Ruger Redhawk Review - The venerable Ruger Redhawk is no stranger to six-gun enthusiasts, but the latest "hawk" features a sleek round stock, a 4.2-inch barrel, and a .45 Colt chamber capable of firing .45 ACP in moon clips.
In the video above, Jeff Quinn of GunBlast.com shows the wheel gun using two .45 ACP defensive cartridges and some heavy hitting .45 Colt rounds. Quinn wrote:
Ruger Redhawk Review
The latest Redhawk shown here combines features of this round stock with a longer barreled 4.2-inch version and adds the ability to fire 45 ACP ammunition using moon clips. As I said at the beginning of this piece, Redhawk just keeps getting better! The latest Redhawk has a round handle frame with attractive wooden handles that are partially checkered for a secure grip. The round butt frame fits my hand well, but for better control and comfort I prefer the Hogue rubber grip that comes with the Redhawk's 4.2-inch square butt when shooting the heaviest loads. The sights consist of Ruger's familiar fully adjustable rear paired with a movable front. The supplied front sight is black with a red insert. Click here for Jeff Quinn's full review and more photos
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Sign up for the Gun Digest email newsletter and we'll send you your print-at-home target pack right away. Just enter your email address. I know it's a little awkward when I get out of bed in the morning. No chirping birds, no barking dogs from the neighborhood and above all an eerie silence. I looked out my second floor bedroom window to see what a beautiful day it was. My lovely wife starts her weekend routine by starting breakfast and heading to the curb for the paper. The door opened, then slammed shut in one swift motion, and my wife let out a loud scream. He screamed upstairs, something terrible was in the yard, did I ask him or someone? He had no idea but he didn't answer me and all I heard from upstairs was him opening the holster and loading what was for me like our Bushmaster 5.56 AR15. After getting my Beretta 90-TWO 40S&W off the nightstand, I ran downstairs to my wife who was watching from the living room window. I was stunned by what I saw and asked myself if it was a nightmare, maybe I had seen one or more horror movies. The wife pulled out her Glock 22 and sprang into action, calling 911, only to be prompted by an automated message that said, "It's best for all civilians to evacuate the county as soon as possible." We collected our bug out bag which contained our first aid kits and a 30 day supply of medicine. Grabbing the stored water, I went to the garage still in disbelief at what seemed to be wandering aimlessly outside of our neighborhood. My wife grabbed me and reminded me that we had to clear the garage, we didn't know if it was under attack or not. The AR15 covered me as I emptied the garage, I yelled. We packed our MRE's, food, water, medical supplies and ammo into our SUV, I looked out the window again to see if we had attracted another unwanted visitor. After a second look I decided I needed something with serious crash strength and something I was very confident with. That means I reach for my Hogleg and a Ruger Redhawk 44 Magnum with a 7.5 inch barrel stored in a shoulder holster.
We made several calls to close friends to see if they had experienced the same phenomenon, they were on their way to our out of county range, reinforced and quickly defended. My wife and I agreed that it was time to evacuate and we should go to the range and meet up with some of our friends. We opened the garage door and I realized it wasn't a dream, standing outside our SUV was something I'd only seen in movies before - a zombie.
As you can see, he is ugly, holding a bloody meat cleaver, and seems to be hungry for human flesh.
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In the end, everything turned out to be just a nightmare, but after waking up in a cold sweat, I decided I'd better pull out one of my zombie tamers, the hogleg, or better known as the big bore revolver , and towards the range. Since the Ruger Redhawk 44 Magnum was part of this nightmare, I decided it was the perfect choice. Everyone knows there is only one way to kill a zombie and that is to inflict a massive head injury by incapacitation, a sharp object to the head or my choice a bullet or 12 gauge slug on the head. We all know from watching Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry that a 44 magnum can blow your head off.
Before going to the range, I wanted to check out the Ruger Redhawk, take some photos and record some stats.
Look at that Hogle in my eyes, what a beautiful piece. It has wooden grips which are very useful for a gun with this weight and long barrel. Often referred to as nose heavy, the added front weight is welcome in the 44 Magnum cartridge as it helps reduce recoil.
I was surprised how easy it felt in the hand even though I was shooting a soft .44 Magnum reload if there was such a thing. The load I used was 8.5 grains of Hodgdon Universal, a very clean burning powder under a 240 grain Remington Jacketed Soft Point that was moving at about 1050 fps.
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The Ruger Redhawk is a nice specimen. The Satin Stainless finish is resistant to corrosion in the field and the wood grips really make the Ruger stand out in a gun case next to other revolvers. If Ruger does away with the Hogue Rubber grips on the GP100 and goes back to wood inlay grips, I might buy a new 6″ GP100 and find a good conditioned used one, but I digress.
The reason the Ruger did not receive the maximum score of 5 stars in this category is the machine marks on the frame behind the barrel and on the underside of the top strap, both of which are nearly finished on this particular revolver. If this category was judged on the exterior alone, it would definitely get 5 stars, the Satin finish is very smooth with no swirl marks to be seen.
The Ruger Redhawk, although very large with a long barrel, feels very nice. I'm sure this Redhawk will prove to be nose heavy like many long barreled, large revolvers. Ruger was able to minimize the heavy nose feel by making the pad smaller. While I was intrigued by the badass look of the whole sidekick, Ruger decided to prioritize functionality over looks. Again upon further investigation Ruger is doing well, if you visit your local gun store you will find many revolvers with full pads, if the Ruger Redhawk is one of those revolvers it will certainly stand out . Like all Ruger revolvers, the Redhawk is world famous for being built like a tank and featuring a lock reminiscent of Fort Knox security. The cylinder to cylinder gap is 0.004 on my feelers. The wooden handles fit my extremely large hands very well. I shot 80 rounds of 44 Magnum without my hands hurting at the end of the day.
There are many and always will be two very strong debates and comparisons between Ruger and Smith and Wesson. They are, Ruger builds stronger revolvers and Smith and Wesson has better triggers. I won't feed the debates, but I will say that the double action trigger on this Ruger Redhawk is the same as any Smith and Wesson I have owned and reviewed. Double action weight is 10.5 pounds from the factory, where the Ruger Redhawk does not reach with a single action trigger pull. Although the trigger is only 6 pounds, it is a little heavy because the action is difficult to disengage. Shooting single action requires more attention and concentration for me than double action. I still am
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