Redhawk vs Super Redhawk

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I have a 7.5" Redhawk in .43 Magnum (a joke, not a typo). I enjoy shooting it and actually kinda love the original wooden grips, but I have to admit that the trigger is a bit crunchy in DA and OK but not great in SA. My best group ever off a sandbag rest was fine, by my standards, so it's not truly incapable, but when up on my hind legs I've never shot it quite as well as I'd like.

I have a chance to buy a 9.5" Super Redhawk, same caliber, in box with rings. I have a GP100, so I have reason to expect that the trigger would be an improvement. Not sure if I'd actually scope it. A red dot would probably be better for my tastes and skills.

Given the cylinder gap, do you actually see an increase in velocity between those barrels? Hardly matters since the chance I'd hunt with it is small.

Talk me in or out of blowing a grand on this gun!
 
Based on the difference is design, the DA trigger on the Redhawk should be at least as good or better than on a Super Redhawk (though it may need work to get there). However, the SA trigger on the Redhawk will never be as good as it can be on the SRH. This is simply because the RH uses one spring for both the hammer and the trigger return, whilst the SRH (like the GP100) uses separate springs for each.

And yes, the extra barrel length (on average) will grant increased velocity, depending on the load used. Though some guns are just unusually fast or slow for their barrel length. So it's not a certainty, just a likelihood.

Grip options for the SRH are also far more abundant. And if you can add a red dot scope (such as an ultra dot) whilst leaving the iron sights in place, how can that not be a good thing?

If you like shooting your RH, I think you'll enjoy the SRH at least as much.
 
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The DA triggers on the GP100/SP101/SRH guns tend to be rough because Ruger doesn't smooth the inside of the trigger return spring housing. Every one I have messed with was like a bad gravel road in there. During the DA pull, the trigger return spring rubs against the inside of the housing and you feel all the bumps and roughness in the trigger. It's not a very difficult fix, but does involve disassembling the gun past the point recommended in the manual. The Redhawk has a different trigger return mechanism.
 
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I have a 7.5” .41 Mag Redhawk and a 7.5” .454 SRH.

The 9.5” is a behemoth of a revolver. If you find your standard Redhawk a handful, the extra 2” of bull barrel on the SRH adds a bit more out-front weight to the gun. Helps with recoil, hurts portability.

The GP-SRH grip frame is great. You can find just about any size grip to fit your hands, this and the ease of trigger maintenance gives the SRH extra points over the Redhawk in my book. My Redhawk is pre-scope ring cuts, if yours doesn’t have them either then the ability to easily mount optics on the SRH is another big plus.

Since you’re basically just upsizing your existing gun with a slightly larger one there probably won’t be a huge difference for you. If you have the $$ and want to compare, give it a whirl. Later if you decide to keep one over the other, you will probably get a lot of your $1,000 back when you sell the one you don’t want. :)

Stay safe.
 
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..no experience with the Super Redhawk.
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The Super Redhawk is internally identical to the GP100 with the possible exception of some scaling differences in things like the transfer bar and pawl. The SP101 is very similar to those two pistols with a very few differences like a friction bearing instead of ball bearings for the cylinder rotation. The Redhawk is a fundamentally different design from the GP100/SRH/SP100 although there is a general similarity in many respects.
 
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