Tell me about the Ruger (non-super) RedHawk...

5whiskey said:
Ok this is the feedback I was looking for. Had a co-worker that tells me his RH is one of the best revolvers he's ever touched with an awesome trigger. I happen to like Ruger revolvers for durability,but have never felt that any of the double actions had a great trigger.

What you guys are telling me is... It's pretty much a typical Ruger DA revolver. Has it's plusses but it's not the greatest ever.
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It's an average trigger. There are worse triggers on revolvers, but also better triggers. The nice thing about Ruger's is that you're left plenty of room to slick up the action and put in lighter springs.
 
We have both a Redhawk and Super Redhawk. As DPris advised, the triggers on the two are different. The SRH setup mechanically lends itself to be a better trigger out of the box. Our RH is older and since it was shot more and smoothed out by use, I can't see a big difference between the two as far as trigger. That said, I still think the SRH could be smoothed up easier all things being equal. YMMV
 
The discussion is a little different talking 44 Mag versus 45 Colt. The RH is way overkill for 45 Colt unless firing loads that are well over SAAMI spec and in the realm of "Ruger only". S&W doesn't make a gun like that for anything above 23k 45 ACP level, and supposedly they don't have a 44 Mag that will take a steady diet of full power either.
 
The RH is way overkill for 45 Colt unless firing loads that are well over SAAMI spec and in the realm of "Ruger only".
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That is why I like Ruger revolvers. Though honestly I don't shoot .45 colt much over standard pressure often. I load it a little warm, but nothing crazy. I do have a load I use to hunt that is pretty stout.

Honestly I should just go with 44 mag I suppose. Can load it up or down just like 45 colt, never have to worry about someone accidentally obtaining my loads and shooting them in a revolver that can't withstand the pressure, and brass is as easy to find. I just think there are slightly better heavy bullet options in the .454 diameter... hence my love of 45 Colt
 
If big and heavy is what you like, perhaps you should be shooting heavier 45 Colt from a 454 Casull. My 5 1/2" Redhawk 45 Colt was trying to blow up at .452. I had the throats and forcing cone done, and everything seems reasonable now and ready for more. Tight throats create high pressure. I had some .454, 250 gr bullets left from a 45 convertible Blackhawk with huge throats and tight bore (sold it) and resized them to .452.
 
The redhawk triggers can vary considerably from older to newer models, and from reading threads here from one gun to the next even. I bought a new one in 2009 that had a horrible trigger extremely heavy (17 lbs DA and 8 lbs SA). after some spring replacement and some internal polishing it was still awful. I could never get the DA or SA pull weights down much without reliability issues, so I sold it. A year ago I came across a used one made in 1988, didn't look to have been fired much and had a nice set of aftermarket wood grips. $450 OTD. I tried the trigger and was surprised at how nice it was and that the pull weight SA and DA was 1/3 of the 2009 model I bought new and sold. SO for $450 I bought it and it has been great with my lead reloads and with some full power reloads. The trigger on this old gun was as nice as any of my Smith revolvers. So my advice is try the trigger before you buy it and look for an older 1980's model.
 
I saw a new production GP100 that was advertised as "blued" in a gun shop yesterday. I don't think the finish was what most of use would consider blueing. Matte black in color and looked more like black oxide on a drill bit. Traditional firearms bluing is a type of black oxide. If you order one just make sure it is the finish you are expecting.
 
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