Can anyone ID this big revolver?

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this photo is postscreen from Steven Spielberg 's TV program TAKEN.i never see this revolver before.
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thanks alot dallasconundrum

you are really perfect in this field.they are almost the same from the backside.And i wana to know it's a super version or just modified by someone.
 
The hefty build definately lends itself to a Ruger Super Redhawk.

The dark gray stainless is definately a Ruger production, I have not seen it on any other guns (but that doesn't mean it hasn't been done).

Harris bi-pod I'm thinking? Either that or some cheap knock-off. The front foregrip reminds me of one I saw on a paintball gun one time.

The barrel looks a little heftier than the stock ruger. Ruger provides up to a 9.5" barrel with their Super RedHawks.

And this is TV, it might just be some plastic remake, since they mostly don't fire blanks anymore, so the barrel might be a spoof. They generally add in all the sounds and muzzle flash afterwards. If I had seen the TV show it would have been easier to tell.
 
that does look alot like my Super Redhawk, though I do notice it has a fluted cylinder which the Super Redhawk doesnt. Thats a heck of a forend too, something to mount the bipod to I guess. I think its probably just some Hollywood knock off to look mean. I too would guess it probably doesnt even fire. Out there in Hollywood they prefer ther 9's to something like a 454 Casull or a 480 Ruger:D
 
I have a vague memory of a modified Ruger that was equipped with a silencer, stock and scope for some special purpose. Silencers on revolvers are not usual and there was some special whatever to make it work.

The gun was described in one of the Assault Weapon annuals that you see in the bookstore. The gun has been on the tube a couple of times and this might be a similar case.
 
Doug-I remember seeing that movie when it first came out...I was in the 1st grade and I wanted that revolver so badly. The biggest problem would be finding a good concealed carry holster to fit it. The closest I have seen to THAT gun was the 12" .357 that Taurus made there for awhile.

Big Yac- That's an interesting point about the cylinders. The cylinders on the .44 Mag SRH are fluted aren't they? BUT then they don't come in the low glare dark grey stainless...weird.
 
dallasconundrum - my Super Redhawk is in .454 Casull and its cylinder is not fluted at all, nor is the SRH in .480 Ruger. Honestly I dont know much about the .480 Ruger but the .454 Casull is operating close to 60,000 psi of chamber pressure so you want every bit of metal you can get on the cylinder to help with strength. You are right, the SRH in .44 Mag does have a fluted cylinder, I'm guessing they can do this because its not operating at such high chamber pressures. You're also right about the finish, the .44 Mag has the satin stainless finish, now I do like the low glare stainless finish of my .454 but I wish I could have got the really shiny finish, it just looks meaner :D
 
If he was to touch that thing off, wouldn't the cylinder flash be a little painful to his left hand and forearm?
 
Well it's my guess that it's a Super Redhawk with a bunch of stuff stuck onto it. I've seen that mini-series and I think they did that because the organization is a top secret spooky operation with neato toys. It did look cool, though I found myself wondering why they weren't using a bolt action rifle with a sound supressor or at least a tricked out M-16. Perhaps because they filmed it in Canada? Movies and television are not about reality.
 
Big Yac- I saw what I THOUGHT was a nickled 454 SHR at the range a few years back. Turns out the guy had a dremel, some polishing compound, and some spare time. When I first saw it I SWORE it was nickle plated, but nope, just polished up real nice.:D

Not advocating this mind you- Just mentioning what I saw.
 
Trying to figure out "what is it?" is fun, but don't confuse Hollywood and TV guns with reality. A bunch of guys make their living building faked up guns for the big and small screen. Sometimes the guns will fire blanks, others are pure phonies with the noise and sound provided by the backroom boys. Sometimes, they start with a real gun (as was done with this one), other times, they just make a wood or plastic prop.

Nor are guns always appropriate to the movie. We all remember the Star Wars troopers carrying MG.42's and Patchett SMG's painted white. And a faked up C96 Mauser that Han Solo carried.

Jim
 
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