Blew up my Redhawk

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Well, it's back. They somehow got that stub of a barrel out of the frame and re-barreled the same gun. They ignored my request for a 5-1/2" barrel. I guess I can't complain. The guy who said they would put it back just the way it was was right. No letter, no action polishing or anything.

Anyway, I'm glad to have 'er back. That stock cowboy grip feels better in my hand than the Pachmayr. I'm sure I'll change my mind on that part the first time I touch off a magnum load.

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Who's your daddy!?
 
So, in the end, Ruger did the right thing. I'm a bit surprised it took 9 weeks to re-barrel a revolver. Seems like a long time.

Maybe not Taurus-long, but long anyway. ;)
 
Smaug- Sorry that those idiots at Ruger couldn't even make an effort to take care of a customer who
1- had to wait so long
2- made a simple request
Did they mess with the action, or leave it alone? Gee, it's been so long that I forgot, didn't it have a really smooth action that you asked them to either leave alone or put back the way they received it? I'd be willing they were holding you off so that they could meet their production quoata first, then get to the work that they weren't getting any money out of.
Hopefully it'll at least shoot the way you like.
 
back just the way it was was right. No letter, no action polishing or anything.
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So, did they replace the entire action? Basically gutted and replaced all stock?

Congrats!!! No rock throwing for deer season for you!
 
"I draw a bead on the target, cock the hammer, and cut 'er loose. BOOM!clunk, clunk, clunk"

That statement is priceless, I was wiping the marinara sauce off my screen when I realized a few thoughts of my own,,,front sight looks a bit off!!, or how about, Hmm, maybe this is a new take-down model?
Glad you can find humor after watching your $500 handgun disintegrate after one round.
 
Wleoff-How'd you manage a .45 Redhawk in the 80's?They didn't come out until 1999 in .45 according to the person I talked to at Ruger, when I called to find out the year mine was made.
Did you get someone to rebore and rechamber your gun? If so, who? Before I got mine, I was thinking about having either Bowen or Clements do that to a.44 Redhawk, cause I like the .45 a lot better.
 
Gun 4 Fun, The 45 Colt is stock. I got it in 88' thru Davidson. A friend of mine, who is a gun article writer, told me about it. I wanted the Redhawk in 45 Colt because I was already loading that round in a Blackhawk. I did add the scope and grips to the Redhawk later. Bowen does great work, especially being nearby in Tennessee. He made a 4" barrel Redhawk in 45 Colt for me years ago. Here's a few of the 45 Colts that I still have:
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So, is the trigger pull the same as before?

If so that would be a good thing!
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Yes, they didn't do anything with the action.

Between sending the Redhawk in and receiving it back, I bought an SP-101 and did an action job on it. The single action on the SP is better than that of the Redhawk, so I'm going to have to work on that. Polish things up a bit. The SA is better on Super Redhawks too.

The Six series, GP-100, SP-101, and Super Redhawk all use the same action, and it is just not as good for DA as that of the Redhawk. I haven't even put the lighter springs in the Redhawk yet.

The SA on the Redhawk is just really heavy for a hunting handgun. It is clean, but very heavy.
 
I know it was a long time ago but ... I am curious ...

So, you didn't tell us how the shooting go after the barrel replacement.
Did the barrel stay attached? Was there any accuracy issues?
How did it go generally speaking?

Thanks!
 
arthury: It is actually good that you have asked several years later, because I can report that all is fine.

I've shot many hundreds of rounds through it since the barrel replacement. The accuracy is top-shelf; I've managed about a 2.5", 5-shot group standing offhand at 25 yards with it. (using the scope)

The barrel stayed attached. This is still one of my favorite handguns, even though it is not the least bit practical, except for target shooting.

I took it deer hunting once, and was not comfortable leaving it cocked and unlocked. I saw a deer and slowly raised the gun. From 40 yards away, the sound of the hammer cocking sent the deer running.

Now don't get me wrong: a 40 yard shot in dense woods with a handgun is not an easy shot. I probably would have missed anyhow.

It just makes me all the more mad, since if I was allowed by the regulations to use my lever action rifle in 44 Mag, I would have almost certainly tagged that doe.
 
Thanks for the response.
I am looking one myself, not for hunting, but mainly as a backup sidearm against bears in the deep woods and I am having a hard time finding a 4"/5.5" version.

It looks like Ruger has stopped production for all of the Redhawks for sometime now but they announced on 5/31 that they are accepting new orders from distributors for their products. I'm not sure if they will fire up a new production cycle for the Redhawks again any time soon.
 
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I bet Ruger sends you a new gun. Let us know. It doesn't look like a J.B. weld break. When the front of the ram assembly on my Remington Piette broke, I J.B.'t back on. Only I didn't follow the instructions and clean the area good enough. When it broke again, there was a grey residue left, and it wasn't smooth like your break. The second time, I followed instructions and cleaned the metal down to shiny and it's been fine since. [about 100 rounds].
 
Hey Buckhorn, I'll bet you are right!

But don't try to make money with these bold predictions! ;)
(read the recent posts...)
 
Holy crap! this is an amazing thread. I had heard about the barrel thread lube issue but never saw any results like that.

Hence the birth of the super redhawk, eh?

that's amazing and I'm glad no one got hurt in the process........

Ruger makes it happen.....I'm a big ruger fan (except my no.1 rifle was a pain to scope)......ha


that lube destroyed the integrity of that barrel base. and ruger was on it.........

I guess by the time they learned it was the lube, they had already beefed up the frame on the super version
 
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