HMMMM.......New Redhawk

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XUSNORDIE

IF RUGER MADE BOURBON I'D DRINK IT
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Brought home a new Redhawk today. Out of the box (dry) it had a nice DA for OEM...but the SA was like a quick skid on gravel.....a drop of Rem Oil here and there, hundreds of dry fire, a now cramped forearm and trigger finger....and this thing is coming around. I'm fairly impressed. No QC issues so far, not that I've ever had any from Ruger so far......I think this one will be just fine OEM with more use.

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Nice. I advise everyone who gets a new Redhawk to lube it and dry fire - a lot. It's one of those guns that gets better the more you use it.

I've had 3, and one has been a problem child. It exhibited the lockup issue described in the other thread in addition to light strikes. The lockup issue is remedied, still need to install the Bowen FP to fix the other.
 
I recently bought the same gun, (shorter barrel) to match my .357. Both used. Wonderful guns. Big and beefy and glorious.

A .44 Magnum Redhawk was the first revolver I ever shot. It belonged to a friend of my Dad’s. I was about 12, I don’t know why it took so long to get one for myself.

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I had a 5 1/2" 44 Mag Redhawk just like yours---great revolver, but I stupidly sold it off when I was overtaken by lust for Freedom Arms .454 Casull revolvers a couple of decades ago... Somewhere in my parts stash, I have a brand new set of Pachmeyer rubber grips for just that gun WITHOUT the cheesey Pachmeyer metal discs embedded in the grips... Enjoy you gun!
 
Snap caps are a great idea. Absolutely necessary for rim fires.

About half of my centerfire revolvers don’t work with snap caps. Seems the rims are all a little thicker than live ammo.
 
I use snap caps in anything that will accept them. Adds one more obvious layer of insuring no live ammo in addition to anything else.
 
LDB said:
I use snap caps in anything that will accept them. Adds one more obvious layer of insuring no live ammo in addition to anything else.
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Empty cylinder ensures the same thing...seeing through it is pretty obvious it's empty.....everyone has their own way to ensure safety. I prefer an empty chamber opposed to snap caps or dummy rounds.....ask Alec Baldwin what was in his cylinder....
 
JackBull said:
When dry firing, are snap caps needed or fired casings?
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Like calling the IRS, ask 5 people get 6 different answers. Snap caps. They can't harm anything. They don't cost much of anything. They might possibly help some things. So I use them.
 
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