So I have seen a couple of places on line that suggest this gun is Revolver Nirvana. Ruger durability meets S&W out of the box trigger. While my next revolver purchase may be a while off, I think this will be it. I would like a 4" barrel, but can live with 5" or maybe 6"... nothing less than 4" or more than 6". I love the traditional looks with the half-lug and square butt. What I see most of, though, is almost all models are stainless. Ruger's website indicates one model comes with a blued finish, and it is only in .44 mag with a 6" barrel. It's pretty, but I prefer a shorter barrel and more caliber choices.
Speaking of caliber choices, apparently Ruger currently doesn't offer a Redhawk in .45 colt. What gives? I know I'm mostly just griping at this point, but seriously? I know the RH can handle Ruger only loads in 45 colt, and I prefer to shoot .453 bullets.
So, specific questions, plus a request.
-Did Ruger ever make a blued Redhawk in 45 colt?
-Do you ever find them used? Armslist and Gunbroker aren't showing me much.
-Lastly, for you Redhawk aficionados, is the pistol what it's hyped to be?
Also, feel free to wallow in self-loathing at the general lack of blued firearm with me if you wish. I'm sure I'll bring this up as a complaint numerous times in this thread.
Speaking of caliber choices, apparently Ruger currently doesn't offer a Redhawk in .45 colt. What gives? I know I'm mostly just griping at this point, but seriously? I know the RH can handle Ruger only loads in 45 colt, and I prefer to shoot .453 bullets.
So, specific questions, plus a request.
-Did Ruger ever make a blued Redhawk in 45 colt?
-Do you ever find them used? Armslist and Gunbroker aren't showing me much.
-Lastly, for you Redhawk aficionados, is the pistol what it's hyped to be?
Also, feel free to wallow in self-loathing at the general lack of blued firearm with me if you wish. I'm sure I'll bring this up as a complaint numerous times in this thread.