Ruger Super Redhawk 13.25" Barrel

[bowfishn]

Here it is with the 5.5" barrel I made from shortening a barrel off ebay, It will stay this way till I can get some time at the range. I will just sight in with the open sights and use.
I really like the feel of it with this Barrel but will set it up with scope on the 13.25" for deer season.

[root]

Any way you do it it looks pretty good Bowfishn

I like em short but have had a long SBH

Now would you be able to mount the scope righ the the barrel and turn the barrel on and off while the scope is on and maintain a good zero?

[bowfishn]

No, I still have to put the barrel in a barrel vice although I can use the 1 1/2 x 2 oak board through the frame to turn it loose. Also I am not using the scope with the shorter barrel, the short one is for easy carry. I would also doubt the slight difference would allow for the same point of impact with the scope. I will find out how it works removing scope and reinstalling it when spring comes and I check out how accuracy is at the Range. If the 13.25" is like the 9.5" it should smash clay pigeons at 200 yards about every time off a rest.

[bowfishn]

Ok I had the 5.5" barrel on it all summer, I really liked being able to carry it on my hip in the woods. It was a fun shooter. I was going to just leave the 5.5" on it but my Grandson bought a S&W 500 Performance Center 7.5" and we got some loads set up for it 440 gr Matts RF-GC bullets big charge of H110 LR Primers and Starline brass. About 1500 fps. and yeah it does hammer compared to the 44 mag. It shot 1.75" CTC 6 shoot groups at 25 yards with a Burris Fastfire 3 on it. My grandsons groups were double at 3.5"
It did however inspire me to put the 13.25" barrel back on my SRH and set it up with my scope I used on the 9.5" factory barrel. Using my Cast 295 GCHP bullets doing 1594 fps it grouped 6 in a .625 CTC or a 1" ragged hole @ 25 yards. Did not print it on paper @ 100 but did have fun spinning a 6" gong with a cylinder full at 105 yards. So it is good to go at 100 for Deer hunting.
I did weigh it with the scope and rings on it it was 5.2 lbs. so with my load it produces 20.5 ft lbs of recoil at a gun velocity of 16 fps. Comparing it to my grandsons S&W 500 set up with the 440 bullets at 46 ft lbs and 25.6 fps gun velocity, it is like shooting a 22 rimfire.
For carrying it I altered my Mikes 13 sidekick Bandoleer by adding an extra snap 1.5" higher and raising the velcro side about the same.
I will probably look for another used SRH and set it up with the short barrel so I don't have to switch it out come hunting season.

[Three44s]

I missed this before. I had a SRH in 44 Mag with a 9.5” barrel. It really shined when I installed a One Ragged Hole (peep sight) and a Ruger front gold bead sight.

I bought it for a barrel chop plan but traded it for a SRH in .480 Ruger with a 7.5” barrel. In the meantime I fell in love with the longer sight radius.

Three44s

[Messy bear]

Nice work!
I have a gun that has been fitted with 3 barrels for expirementation.