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Zee
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A dream come true.
Zee
Senior MemberPosts: 28,060 Senior Member
As a kid, I dreamed of owning a Ruger Redhawk in .44 Remington Magnum. I even set about saving money from mowing yards to gather enough cash to buy one. Unfortunately, the $400+ price tag of the day was too steep for me. I ended up buying a Ruger Deerfield Carbine in .44 Mag from my uncle instead. The nephew price of $125 was much easier to attain.
30 years later............I'm staring at a used 5.5" barreled .44 Mag Redhawk in the cabinet of my LGS. Like Pavlov's Dog, I began to salivate. I look at the serial number and jump on their computer to check the Ruger site. It was made in 1984. The very year I worked my butt off to get one. All to no avail.
I had to have this revolver. It was an Elanore...........a dream.........a goal never reached. She would finally be mine.
I was one happy individual.
At the range, she was everything I'd ever hoped for. Trigger has had some work and breaks nicely in single action. Double action is smooth if not long. And she shoots.............well.............
..........she shoots where I want her to shoot.
The addition of a Galco cross draw holster will make her a dandy hunting companion.
30 years in the making...........another off the bucket list.
30 years later............I'm staring at a used 5.5" barreled .44 Mag Redhawk in the cabinet of my LGS. Like Pavlov's Dog, I began to salivate. I look at the serial number and jump on their computer to check the Ruger site. It was made in 1984. The very year I worked my butt off to get one. All to no avail.
I had to have this revolver. It was an Elanore...........a dream.........a goal never reached. She would finally be mine.
I was one happy individual.
At the range, she was everything I'd ever hoped for. Trigger has had some work and breaks nicely in single action. Double action is smooth if not long. And she shoots.............well.............
..........she shoots where I want her to shoot.
The addition of a Galco cross draw holster will make her a dandy hunting companion.
30 years in the making...........another off the bucket list.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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Keep an eye on the holster tension screw they want to work lose.
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
This is the first Redhawk I've seen in person in years. I had to act.
Thanks. I'll keep an eye on it. Maybe a little blue locktite.
I'd have jumped on any barrel length. But, I'm exceedingly glad for the 5.5" barrel on this one. I already have a 4" Smith, 7.5" Super Blackhawk Hunter, and 10.5" Super Blackhawk. This one completes the spectrum.
JAY
Until the next day, when I zeroed the thing in and found out it was about a foot to the right. Point shooting seemed to work for me. I sold the gun soon after. Heavy and didn't recoil that much.
Yeah.........no.
They didn't come with the gun. The previous owner.........as mentioned by CPJ, had some mother of pearl pimp grips on the gun. It also came with the two speed loaders and a set of Pac Grips. But, I order these factory grips for her.
A dream come true!
"The Un-Tactical"
NRA Life Member
Once again, YOU SUCK!
How's the holster?
The holster is nice. Good call. Thanks.
D
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.... now who's bringing the hot wings? :jester:
Good for you! Although I'd kinda like to see the MoP pimp grips...just briefly, kinda...well, I don't know why.
My story was that I seemed to stumble over them with seemingly great frequency - - RIGHT up to the point that I decided I wanted one. Then they were nowhere. . .or they were 7.5".
Take heart, however, 5.5" Redhawk lustees - I just saw a brand spanking new one in Bass Pro Shops about three weeks ago, so it seems that they finally got their thumbs out and started making them again!
Now if they can just bring back the .357 version so I can see just how hot you can load a 173 grain Keith. . .
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
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