Ruger Super Redhawk in .30 Carbine

Who else thinks that this would be great in a double-action revolver?

Ruger could make one without too much trouble given the tooling they already have in place for the Blackhawk in .30 Carbine.

The .30 Carbine round is about half as expensive as .357 Mag nowadays, and a 9.5" barrell like the .44 mag Super redhawk would give the .30 Carbine some reasonable velocity.

Taurus made such a double action revolver years ago, the "Raging 30"
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They could make a LOT of different things without much trouble. Taking other popular models out of the production schedule to use resources for a, well, niche market model is what keeps things from being produced.
Taurus MADE... Yup, Made...past tense. If it was such a great market they'd be making them still and have the market to sustain them.

Now if it's really believe that such a model would be a big seller, how about putting up the $$$$$$ yourself and having them built? After all if the market's there. ;)
 
Good to know that what I read was not true, strange that it was on a Ruger heavy forum, I've seen some good deals on them now and then but stayed away because of it, maybe on the next one I'll jump in.
 
Sounds like a nifty idea to me. Maybe just because its be something different. When i was workin on a ranch I thought a 30 carbine revolver would be a nice ranch pistol. Double action would be so much nicer. The Super Redhawk would be nifty though heavy, seems to me a midframe gun would be fun. Something like a 4 inch Gp with moon clips would be a whole lotta fun me thinks.
 
They could make a LOT of different things without much trouble. Taking other popular models out of the production schedule to use resources for a, well, niche market model is what keeps things from being produced.
Taurus MADE... Yup, Made...past tense. If it was such a great market they'd be making them still and have the market to sustain them.
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Just because a company does not make a product, or discontinues a product is not an indication that there is no market for it.

How many years did it take Ruger to finally start making a 1911?

Taurus may have dropped the .30 carbine revolver because they couldn't gain market share for large-framed, double-action hunting revolvers against Ruger's Super Redhawk, or S&W's 500.

If there is enough of a market for Ruger to continue the Blackhawk in .30 carbine, there is likely a market for a Redhawk in the same caliber.
 
The defect involving the Ruger I am trying to buy is this: I had never used a S/A revolver before. The store owner was showing me how to load/unload the rounds. When we were turning the cylinder the ejector rod would go into some chambers correctly, but other chambers it would not go in at all. Plus, when he removed the cylinder from the frame he had one heck of a time getting it back in..........

Looking foward to a nice big muzzle blast and a lot of noise without buying a S&W .460 or .500.:D
 
I agree. I had that difficulty when I first got my Blackhawk. It took a bit of learning to figure out how to avoid that situation.
 
To my way of thinking the 32-20 chamber in a GP100 with a slender barrel of 6" or longer would be a far more popular gun than a 30 Carbine (or a 32-20 for that matter) in a Redhawk. The market for such a gun is the outdoorsman, not the CC or police market.

Rimmed shells make a LOT more sense in a revolver. So a 327 Mag or a 32-20 would be interesting to me in a slim contoured gun. Not a 30 carbine.

If either S&W or Ruger would bring back the 32-20 in a light long revolver I’d be the 1st one in line to buy one. 6 shots are enough for me in a field gun. Using a smaller cylinder with 6 chambers is a better idea than using one that is large enough for a 6 shot 454 Casull, and putting 2 extra chambers in it. At least that’s how I see it.
 
The .327 would be a far superior choice for this but I can't imagine how small the market is. It would be silly to chamber it in such a huge sixgun when it fits neatly into the Single Six.

They dropped their own .480, which is also a wonderful cartridge and more suitable to the platform. I would say, don't hold your breath.
 
I'm quite sure there are plenty of gunsmiths qualified to redo an existing gun to 30 carbine. If there were enough people wanting one it would be a neat niche market to explore. Are any smiths out there listening? I well remember some of them doing quite well making 44 specials out of blackhawks a few years back when no one was making 44 specials. Ballistically the 30 carbine has something to offer, though one can always find a competing cartridge if they prefer. To each his own.
 
DFrame: that's a thought. I wonder if the Single-Six could be modified for .30Car.....maybe w/ a 5-rd. cylinder for the pressure difference....
 
I was going to say...was wondering when folks were going to bring up the obvious - the .327. I'm thinking the 7 shot GP100 in particular, and no moon clips. I'm a major .30 carbine fan...out of a carbine! (A friend's Blackhawk I shot a few years ago was a hoot, I'll admit).
 
There's a limited bullet selection for the 30C, it's not rimmed, and if you put it in a RH/SRH size package, you might as well have a more versatile cartridge.
 
I wonder if the Single-Six could be modified for .30Car...
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No, it's too long. This is the beauty of the .327, it fits in the Single Six with only a longer cylinder. No need for an expensive five-shot conversion or oversized cylinder.
 
The .327 would be a far superior choice for this but I can't imagine how small the market is. It would be silly to chamber it in such a huge sixgun when it fits neatly into the Single Six
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I'm not convinced that the Redhawk is too large a platform for the .30 carbine.

If I recall correctly, Ruger made a Redhawk in .357 Mag for a while. It's now somewhat collectable.

Again if my memory serves, when Taurus made the Raging .30, it was on thier largest frame. It had a 10" barrel and an 8 shot cylinder.
 
The .357Mag Redhawk was too large for its caliber & capacity (6 rds.)....that's why Ruger discontinued it when the GP-100 came out.

That said, I'd love to see Ruger bring out the Alaskan in .357Mag with a 3-4" shrouded barrel & 8-rd. cylinder.... :cool:
 
I'm not convinced that the Redhawk is too large a platform for the .30 carbine.
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I reckon it's a matter of opinion. There are some who think the Redhawk is too large for a .44Mag. It was definitely too large for the .357. It's absolutely too much meat for the .30Carbine. Like the idea if you want but there is absolutely no need for that much beef. A .30Carbine Redhawk with a 7½" barrel would be pushing 60oz. That's almost 4lbs. There's no good reason for that. A Single Six will be 32-33oz.


It's now somewhat collectable.
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It's collectible because it's rare.
 
Definately a matter of opinion. I think MOST Rugers are overbuilt and excessively heavy. Apparently they've gotten the message because the new model vaqueros are a thing of beauty.
 
Someone please point me in the direction of .30 Carbine cartridges for "about half as expensive as .357 Mag"...
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In April I bought a case of 1000 Aguila 30 carbine for $313.49 shipped. It's reloadable.

It came from AIM in Middletown, OH.
 
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