learn a lot every time I swing in.

@raymondbermudez2920 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had my 44 magnum and my 454 casull mag na ported by mag na port international and I’m very satisfied with their work and I have a ruger super red hawk 44 magnum that I’m seriously thinking about sending it to mag na port international and turning into the stalker the same type of work Gabe is having done to his 44 magnum and I will be subscribing thank you 🙏 kindly

@ChrisWilliams-nu1sf 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and story! Please keep them coming. I’m considering getting a 44 mag rifle for deer hunting for my boys and I. It seems that you have had quite a bit of success with that caliber.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a great little cartridge and perfect for kids. If you live in an area that allows straight walled cartridges, you may want to consider a .350 legend as well. It’s a flatter shooting cartridge and does an excellent job on deer sized game.

@ChrisWilliams-nu1sf 4 жыл бұрын

I have considered the 350, but we shoot non-toxic only and it might be a year or two before there is that type of offering. Thank you for the suggestion.

@BrokenBarBox 4 жыл бұрын

Great story and great gun! Thank you for sharing this with us

@user-gu9lf5go2t 6 ай бұрын

😊I really your build

@juniorescamilla4883 3 жыл бұрын

💯💯

@rockypapalia2515 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Story! what a great heirloom! I have a Super Blackhawk Hunter Bisley tricked out by Mag Na Port. Love hunting with it.

@MikeyMike-ql3ry 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@blaineoneil6296 2 жыл бұрын

Cant say i blame you for jumping at the chance.

@MrChiburi 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice. I just picked up one that I plan on sending off to Magnaport. Could you tell me what scope mount that is? Thanks

@FullQuiverOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

The mount is a Wiegand.

@hunter4482 Жыл бұрын

Wow that is a beautiful handgun, I was just curious, what scope mount is that ?

@FullQuiverOutdoors Жыл бұрын

The rings are made by SSK.

@Johnsormani Жыл бұрын

that's some great gunsmithing. I also have a Super blackhawk, which I gave the Brushed finish ( like Freedom Arms Premier, which I also own). But I must say this also looks amazing. I do have a glassed blaster at home, so I can do it myself. What is the tool the jeweling was done with?

@FullQuiverOutdoors Жыл бұрын

It’s a jeweling (engine turning) tool you can buy online. Brownells sells them

@Johnsormani Жыл бұрын

@@FullQuiverOutdoors If it's the small circular steel brush tool, I think I even have a few of those in a drawer in the shop. I wanted to do that to a hammer years ago but never actually did it.

@FullQuiverOutdoors Жыл бұрын

@@Johnsormani, this one was almost like a sponge consistency on the end. You polish the parts to a mirror finish and then basically you’re scratching the swirls into the metal.

@edwardabrahamiii3742 3 жыл бұрын

I want that big nice guy to build me a TAURAS 8'3/8" barrel i mean i want him to custom make 1 for me

@FullQuiverOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Ken is the best! Give them a call at Mag-na-Port. The phone number is on their website. He does incredible work!

@muffinxcancer 3 жыл бұрын

Let me guess, taxi driver?

@edwardabrahamiii3742 3 жыл бұрын

@@muffinxcancer nope electrician

@richd5025 4 жыл бұрын

Planning to buy a Super Blackhawk. Would having it Magna Ported help reduce barrel jump?

@FullQuiverOutdoors 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it would. Porting is designed to keep muzzle jump to a minimum and also slightly reduce recoil.

@mridoit1701 3 жыл бұрын

Hunting revolver from fallout new vegas lol

@hvuu1628 2 жыл бұрын

so they shorten it to re-crown it?

@FullQuiverOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

No, I shortened it to get rid of the screw hole for the front sight. Only took off a little barrel length and now have a clean barrel. On some of my other revolvers, the front sight hole is just left plugged and the barrel is recrowned at the same length. With the long barrel, I had plenty to work with and still maintain the longer look from the original gun

@aarondalton2223 3 жыл бұрын

I have a super blackhawk that has been drilled for a scope mount. Ruger says its unsafe bc of the holes. Can you shed any light on this?

@FullQuiverOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure why they would deem it unsafe? Lots of S Blackhawks are drilled for scope mounts. I’d ask them to explain. Unless the gunsmith did something unconventional and messed it up, it should be fine.

@aarondalton2223 3 жыл бұрын

@@FullQuiverOutdoors Its an older new model that I bought second hand. The holes look fine and no doubt they have seen some rounds. Ruger says it's their policy that drilling and tapping any SBH renders the top strap weak and unsafe to shoot. If you send in one that's been drilled they wont work on it.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

@@aarondalton2223, that’s crazy. I’d send it to a quality gunsmith instead I guess.

@juancarlosbelletti6335 7 ай бұрын

Con semejante calibron como no va a matar a ese pobre cervatillo. Es suficiente para abatir a un león. Y los cinco grandes también.

@FullQuiverOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

A .44mag isn't overly powerful. Yes it has taken the Big Five of Africa but it definitely wouldn't be recommended. It's perfect for deer.

@chevyboy2066 7 ай бұрын

About how much would it cost to get that done??

@FullQuiverOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

That was years ago, you’d have to call them to see what it is nowadays. Not sure.

@chevyboy2066 6 ай бұрын

I just sent them an email. @@FullQuiverOutdoors

@jeffreylocke8808 Жыл бұрын

Ken Kelly is a down to earth good man. He doesn’t do action jobs any more just installs Wolf springs. But my most treasured 44 magnum was a 5.5 inch barrel Redhawk he ported and did an action job and numbered the cylinder. I sold it to raise money to run for office. I won the Republican primary three times but could never beat the Democrat incumbent. 😢

@kesleycottrell1416 9 ай бұрын

Tool and Die maker?

@FullQuiverOutdoors 9 ай бұрын

Close. Ken Kelly owns Mag-na-port International. He’s been a master gunsmith for decades and has won the pistolsmith of the year award. Very accomplished guy!

@kesleycottrell1416 9 ай бұрын

That explains the EDM. We have ported a few guns at work with one.

@user-du1ui9zs8e 5 ай бұрын

Seems only lack of whale hanging on the wall

@user-sg3xd4dj1p 6 ай бұрын

It’s a shame to kill an animal just for the trophy

@FullQuiverOutdoors 6 ай бұрын

Who the heck does that? You have no idea what you’re talking about. We eat about 5-6 deer a year as a family. I don’t know anyone who kills animals just for a “trophy”. That’s ridiculous. A trophy is defined as “memorial of a victory”. When I shoot a doe, I keep the meat and when my family has venison chili during the cold Michigan winter, yes, we remember the hunt when I took that deer. So yes, I am a trophy hunter but in a completely different way than you think.