The rounded butt was to make the gun more concealable and improve the handling characteristics a bit. Reply. Joel from PA says: March 30, 2015 at 11:18 . The 5.5″ Redhawk is a top notch handgun. In a recent article I took a look at the massive and powerful Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan .454 Casull, but I got some response that the big wheel gun wasn’t for everyone.For this article I decided to review another heavy-hitter from Ruger, this time the Redhawk chambered in the more popular and widely available .357 Mag. All three coil springs behind the standing breech of a Redhawk operate nearly parallel with the cylinder and barrel axes.

Gun Review – Smith and Wesson Model 629 .44 Magnum Revolver. Good choice.

240gr 44 Mag ammo is not painful or even stressful to shoot.

More. The Redhawk is reinforced to handle extra stress, making it very popular for use by handloaders as it is able to handle both.45 Colt and .44 Magnum loads. The Ruger® Redhawk® revolver was Ruger's first double-action revolver specifically designed for the powerful .44 Magnum cartridge. Gun Review: Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull Shooting off-hand at 75 yards, the author managed to get four hits out of six shots on this Action Target steel silhouette. When I got the revolver in 2007, I put 12 rounds through it, went straight home, and got a Hogue monogrip for it.

I have 7.5 in. The Super Redhawk has the “peg” grip frame of Ruger’s GP-100 instead of the Redhawk’s traditional full-size grip frame. Great review….Ive always wanted a Ruger 44 mag but in a 5.5 inch barrel….thanks! version of the Redhawk as a Talo distributor exclusive with a roundbutt grip frame and a 2.75" barrel. Review: Ruger Redhawk .45 ACP/.45 Colt Revolver. Model Number: 5060 Caliber: 357 Mag Grips Hardwood; Front Sight Ramp; Barrel Length 5.50" 13.9 cm; Material Stainless Steel; Capacity 8; Rear Sight Adjustable; Twist 1:18.75" RH; Finish Satin Stainless; Overall Length 11" 27.9 cm; Weight 52 oz. Like the Ruger Security Six, the Redhawk was built with an innovative one-piece frame that dispensed with the removable side plate and provided superior strength. In 2014, Ruger offered a compact six-shot .44 Mag. And it only got better from there. Redhawk, and I agree with pretty much everything in the review (including the factory farming- I’m an extremely rare vegan gun lover.) The biggest spring in the Super Redhawk is pretty much centered in the grip and runs parallel to it. [Review] Ruger Super Redhawk: Big Bore + Big Game; Deals of the Day: Hand-Picked Ammo & Firearm Discounts. ... Ruger announced a new Redhawk with a 4.2-inch barrel and a round butt frame, rather than the typical square butt of its other Redhawk models. Ruger Redhawk 45 automatic colt pistol review. SUBSCRIBE. by B. Gil Horman - Thursday, October 22, 2015. The Ruger Redhawk is a DA/SA, large-frame revolver that was first introduced in 1979 by Sturm, Ruger & Company.Made from high-grade steel, it is available in a stainless steel finish.