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Post by f3 on Feb 9, 2017 22:36:16 GMT -5
Looking for opinions on who works the best magic on Redhawk triggers. Put Wolff"s heaviest lighter than stock spring in and have gotten a couple of misfires. Even with the lighter spring the pull is well over 5lbs.
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Post by whitworth on Feb 10, 2017 8:44:24 GMT -5
Huntington slicked up my .454 Redhawk like butter. It was a sweet shooting little revolver.
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Post by dougader on Feb 10, 2017 8:59:05 GMT -5
I seem to recall Hamilton Bowen or someone saying it's a fine line with the Redhawks as the design can cause issues like you mention. Too light = bad primer strikes; too heavy = well, heavy trigger pull.
You might just call Jack Huntington and see what he can do and what turn around time would be.
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 10, 2017 9:11:32 GMT -5
Bill Ruger designed the Redhawk single action letoff for a minimum of 3.25 pounds. Below that thebtrigger kicks forward----same as the FUGITIVE TRIGGER JOBS we have described in the photo essays in the Gallery section. Ruger liked to do two things with one part, in this case use the same spring to power the hammer and rebound the trigger. I have never liked a punk hammer fall. I’ve seen lightened mainsprings give nothing but trouble in silhouette, and the same applies for the woods. The Colt Python and its parents use a single spring to power the hammer and rebound the trigger. However, the Colt cheats, as it is a V-leaf, and despite a differential, many a gunsmith has lightened the Python too much.
Stone work is required to lighten the Redhawk single action. You can’t get there by trimming the spring. I’m not offering, so you might want to follow Max’s suggestion to call Jack Huntington.
David Bradshaw
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Post by dmize on Feb 10, 2017 22:41:40 GMT -5
Try Chris Rhodes at Bayside Custom Gun Works.
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Post by whitebull on Mar 4, 2017 12:02:08 GMT -5
I had Jack do a trigger job on my SRH .44 mag and he did NOT change the springs. It avoids light primer strikes, and even though I do not have a trigger gauge, it sure feels lighter. This gun really didn't need a lighter trigger, it just needed to be cleaned up. Definitely worth the coin. Jack had it back to me within a week.
(I picked it up at his shop).
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Mar 4, 2017 12:10:40 GMT -5
I agree with David Bradshaw. Stone the hammer sear notch, to get rid of the creep. Don't change the spring. It is pretty much guaranteed to misfire, sooner or later with a lighter spring, if not in single action, then in double action. The single spring is THE flaw in the Redhawk.
I suggest you accept the result you get with stoning the hammer. Calling Jack Huntington sounds like a good idea, although I've always done my Redhawk trigger jobs myself.
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Post by Snyd on Mar 4, 2017 12:36:02 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 14:37:23 GMT -5
And a Redhawk, and a Super Redhawk are two totally different animals. Super Redhawks are a cinch to work with. Std Redhawk actions need to be honed smooth, then you juggle springs until you get it totally reliable. Ruger needs to ditch the old Redhawk action, and offer a std Redhawk built around the Super Redhawk action.
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Post by AxeHandle on Mar 5, 2017 11:07:18 GMT -5
+1 for "...Ruger needs to ditch the old Redhawk action, and offer a std Redhawk built around the Super Redhawk action." I tried the Redhawk early on. That first one went away and a redhawk will NEVER return to my house. Oh I'm sorely tempted by the 45 Colt Redhawks I see out and about but then the memory of that first one returns. Bowen does a version of the SRH with the frame nose trimmed off.. I like that gun...
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Post by edk on Mar 5, 2017 13:10:42 GMT -5
+2 for "...Ruger needs to ditch the old Redhawk action, and offer a std Redhawk built around the Super Redhawk action." because in addition to the inproved action you get the grip frame stud instead of the Redhawk's hand killin' square back grip frame.
+1 for "Bowen does a version of the SRH with the frame nose trimmed off.. I like that gun..."
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Post by dmize on Mar 5, 2017 15:57:48 GMT -5
I personally think that Ruger has the answer already in the GP100 platform.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 17:27:20 GMT -5
The Super Red is simply a larger version of the GP & SP frames with a big nose that nobody admires in the least.
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Post by Yetiman on Mar 5, 2017 20:13:43 GMT -5
The Super Red is simply a larger version of the GP & SP frames with a big nose that nobody admires in the least. Actually you could put me on that short list of people who admire the SRH frame design. I will readily admit I didn't appreciate it fully till I used one in the field. The design really grew on me with the ease of changing optics PLUS thread restriction has been non existent on any of several SRH barrels I have passed pins through including two 480s. That alone gave me a higher regard for them. |
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Post by BigBore44 on Mar 5, 2017 22:31:52 GMT -5
The Super Red is simply a larger version of the GP & SP frames with a big nose that nobody admires in the least. Actually you could put me on that short list of people who admire the SRH frame design. I will readily admit I didn't appreciate it fully till I used one in the field. The design really grew on me with the ease of changing optics PLUS thread restriction has been non existent on any of several SRH barrels I have passed pins through including two 480s. That alone gave me a higher regard for them. Me to.  The GP/SRH are IMO the most comfortable grip/gripframe I've ever handled... BigBore44 |
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