Picked up this Alaskan along with 2 boxes of ammo at my lgs this morning for 1200 dollars total out the door. Anxiously waiting for it to warn up a bit before I go out in the backyard to fire a few rounds. I'm sure it won't be many.
I am going to try different grips. I have a gp100 match champion and 3 different grips for it and I think they will work on this Alaskan.Of course shoot it first. But do you have plans for trying other grips? I've got the compact Letts on my Alaskan.
Congrats on your new snubbie on steroids!
Use 454 brass and download to Ruger only level. It's what I would do, but I only own full size Blackhawks.I have a 454C Alaskan. I bought it to have a double action 45 snubbie. It's big for that purpose bit I like it anyway. I only shoot 45 Colt through it. I find plenty of 'mild to wild' factory ammo available. I keep those in their factory boxes.
I only reload 'cowboy' level ammo so as not have any home grown monster level rounds laying around that could get into any older design firearms.