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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2008, 08:48:55 AM »
Quote from: 2HOW on July 17, 2008, 03:22:09 PM
Is there a better revolver than the .44 mag for carry in the field with a 4 in. barrell . Loaded with factory loads. And what platform would you choose?
All these choices are good ones. Get what you shot well.. Bears, moutain loins or what ever, if you can't hit it than whats the use? ???
But having that bad boy at your side will make you think, BRING IT ON SUCKA!! 8)
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2008, 01:22:04 AM »
I still can't decide which Ruger I want. A .45 ACP/.45 Colt convertable or a .44 Magnum. I'm thinking about trading in my Contender.
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2008, 01:50:01 PM »
I would go with a 6"or 4" S&W 29 or 629.  Main reason is you can carry loaded speedloaders.  Rugers are great but slow on reloading.  Due to arthiritis in my hands, don't shoot .44 Mag due to pain but I carry a .357 or .45ACP.  Would love a .45LC, one of these days. 
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2008, 12:49:50 AM »
Quote from: DesertMarine on August 08, 2008, 01:50:01 PM
I would go with a 6"or 4" S&W 29 or 629.  Main reason is you can carry loaded speedloaders.  Rugers are great but slow on reloading.  Due to arthiritis in my hands, don't shoot .44 Mag due to pain but I carry a .357 or .45ACP.  Would love a .45LC, one of these days. 

The convertable models are only single-action, but they have Redhawks in .44 Magnum and .45 Colt. They make speedloaders for the the.44 Redhawk and the rim size of both is about the same. The Redhawk is probably $150 cheaper than the 629 and I think the frame is stronger since it was originally made for magnum cartridges.
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2008, 06:35:44 AM »
 I have a 4' Redhawk.  Shoots nice and if you run out of ammo you can club whatever is after you death.  Also makes one heck of a boat anchor.
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Re: WHEEL GUN
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #15 on: August 09, 2008, 11:43:47 AM »
I had a 629 with 8 3/8" barrel and it was great.  Managed to get a 2-3" group at 100 yds with iron sites, once.  Could never repeat it.  It was ok with shoulder holster but not much fun to carry while hunting, tried that a couple times. 

Don't know much about the Redhawk but have always liked what I read about it.  I shot a .44Mag Super Blackhawk and that was fun and pretty accurate. 

Heck, I would be comfortable with either Ruger or S&W.  I am sure the forgein made .44's are good but I prefer to see made in the USA, except for my Sako. 
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2008, 09:47:00 PM »
Redhawk 45 5.5 inch.  w/ Hogue grips



Here it is with the original grips.



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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2008, 10:11:03 PM »
Quote from: Hazcat on August 09, 2008, 09:47:00 PM
Redhawk 45 5.5 inch.  w/ Hogue grips

Nice gun, Haz. A friend got one like that for Christmas one year and we took it down to the pond (after sighting in) to shoot some beavers. He had it in a crossdraw holster. Well, he leaned over to move a limb off the dam and....ooops...splash.
We spent the rest of the afternoon at his mom's kitchen table learning the inner working mechanisms of a Ruger Redhawk.

Oh well, lessons learned?
(No..... I did the same thing 10 years later on my shop floor with a Super Blackhawk...damn!).
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2008, 11:46:08 PM »
Quote from: PegLeg45 on August 09, 2008, 10:11:03 PM
Nice gun, Haz. A friend got one like that for Christmas one year and we took it down to the pond (after sighting in) to shoot some beavers. He had it in a crossdraw holster. Well, he leaned over to move a limb off the dam and....ooops...splash.
We spent the rest of the afternoon at his mom's kitchen table learning the inner working mechanisms of a Ruger Redhawk.

Oh well, lessons learned?
(No..... I did the same thing 10 years later on my shop floor with a Super Blackhawk...damn!).

I find this sort of thing happens more often as I get older.
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Re: WHEEL GUN
« Reply #19 on: August 10, 2008, 07:21:47 AM »
Nice gun!
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