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Post by coldcase1984 on Nov 26, 2014 14:43:37 GMT -5
Mackay,
Would you mind terribly if I grab that pic to use as my desktop background? I now want a datgum Redhawk...
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Post by bradshaw on Nov 28, 2014 16:04:34 GMT -5
snyd.... believe I'll leave 355 grain forty-fives at 1,300 fps to grapplers such as Max, Lee, and yourself. You are so close to the prototypical .45-70 of 400 grains at 1,300 fps from a rifle that the revolver's grip becomes just as personal as the individual grasping it. I, for one, do not want the punishment of rocks & dynamite loads transmitted through the steel hump of a double action into the base of my thumb. My wrestling days are over.
Perhaps a person starting out fresh should consider a Super Redhawk in .454 Casull. Shorten the barrel to 4 or 5 inches, screw on the sight, deep-seat bullets in .454 brass, and take advantage of the Super Redhawk grip possibilities.
David Bradshaw
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Post by seak89 on Nov 29, 2014 2:00:13 GMT -5
Yep I do. When is that Bowen ever going to show up?
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Post by Stump Buster on Nov 29, 2014 12:18:25 GMT -5
Sorry for the sidetrack, but my wife asked what I was reading and I said, "More on Redhawks" and thinking it was a sports team, she said..."What'd they do now?"
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Post by Markbo on Nov 29, 2014 17:40:38 GMT -5
That is funny stuff right there.  |
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Post by MackaySagebrush on Dec 6, 2014 23:03:26 GMT -5
Mackay, Would you mind terribly if I grab that pic to use as my desktop background? I now want a datgum Redhawk... Anytime friend. I'm glad to see folks like it so much. I just came back tonight from elk hunting for a week in the same valley as the cabin. Lot colder now! |
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Post by prisedefer on Dec 8, 2014 21:46:49 GMT -5
A six shot Howdah, a thoroughly modern Dragoon, with aesthetics that are unique but make perfect sense when you think of what this piece can do and the fiery violence it can contain. I don't know if I can continue to live without one, it surely could replace the 308.
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Post by awp101 on Dec 14, 2014 15:07:37 GMT -5
The Redhawk was something I didn't know I wanted until this thread!  Being a die-hard S&W guy I never paid much attention to the tank-like Ruger DAs but that is changing and one of those 4" .45's is really looking good to me but I'd have to handle one one first to see if it even fits me... |
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Post by whitworth on Dec 15, 2014 9:47:44 GMT -5
The 4-inch .45 is kinda' special IMO. Mine was converted to .454 and it was a great little revolver. Alas, it is no longer in my possession.  |
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Post by trueat1stlight on Dec 20, 2014 16:55:47 GMT -5
Handled a few Redhawks recently and just couldn't make myself love them no matter how hard I tried. Pulled the trigger today on a Super Redhawk in .44 Mag with the intention of having the barrel cut down to 5 or 5.5 inches. Anyone have a gunsmith in MN, IA, ND, SD of WI they'd suggest I utilize to do the work? (Sorry for the hijack!)
Thanks,
John
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Post by Sarge on Dec 21, 2014 0:04:05 GMT -5
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Post by mbaneacp on Jan 3, 2015 16:49:12 GMT -5
Sarge...now THAT is a gun!
Just wanted to add that I've recently become enamored with the 2.75 inch round butt Redhawk. That thing's a shooter (especially with hot .44 Specials; 240-gr Magnums aren't bad, either...at least compared to my .454 Alaskan). Think I'm gonna send this to Gemini Custom, who did an amazing job on my Wiley Clapp GP-100. Just came back from a long backcountry hike in the snow with my Sweetie and Newt the beagle. The little Redhawk was a comforting presence, especially after passing a couple of pilgrims Newt definitely didn't like...
Been using a Ted Blocker Field Holster they cooked up for me.
Gonna need some decent grips, too!
And David Bradshaw, that was a hysterical story!
Michael B
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Post by 0369 on Jan 13, 2015 21:07:07 GMT -5
Mbaneacp, are you refering to the Talo "Kodiak Backpacker"? I oredered one on Saturday and can't wait. I'll probably shoot mostly specials with it since a spinal chord injury left my left hand almost useless and I haven't had much luck switching to the right. How is the grip and anything I should know about a specific hold? This will be my first Redhawk and may be the start of a new addiction since I can't stop looking at pictures of them.
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Post by Markbo on Jan 14, 2015 15:43:28 GMT -5
I saw something about a 2.5" Redhawk coming but there was nothing on the Ruger website
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Being a die-hard S&W guy I never paid much attention to the tank-like Ruger DAs but that is changing and one of those 4" .45's is really looking good to me but I'd have to handle one one first to see if it even fits me...
