NIB 5.5" Redhawk .357 found

[slick6]

I just found this NIB 5.5" Redhawk .357 pictured below. I have been wanting to find one of these for many years to no avail! Recently, I finally got lucky!:





Following is this 5.5" Redhawk .357 compared with an nickel 5" Smith & Wesson Model 27-2. Notice how much more massive the redhawk is than the Model 27-2:

 

[19-3Ben]

I've never even heard of a .357mag Redhawk!!! That's sooooo cool. I'd bet those can handle some SERIOUS max loads with that much metal around the chambers, and a frame meant to take the hottest .44mag loads.

When did Ruger make these, and why didn't I get the memo?

 

[Ben Shepherd]

They MADE them. They don't make them now. The cylinder looks like it's out of a single six 22 as far as chamber vs. cyl. size goes.
Mine ARE NOT for sale. Is yours up for grabs slick6?


They will handle very stout loads. And with thier mass, recoil isn't bad at all. But they're heavy enough that CCWing one takes dedication.

 

[Walkalong]

Congrats.

I want one. I saw one go "reasonable" on GB lately, but I was, and am, too broke to bid.

 

[Majic]

The blued ones are the ones really hard to find.

 

[slick6]

No, my Redhawk .357 won't be up for grabs! It took me too long to find it!:banghead: To me, this is a very interesting revolver! These guns are difficult to find because most people who have them wanna keep them!

 

[slick6]

I believe that the weight difference between my 5" S&W Model 27-2 and my Redhawk .357 would fall in the range of +8 to +10 ounces. My 1985 Ruger catalog gives 53 ounces for both the 5.5" and the 7.5" Redhawk .357 revolvers-and, I think this would only be correct for the 7.5" barrel. The 5.5" barrel should come in about 2 or 3 ounces less.

 

[n00bdave]

Great find! I'd love to find one of those myself, but doubt I'll have much luck!

 

[Ben Shepherd]

Ok, NFS, but I tried. Do you happen to have a 41 redhawk as well? That is my favorite redhawk all things considered.

BTW: Supposedly, due to low production = low tooling wear = accurate guns. My 41 redhawks are lasers. The 357s I have are very accurate as well. Not quite equal to the 41s, but close.

You ARE going to shoot it, right?

 

[slick6]

Honestly, I have no plans to shoot this NIB Redhawk .357! And no, I don't also have a .41 magnum Redhawk. I do have an 7.5" Redhwk .357 that I had stumbled across several years ago. And I was very surprised whenever I had found this one as well! I thought that I wasn't ever gonna find another one-until I suddenly had a fella come up to me to tell me that he had the above 5.5" Redhwk .357 and had offered it to me! Wow! I couldn't believe what I was hearing at that given moment!

 

[kludge]

Nice score!

 

[strangelittleman]

So, let me get this straight...You've got both a 5 1/2" Redhawk AND a S&W M27-2 Nickel w/a 5"bbl ???? Man, somebody upthere loves you!!!!

 

[fletcher]

That is one beefy cylinder on that thing - nice find.

 

[Magnum.35744]

Beautiful revolver. This one in my opinion is probably the strongest DA .357 revolver ever made! And will deffinately last longer then you ...Take care.

 

[Walkalong]

Do you happen to have a 41 redhawk as well?

At least I do have a .41, even if I don't have a .357 yet. That is some solice.

 

[Rob96]

Corbon ammunition uses GP-100s for load development. Can you imagine what they could do with that.

 

[BullRunBear]

Great Find!! I've had a 7 1/2" stainless 357 version for almost twenty years and it is fantastic. I'll never get rid of it. Aside from from handling any load you're likely to come up with, it excels with 38 special wadcutters. It feels and sounds like a popgun going off but, boy, is it accurate. Congrats!

Mind you, I would also like a 41 mag version.

Regards, Jeff

 

[BullRunBear]

Forgot to mention this. I've heard the 357 Redhawks were only made for a couple of years in the mid-eighties. Total production was around 5,000 guns. I do not know that this is true but it's what I recall.

Regards, Jeff

 

[slick6]

BullRunBear:

Yes, you are correct that only 5,000 Redhawk .357's were made-supposedly in each of the two given barrel lengths(5.5" and 7.5").

 

[461]

I had one several years ago and it was a great gun. I got rid of it as it was just way too big for the round but it was a very cool gun. I currently have a4" Redhawk in .44Mag and it suits me to a "T".

That's one gun you can just stuff powder in the case and not worry about.

No, I wasn't serious and that would be highly stupid.

 

[slick6]

461:

A;though it would be foolish to highly overload any gun, the Redhawk .357's are incredibly strong-far stronger than any S&W N-Frame revolver! However, this isn't to say that the N-Frame is weak-it's just that the Redhawk .357 is just so massively overbuilt that it makes an N-frame look weak!

 

[Sport45]

Honestly, I have no plans to shoot this NIB Redhawk .357!

So why'd you buy it? That thing is dying to be heard! Don't you know it's been lonely in that dark box stuck away in the corner of a gun safe?

 

[slick6]

Yes, I see your valid point-but, I just get pleasure out of finding and keeping my guns in mint NIB condition! Besides I'm in this "Hell hole" called the PRK and most of the shooting ranges have been shut down and I'd have to drive too far away to enable me to shoot my guns! Even still, I'd rather go shooting with an already used gun-instead of my pristine guns!:banghead:

 

[461]

Absolutely SLick6- The Redhawk .357 has got to be the most overbuilt gun I've ever seen. My .44 Redhawk is way stronger than any N frame and is overbuilt for .44Mag even though it was designed for it. I've got a Super Redhawk in .44Mag as well and that one can handle .454 Casull.

 

[Rexster]

I have only seen two of these, and one of those was being toted by a felon; I am pretty sure he stole it. It clattered to the pavement as he fumbled his draw. Good thing for both of us!