“1998” Ruger Redhawk .45 LC SA/DA

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The Ruger Redhawk is a DA/SA, large-frame revolver introduced in 1979 by Sturm, Ruger & Company.

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SPECS:

Type: Revolver

Place of origin: United States

Manufacturer: Sturm, Ruger & Company

Produced: 1979–present

Mass: 3.0625 lb (1.386 kg)

Length: 9.5–13 inches (241.3–330.2 mm)

Barrel length: 4 inch (101.6 mm), 4.2 inch (106.7 mm), 5.5 inch (139.7 mm),7.5 inch (190.5 mm)

Cartridges: .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt(discontinued 2019) (featured in this video) .45 ACP/.45 Colt (released in 2015)

Action: Single and double action

Feed system: Six-round cylinder

Sights: iron sights (adjustable rear)

HISTORY

The Redhawk was the first large-bore double-action revolver produced by Ruger and was primarily designed by Harry Sefried, who previously worked for High Standard Manufacturing Company, where he designed the High Standard Sentinel revolver.

Introduced to consumers in 1980, the Redhawk was available in .44 Magnum caliber. It featured a square butt grip, adjustable sights, and 5.5- and 7.5-inch barrel lengths, and was available in blue or stainless steel finishes. The grip profile and solid frame of the Redhawk were similar to that of the Ruger Security-Six revolver. Nevertheless, the new Redhawk introduced some significant design changes.

Designed for long-term use with the heaviest .44 Magnum loads, the Redhawk included a new latch at the crane, so that the cylinder would be locked at the front, rear, and bottom, a feature last seen in the Smith & Wesson's triple lock design, discontinued in 1915. Sefried himself observed that the triple lockup design "would last almost indefinitely".To simplify the design and cut the number of parts, the Redhawk used a single coil spring to power both the hammer and trigger, resulting in a slightly heavier trigger pull in single-action mode. Because of the single power spring, Redhawk revolvers typically show little disparity between single and double-action pull weights - often three pounds or less in variation.

The revolver has forward ramp sights with four different interchangeable sight inserts. The rear sights are fully adjustable and feature a white outline. The Redhawk is available with scope mounts and rings.

The Redhawk holds six or eight cartridges depending upon caliber and has been produced with 4-inch, 4.2-inch, 5.5-inch, and 7.5-inch barrels. When introduced in 1980, the Redhawk was offered only in .44 Magnum/.44 Special. Later on .41 Magnum, .357 Magnum/.38 Special, .45 Colt, and .45 ACP/.45 Colt were added to the lineup.[10] Redhawks in .45 Colt (only) and .41 Magnum calibers were last produced in 2019.

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