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[WECSOG]

Super Redhawk is an awesome revolver. Here's mine:

 

[badweatherbiker]

There are 1000 lb bears in Alaska. I have read about hunters finding .44 mag bullets wedged in their fat layer while skinning them. In general, I think a few well placed shots with a magnum should work, but there isn't always time. I read about this encounter where a .454 Casull was just enough.

Charging Bear Killed in Alaska

The story (and photos) of Greg Brush's near-fatal bear encounter near Soldotna, Alaska.

www.fieldandstream.com

He used a Ruger Alaskan snubnose, which I think is about the smallest .454 Casull. It also has the benefit of being able to shoot the cheaper .45 Long Colt rounds. There are bigger calibers, but not with the option to shoot cheaper rounds.

That Alaskan has been my dream revolver for years

 

[badweatherbiker]

Taurus Tracker .44 Mag.

Very nice! I looked for one like that for a long time but it never popped up

 

[badweatherbiker]

Super Redhawk is an awesome revolver. Here's mine:

Man that's a nice wheel gun!

 

[WECSOG]

Man that's a nice wheel gun!

Thanks. It's definitely one of my faves.

 

[JimVonBaden]

There are 1000 lb bears in Alaska. I have read about hunters finding .44 mag bullets wedged in their fat layer while skinning them. In general, I think a few well placed shots with a magnum should work, but there isn't always time. I read about this encounter where a .454 Casull was just enough.

Charging Bear Killed in Alaska

The story (and photos) of Greg Brush's near-fatal bear encounter near Soldotna, Alaska.

www.fieldandstream.com

He used a Ruger Alaskan snubnose, which I think is about the smallest .454 Casull. It also has the benefit of being able to shoot the cheaper .45 Long Colt rounds. There are bigger calibers, but not with the option to shoot cheaper rounds.

No Casull, but my dad's old .455 Webley packed a big punch. He carried it back in the 50's when hunting.

 

[High Country Herb]

No Casull, but my dad's old .455 Webley packed a big punch. He carried it back in the 50's when hunting.

That's a really cool vintage piece!

 

[JimVonBaden]

That's a really cool vintage piece!

Thanks. My father was gifted it from a former RCMP officer back in the 30's. He had the holster made for it and the knife/hatchet combo. The problem is finding ammunition for it.

 

[High Country Herb]

Thanks. My father was gifted it from a former RCMP officer back in the 30's. He had the holster made for it and the knife/hatchet combo. The problem is finding ammunition for it.

You might be able to hand load custom rounds. A .45 Long Colt case might be a good starting point. Trim down the brass, load it to a safe amount, using a lighter .45 ACP bullet. Something just shy of a "cowboy action" load would probably be good in something of that vintage.

edit:
It looks like Buffalo Bore makes it, but is out of stock: https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=594
Fiocci too, if you can find it: https://fiocchi.com/en/714550.html

This looks like an interesting read, but I don't have time to go down that rabbit hole just now.

Those Confusing .455s - International Ammunition Association

Premier cartridge collecting site covering all types and forms of ammunition and their history, manufacture, markings and variations

cartridgecollectors.org

 

[WECSOG]

John Taffin weighs in on the .455 Webley: https://gunsmagazine.com/our-experts/the-455-webley/

 

[What??]

There are 1000 lb bears in Alaska. I have read about hunters finding .44 mag bullets wedged in their fat layer while skinning them. In general, I think a few well placed shots with a magnum should work, but there isn't always time. I read about this encounter where a .454 Casull was just enough.

Charging Bear Killed in Alaska

The story (and photos) of Greg Brush's near-fatal bear encounter near Soldotna, Alaska.

www.fieldandstream.com

He used a Ruger Alaskan snubnose, which I think is about the smallest .454 Casull. It also has the benefit of being able to shoot the cheaper .45 Long Colt rounds. There are bigger calibers, but not with the option to shoot cheaper rounds.

Love that gun with 6 instead of 5 rounds.

 

[John Macdonald]

The Redhawk and Super Redhawk are very strong and tough revolvers

They're tough enough to run the 475L and 500JRH cartridges

Here's a Super Redhawk that I built a 5-shot cylinder for running the 500JRH

Great packing little wheelgun
Lots of power

Here's a Redhawk and some blanked out cylinder and extractor assemblies getting closer to being big bore hotrods
Material is 17-4 stainless

Both models of Ruger double action revolver are excellent for field carry.

 

[oldschool]

I'm not going to bother showing my 2 old Ruger Single Sixes after seeing this artillery show.

 

[Gravelcruiser]

Having never been around these hot rods, I assume muzzle blast is epic

 

[RedDirt]

My Taurus Titanium Tracker in .357. It’s a sweetheart.


My real love is my .44 Alaskan, but it’s just so comically heavy and heavy duty. I couldn’t justify the poundage on my last ride. That Taurus is just so light, holds an extra round, and is maybe a bit easier to pack. The Alaskan has a 1-1/2” shorter barrel or whatever, but is otherwise just massive.

 

[John Macdonald]

I'm not going to bother showing my 2 old Ruger Single Sixes after seeing this artillery show.

Single Sixes are great

My favorite is a 5-shot 10mm

 

[John Macdonald]

Having never been around these hot rods, I assume muzzle blast is epic

They're loud

 

[Gravelcruiser]

Single Sixes are great

My favorite is a 5-shot 10mm

I think I'm seriously in love with this. What a beauty.

 

[John Macdonald]

I think I'm seriously in love with this. What a beauty.

It's a honey for sure

Frame is modified for the heat treated oversized 17-4 cylinder

4" barrel
Barrel blank material was done at KKM, also heat treated

The grip stocks were done by Sack Peterson

Built on the Mini Vaquero Single Six
The grip frame is actually a bit smaller than the typical Single Six frame

Still a work in progress, it currently has a Bisley hammer, and I have a set of tritium vials for the front sight and the sighting rail of the frame top strap

It's very accurate, the cylinder was line bored specifically for the frame

Very tough and very strong
It's running 220gr at 1400fps
Little screamer
Super compact and light, great field piece

 

[John Macdonald]

Here's another 5-shot conversion of a Single Six, this one in 5.7x28

It's great for most anything up to the size of coyote