Ruger is now offering a 10mm Super Redhawk
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george_lehr
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I don't understand the desire for a revolver chambered for a semi auto cartridge. I like revolvers and have plenty of Rugers, but if I wanted a 10mm auto, I'd go for Ruger's SR1911, model 6739.
George
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I am a 10 mm fan but I agree with this. IMO, the 10 mm and 357 magnum are basically the same thing. Given a choice between the Ruger and say a new 66 I'd take the 66. Same power in a much nicer package.
So, I remember the original Redhawk being introduced as having been designed around the 44 Magnum cartridge. Thanks, Bill Ruger!
Then, they come out with the "Super" Redhawk, which seemed pointless (and *****), until they chambered it for the 480 Ruger. Ok. I guess...
When I read the thread title here, I thought "Well, maybe it's an 8 shot?" Nope!
I'm not gonna lug around this boat anchor just to shoot a cartridge that's sub-par even to the 41 Magnum.
What's the point?
Then, they come out with the "Super" Redhawk, which seemed pointless (and *****), until they chambered it for the 480 Ruger. Ok. I guess...
When I read the thread title here, I thought "Well, maybe it's an 8 shot?" Nope!
I'm not gonna lug around this boat anchor just to shoot a cartridge that's sub-par even to the 41 Magnum.
What's the point?
Ruger made a batch of 10 MM Blackhawks on their .44 Mag frame as a distributor special. They were bright blue including their steel XR3Red grip frames and a had a second .38-40 cylinder. The new 10 MM Super Redhawk would be a lot more appealing tho me if it also came with a .38-40 cylinder. Without the .38-40 cylinder they could have squeezed in a 7th chamber. Either way a lighter barrel would be desirable.
Dieseltech56
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I really want a 10mm revolver just because I already load ammo and cast 10mm bullets. I need to think about this one though.
Better yet, 10mm with an aux 38-40 cylinder on the smaller Blackhawk frame. If it works for 41 Mag, 44 Special, why not with 10mm?
Oh yeah, with the old style flat top...
Jim
PS: I think Ruger just dropped a lemon on us. Too bad old Bill is no longer around to keep them straight!
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Ream to 10 mm Magnum and have at it. Or even go so far as to find a parent case and max it out....
I don't get it. Don't see the point of a semi-auto cartridge in a revolver. You can get a 357 in a gun that fits it much better. Pretty much the same as a 10mm. Or go the other way with a 41. Super Redhawk is a big gun best suited for 44 magnum and up.
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I am also of the "auto calibers in revolvers don't interest me" group.
For me, it's just a personal thing where regular revolver calibers can do anything and everything I need. So why bother with auto calibers in a revolver.
However, everyone is different and enjoys different things. More power to anyone who does enjoy these things.
If I HAD to choose a 10mm revolver, it would be my brother's old 610 over a Ruger though.
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I understand an outdoorsman's attraction to the 10mm round in the 15 shot Glock 20. Hikers do encounter bears (or meth manufacturers), and so a portable, but powerful weapon is a nice thing to have when you don't want to carry a long gun.
That said, I am not sure what a 6-shot 10mm revolver does for you that a 6-shot 44 Magnum doesn't do better.
That said, Ruger makes nice things, and if they make a revolver you like in a caliber you want, and you have the money, then "go for it!"
That said, I am not sure what a 6-shot 10mm revolver does for you that a 6-shot 44 Magnum doesn't do better.
That said, Ruger makes nice things, and if they make a revolver you like in a caliber you want, and you have the money, then "go for it!"
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Reloads with moonclips like a champ!
For folks wanting a .38-40...why not buy a spare cylinder and have it reamed?
The clearance needed behind a 10 MM cylinder for moon clips leaves them too short to ream to .38-40. I'm assuming the rear ends of 10 MM cylinders are, except for the ratchet, flat. Since Redhawks and Super Redhawks use the same cylinders, if you could find an old .357 Redhawk cylinder that could be reamed to .38-40.
