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Offline kc5rkg

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Which gun......continued.
« on: March 17, 2003, 04:51:47 AM »
Hello again,

Still on my quest for a new handgun.  I went to a local gushop over the weekend.  I handled the all of the Rugers that I am interested in.  

Super Blackhawk regular   $429  (7.5" stainless)  new
SBH Hunter                      $549  new
Super Redhawk                $549  new


One thing I noticed was the SBH Hunter was same price as Super Redhawk?  I thought that was a little odd.

Anyway, I think I like the feel of the Super Blackhawk the best.  Now I am trying  to figure out which one to get.

I dont know whether to get 5.5" or 7.5" and blue or stainless?

I pretty sure I want to get stainless, but are there any advantages of getting blued other than it being a little cheaper?  

Heres what I want to use this gun for.  I want to mainly carry this gun as a backup.  Where I hunt in east texas I have the ability to shoot over 100 yards.  I definitely to not want to use this pistol for that.  I will probably have both my 30-06 and my pistol while in the stand.  If that big one is 100 yards away, thats an easy rifle shot.  But when he shows up 15 or 20 yards away, its kinda hard to get that rifle out the window with out scaring him off.  Thats where the pistol comes in.  For now, I  DO want to leave it open sighted.  It will also be carried on the hip when walking the creek bottoms and stuff looking for hogs.  

Thats what it'll be used for.  So do you see any advantages of a 5.5" or 7.5"?  Which would you reccommend?  

Thanks again for all of your help so far!!!

Scott
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2003, 09:26:33 AM »
I had a 7 1/2 Super Blackhawk for years. It was a solid gun and with Pachmayer grips it held well. About 2 years ago I purchased a Redhawk. I like it far better. You can shoot single or double action, its very durable and looks and feels better that the super redhawk. The redhawk will take as much or more pressure that any production revovler in .44mag. Read the website info for Garrett, cor-bon and the others. Also might want to read Paco Kelly on sixgunner.com Speaks very highly of the redhawk. The Super blackhawk is no slouch but as a backup a 5 1/2" redhawk is tops in my book.
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2003, 10:01:53 AM »
Have you considered the Taurus RBs?  I own three of them - 2 in 454 and 1 in 480.

The Rugers are lighter and smaller and fit my hand a bit better, but they seem to kick a whole lot more.  Also, my RBs are very accurate for a short barreled handcannon.

Zachary
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2003, 04:44:12 PM »
i am with cknight on this one.  a 5.5 stainless is your ticket.  go with the longer barrel and it becomes that much more of a pain to carry.  i have a 10.5 sbh; i wish it were 5.5 (i am thinking of having it shortened up).  one of my good friends has a 45 colt sbh 5.5 and it is sooooo carry-able.   sweet to shoot,too:  even with his beefy loads.  imho,  i think double actions are a waste in a hunting revolver (even though one of my favorites is a raging bull) because i 've never met anyone who would shoot d.a. on game.   good luck with your decision. :-)
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2003, 05:22:42 AM »
I would opt for the stainless finish, for ease of maintenance. I would go with the Redhawk with the 5.5 inch barrel, for portability and the advantage of a double action. Like Mr. Knight, I would go with the double action because of its advantages in self defense situations. I hunt in the Pocono mountain area of PA., which has a big black bear population. Just getting out scouting for deer can be a risky proposition. The problem here stems from people feeding these bear, thereby causing the bear to loose their fear of humans. According to a biologist who works for the PA game commission, black bear are more afraid of humans than we are of them. My experiences, two to be exact, were just the opposite. While the bears were not aggressive, they sure were not afraid of me and got close enough for me to feel mighty uncomfortable and for me to decide to leave the immediate area. So to my way of thinking, even if you never use the double action feature, it never hurts to have that option.
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2003, 06:23:12 AM »
I would just leave the rifle at home and get an Encore '06 pistol :)
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2003, 08:03:53 AM »
Thanks for the replies so far!  Where I hunt in east Texas, (Livingston area) I really dont know of anything that would be fighting back.  I dont think there are any bear in the area, not to my knowledge anyway.  I chose the Super Blackhawk for a couple reasons.  Mainly, I like the feel of it a little better than the redhawk.  It is probably about $100 cheaper than the redhawk, and when I had my scoped Super Redhawk 9 1/2" I never shot it a single time double action.  

PJ,

I thought about getting an encore.  I like the idea of swithing barrels and such.  But I not only want it for hunting, I want to have something smaller and easier to carry on you hip.

Thanks again for the info so far!!!!  There are a couple gun shows coming up here this weekend and next, so I will be doing some serious shopping!!!

Scott
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