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UK-mainland compliant Ruger Super Redhawk in .357Magnum................now a VERY rare and costly item here on the big island of UK.
A small number of these revolvers were made in .357Mag and .44Mag especially for the UK mainland market, with 18" barrels. On arrival here, the importers, in my case Sabre Defence Systems, cut down the barrels to a not too ridiculous 14", and welded the 'coat-hanger' extension to the frame - this made it compliant with the UK law that all new cartridge-firing handguns on the mainland - England, Scotland and Wales - were to measure 24" overall with a minimum barrel length of 12".
The moment Bill Ruger Snr was laid in his grave, his son stopped production of these two revolvers, and the equally unprofitable UK-compliant Mini-14, made for there with no gas-parts made to operate - straight-pulls, IOW.
TBH, nobody missed THEM, as they shot like a garden sprinkler, but revolvers like this one are fetching around $3000 these days. I've had a large number of offers for mine, including cash in my hand of £2500 as recently as last week!!
PS - the sharp-eyed among you will have noticed the absence of a foresight. THAT was on the cut-off piece of barrel, and was supplied with the gun in case I wanted to use it. So far I'm the only one I know of who has put a scope on one - there were only about 25 - ever. The .44Mag version was made in even fewer numbers, some say as low as twelve. As a result they are VERY costy.
A small number of these revolvers were made in .357Mag and .44Mag especially for the UK mainland market, with 18" barrels. On arrival here, the importers, in my case Sabre Defence Systems, cut down the barrels to a not too ridiculous 14", and welded the 'coat-hanger' extension to the frame - this made it compliant with the UK law that all new cartridge-firing handguns on the mainland - England, Scotland and Wales - were to measure 24" overall with a minimum barrel length of 12".
The moment Bill Ruger Snr was laid in his grave, his son stopped production of these two revolvers, and the equally unprofitable UK-compliant Mini-14, made for there with no gas-parts made to operate - straight-pulls, IOW.
TBH, nobody missed THEM, as they shot like a garden sprinkler, but revolvers like this one are fetching around $3000 these days. I've had a large number of offers for mine, including cash in my hand of £2500 as recently as last week!!
PS - the sharp-eyed among you will have noticed the absence of a foresight. THAT was on the cut-off piece of barrel, and was supplied with the gun in case I wanted to use it. So far I'm the only one I know of who has put a scope on one - there were only about 25 - ever. The .44Mag version was made in even fewer numbers, some say as low as twelve. As a result they are VERY costy.