Interesting info on my old model .30 Carbine

[gunman42782]

Got my letter from Ruger today. My recently acquired old model Blackhawk .30 Carbine was shipped in Jan of 1971 to Hodgdon! Raises more questions than it answers. I wonder if they used it for load development, or if they had a retail store, or what?

[LDB]

That is interesting. Maybe if you write Hodgdon you can find out more?

[gunman42782]

That is interesting. Maybe if you write Hodgdon you can find out more?

I am dropping them a letter in the mail this morning!

[LDB]

Cool! Looking forward to hearing their reply. I'm a sucker for less mainstream calibers so that's far more interesting than any .38/.44, unless maybe it was William Cody's personal .38/.44 or something. Fingers crossed you get a killer letter back from them.

[Gkitch]

Likely Hogdon employees could buy guns at wholesale through the company’s FFL. Perhaps additional industry discounts as well.

[gunman42782]

Sorry I didn't get back to this sooner. They told me that it was not the powder company, but a retail store that is no longer in business. Both in the same city. They were connected some way or other.