Flfiremedic
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In general, how are the triggers and actions of the Ruger Redhawks? I am looking at one of the 4 in 44 mags, but am very OCD about triggers and actions.
Ruger Redhawk Triggers and actions
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bluetopper
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I really don't like to bash anybody or anything so I won't comment.
dawico
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The trigger isn't the best when new, but that baby will smooth right up with 1000+ rounds through it.
Magnumite
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The trigger is pretty good from Ruger despite the naysayers. I've had three of them and they all responded to proper work.
In single action mode, it will be pretty light as produced and can be reduced with lighter force springs from Wolff or whoever. Don't know why anyone can't shoot well with a two pound SA trigger but different strokes.
For double action work, stay with the stock spring and be sure to follow through on your trigger pull. Going to a lighter than stock mainspring or/and not following through will cause light primer strikes when shooting double action. This is all because of the nature of the lockwork which uses only one spring instead of the typical two springs in the lock work. In other words, you need to shoot DA mode correctly.
This action can be smoothed up to being virtually as good as a tuned Smith and Wesson. Knowing where to use the stones and how will yield a splendid action that draws you into good DA shooting.
I don't know exactly what you mean about being OCD on triggers and actions, but if you mean are they trick from the factory, no they are not. None but a S&W Performance Center equivilant is. If that is what you are looking for, then you need to go mainstream and by a Performance Center S&W.
If by OCD you mean can they be tuned to your liking that has been addressed.
In single action mode, it will be pretty light as produced and can be reduced with lighter force springs from Wolff or whoever. Don't know why anyone can't shoot well with a two pound SA trigger but different strokes.
For double action work, stay with the stock spring and be sure to follow through on your trigger pull. Going to a lighter than stock mainspring or/and not following through will cause light primer strikes when shooting double action. This is all because of the nature of the lockwork which uses only one spring instead of the typical two springs in the lock work. In other words, you need to shoot DA mode correctly.
This action can be smoothed up to being virtually as good as a tuned Smith and Wesson. Knowing where to use the stones and how will yield a splendid action that draws you into good DA shooting.
I don't know exactly what you mean about being OCD on triggers and actions, but if you mean are they trick from the factory, no they are not. None but a S&W Performance Center equivilant is. If that is what you are looking for, then you need to go mainstream and by a Performance Center S&W.
If by OCD you mean can they be tuned to your liking that has been addressed.
They respond very well to a gunsmith who knows what they are doing. The DA can be super smooth and consistent. The SA will never quite be what a Smith can be, but can be very good, and certainly very shootable. Even bone stock they are OK. Some of it depends on what kind of trigger you like. Just being OCD about triggers doesn't help us there. I have Redhawks and like them a lot. I also have Smiths. If you want a crisp super light range/target SA trigger, the Smiths can not be beat. If you want a very nice safe trigger for field work, the Redhawk can do that for you. I bet a good gunsmith could make it close to what a Smith can be, but with a Smith it can be done by the user with a spring change most times. The Redhawk will take some judicious smoothing/polishing here and there. My Redhawks cylinders open and close as smoothly as anything I have, and much, much smoother than most, but it took polishing. I am talking butter smooth.
BCRider
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My own Super Redhawk has been worked on so I can't comment on the original trigger. However I can say that they "shine up" really nicely with a bit of work. My trigger pull is a nice smooth build up to a little "tick" just before the hammer releases. This makes it super easy to stage the trigger.
However I'm having to fight the urge to flinch a little when I feel the "tick" through my trigger finger if setting up to shoot a full power round....
But for using it eventually in some matches with .44Spl like loads it will prove to be a big plus.
A stock Ruger GP100 trigger that I've gotten to shoot on a couple of occasions was as nice as a stock S&W trigger. I know that isn't a Redhawk trigger but it's the only other Ruger I've had the chance to shoot. It did show me that the critics are exagerating though.
However I'm having to fight the urge to flinch a little when I feel the "tick" through my trigger finger if setting up to shoot a full power round....
But for using it eventually in some matches with .44Spl like loads it will prove to be a big plus.A stock Ruger GP100 trigger that I've gotten to shoot on a couple of occasions was as nice as a stock S&W trigger. I know that isn't a Redhawk trigger but it's the only other Ruger I've had the chance to shoot. It did show me that the critics are exagerating though.
Magnumite
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The Redhawk and the GP100/Super Redhawk action are profoundly different. But you are correct, they do clean up well.
Redhawks and Super Redhawks have different internal mechanisms. I have had both, and prefer the feel of the Super Redhawk, which employs separate hammer and trigger springs. The standard Redhawk utilizes a single spring which acts as a trigger spring on one end, and the other end powers the hammer. They work fine, but I just think they just feel kind of loosy goosy.
The Super Redhawk uses the same trigger mechanism as the GP 100, and they're not bad. They're not as crisp as a Smith, but really not bad. The one I have is good enough from the factory, that I have never felt the need to have it improved. And I'm fairly fussy about my guns.
The Super Redhawk uses the same trigger mechanism as the GP 100, and they're not bad. They're not as crisp as a Smith, but really not bad. The one I have is good enough from the factory, that I have never felt the need to have it improved. And I'm fairly fussy about my guns.
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