44 Super RedHawk

[donjose]

Well new to me.
Did a little trading today with the inlaw and picked this dude up!!
I think its time to Dance






Jason

[HammerMTB]

I have one, too, a 9-1/2" bbl. That looks like what you have too.
I put a 1.5-4X scope on it, as my old eyes don't much like opens anymore.
I love the gun! It will cut some nice little cloverleafs if I do my part. It will shoot the hottest loads you'd care to put in it and come back for more. I tend to think of it as a rifle without a stock, as it's about that heavy, and it recoils back not up.
I've given some thought to shortening the bbl, but as long as I keep that big scope on it, it may as well have the bbl length too.
Whatcha gonna do with oyurs? I think I'll take mine hunting this year. A buck, maybe a bear too.....

[donjose]

Yea I will go hunting this year with this gun.In the morning I am going to completely take her down and give a good cleaning.I noticed a little spot on the bottom of the barrel that looks like some small rust is forming seems to look like he hit the barrel on something and scratched it ,so I am wondering what to use to clean up that up with?Other than that she look good.He said he only shot a few boxes through the gun I figure the scratches came from him resting the gun on something hard.

Jason

[maddog2020]

got one just like it 44mag with Bushnell centurion scope
also have 7 1/2" gray version in 454 with Nikon scope
both will hit bowling pins easy at 100 yrds

[RobS]

A big bore for you, and your fun content has just been raised another notch

[Tom W.]

I have the 7 1/2" and it likes big heavy boolits... but shoots anything well! You'll love it!

[Lloyd Smale]

I had one and didnt really care for the look or feel but thats just me. I was an unbelievably good shooter as were the other ones ive shot. Ive shot groups at a 100 yards that if i put in print the size i would be called a lier.

[jwp475]

I had one and didnt really care for the look or feel but thats just me. I was an unbelievably good shooter as were the other ones ive shot. Ive shot groups at a 100 yards that if i put in print the size i would be called a lier.

Post a picture, seeing is believing for many

[44man]

Yea I will go hunting this year with this gun.In the morning I am going to completely take her down and give a good cleaning.I noticed a little spot on the bottom of the barrel that looks like some small rust is forming seems to look like he hit the barrel on something and scratched it ,so I am wondering what to use to clean up that up with?Other than that she look good.He said he only shot a few boxes through the gun I figure the scratches came from him resting the gun on something hard.

Jason

Scotch-Brite on stainless. Never use steel wool. Rub the same direction as the original finish and even scratches will go away.

[sixshot]

The SRH is a fantastic hunting gun, I took one elk & a few deer with mine. It was very accurate & one of only a few guns I ever scoped, after fire lapping the barrel it shot like a rifle.
Its a heavy gun (I like that) & will handle extremely hot loads with big bullets if needed. Ruger over built them, like most all Rugers & they are very durable, you picked a winner. The 250 gr Keith over 21 grs of 2400 worked for me, also the 310 gr LBT over 21.5 grs of H110 shot terrific!

Dick

[donjose]

Thanks guys I am also looking at a FA 454 that is priced right as well.I sold a few of my rifles this year and decided to get into hand gunning and boolit casting.I am wanting to do a season of coyote hunting with a six gun only.And this should be a real challenge, but fun Lloyd you are right she sure is ugly looking compared to a Super Blackhawk.

Jason

[RobS]

Very cool...........A Freedom Arms will be a great revolver no doubt; I've yet to read anything bad about them. BFR makes a 454 Casull and they are nice firearms as well. BFR's do have a bit faster of a twist rate which may have an influence to your decisions, depending on what you are planning on doing.

[donjose]

260 and 300 are what I would like to work on in the 454 as well as the 44.Maybe some 320 in the 454 as well.I was told recoil of the 454 from the weight of the boolit it shoots is a price to pay!And with that recoil should just step up to a 475 and have a heavier boolit.Maybe when I get these two worked out I might just do that.As far as twist in the FA gun what would be the heavist boolit I could shoot?

Jason

[donjose]

Well she is tore down sure was dirty I still have to clean the cylinder and trigger assembly but all looks good noticed the wood on one side of the grip is cracked so I guess later I will get on the web and order the new style Houge grip.Sorry about the photos but for some reason when I send them picture mail they look horrible I guess after I finish spending money on six guns I will get a better camera





Jason

[Blammer]

I think ya got a winner!

Here is mine with a simmons pro hunter 2-6. It's clean now. I have it a bit dirty currently.
Mine's the 7.5" brl


Here are some of the boolits it likes.


and here's a target!

[donjose]

Nice I think I just soiled my drawers...
I like like those boolits.

Jason

[TCLouis]

Unlike most folks I love the factory grips on this and the GP100, but the Hogues are even better!

Mine will not allow the Lee C429-310 to be seated in the bottom crimp groove, cylinder is more than long enough, but the throat on the cylinder engages the boolit.

That said, top crimp groove and some I have heard say 18.5 H110. You can use more or less, but mine liked 18.5 grains the best.

With mine one can tell when it is an accurate load as there will be 5 and 1 group. One chamber is about 1-1.5 inches off (depending on range) from the others when it is an accurate load, otherwise it just gets mixed in and one assumes 1.75 2.5 is a good grouping.

Oh as others have said it is a very accurate revolver.

I had a small patch in the barrel that would lead some when I first got it, but about 50 rounds of fire lapping took care of that (I use a VERY mild abrasive or 50 rounds might be too much).

I hate to say it, but right now it is set up with the Hornady 300 grain coated things.

[44man]

A little loading expertise will show how great the SRH is. Here are some cans I shot. The left was 2 off hand shots from my Swede 6.5X55 at 100 yards. The middle can was 200 yards from my SRH, I shot some 2" groups at 200. The right is 2 shots at 100 from my BFR .475.
Every SRH .44 I had here would do 1/2" at 50 yards.

[hoosierlogger]

I've given some thought to shortening the bbl, but as long as I keep that big scope on it, it may as well have the bbl length too.

I have one with the 7 1/2" bbl. I wanted the longer bbl, but I am not going to send it off to Ruger to get a longer one put on it. In the hunt for a scope to perch on top. Hopefully will kill a big buck this year with it.

[44man]

I have one with the 7 1/2" bbl. I wanted the longer bbl, but I am not going to send it off to Ruger to get a longer one put on it. In the hunt for a scope to perch on top. Hopefully will kill a big buck this year with it.

Put an Ultra Dot on it and you can't go wrong.
The 7-1/2" is just as accurate as a 10". You give up nothing!