bamaranger
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I spend a good bit of time outdoors in March, scouting spring gobblers, and I typically have a handgun, a "woods gun" along. For the past decade or so, my woods handgun has been a Glock 20. Prior that, it was often a Ruger Blackhawk .357, 4-5/8 " bbl. This spring I decided to dust off the Ruger and take it walking again.
So, I plunked it into the replica tanker chest holster and off I went. It didn't take long to realize that the Ruger was a bit heavier than the G20. So much so that I looked up some handgun weights, empty. Now an "empty" weight isn't much practical use, fill the G20 up with 16 ctgs, and it weighs more, of course. And who totes about any handgun empty? But it serves as a reference. All htese weights are online sourced.
Thus: -Ruger B-hawk, .357, 4-5/8" bbl.....46 ozs
-S&W M28 " " 4" ............41 ozs
-Colt 1911, 5" .........................39 oz
-S&W 629 Mtn, .44mag, 4"........... 38 oz
-G20.........................................27 +/- w/o mag
30.8 w/ mag
39.7 loaded
All these serious handguns come in around 40 ozs. But the Ruger is head and shoulders above the others in weight. And that's with an alloy frame! It's no wonder they have such a reputation for durability.
So, I plunked it into the replica tanker chest holster and off I went. It didn't take long to realize that the Ruger was a bit heavier than the G20. So much so that I looked up some handgun weights, empty. Now an "empty" weight isn't much practical use, fill the G20 up with 16 ctgs, and it weighs more, of course. And who totes about any handgun empty? But it serves as a reference. All htese weights are online sourced.
Thus: -Ruger B-hawk, .357, 4-5/8" bbl.....46 ozs
-S&W M28 " " 4" ............41 ozs
-Colt 1911, 5" .........................39 oz
-S&W 629 Mtn, .44mag, 4"........... 38 oz
-G20.........................................27 +/- w/o mag
30.8 w/ mag
39.7 loaded
All these serious handguns come in around 40 ozs. But the Ruger is head and shoulders above the others in weight. And that's with an alloy frame! It's no wonder they have such a reputation for durability.