Ruger Redhawk .44 Mag at night

[rjmt]

got a new set of Hogue grips for my old Ruger Redhawk 5.5" bbl today
didn't want to wait till morning to test them
read on line about all the shooters who are intimated by the .44 Mag
don't get it - I find a Redhawk .44 Mag more controllable than a Ruger Service Six with full power .357
didn't even rune my night vision!!

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[BlindedByScience]

I've got a very early Redhawk with an 8" (IIRC) barrel. Love it; recoil is a hard push, very manageable.

 

[BAJ475]

got a new set of Hogue grips for my old Ruger Redhawk 5.5" bbl today
didn't want to wait till morning to test them
read on line about all the shooters who are intimated by the .44 Mag
don't get it - I find a Redhawk .44 Mag more controllable than a Ruger Service Six with full power .357
didn't even rune my night vision!!

I think mine has as 4" barrel but when it comes to being intimated that my son's .454 Casull Super Redhawk

 

[titsonritz]

I've got a very early Redhawk with an 8" (IIRC) barrel. Love it; recoil is a hard push, very manageable.

7.5"

 

[BlindedByScience]

7.5"

...I know that's what the new ones are, but I somehow believed some very early. Redhawk 44's had slightly longer barrels. I could very well be wrong. I'll find out. It's still a wonderful shooter...

 

[DunRanull]

Ive had a 5.5" barrel for years, sometimes wish I had the 4", just easier to carry around. Recoil with these even with heavy loads isnt much, probably due to the weight of the revolver itself. Was hoping there was be a pic of the night flash in the thread!

 

[tac]

Here's a photo of me night shooting not one, but two of my collection of S&W Model 29 revolvers.

In case you are wondering, the stainless 629 with the 8 3/8" bbl in on the right, and the blued snubby is on the left.

Oh, I might have forgotten to mention that just like all my other handguns that I actually kept after the ban, they have both also been deactivated. Five more, also Model 29s, are on the table in front of me...

 

[trevi]

...I know that's what the new ones are, but I somehow believed some very early. Redhawk 44's had slightly longer barrels. I could very well be wrong. I'll find out. It's still a wonderful shooter...

There are some 9" barrels out there in the earlier grey and SS models.

 

[micdude]

Mine is a 5.5" model, it's a fantastic gun. I do need some night vision though lol

 

[titsonritz]

...I know that's what the new ones are, but I somehow believed some very early. Redhawk 44's had slightly longer barrels. I could very well be wrong. I'll find out. It's still a wonderful shooter...

Nope...the Redhawk was introduced in 1980 with 5.5 and 7.5-inch barrel lengths, years later they came out the 4" (I had all 3), recently a 4.2" was put out to meet Canadian rules for minimum barrel length. The only thing "8" about a Redhawk is their 8 shot .357. They are great shooters.

 

[rjmt]

what type of grips do you use on your Redhawks?
didn't like the factory grips
I had Pachmayr Presentation for years, but found them oversized for my hands
Hogue rubber model 86000 is what's on it now

 

[BlindedByScience]

My stainless steel ruler says my stainless steel barrel is exactly 7.5" long. You guys were right, I was mistaken, or confused, or just plain wrong.....

 

[micdude]

My stainless steel ruler says my stainless steel barrel is exactly 7.5" long. You guys were right, I was mistaken, or confused, or just plain wrong.....

I also believe Ruger measures From the end of the barrel to the frame unlike S&W to measure length.

 

[BlindedByScience]

I also believe Ruger measures From the end of the barrel to the frame unlike S&W to measure length.

Nope, mine measures exactly 7.5" from end to end, not muzzle to frame. It's true barrel length.

 

[titsonritz]

I also believe Ruger measures From the end of the barrel to the frame unlike S&W to measure length.

No one does that and if they do they are doing it wrong.

 

[micdude]

No one does that and if they do they are doing it wrong.

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Lol sometimes I'm wrong

 

[bionic knees]

No one does that and if they do they are doing it wrong.

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wondered how some autoloaders were claiming longer barrels, they are measuring the ejector too. lol

 

[tac]

Thankfully, here in England Scotland and Wales the official measurement is taken from the very start of the barrel - inside the frame - or else I'd be in deep doo-doo. Being found in possession of any cartridge-firing 'kinda' handgun with a barrel shorter than 12" can land you in jail for many years...

 

[Hemlock]

what type of grips do you use on your Redhawks?
didn't like the factory grips
I had Pachmayr Presentation for years, but found them oversized for my hands
Hogue rubber model 86000 is what's on it now

I have a have a Redhawk I bought new in 1980. 7.5" barrel. It has the Pachmayer Presentation grip and a Leupold 2x silver scope.
I've tried other grips, but they seemed to narrow to soak up the recoil.
I shoot heavy reloads.

 

[rjmt]

I've shot enough with this new Hogue grip to like it over the large Presentation grip
the rubber absorbs the recoil quite well and the finger groves fit my hand
yes, the backstrap is exposed, but it doesn't sting, even in a bare hand, but I have work hardened palms
if I was going to fire a 50 rnd box of full power, I would still use a padded palm work glove