Redhawk, or Super Redhawk?

[CraigC]

The SRH is basically a scaled up GP100. The Redhawk is a different design. Similar in some ways, admittedly, but pretty different in other ways. The lockwork is not the same even though there are some general similarities. The SRH gives a little more leeway in terms of smoothing the action, but obviously the demand for the Redhawk has stayed strong enough to keep it in production even though the SRH has been around for decades now.

I have an SRH, and even though I like it and it shoots well, it is an ugly gun. I have owned it for years, but I still don't care for the look of the round barrel in the square frame extension.

Anybody know if the Security Six has one spring or two? I always figured the Redhawk was a scaled up Six-series.

 

[Olon]

Anybody know if the Security Six has one spring or two? I always figured the Redhawk was a scaled up Six-series.

I dont have a redhawk and haven't taken one apart but looking at drawings they seem pretty different. And I have taken a security six apart.

 

[Olon]

On the six the mainspring is oriented a lot like your blackhawks and such (vertically) but unless I'm totally off base the redhawk has a horizontally oriented mainspring.

 

[WrongHanded]

but unless I'm totally off base the redhawk has a horizontally oriented mainspring.

It does. Between a lever that actuates the hammer, and the trigger.

 

[Bob Willman]

I only have experience with the SRH 44 mag that I've had for many years with 2X Bushnell scope. It is my only double action revolver except for .22. It was the first double action that felt comfortable in my hand. I ordered it when you could not find anything in the gun stores that looked like a handgun, was used in a handgun, no handgun bullets or bullet molds. I wanted the 9.5" barrel but the dealer found a 7.5" barrel so I took it. Other than adding the scope it is still stock and I like it as is.

 

[Cump]

After learning from this thread, I guess I need to do a side-by-side focused on the double action. The only time I shot a SRH was at a gong at 50 yards. My buddy and I did a little best-of-12 where we shot one cylinder from the others 44, shooting single action.

I do like my RH's double action pull.

 

[JohnKSa]

All other dimensions and construction are the same.

From a dimensional standpoint, that's probably true. I haven't run the numbers. But internally, the design is different. The biggest difference is the way the hammer spring is set up.

 

[Zebraranger]

Never owned the Redhawk, but wouldnt mind owning one. I purchased the Super Redhawk with the 9.5" barrel years ago for hog hunting, it worked out well.

 

[MCMXI]

I have a SRH Alaskan in .454 Casull and a RH with 4.2" barrel in .45 Colt. Mr. Bowen of Bowen Classic Arms did an amazing job converting the SRH, and the RH is currently with him having some work done too. I like both revolvers but if I had to pick one it would be the SRH. There are more grip options since it accepts all GP100 grips, and having separate mainspring and trigger rebound springs makes it easier to "tune". That said, I like the RH too and will like it even more when I get it back from Mr. Bowen.

 

[swagbrdr]

I have a SRH Alaskan in .454 Casull and a RH with 4.2" barrel in .45 Colt. Mr. Bowen of Bowen Classic Arms did an amazing job converting the SRH, and the RH is currently with him having some work done too. I like both revolvers but if I had to pick one it would be the SRH. There are more grip options since it accepts all GP100 grips, and having separate mainspring and trigger rebound springs makes it easier to "tune". That said, I like the RH too and will like it even more when I get it back from Mr. Bowen.

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What kind of fiber front sights are those.

 

[smike223]

I have a 44mag, 7.5 srh and a 45 colt, 4.2 redhawk. I like the redhawk but I like the super redhawk a lot more. Much better trigger, and soaks up those 300 grain hunting loads. And I like the way the srh looks.

 

[TTv2]

The Super Redhawk is good if we're talking shooting .454 or .480, anything less and the Redhawk is superior in terms of size and weight, but also in looks.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

I have both a 9.5" SRH and a 7.5" RH in 44 Mag.

Try as I have, I cannot get the RH to shoot as well as the SRH. The RH just doesn't fit my hand as well. I've even found some Herretts for the RH; it helps some, but no dice.

Eventually, even though I am slow to sell guns, the RH will go away. I may turn it into a suppressor.....

 

[earlthegoat2]

What I’m trying to figure out is why SRH 454s are selling for 7-800 on GB pretty regularly and whenever I find them locally the seller wants $1000+ There have been a few around too.

I would like to get into the SRH game but I guess that will mean buying online.

 

[Obturation]

What I’m trying to figure out is why SRH 454s are selling for 7-800 on GB pretty regularly and whenever I find them locally the seller wants $1000+ There have been a few around too.

I would like to get into the SRH game but I guess that will mean buying online.

The last one i bought (a couple years ago) had an msrp of about $1200 , best internet price i could find was right about $1000- didnt check auction sites. I had tbe best LGS check, $917. So prices are all over the place.

 

[swagbrdr]

I have a 5.5” Redhawk in .44 mag. I like it just the way it is for it’s purpose...backup Griz gun. It packs better than the 7.5” and I don’t need a scope for it’s purpose. I’ve hit clay pigeons at 100 yards with it.

As far as looks go...are we trying to get a modeling contract here? The redhawk family is a robust revolver family. That’s why I own one.

 

[MaxP]

The Super Redhawk is good if we're talking shooting .454 or .480, anything less and the Redhawk is superior in terms of size and weight, but also in looks.

To make a fair weight comparison , the revolvers have to have the same barrel length. A .44 Mag Redhawk with a 7.5-inch barrel weighs 54 ounces. A Super Redhawk in .44 Mag with a 7.5-inch barrel weighs 53 ounces. Most folks think they are big and heavy while they’re not really.

 

[Paul R Zartman]

Just makes sense that if it has SUPER in front of its name it's the best, like SUPERMAN, you guys are just plain silly to think otherwise

 

[earlthegoat2]

The last one i bought (a couple years ago) had an msrp of about $1200 , best internet price i could find was right about $1000- didnt check auction sites. I had tbe best LGS check, $917. So prices are all over the place.

I should have mentioned I am only looking at pre-owned.

 

[MCMXI]

What kind of fiber front sights are those.

It's from HI VIZ. I'm having Mr. Bowen install a Weigand Combat DX base and XS tritium dot front on the Redhawk along with the Rough Country rear sight as shown above on the Super Redhawk Alaskan. I really like that set up.

https://www.hivizsights.com/product/rr2009/

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I've had a Redhawk for 35 years or so. Always thought it to be the finest looking .44 mag on the planet, which actually was the reason I bought it. That may have been overshadowed by the Colt Anaconda, still not sure. But I found the Colt too pricey for me to have a second one. And I eventually stopped shooting my beloved Redhawk many years ago, even though I shot it quite a lot at first. Just one of the guns I have, that I no longer shoot, no real reason. I did shoot a 9" SRH once, and found it to be quite a bit more accurate than my RH.

 

[CraigC]

The Super Redhawk is good if we're talking shooting .454 or .480, anything less and the Redhawk is superior in terms of size and weight, but also in looks.

If the chamber and barrel length are the same, the SRH is 1oz lighter.

 

[MCMXI]

If the chamber and barrel length are the same, the SRH is 1oz lighter.

When I got the SRH back from Bowen I was surprised when I weighed it. With no flutes on the cylinder and the added weight of the Weigand base I was expecting the SRH to weigh more than the RH.

I didn't give much thought to the weight of the "Bowen Alaskan", but at 2lb 13.35oz it's actually 0.45oz lighter than my Redhawk .45 Colt

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/ruger-srh-alaskan-454-casull-bowen-conversion.832674

 

[RealGun]

The Redhawk used to be offered in 45 Colt with a 5 1/2" barrel. I had one. Now the 45 Colt is a messed up hybrid, doing nothing well. The 44 Magnum, no problem. A 44 Magnum beyond that gets into that ugly SRH. The better direction with 45 Colt is a Blackhawk for stout load capability or a NM Vaquero if staying withing SAAMI spec. If intent on shooting heavy 45 Colt, and it has to be double action, then a S&W 460 would work albeit taking one into an X-frame size gun.

 

[Sneakshot92]

The Redhawk used to be offered in 45 Colt with a 5 1/2" barrel. I had one. Now the 45 Colt is a messed up hybrid, doing nothing well. The 44 Magnum, no problem. A 44 Magnum beyond that gets into that ugly SRH. The better direction with 45 Colt is a Blackhawk for stout load capability or a NM Vaquero if staying withing SAAMI spec. If intent on shooting heavy 45 Colt, and it has to be double action, then a S&W 460 would work albeit taking one into an X-frame size gun.

Or a 454 chambered BFR.