Lets Talk Alaskan

[writwing]

LGS had an Alaskan in stock to I thought Id take a look. The gun seemed very well balanced and the trigger was very good. Walked away before the lust took over. Curious as to how accurate these guns are. I really don't need one but........................

 

[Firsttimegrampa]

Which Alaskan was it ? I had 2 of the Alaskan 454's before somebody stole them. Mine had smooth triggers and was fairly accurate out the box.

 

[tulsamal]

I love my .480. Never tried to shoot 25 yard groups with it but it seems to hit right where I'm pointing it. Lots of flexibility if you reload for it.

Gregg

 

[G-30]

I have one in .454 and it seems to hit what I point it at, follow up shots are a little slow with full house loads.

 

[UmpquaCharlie]

Great shooters...accurate for a long ways when shooting at a 10 inch steel disk.

 

[G2]

I really don't need one but........................

Me neither,
But I sure enjoy it,
I'm not much of a DA design type, This thing shoot's !!!
I did build me a different front sight and massaged the inards a tad... :wink:

 

[writwing]

Which Alaskan was it ? I had 2 of the Alaskan 454's before somebody stole them. Mine had smooth triggers and was fairly accurate out the box.

It was a 44.

 

[Stoots]

Nice G2!

 

[41manor44]

I think Ruger paid more attention to the triggers on the Alaskan than normal. Both of mine have smooth triggers and the 44 is dead on at 12 yards and the groups get a little bigger at 25! My 454 hasn't been out yet so can't report on accuracy. Get it....You'll have a blast!!

 

[donut757]

Agreed... the 44 i had was the best stock trigger ive experienced on a ruger. I traddd that wway for 2 other guns so im happy.

The. 480 which i will have for a very long time has a decent trigger but not nearly as good as the. 44

 

[OldNavy]

We have two .44 Alaskan's in the family, both purchased slightly used. We've only used mild loads so far, but both shoot far better than the combination of old eyes and short barrel should allow.

 

[VictorLouis]

Ruger comes out to an event every year at our huge range. My tolerance limit was 3rds of full-house .454. Our targets are hanging clay pigeons from 15-50yds. I fired DA, and actually hit what I aimed at, LOL. I waited an hour for my hand to recover, then did it again. Wouldn't have wanted to touch off that 4th round. :mrgreen:

 

[MaxP]

I've had a number of SRHs in a number of calibers, but I think I "need" and Alaskan in .454!

 

[certified angus]

My .44 is pretty accurate, and suprisingly easy to shoot. My cousin tried mine and walked them in to the bullseye from the left. Not bad, and as you can see, she's not that big. Not a wimp, though either. I think we were shooting at about 7 - 10 yards, if my memory is correct.

 

[bigboredad]

I have always liked the alaskan idea. I think some .45's out of the .454 would be super fun probably not the easiest to conceal or carry but if you ever had to pull it I'm guessing the bad guy would think he made a serious oopsy daisy on that day

 

[RGR.44]

My .44 is pretty accurate, and suprisingly easy to shoot. My cousin tried mine and walked them in to the bullseye from the left. Not bad, and as you can see, she's not that big. Not a wimp, though either. I think we were shooting at about 7 - 10 yards, if my memory is correct.

I know the 454 will naturally shoot to the left. Not sure about the 44. I filmed a couple friends shooting my 454 and watched the video back in slow motion. No matter who was shooting the gun, it would always twist to the left as it kicked back. I'm guessing it's because of the torgue created as the bullet spins from the rifling coming out of the barrel. It's a beast for sure!

 

[larry237]

I have a 44 Alaskan and it came from the factory with a fairly good trigger, but the sights were hard to see, even with paint on the front sight. I had a trigger job and a high viz front sight done and I can shoot it more accurately. It was always pretty accurate, even out to 25 yards. It shoots very well and with 44 special, I may make it my house gun. I haven't carried it on the trail as much as I thought, because it is very heavy. It requires a good holster and belt, or a chest hoslter.

 

[Tommy Kelly]

I have a 454 alaskan and love it. So I took a 480 super redhawk and had it cut to alaskan size. Both are great shooters even though the 480 is quite a handfull. I can usually keep a cylinder full in a 6" group at 60 yds. Not bad for a snubby in my opinion. Here they are for comparison.

 

[Rock_Steady]

I have a pancake holster from Simply Rugged for my Alaskan - great holsters, and the .454 doesn't exactly disappear but it does a great job of toting it IWB or OWB.

 

[Chukar hunter]

I have a .44 that I purchased used a few years ago. It has one of the smoothest d/a trigger pulls of any revolver I own. I carry it in either the factory Galco or the guide holster from Ruger. It shoots medium load 240 grain magnum loads with ease. It is a big heavy hunk of metal!

 

[rammerjammer]

There is something about the idea of a 44MAG or 454 Casull snubbie that I just love.

 

[warren5421]

I have a .44 Alaskan that I bought for a vacation in Alaskan wilderness camping for 2 weeks but didn't work out with the wife's work. I carry an S&W 640 in .357 using a Kramer MSP Paddle Gun Holster - Horsehide http://kramerleather.com/productDetail.cfm?productID=18&categoryID=25 most days as you never know what animal you may run into around the barns. I razed Morgan’s for years. Rabid skink is the worst. For the last month I have been caring the Alaskan in a Simply Rugged Holsters Sourdough Pancake™. It carries easier than the Smith. Shooting it I can keep 6 rounds of 300 gr in a 9" paper plate as fast as I can shoot it, which is slow. Have not checked to see if it would let me keep a group under 1/4" at a 1000 yards let alone at 50 feet. :roll: :lol:

 

[tulsamal]

There is something about the idea of a 44MAG or 454 Casull snubbie that I just love.

Makes even more sense if you go to a larger bullet with lower velocity/pressure. Which is why I always thought the .480 made the most sense of all the Alaskans. Course that's the one they discontinued!

Gregg

 

[Frank Castle]

There is something about the idea of a 44MAG or 454 Casull snubbie that I just love.

Makes even more sense if you go to a larger bullet with lower velocity/pressure. Which is why I always thought the .480 made the most sense of all the Alaskans. Course that's the one they discontinued!

Gregg

and think what could have happened?

 

[jules]

If you can find one what are the 480s going for?

 

[bigboredad]

not positive I haven't looked lately but the last one i saw was around 1300 i believe but you can get a 7.5 .480 a lot cheaper and make it any barrel length you want.
I hope Ruger fired their marketing manager cause he dropped the ball on this. I finally was able to get and it is amazing. If I would have known it was this good I would have tried harder to get one and would have never bothered with the .454

 

[dougader]

Have you guys seen the movie Faster? Dwayne (fka The Rock) Johnson carries an Alaskan in that movie. "Quite the pea shooter..."