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Post by Jon Erdmann on Mar 5, 2023 20:58:51 GMT -5
They had just put this one out, from a pawn not picked up... I have been looking for one for sometime as they are not available new or used around here. So checking the serial number gives a circa date of 1983 for he Ruger Redhawk, and it goes well with my S&W mod 66-8 .357 Magnum.
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Post by tj3006 on Mar 5, 2023 21:14:37 GMT -5
I have the same Two guns,
Except my Model 3"66 is a -4 and Ported. I Just put a set of those same grips on my RH. I like that gun a lot, I need to send it to JRH for a trigger job.
I bought a Diamond D Chest rig for the Ruger, it works great. My 66 I cary in a simply rugged pancake, cross draw fashon...tj
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Post by bigmuddy on Mar 5, 2023 21:42:09 GMT -5
Your Redhawk has the hammer pin that enters on the left side, as the first 5.5” guns did. Not sure how long or how many were done that way before they went back to the right side. My 44, purchased in 1983, is the same as yours.
I think the 5.5” Redhawk may be the “perfect” 44 Magnum. I prefer the Uncle Mike’s rubber grips on mine. Congratulations on finding one.
Dan
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Post by hounddogman on Mar 5, 2023 23:33:29 GMT -5
Nice. I used to have a 5.5" redhawk in 45 colt ,most accurate revolver I've owned. Hope yours shoots as well .
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 6, 2023 8:23:43 GMT -5
Your Redhawk has the hammer pin that enters on the left side, as the first 5.5” guns did. Not sure how long or how many were done that way before they went back to the right side. My 44, purchased in 1983, is the same as yours. I think the 5.5” Redhawk may be the “perfect” 44 Magnum. I prefer the Uncle Mike’s rubber grips on mine. Congratulations on finding one. Dan ***** Dan.... my Redhawk 5.5” dates to 1982, as I recall, and has hammer pin tab on the left. As you no doubt know, with wood grips it doesn’t matter whether the retaining tab is on the left or right side of the frame. Although, with rubber grips, namely Pachmayr Presentation and the Gripper, which came later, the neoprene is thin on the left side to facilitate loading/unloading. A tab on the left tends to wiggle out. Bill Ruger understood the progression from toolroom guns to production, probably better than anyone in the industry. While this was going on, the Red Label over/under shotgun inched toward production, the 100 yard indoor range was torn up to make way for barrel forging machines, and Ruger was at work on producing a 9mm Luger auto pistol. All this and the Redhawk were in Newport, New Hampshire. While the Redhawk passed through prototyping before the .357 Maximum existed, by comparison the Blackhawk Maximum was a cakewalk. Even so, and realizing the Maximum was created in Southport, Connecticut----where all single action production resided until moved to Newport in 1992----without question Bill Ruger felt pressure to get things right on these various fronts. David Bradshaw |
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Post by tentcamper on Mar 6, 2023 9:05:49 GMT -5
Hard to beat a Redhawk. I have several and love them for the beasts they are. My 45 Colt 4" Redhawk is my favorite. Keith solids, 300 grain Speers, and if you really want a hot round with excellent accuracy, the Grizzly 265 grain WFNGC +P is insane from this gun.
I'm looking forward to a Redhawk 44 mag with a 7ish inch barrel as I'd like a better platform for hunting. I passed on one several years ago for $750 and have regretted that ever since. Of course, a SBH Hunter Bisley would also work nicely...
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Post by parallaxbill on Mar 6, 2023 15:37:12 GMT -5
Check the Links forum if you're interested in a 5.5 Ruger Redhawk in 44 magnum.
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