UPGRADE: Ruger RedHawks get Sleeve & Shroud Barrels to Improve Accuracy
When it comes to revolvers, no company is going to re-invent the wheel (or the wheelgun), but they can always be refined. That is exactly what Ruger has done with two of their Redhawks. In both a 4.2″ and 5.5″ barrel configuration they have added in sleeve and shroud barrels to help improve the accuracy.
Ruger explains this type of improvement best:
Redhawk® with Sleeve and Shroud Barrels: The iconic Redhawk® is now available with accuracy enhancing sleeve and shroud barrels. Barrel sleeves are cold hammer forged in-house at Ruger and the sleeve and shroud barrel assembly provides for consistently tight tolerance control. These new Redhawks are offered in 4.2″ and 5.5″ barrel lengths, and feature un-fluted cylinders with eight-round capacity chambered in .357 Magnum.
So what they have initially offered with this upgraded feature is a moderate length revolver of high capacity making it a possible consideration for carry. We also have before us one with a longer barrel length that could be employed for target shooting or even hunting.
The nitty-gritty facts, as told by Ruger, can be read below:
- Cold Hammer-Forged Sleeve & Shroud Barrel provides Outstanding Accuracy
- Single-Spring Mechanism allows for a Smooth, Light Trigger Pull
- Triple-Locking Cylinder is locked into the Frame at the Front, Rear & Bottom for more Positive Alignment & dependable Operation Shot after Shot
- Easy Sighting w/ readily Replaceable, Colored Insert Front Blade Sight & Adjustable Rear Sight w/ White Outline
- Rugged Stainless Steel construction w/ no Side Plates; is designed specifically to handle Powerful Magnum Loads through extra metal in Top Strap, Sidewalls & Barrel Mounting Areas
- Patented Transfer Bar Mechanism provides an unparalleled measure of Security against Accidental Discharge
The 4.2″ barrel Redhawk has an MSRP of $1,079 with a weight of 44 ounces. The 5.5″ barrel Redhawk comes in at the same price of $1,079 while pushing 49 ounces with that extra barrel length.
Complete specification sheets for both models can be read below.
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Ruger is the go to "brick" for those who love its rigidity and long life, and for those who find attractiveness in those points (as I do).
Now, imagine if Ruger decided to do something completely out of wack and build a new model that would house 44 Magnum, say, enlarged wheel that could fit 8 rounds of 44 Mag rounds!! I would be the first one to setup my tent in front of the store to get one lol. From what I hear at the range, at least three more shooters were excited about such crazy good offering. Do the same thing for 10mm and you open a brand new niche of buyers who otherwise wouldn't bother to get one... I think Ruger is innovative enough and listens to what shooters want, hence their success.
Sounds like they are simply exploiting all the cash they put resources into apparatus to pound manufacture barrels. They can pound produce the round barrel/sleeve where they can't without much of a stretch do or at all the way they are developing Redhawk barrels now. https://www.hinterlandoutfi...