Agreed. The Blackhawk is a fine pistol for its intended role, but a DA/SA revolver is a better all around gun. I have a Model 29 with a 5" barrel which is just about perfect for me. One of the really satisfying things about it for me is the quality of the single action trigger. It is quite light, and it breaks like a glass rod. I've fired a couple of different SAA replicas as well as a Blackhawk, and the Model 29's single action trigger gives nothing away to any of those guns. It is simply superb. At the same time, the double action pull is heavy enough to be safe, but not so heavy that a person of average hand strength can't pull it, and it is smooth and free of any kind of grit - unlike a lot of DA semi-autos. A single action only revolver can be a lot of fun, but if you're looking for an all around, general purpose revolver, a DA/SA gun is the only way to go.RECIT wrote:If you get a Ruger GP100 or a S&W 686 in whatever barrel length you like get a DA/SA model and you have the best of both worlds. I don't think the Blackhawk is the best choice other than Cowboy action.
And because I like to brag, here's a picture of my 29. I made the mistake of releasing the rights to Wikipedia's Model 29 page a few years ago, and it has appeared in other places around the web since then, but this is my actual gun.
