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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Skillet on April 24, 2022, 05:11:42 PM

Title: Ruger Redhawk 45 Auto/45 LC
Post by: Skillet on April 24, 2022, 05:11:42 PM: Anybody have one? Considering a DA 45 LC SS wheel gun, I like that I can shoot 45 ACP through this for practice.

Specifically looking at the Ruger model 5050.

Reading some units have light striking issues with the 45 ACP, curious if there is anybody here who has experience with one.

Thanks-
Title: Re: Ruger Redhawk 45 Auto/45 LC
Post by: 253shotgunner on April 24, 2022, 05:45:19 PM: Tagging along. Where can you find this revolver?
Title: Re: Ruger Redhawk 45 Auto/45 LC
Post by: BigGoonTuna on April 24, 2022, 07:08:13 PM: I’ve had one for about 3 years now. I really like it, admittedly I haven’t shot a lot of .45 acp out of it(2 boxes of white box Winchester when I first bought it) but I’ve never had it fail to go “bang” with anything. I mostly shoot .44 mag level loads out of it loaded with h110.

When I first bought it, it would really lead the barrel with cast loads . I slugged the cylinder and found that all the chambers were really undersized,(like .449 or so iirc). I sent the cylinder out to a guy that runs a cylinder honing operation and had them all sized to .453, which fixed my leading and accuracy problems. Cost was around $60. From my reading this is pretty common on all of Ruger’s .45 colt revolvers.

The laser etched grips are classy looking, but I found it much more enjoyable to shoot with a hogue monogrip. That’s about the only aftermarket option since not many redhawks are built with a round butt frame.
Title: Re: Ruger Redhawk 45 Auto/45 LC
Post by: Skillet on April 24, 2022, 08:18:14 PM: Great input, thank you
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Title: Re: Ruger Redhawk 45 Auto/45 LC
Post by: Blacklab on May 11, 2022, 03:29:44 PM: Nope but I have Vaquero 45. Fun little pistol