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Sure but the frame on the Redhawk is massive in comparison to the N frame Smith, particularly the top of the frame.
I’m not suggesting Ruger does a bad job of investment casting, but that for the ultimate in durability assuming dimensions stay the same a forged part will typically have an advantage in material strength when properly engineered and manufactured. Sure the extra strength is largely directional, so the forging process needs to impart that extra strength in the direction that the part will see operational stress.
I’m not suggesting Ruger does a bad job of investment casting, but that for the ultimate in durability assuming dimensions stay the same a forged part will typically have an advantage in material strength when properly engineered and manufactured. Sure the extra strength is largely directional, so the forging process needs to impart that extra strength in the direction that the part will see operational stress.