Ruger Redhawk VS Super Redhawk...what say you?

[Mr. Tettnanger]

Very nice!! Pics are appreciated when you get it..

A few quick pics:

 

[Varminterror]

SRH for me.

I don’t know whose hand was used to pick the grip dimensions of a Redhawk, but I’ve shaken hands with thousands and thousands of people in my life, and I’ve yet to find any hand which I thought would actually fit that nonsense. My Redhawk Kodiak Backpacker 44mag with the original grips had the worst feeling recoil of any revolver I’ve ever fired, worse than the compact GP100 grip on a 454 Alaskan… I tolerate RH’s by swapping grips, but I’d much rather have them all be Supers.

 

[Frulk]

So. Did you keep the SBH?

I have 3 RH’s. 2.7/4.2/7.5. The 4.2 is a .45 Colt. Surprisingly I shoot the 2.7 the most. Very satisfying to hear a full size steel torso ring at 50 yards with that snubbie

 

[Mr. Tettnanger]

So. Did you keep the SBH?

I have 3 RH’s. 2.7/4.2/7.5. The 4.2 is a .45 Colt. Surprisingly I shoot the 2.7 the most. Very satisfying to hear a full size steel torso ring at 50 yards with that snubbie

I have a Super Redhawk, not a SBH.

I currently own both the Redhawk Hunter and the Super Redhawk. I think I am going to let the Redhawk fly and keep the SRH!

 

[Frulk]

I have a Super Redhawk, not a SBH.

I currently own both the Redhawk Hunter and the Super Redhawk. I think I am going to let the Redhawk fly and keep the SRH!

Yeah, my mistake. I meant SRH.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

I have a Super Redhawk, not a SBH.

I currently own both the Redhawk Hunter and the Super Redhawk. I think I am going to let the Redhawk fly and keep the SRH!

I have a 9.5" SRH, and 7.5" RH.
I cannot shoot the RH anywhere near as well as the Super, even after trying more than 5 and fewer than 10 different grips on the RH.

I would sell the RH, but then I wouldn't have one...

 

[Frulk]

So, this thread got me looking at the Ruger Red Hawks on their site. Was gonna link a pic of the 2.7 to my previous response. Noticed its currently not in the catalog and that they also removed the 4.2 inch .45 Colt version.

While doing that I picked up on the factoid in the specs that Redhawks are now made with a 2 piece barrel and sleeve set-up. Didn’t know they moved to that production variant.

Looking at the pics from the front they no longer have the option to replace the front sight with a quick release plunger. Only option is to drift adjust if required. I see this as a step backwards.

 

[bigpower491]

I've got both. SRH in 454 and a Redhawk in 357.
SRH has a much better trigger, but the Redhawk is a bit better looks wise. Function is way more important to me than looks, and both are very accurate revolvers.
I will say I'm glad the Redhawk is an old 357 model, as I found shooting my buddy's 44 mag to be not so much fun. It wasn't overly bad, but I'd rather have a bit more grip on a 44 Mag. Shooting 357s is very comfortable.....could do it all day with this rig. Kinda why I took the stock grips off the Super Black 44 and went to a Hogue hardwood

 

[CraigC]

SRH for me.

I don’t know whose hand was used to pick the grip dimensions of a Redhawk.....

Bill Jordan?

 

[Varminterror]

Bill Jordan?

I figure it has to be someone with the hands of a 6 year old child if measured on the thumb side, and a grown man if measured on the pinky side. The RH grip neck is WAY too skinny.

 

[CraigC]

I figure it has to be someone with the hands of a 6 year old child if measured on the thumb side, and a grown man if measured on the pinky side. The RH grip neck is WAY too skinny.

For me, the factory grip is too small to be useful but too big for any kind of serviceable oversized target grip like the Roper.

 

[Varminterror]

For me, the factory grip is too small to be useful but too big for any kind of serviceable oversized target grip like the Roper.

Ditto. And even worse for the round butt grip frame with fewer options for aftermarket grips.

I've been really hoping that the "Super GP100" would make a market of GP44-ish cylinder frames, but it seems they're making so few of the Super GP100's that it really isn't materializing. I'd really like to transplant my 357/44 Bain & Davis cylinder into a Super GP100 frame and have a 357 cal barrel turned for a Redhawk shroud, but it still appears that building a GP44 is easier than sourcing a Super GP frame.

 

[rabid wombat]

I went with a Redhawk… got a deal on it used, and the work on it that followed. I would prefer a different grip, but have not found what I want. Had the timing / availability been right, I would prefer the Hunter version…(I did pull it out of the box - I cannot determine if it has the scallops on the rib like the Hunter or not. Regardless, I would go a ‘Hunter’ if I bought new)

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?account/th-attachment-manager/1053849/view

 

[RugRev]

"For me, the factory grip is too small to be useful but too big for any kind of serviceable oversized target grip like the Roper."

I agree. At one time had a a Redhawk that I put a Roper style made by Herrett's to fit my hand and it was not all that great. Also, it appears that to fit a smaller hand the "trick" is to thin the grip width wise which accentuates recoil. And my hand is not all that small being about 9 1/2.

 

[CraigC]

Ditto. And even worse for the round butt grip frame with fewer options for aftermarket grips.

I've been really hoping that the "Super GP100" would make a market of GP44-ish cylinder frames, but it seems they're making so few of the Super GP100's that it really isn't materializing. I'd really like to transplant my 357/44 Bain & Davis cylinder into a Super GP100 frame and have a 357 cal barrel turned for a Redhawk shroud, but it still appears that building a GP44 is easier than sourcing a Super GP frame.

I'm giving serious thought to doing an Alaskan with a Dan Wesson barrel conversion.

 

[Targa]

A few quick pics:

Very nice sir. I have a 7.5” Redhawk made in 1995, I really enjoy it. I would like to add a SRH one day, I just like that they are one of a kind.

 

[Hookeye]

I'd get a 9.5 inch Super Redhawk .44 mag.
Burris Fastfire in a ring slot.

If I was gonna run a .44 mag.
Arthritis has me thinking no more boomer stuff.

 

[Hookeye]

Pops had one w a Burris 1-4X IIRC.
Me and Ext Eye Relief scopes don't get along.
I took it off and popped a deer out a ways iron sights LOL
That rig shot my 200gr XTP loads (max'd) very well and ate em like candy.
Was a comfortable gun.

Blasted that deer, pops never did anything with the gun. Maybe shot a cylinder or two and put it up.
And he wouldn't sell it to me LOL
Think he traded it off.

 

[d2wing]

I like the Super Red Hawk. Mostly because I wanted a scope and, in my opinion, a better pistol all the way around. I put a Leopold pistol scope on it. I had to sell it due to arthritis but it's the best pistol I ever had. I thought it looked bad *ss too.