Rollcrimp1
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Just added this monster to my revolver collection. 8 rounds, takes moonclips. Looking forward to developing some loads for it. Anyone else on board with this one?
Light recoil and an extra round means fun at the range and might even make a decent home defense gun for some folks.Any Redhawk that shoots a bullet smaller than .40 caliber has no reason to exist.
That's a big part of what makes it look like fun to me. And I'm actually thinking a longer barrel (which would add more weight) might be even more fun.Seriously, I wish Ruger would advertise the .357 Redhawks as "An extra round for an extra pound" cuz that's what you trade off going from GP100 7 shot .357 to a .357 Redhawk.
The .357Mag is one handgun caliber that really does benefit from a couple more inches over 4".A 4.2 inch barrel is pretty ideal in in squeezing out about 90% of the ballistic performance of the .357 Mag while allowing for a not unreasonable carry piece.