goodoleboy
06-05-13, 21:18
Well, I finally got a chance to take my Ruger Super Redhawk out and put her through the paces. Just FYI, it is a 9.5" bbl with the factory Hogue grips. I shot a variety of handloads through it including 44 specials and various varieties of 44 mag.
I had no scope on the gun and was using the factory iron sights, which were very visable in various light conditions thanks to the red front ramp sight. My first volley of shots were over the paper, despite that I was starting out at 40 yards. Apparently the previous owner had it sighted in at 100 yards +.
Trigger pull was a pretty clean break on single action, but the trigger was a bit heavy for my liking. I'm wierd: I like heavier triggers on small caliber handguns and super light triggers on heavier caliber handguns (I guess I flinch too much).
I eventually had to run the sights all the way down and at 40 yards, I was still hitting about 4 inches above point of aim. I attribute this to the particular distance being close to the apex of the trajectory after line of sight and point of impact crossed the first time and before they would have crossed the second time a little further down range.
I am definately going to have to try it out at a variety of distances to really map the trajectory of the round I choose to be my main load after I work out a good handload for this particular gun. The ammo I was shooting today was a variety of loads my father and I worked up for a variety of 44 mags ranging from a 4" model 29 Smith & Wesson, to a Ruger Deerfield Carbine.
The long bbl kept recoil manageable through the variety of loads and this was aided by the Hogue grips. That little gel pack under the top of the grip really absorbed a lot of shock with the heavier loads and softened/slowed the recoil pulse, despite the barrel coming up about 40 degrees with heavier loads.
The longer bbl on this revolver reduced the muzzle blast I remember with the other revolvers I've shot in this caliber.
Overall, it was a pleasurable experience, but I know that I've got some homework to do in order to get used to the trigger pull on this revolver as well as mapping the trajectory at various distances. I hope to get all this done and work up a good load for this revolver prior to deer season this fall.
I had no scope on the gun and was using the factory iron sights, which were very visable in various light conditions thanks to the red front ramp sight. My first volley of shots were over the paper, despite that I was starting out at 40 yards. Apparently the previous owner had it sighted in at 100 yards +.
Trigger pull was a pretty clean break on single action, but the trigger was a bit heavy for my liking. I'm wierd: I like heavier triggers on small caliber handguns and super light triggers on heavier caliber handguns (I guess I flinch too much).
I eventually had to run the sights all the way down and at 40 yards, I was still hitting about 4 inches above point of aim. I attribute this to the particular distance being close to the apex of the trajectory after line of sight and point of impact crossed the first time and before they would have crossed the second time a little further down range.
I am definately going to have to try it out at a variety of distances to really map the trajectory of the round I choose to be my main load after I work out a good handload for this particular gun. The ammo I was shooting today was a variety of loads my father and I worked up for a variety of 44 mags ranging from a 4" model 29 Smith & Wesson, to a Ruger Deerfield Carbine.
The long bbl kept recoil manageable through the variety of loads and this was aided by the Hogue grips. That little gel pack under the top of the grip really absorbed a lot of shock with the heavier loads and softened/slowed the recoil pulse, despite the barrel coming up about 40 degrees with heavier loads.
The longer bbl on this revolver reduced the muzzle blast I remember with the other revolvers I've shot in this caliber.
Overall, it was a pleasurable experience, but I know that I've got some homework to do in order to get used to the trigger pull on this revolver as well as mapping the trajectory at various distances. I hope to get all this done and work up a good load for this revolver prior to deer season this fall.