I have gone back and checked some records on the above mentioned 5.5 inch Redhawk. It was one of the early 5.5” guns to hit a local gun shop, probably 1984 or 1985. As it was the only 44 magnum that I owned at the time, I shot it a lot. Soon after it’s purchase, I started casting my own bullets with a Lyman 429421 mold and that bullet became the bulk of my shooting. I generally shot three to four hundred rounds a week whenever the weather allowed. I traded the gun for a Ruger M77 MkII rifle in 1994. My rounds fired count is an estimate over that period of time but seems to be realistic to me considering how much I shot. I may be off a little, but not by much. I also soon bought another Redhawk, a 7.5 inch, which I have shot a lot, and still own. I like my Redhawks.
