Anyone have any experience with the Barranti Northwest Hunter chest rig?

but if I do keep it, I think I'll try a set of grips by Nill Griffe. They seem to get universal praise, maybe it's because of the cost <G>.

I didn't realize how big and heavy the Redhawk was until I handled side by side with a 629 Mountain Gun, which is my all time favorite firearm.

I have gone through several Redhawks- they are well built strong decent sights smooth DA but off the scale(Literally) and 8 pound Single action from the factory triggers just vex me. They will smoothy up and a spring kit is a good idea. But, I will always prefer my Mountain Guns over the Redhawks. I have a 4" 44 and a 7.5" 44 Redhawk that we use to form holsters around. I will be casting aluminum form guns in the next week or so they will be 2 of the first to get cast, so I can sell em.
A good friend that works for me, has had my Mountain Lion (Same as the MG) for a year now... he was waiting for us to cast the redhawk so he could claim it as his own. After a year of toting the S&W, he asked if he could hang onto it as he came to the same conclusion...These get carried and used on a daily basis

These are strong accurate pistols but even in Alaska, I tended to leave them in the safe and carry a Mountain Gun... the 454 literally got left behind with a friend that had a remote cabin

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

My 44 Redhawk is a 7-1/2 incher, and will be getting cut to 5.5 inches as soon as funds permit. A spring kit is a necessity, and will make a noticeable improvement in the trigger. However the single-action does need to be addressed with std Redhawks. Ruger really should be building Redhawks on a modified Super Redhawk frame, without the barrel extension. Supers are very tuneable at home. The single actions are a little creepy out of the box, but are a lot better than the std version.

My plan is to keep the Redhawk, and my Mountain Gun (ahem, Mountain Revolver). They both fire the same caliber, but my Redhawk is a lot less fussy about ammo than the 629 is, and handles heavy bullets and loads with a lot more dignity too. My 629 gets a bit sticky with hotter loads, but it is lighter to carry, and will make a great hunting companion.

It matters .... I've come to the same conclusion. And at 52 years old with a bad back, the possibility of me being in Alaska and needing bear defense is pretty slim. My firearm desires these days run more to the lightweight guns anyway.