Got back to the desktop too late to edit, but here we go anyways.
LINKS:
ammo ideas:
158 rn flat point plated from freedom (the reman has worked fine for me, as has the "new" I get whatever is in stock...)
https://www.freedommunitions.com/amm...hmt_caliber=84
WWB 130 fmj (admittedly, I am more interested in this for my j-frames, but it'll work in the BH, and can be found almost anywhere)
https://www.sgammo.com/product/38-sp...ammo-usa38spvp
the fiocchi version seems a bit more refined, IMHO
https://www.sgammo.com/product/38-sp...mo-fiocchi-38a
For half-way affordable .357 full roll-on fun recoil grins, I've gotten some use out of this PMC stuff (not typically a fan of PMC, eg. their powder-puff version of 115gr 9mm fmj, but this cheap .357 is pretty good. I especially like it in my Henry .357 lever: hitting a steel plate, soup can, or old bowling pin at 50 yards will make one believe that they are shooting something much bigger than a .357; these things hammer right along out of a long lever gun... for the inner redneck in you)
https://www.sgammo.com/product/357-m...oint-ammo-357a
For
"carry
" (Note big quotes, hereby to be envisioned with "bunny rabbit fingers in the air" whilst reading. "Carry," for me, is limited easy woods trail hiking, or to and from the range...so I probably "carry" the BH weekly, because I live close to my membership range...), I like the way this load shoots, as it is a perfect match for the BH's bulk and inherent accuracy. This may sound odd, but the way these rounds plunk into each of the big cylinder's chambers is refined and musical; it just has an ineffable feel of old-world quality to the experience. I know that sounds odd, but until you try it...
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/10...heck-box-of-20
^^^That's a hot load, by .38 standards. Plenty of muzzle flip in a k-frame; easy going in the Blackhawk.
For fun, with a side of safety, check out Il Ling New's GS/Ruger stuff, excerpted below:
intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoW7VUZtn-E
Here's that decocking clip (I vastly prefer method #2):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfH815tBBCQ
This is an entertaining watch, and I prefer his reloading method, for whatever that is worth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUt_hy5yCw0
lastly, the namesake:
Bill Ruger evidently liked the old Stutz cars, and even made his own parts to hot rod a couple of them. That's where the "bearcat" came from, as well. Check this out:
http://revivaler.com/1931-stutz-dv-3...a-by-rollston/