My Redhawk Broke!!

[Hazcat]

Last night I was doing wall drills and bump drills with my Redhawk.

This were going fine until one one double action pull the hammer would not fall.

I can lower the hammer by slightly pulling back on the hammer while pulling the trigger and them letting the hammer down.

Whether I try DA or SA when the hammer is cocked the trigger will not release it, it must be manually decocked.

[jaybet]

Well, that stinks...
I don't have a Redhawk, but do they have that safety that slides up and blocks the firing pin when the gun is empty? There might be something there that is broken or detached.

[Hazcat]

Well, that stinks...
I don't have a Redhawk, but do they have that safety that slides up and blocks the firing pin when the gun is empty? There might be something there that is broken or detached.

If you mean a transfer bar, yep they have one.

I don't think it is that part as the gun will decock. I think it is a spring.  I just don't know enough to tear into it.

[gunman42782]

If you have your instruction book, it is not hard at all to field strip a Redhawk and find out what the problem is.  There is a "stirup" that the hammer hook goes into, and I would guess that has popped out. 

[JohnJacobH]

Last night I was doing wall drills and bump drills with my Redhawk.

This were going fine until one one double action pull the hammer would not fall.

I can lower the hammer by slightly pulling back on the hammer while pulling the trigger and them letting the hammer down.

Whether I try DA or SA when the hammer is cocked the trigger will not release it, it must be manually decocked.

Would a diagram help? (Scroll down to Ruger Redhawk)


http://www.thedisease.net/?ejaculate=library&your_poison=Firearms%20Schematics

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[texcaliber]

If you mean a transfer bar, yep they have one.

I don't think it is that part as the gun will decock. I think it is a spring.  I just don't know enough to tear into it.

This means that you bought that Ruger because of the LIFETIME guarantee........Send that one back. They will fix problem and replace all springs. Just saying man.

Tex

[gunman1911]

Yep senr it to Ruger they will fix it for free and go to rugerforum.com its a wonderful site and free also  and if you contact me at daveraddatz1911@yahoo.com I can email you the proper way to dissaseble and reassemble your Redhawk.

[clayflingythingy]

Broken Rugers aren't that uncommon. I've had to send three back to the factory fresh out of the box (special ordered).

You didn't say if this gun was new or had thousands of rounds thu it.

Guns, like any other mechanical device require maintenance.

[Hazcat]

Gunman, Clay,

I bought it used and it already had a trigger job done on it.

I took it to a local guy that tunes the speed handguns at my club.  He said either he could fix it for $35.00 or I could send it to Ruger and pay the shipping.  Knowing how good this guy is I told him to do it cause I also knew he would give it a thorough going over while it was apart.

In any case it's done now and I'm back to learning to shoot it.

Thanks for the input guys!

[Michael Bane]

I usually recommend Grant Cunningham (http://www.grantcunningham.com/) for Ruger work, but I understand he's not taking any new clients until he whittles down his waiting list.

Michael B