At sixty dollars a box, don't think that anyone is going to shoot a steady diet of anything. But even if someone can afford to shoot these loads, cartridge is rated at 34000 PSI and gun can handle 42000 PSI. Any post "endurance packaged" gun can more than handle there repeated use.
Need advice on my first revolver (S&W629 or Ruger Redhawk)
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At sixty dollars a box, don't think that anyone is going to shoot a steady diet of anything. But even if someone can afford to shoot these loads, cartridge is rated at 34000 PSI and gun can handle 42000 PSI. Any post "endurance packaged" gun can more than handle there repeated use.
IMNSHO and IMNSLE
The 629 is a fine gun (backward cylinder rotation) and when loaded with some common sense it will last a lifetime (rattle).
The Redhawk, my choice, is perfect (crappy SA trigger).
Real ammo, except the Garrett and Cor-Bon loads, won't fit in the Smith's cylinder; too short.
I use my 44 Redhawk for IPSC, because it has a perfect DA trigger. I've added Millett orange-ramp front sight blade and Pachmayr Decelerator grips.
Oh, and it proved NOT indestructible, but I was not using any sense.
Gun shoots real straight..........
The 629 is a fine gun (backward cylinder rotation) and when loaded with some common sense it will last a lifetime (rattle).
The Redhawk, my choice, is perfect (crappy SA trigger).
Real ammo, except the Garrett and Cor-Bon loads, won't fit in the Smith's cylinder; too short.
I use my 44 Redhawk for IPSC, because it has a perfect DA trigger. I've added Millett orange-ramp front sight blade and Pachmayr Decelerator grips.
Oh, and it proved NOT indestructible, but I was not using any sense.
Gun shoots real straight..........
Rickmeister
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Tough choice. Both good. Flip a coin.
the blind lefty
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i'm sorry Clint Tickler( your name implies your wife may see things your way-LOL),but my 3 limit is across the board for guitars,dogs,and boxes of cigars. the same goes for scotch,but friends keep giving me bottles faster than i drink!
actually, you could say i meant 3 DA revolvers,3 SA revolvers,3 DA autos,3 SA autos,3.....
to be honest,i'm stuck with 4 guns at the moment. i have a lefty Sako classic hunter 270(topped with a Swarovski 3x9x36 scope) i'm trying to figure out what to do with. the problem with trading is that i really like all my guns. my handguns are a para-ordnance all stainless P-10 45 auto, a ruger bisley vaquero 4 5/8" stainless 45LC,and a ruger super redhawk 7 1/2" 454.
right now,the para and the super redhawk are the likely candidates for trade. i don't hunt,but the Sako is such a distinguished rifle i'm sure i'd regret loosing it unless i got another Sako.-
actually, you could say i meant 3 DA revolvers,3 SA revolvers,3 DA autos,3 SA autos,3.....
to be honest,i'm stuck with 4 guns at the moment. i have a lefty Sako classic hunter 270(topped with a Swarovski 3x9x36 scope) i'm trying to figure out what to do with. the problem with trading is that i really like all my guns. my handguns are a para-ordnance all stainless P-10 45 auto, a ruger bisley vaquero 4 5/8" stainless 45LC,and a ruger super redhawk 7 1/2" 454.
right now,the para and the super redhawk are the likely candidates for trade. i don't hunt,but the Sako is such a distinguished rifle i'm sure i'd regret loosing it unless i got another Sako.-
The Redhawk and the 629 are both great guns, backed by excellent service. You wont go wrong with either one, for a lifetime. Still, however....
Weight and bulk: On the Redhawk, you will have to change the grips, adding at least 4 more ounces. You end up about 10 ounces heavier than the Smith, which is more than a roll of quarters. Then load it.
Endurance: I had an Endurance Package 629-4 that I ruined with heavy loads. But my Redhawk didn't endure heavy loads all that well either. After about 500 rounds of 300gr with plenty of W296, the cylinder didn't want to latch right. Heavy loads caused it.
Recoil: My 629 is 7 ounces lighter than my Redhawk, and the Redhawk is Magnaported. But there is still not enough difference in recoil to want the extra weight.
Just me, but I hate heavy guns. That's how I ended up preferring the Smith.
Weight and bulk: On the Redhawk, you will have to change the grips, adding at least 4 more ounces. You end up about 10 ounces heavier than the Smith, which is more than a roll of quarters. Then load it.
Endurance: I had an Endurance Package 629-4 that I ruined with heavy loads. But my Redhawk didn't endure heavy loads all that well either. After about 500 rounds of 300gr with plenty of W296, the cylinder didn't want to latch right. Heavy loads caused it.
Recoil: My 629 is 7 ounces lighter than my Redhawk, and the Redhawk is Magnaported. But there is still not enough difference in recoil to want the extra weight.
Just me, but I hate heavy guns. That's how I ended up preferring the Smith.