Ruger 44 mag red hawk

It took my LGS six months to get my 4 inch Redhawk! But it was worth the wait. It is a great revolver. When I was at the SHOT SHOW 2012, the Ruger rep told me they only make Redhawks once a year. They havE to retool the factory and make em all at once.

Yes, the S&W is prettier but the Redhawk is much stronger. U can rework the Redhawk action and they get pretty smooth. The Wolfe spring kit is worth it!
 
When I was at the SHOT SHOW 2012, the Ruger rep told me they only make Redhawks once a year. They havE to retool the factory and make em all at once.
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That confirms what I already assumed after waiting for new a 4" SS, but I'm still very happy with my used LN 5.5 blued Redhawk.

Yes, the S&W is prettier but the Redhawk is much stronger. U can rework the Redhawk action and they get pretty smooth. The Wolfe spring kit is worth it!
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Not sure if mine was worked on, but the trigger action is simply awesome DA/SA, just as good as my two PC S&Ws revolvers.
 
I've no experience owning Rugers, but every time I look at them, they look bulky and unattractive to me personally. The amount of steel on the Ruger's is a lot more, and I've been told it's lower grade steel at that. I've also seen a Ruger .44 that had it's cylinder replaced from firing hot loads one time (due to expansion)...and a SW 629 fired the same loads for months and was fine.
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Well.... these loads were definitely not my hunting loads :rolleyes:

The Redhawk is far more versatile than the 629 and stronger. I sold my 629 becuase my favorite (300 gr.) hunting loads would not fit in the shorter cylinder of the 629. Even with a shoe horn you ain't gonna close the cylinder on a 629 with this 320 gr. bullet (and for good reason).

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Not the exact model, but I now own a 5.5" Ruger Super Redhawk courtesy of a hacksaw and some muzzle facing tooling from Brownells. It's the perfect size to hold and shoot and pack as well. Smithy.
 
When I first got my .44 mag. Redhawk I thought the trigger pull was unpleasantly heavy. I installed a spring kit using the lightest spring. As time, and thousands of rounds went through the gun I gradually installed heavier springs. Finally ended up putting the factory original back in. What apparently happened was the moving parts kinda self-slicked themselves. I also use Teflon based Break-Free lubricant. The pistol became a dream to shoot. Double-action shooting was jerk and interruption free and as accurate (with practice) as single action. Arguably the best revolver ever put on the market.
 
I picked up a slightly used 4" RH at a gun show a few months back for $550 and after shooting it, think it was a bargin. I've been reloading since the early 70's and I don't understand people who hot rod a gun, the .44 Mag is a very fine cartridge as it was meant to be loaded. If a .44 Mag is not big enough, move up to a .454, .460 etc. Both S&W and Ruger make fine revolvers.
 
When I first got my .44 mag. Redhawk I thought the trigger pull was unpleasantly heavy.
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My used RH came with a fairly light trigger pull, I'm not sure how many lbs or what year it is though, SN# 503-079xx Anybody? did a search 1995.
 
My used RH came with a fairly light trigger pull, I'm not sure how many lbs or what year it is though, SN# 503-079xx Anybody? did a search 1995
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Did you buy a used one? I had a Redhawk redone by Clark Custom Guns. Maybe you got mine.
 
I made my weekly visit to my local FFL's Thursday and two of them had new
4" Redhawks (44 Mag) in stock. One also had a nice used 5.5", but did not have the original grips.
 
Redhawk Availability

Arthury -

Two years ago I was looking for a 5-1/2" Redhawk as you are doing now. I contacted Ruger direct by telephone and was told that Ruger makes one production run per year and that those are dispersed among three distributors, if I recall correctly. The fellow that I spoke with suggested that I get in touch with the V. F. Grace Co. in Anchorage, Alaska, which I did. They had several available and could send one down to me in Louisiana through a local FFL. The request had to come to V.F. Grace from the FFL dealer, I could not order direct from them. A week or so later I had my Redhawk. It is an awesome handgun. I seem to have gotten lucky as the trigger is excelent. I did have to pay extra shipping from Alaska to Louisiana, but I had searched for about six months before I was able to finally locate this one. They are a lot of fun.

Good Luck in your search.


Mike
 
Found a 4" RH locally and bought it. Test cartridge says Jan 2012. Looks like they had a production cycle for the shorty one early this year.
 
Grip

The original Hogue grip does not wrap around the backstrap and the recoil hurts quite a bit.
Is it worth it get the after-market Hogue grip that wraps around?
 
Is it worth it get the after-market Hogue grip that wraps around?

I have the same problem. I was thinking about getting that foamy two sided tape and put it on the back strap. Well, a little baking powder will solve the other sticky, if you have a concept what I'm talking about.

Looks bad, works great. I'll get back to you on that, I have some of that stuff already, and my ribs are almost healed. BAG!
 
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