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Good information. Do you find the trigger better on the Redhawk vs the Super Redhawk? The triggers are slightly better on the Supers due to the spring arrangement/action design. That said, the Redhawk actions can be tuned quite nicely. I prefer the RedHawks, due to the size of the revolver. The RH are already a big gun, there is no reason to pack any more weight unnecessarily on your hip, as you don't really gain anything. I currently own a 7.5" and a 4" and find them to be just fine. My 5.5" ended up at my dads when he decided he wanted to "borrow" it, about 15 years ago. This spring I have spent a good bit of time in Grizzly country in various parts of Montana and when I was not carrying one of my .45 Autos, I was carrying either a 4" Redhawk or M29, loaded with 305 grain hard cast SWCs.
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Good information. Do you find the trigger better on the Redhawk vs the Super Redhawk? The triggers are slightly better on the Supers due to the spring arrangement/action design. That said, the Redhawk actions can be tuned quite nicely. I prefer the RedHawks, due to the size of the revolver. The RH are already a big gun, there is no reason to pack any more weight unnecessarily on your hip, as you don't really gain anything. I currently own a 7.5" and a 4" and find them to be just fine. My 5.5" ended up at my dads when he decided he wanted to "borrow" it, about 15 years ago. This spring I have spent a good bit of time in Grizzly country in various parts of Montana and when I was not carrying one of my .45 Autos, I was carrying either a 4" Redhawk or M29, loaded with 305 grain hard cast SWCs. Nice pair of handguns there.
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I don't see what "big hands" has to do with the barrel size. The rest of the gun is all exactly the same regardless of barrel size.
If 2 inches of barrel makes that big a difference to people may be THE GUN is not for you. If you NEED shooting sticks to shoot it, it is for sure not for you. It is a HAND GUN not an artillery emplacement. No one "NEEDS" anything else to shoot. Maybe you "need" a big bore to know what you are talking about. What do I need other than a 44 mag Redhawk to know what I'm talking about involving a 44 Redhawk? Will a couple 44 Blackhawks do? May be I need to get out my SW 629 to know how to talk about my 44 mag Redhawk.
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Nothing wrong with 7.5" barrels on revolvers. If one is serious about hunting with them using iron sights, they greatly help with aiming and one can zero the sights on them for long range. I have Redhawks and Super Redhawks in pretty much all the calibers they've been chambered for. From the top, left to right: .480 Ruger, .454 Casull .45 Colt, .44 Magnum .41 Magnum, .357 Magnum For short range deer hunting in heavy timber, I prefer a large revolver to a rifle. I also don't have any physical problems toting one of these on my hip all day. Been doing it afield since I bought my first one, in .41 Magnum, in 1989. I have a well-worn Triple K thumb break holster that works great. My best deer load in .44 Magnum is a 300 grain hard cast SWC at about 1,200 fps. My favorite deer load overall is a 415 grain hard cast SWC gas check in the .480 at about 1,080 fps. Recoil is stout, but much more manageable than full house .454 loads.
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I purchased a Triple K holster for a Remington 1858 on sale for a really low price. So long ago I can't remember the amount. It was of shockingly excellent quality. I'd not hesitate to by from them again.
I generally sit on the ground when hunting. I've found that a belt high above the waist line keeps a holstered handgun out of the dirt. Lanyards and just carrying the gun in hand can be made to work too.
Just depends what a person wants. For me I had a preference for longer barrels when I was younger, but like them shorter now.
Different holster designs and methods of carry can make big difference.
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Woman's .44s aren't exactly BIG BORES...try again.
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Depends on how long your leg is.
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Nothing wrong with 7.5" barrels on revolvers. If one is serious about hunting with them using iron sights, they greatly help with aiming and one can zero the sights on them for long range. I have Redhawks and Super Redhawks in pretty much all the calibers they've been chambered for. From the top, left to right: .480 Ruger, .454 Casull .45 Colt, .44 Magnum .41 Magnum, .357 Magnum For short range deer hunting in heavy timber, I prefer a large revolver to a rifle. I also don't have any physical problems toting one of these on my hip all day. Been doing it afield since I bought my first one, in .41 Magnum, in 1989. I have a well-worn Triple K thumb break holster that works great. My best deer load in .44 Magnum is a 300 grain hard cast SWC at about 1,200 fps. My favorite deer load overall is a 415 grain hard cast SWC gas check in the .480 at about 1,080 fps. Recoil is stout, but much more manageable than full house .454 loads. Damn what a nice collection.
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Nothing wrong with 7.5" barrels on revolvers. If one is serious about hunting with them using iron sights, they greatly help with aiming and one can zero the sights on them for long range. I have Redhawks and Super Redhawks in pretty much all the calibers they've been chambered for. From the top, left to right: .480 Ruger, .454 Casull .45 Colt, .44 Magnum .41 Magnum, .357 Magnum For short range deer hunting in heavy timber, I prefer a large revolver to a rifle. I also don't have any physical problems toting one of these on my hip all day. Been doing it afield since I bought my first one, in .41 Magnum, in 1989. I have a well-worn Triple K thumb break holster that works great. My best deer load in .44 Magnum is a 300 grain hard cast SWC at about 1,200 fps. My favorite deer load overall is a 415 grain hard cast SWC gas check in the .480 at about 1,080 fps. Recoil is stout, but much more manageable than full house .454 loads. Damn what a nice collection. Yes it is!
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Ended up buying a 7.5 inch Redhawk. It should be here next week. Thanks for all the replies.
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Ended up buying a 7.5 inch Redhawk. It should be here next week. Thanks for all the replies. I think you’ll be very happy with the gun, Oldelkhunter. Just know that in all likelihood, it’s gonna need a little work on the trigger for single action shooting. Get that done and you’ll have a sweet shooting hunting gun.
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Ended up buying a 7.5 inch Redhawk. It should be here next week. Thanks for all the replies. Congrats on your purchase. I hope it brings you much enjoyment and I figure it will.
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Ended up buying a 7.5 inch Redhawk. It should be here next week. Thanks for all the replies. I think you’ll be very happy with the gun, Oldelkhunter. Just know that in all likelihood, it’s gonna need a little work on the trigger for single action shooting. Get that done and you’ll have a sweet shooting hunting gun. Yeah going to check it out first and then send it somewhere to do that if needed.
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Ended up buying a 7.5 inch Redhawk. It should be here next week. Thanks for all the replies. Congrats on your purchase. I hope it brings you much enjoyment and I figure it will. Thank You. I have been looking for one of these for a while and always seem to miss out.
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You will probably need to have the trigger/sear surfaces gently, gently stoned by a gunsmith who knows his way around Ruger revolvers, and install a Wolff spring kit. After that, it will be a joy to shoot, and surprisingly accurate in single action. By the way, the only use I have for jacketed bullets in big revolvers is to clean the lead out of the barrel at the end of a shooting session...
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You will probably need to have the trigger/sear surfaces gently, gently stoned by a gunsmith who knows his way around Ruger revolvers, and install a Wolff spring kit. After that, it will be a joy to shoot, and surprisingly accurate in single action. By the way, the only use I have for jacketed bullets in big revolvers is to clean the lead out of the barrel at the end of a shooting session... I’ve been using your method of lead removal for years…………when necessary!
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As long as the leading is not too bad!
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I prefer nine point five to ten inches. Be Well, RZ.
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Size the bullet properly and "leading" will never be a problem.
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Got it today. I think it was worth the wait, 1/19/1990 was written on the original box.
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