Redhawk .45 ACP/LC availability

I was thinking about maybe buying a .45 ACP/.45 colt Redhawk, have looked at them for years. They seem to be sold out everywhere! Is this a recent thing, or been gonig on for a while? Anybody on the forum know of any in stock?

Thanks.

It is maybe my favorite firearm I own (love 45 colt). It will be very hard to find one sadly. They have always been hard to find, but keep looking. You will strike gold one day !!!!!

Put a WTB ad in the Classifieds.
There's many Alaskans in 454/45 on Gun Broker right now.
And a few Super Redhawks.

There hasn't been a GOOD selection of revolvers available for years ….. even before the "pandemic".
And they're super expensive these days IF you find one.

Redhawk production line as far back as I was interested (maybe 2008-2010 timeframe) was a seasonal one that was run at a particular time of year to satisfy projected demand for that year, per my understanding. Based on what's selling now, my guess is there has been negligible production of these and other big-bore revolvers since 2019. Redhawks in particular require more labor than the SRH due to the additional finishing operations in the grip area of the frame.

When will they come back? An email to Ruger might get you a bit of information and would at least indicate to them that demand exists.

Thanks for replies. I think I will email Ruger and ask. One of these days it's going to get through my thick head that nobody has anything in stock in America nowadays!

I was surprised to see a brand new GP100 for sale in a local store today. And a nice used Super Redhawk in 44 Mag with rings. Been a long long time since I've seen a new GP in these parts!

Maybe it's a good sign.

I forget what it was like to go to a bigger shop and pretty much see most of the Ruger line-up in stock

if you can find a square butt 45 colt redhawk go for it, but i had nothing but problems with my round butt .45acp/.45 colt Redhawk. after about 300 rounds the action locked up, sent it in they fixed it quick. then it was light hammer strikes in double action with both .45 acp and 45 colt ammo, sent it in again, did not fix it. sold it.

fuzzyedge said:

if you can find a square butt 45 colt redhawk go for it, but i had nothing but problems with my round butt .45acp/.45 colt Redhawk. after about 300 rounds the action locked up, sent it in they fixed it quick. then it was light hammer strikes in double action with both .45 acp and 45 colt ammo, sent it in again, did not fix it. sold it.

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I will second this...I sent 5 back to Ruger as a gun salesman. It got to a point where I told people to avoid modern Ruger revolvers, meaning post 2007 or so..

I'm curious how the round butt theory fits into light primer strikes.

But square butts are good.

hittman said:

I'm curious how the round butt theory fits into light primer strikes.

But square butts are good.

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Edit - I guess what i should have said was just avoid this particular model , seek one chambered for 45 colt only


i had no issues with my square butt redhawk .44 mag of the same year, and looking at the spring travel in the round butt, it was not quite as long as a stroke before release in double action as it was in single action.

off topic, I also just wanted to add i have 4 newer GP100s that run flawlessly

Last year Sportsman's Warehouse had the Redhawk 45 combo and I almost bought it. They also had a Redhawk on sale in .41 mag to cheap to turn down, that one came home with me. Never came across another 45 combo. At least for a reasonable price.
Good luck on your search.

". . . .it was not quite as long as a stroke before release in double action as it was in single action."

This would be true for any double action revolver.

Thel said:

". . . .it was not quite as long as a stroke before release in double action as it was in single action."

This would be true for any double action revolver.

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i get that, my observation in this case was it appeared to be the cause of the light primer strikes in double action, a significant difference in stroke length before release, less inertia/less impact. just a novice observation on my part. i did some research on issues with the 5050 model after i bought it, they are plentiful, but maybe someone smarter than me can tell what the problem was caused by. not my worry any more, just trying to let people know i had problems with my 5050 ruger redhawk .

Ruger does not catalog the Redhawk chambered in 45ACP/45Colt any longer to my knowledge, it is not on the website and they have not added them back since they changed to the sleeve and shroud barrel designs.

NH Rugerman said:

Ruger does not catalog the Redhawk chambered in 45ACP/45Colt any longer to my knowledge, it is not on the website and they have not added them back since they changed to the sleeve and shroud barrel designs.

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You mean this one? https://www.ruger.com/products/redhawk/specSheets/5050.html

Never had a problen with mine and still don't. Every gun maker sends out lemons. Ask S&W.... Kind of like reviews. Pissed people always leave a bad review, somehow only about 3.7865% of people leave good reviews - because they are not pissed

I was going to pick up the combination version when they first came out, but they use a proprietary size moon clip, not the standard one that fits the S&W 625 and M1917. That was a no go for me.

I have never had any issues with mine either. I love it. I did put a set of Hogue grips on it for those hotter loads, and it gives me a better grip in it.

Glad to hear that there are some good reports on the Ruger .45 Redhawk combo! I have a Ruger .45 Blackhawk (Single Action), and it has worked flawlessly. I recently purchase a Ruger GP100, which is a .357 Mag. I will probably use it for the first time next week, and I will check out its 'hit' rate. Hopefully, it will be 100%! But I have heard that double action revolvers have more of a mis-firing issue, which is often due to the weaker striking force when the hammer comes down to hit the primer. I wonder if this is related to the trigger pull force?