This time, though, not another 9mm.
Something a little different from the run-of-the-mill cataloged pistol…if you know what to look for.
ETA: It’s a Ruger #5058… a .44 Mag Redhawk but with special grips and a full-length barrel underlug that is unique to this model. Basically, its a scaled-up GP-100 in .44 mag. Special run for Lipsey’s Distributing. I beame aware of them a few months back and found that they were doled out to Lipseys in dribbles and drabs…I found this used one online. It’s been a while since I had a .44 mag wheelgun and I wanted the Ruger for it’s end-of-the-world durability but really disliked the aesthetics of the usual Redhawks. This guy, however, appealed to me. I need to swap the fiber optic sight for something more durable, but otherwise the only other thing that might happen to this is a trip to Bowen for a little tweaking here and there. Finding a holster might be a trick since no other 4″ Redhawk has the full underlug but I suspect a 4″ Anaconda holster will fit fine.
That a Redhawk ? Appears to be ‘Speed-Sixed’ somewhat. Cool !
Okay, think I got it:
https://ruger.com/products/redhawk/specSheets/5058.html
Ding..ding…ding. Winner!
very nice wheel gun–I’d shoot that
moar info please,thanx Al
.44 Mag. When you absolutely have to blow the shit out of something with one shot at close range.
I’d been wanting something with a tad more punch than the .357 for out in the woods. Having picked up a pre-Remington .44 Marlin carbine a few months ago I decided it needed a pistol to go with it.
Makes sense. Also the commonality of .44 mag in Grizzly country is notably higher than elsewhere. Not so common in Florida but more common in Montana or Alaska.
My .44mag is a S&W 4.5in My Red Hawk is a 4.2in in .45 Colt and 45 acp. Rugers are a great tough gun, well made and accurate. TTFN
Well, colour me jealous. Very nice. And, with the full underlug, recoil will be tamed a bit too.
Yep, that thing is going to allow you to peel back some apricots! My lucky day today, the two suppressors I purchased were finally approved. Only took 10 months.
Looks like a pretty sweet bear gun. I have a few 44 mags, as I routinely recreate in grizzly country. My normal backpacking and hiking gun is the Smith and Wesson 329PD. It’s nice to carry, but a bit harsh to shoot with full power bear loads. My Smith and Wesson 629 Classic in a five inch and My Ruger single action are both sweet shooters. I’ve been thinking about switching my primary backwoods carry from the 44 mag to the 10mm. Still in the pondering stage, any thoughts?
A long slide glock 40 in 10mm is going to be my ideal outdoors auto… just gotta get the money put together.
Financial responsibility sucks sometimes.
Yup, it surely does. But so does not having electricity, food, and hot water.
Thanks, I’ll probably end up going that route, but maybe standard instead of long slide.
Personally, I find the OEM type grips suck on the Redhawk. A set of Pachmyers that cover the frame front and back gives much better control with magnum loads.
What holster(s) are you considering? Unfortunately for me, most of the good ones for big revolvers are only available in right hand.