Which 300+ grains hard cast for Hogs to Bears?

[rwsmith]

Definitely not....

Yes, and there are M29s owned by the IHMSA crowd that were shot loose many years ago by full-tilt 44 loads and heavy projectiles used to try to knock down 55-lb. rams at 200 meters.

It is a long-proven fact that Smiths will not take heavy loads for the periods of time that Rugers will, and that includes the Redhawk. They just are not built for it.

I am a Smith guy, but I own Rugers as well. I have shot my 357 Redhawk with 14 grains of AA #9 behind a hard cast 180 and it ate it with relish, resulting in a single ragged hole at 50 yards. Try that with a Model 19, 27, or similar. I don't think you will like the results.

Definitely not a model 19. They weren't made for that. They were a carry gun on the same frame as a .38 but beefed up to be able to shoot a limited number of magnum loads.

I don't have a mod 29 and can't say, but Rugers are built tough. There was a special section in manuals for the Blackhawk and TC Contender ONLY.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

CD..yes, the Redhawk was made in .357 Magnum back when the gun first came out...they are rare to find as everyone who has one keeps it. Like a Freedom Arms 83 in .357, you could fill the case with Bullseye and not blow the gun up... Even comparing it to a 27 would not be fair..way stronger than a 27...

Bob

Bob

Thank you, I didn't know there was a .357 Redhawk. Yeah, kinda wrong to compare a gun like that to a M19.

I guess if I had a S&W 460 Magnum chambered in .357 Magnum I could shoot any .357 Magnum ammo in it too lol.