The Perfect Packin Pistol!
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Monday, June 15, 2015, 14:40 (3437 days ago)
edited by Rob Leahy, Monday, June 15, 2015, 16:17
This is an excellent idea! I had a 45 Colt Mountain Gun... sent it to TK Customs to have it moon clipped...result: a 45 ACP /45 Colt Combo gun. Heavy hitting tail gun or relatively cheap to shoot and capable of competition or self defense... Ruger just upped their game , again. The Redhawk will take all the heavy loads you can stand and is tame as a .38 shooting ACPs... Pictured is my S&W Mountian Gun... a bit light for the heavier 45 Colt loads...Ruger's Redhawk will not have that problem... Disclaimer: an itinerant leather bender and his work is mentioned
http://www.downrange.tv/blog/ruger-redhawk-45-colt-45-acp/34715/
http://www.ruger.com/index.html
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I am going to have one!
by Fivegunner , LOWELL Mi., Monday, June 15, 2015, 15:22 (3437 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
Thanks for posting Rob
. best regards Frank M.
Ruger hates me.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Monday, June 15, 2015, 17:20 (3437 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
They want to see me go broke. I was eye-balling a 4" .45 Colt at the local slobber shop a couple weeks back. Now, I'm REAL glad I didn't bring it home.
I have to give them credit. They are producing some great new products. The 1911 series (especially the LW!), the American Rifles, now this...
BTW, nice rig in the article Rob!
Oy! Don't ask me about some OTHER cool new Ruger
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Monday, June 15, 2015, 18:58 (3437 days ago) @ Hoot
pistols...
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saw a new Match Champion version of the GP100 Saturday
by bj , Monday, June 15, 2015, 19:54 (3437 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
edited by bj, Monday, June 15, 2015, 22:10
I don't know if it is standard production or some kind of "custom shop" version. It had big letters on the side of the barrel saying "Match Champion" or something like that. It mostly looked like a standard GP100 from a distance but had wood stocks that looked like they were intended for target shooting.
They've had the Match Champion for a while, it's a standard
Offering. It comes standard with the custom barrel, fiber optic sights and "target" grips. Personally after handling one I like my 6" GP that I've added the grips and sights too better and didn't cost me nearly as much.
The Match Champuion is the finest DA revolver Ruger has ever
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 14:47 (3436 days ago) @ StoneWolf
produced! It happens to posses one of the most misleading (Pointless) names they have ever hung on a gun... Smooth edges light yet strong, a great carry gun that can handle all the 357 magnum loads a person could want. I have sold every GP100 I have owned, because they are needlessly heavy and unbalanced. They weigh more than a N frame. Except for the Svelte Match Champion.
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The weight is what I liked about it, can load it hot and
Still barely have any recoil. Though now that I have a redhawk its a little redundant.
I carry my guns all day, every day...weight becomes a factor
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 16:17 (3436 days ago) @ StoneWolf
A M28 or 27 or 586 tames a hot .357 the and they are all three lighter...
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especially for heavy bullets
by bj , Monday, June 15, 2015, 20:22 (3437 days ago) @ Rob Leahy
I think it would be a good vehicle especially for heavy bullet loads. Might be a bit heavy for "perfect packing a la Taffin". Back when the Bisley version was available with 5.5" barrel in .45 Colt I thought that was the perfect vehicle for heavy bullet loads but those were extremely hard to get down here too.
I would think the .45Colt MG would be the perfect packin pistol if you need a lot of power, especially if you are John Linebaugh and are willing to use Ruger-type loads in it.
I also remember Sundles writing about using the FA 97 in .45Colt as a packin revolver since it handles the hottest Ruger loads. The 97 is relatively small and light.
Of course the RH will handle even hotter loads and not do as much damage to your wrist in the process.
I've been considering a different direction for "perfect packin"... the new S&W M69 in .44 mag, before they get hard to find.
BJ you will never find me arguing against Mountain Guns
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Monday, June 15, 2015, 20:39 (3437 days ago) @ bj
but they are getting more scarce and this has the heavy loads covered.![[image]](images/uploaded/20150616013250557f7cc203389.jpg)
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