Ruger Redhawk 357 8 shot

[BigAl52]

Anyone here own one or shot one? If so how do you like it?

[Mistered]

No experience with an 8 shot .357 but I have shot my friends 6 shot .44 mag several times - and like any .44 Mag they all take some getting used to and practice!
An 8 shot cylinder might start to look out of place a bit due to the larger diameter but I can not say having never seen one.
No doubt accurate however as are the Redhawks typically.

[North Country Gal]

What barrel length? Makes a difference as to whether you're getting the round butt grip or the square. I had the round butt version in the 45 Colt/45 auto with the 4.2" barrel. The round butt grip, itself, felt nice to me, but not on that big and heavy a revolver. Seemed a mismatch and more so when I shot the gun. This is very much a personal prejudice on my part, though. I've never liked a round butt grip on a big revolver. Much prefer the square butt version of the Redhawk.

[Travlin]

I don't think that the eight shot .357 cylinder could be any larger in diameter than the .44 nagmum one. It is the same frame size.

[BigAl52]

Id go for the 5.5 inch version myself so it would be the square butt. My close friend has a redhawk in 44 and I have shot his. But its been a while. Kinda like the sound of 8 shots in 357.

[JEBar]

a Redhawk is a handful .... have never seen on chambered for 357 but I can see how it could work .... recoil shouldn't be too bad but I wouldn't want to fire it long with a one hand hold

[North Country Gal]

There were actual some 6 shot Redhawk 357s made for a time. The problem was the Redhawk cylinder weight with only 6 357 holes was overly heavy and caused cylinder notch peening when you worked the action with any speed. The 8 hole cylinder version solves that issue.

If it's just the 8 shot 357 feature you want, I'd also take a look at the various S&W versions. Smith is the one that popularized the 8 shot 357 and they've been doing it a lot longer than Ruger.

[Mistered]

I'd also take a look at the various S&W versions.

I agree.
The Redhawk is just one Ruger gun that never appealed to me.
No quality issues or otherwise just the design and the way it 'holds' I do not care for.

[tractortad]

We have an 8-shot/5.5"/SS/357Mag Redhawk and we really like it - big, heavy, solid, well-made revolver. It's weight really sucks up the recoil from 357Mag rounds, making it a real pleasure to shoot - recoil is definitely not an issue with this gun. It has a different kind of action/feel than the other Ruger DA revolvers (GP-100,SP-101,SuperRedhawk) - seems like the hammer pull is a touch longer when firing single action. We also have a Smith&Wesson 627 (8-shot 357Mag/4.2" barrel) and it would be hard to choose which we like better - probably the Redhawk because of the barrel length - a 5" barrel just seems like the perfect length for a big revolver to me...

Ruger Redhawk 357M.jpg

[Mags]

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Nice! Also, a 5" barrel just seems like the perfect length for most any revolver to me...

We have an 8-shot/5.5"/SS/357Mag Redhawk and we really like it - big, heavy, solid, well-made revolver. It's weight really sucks up the recoil from 357Mag rounds, making it a real pleasure to shoot - recoil is definitely not an issue with this gun. It has a different kind of action/feel than the other Ruger DA revolvers (GP-100,SP-101,SuperRedhawk) - seems like the hammer pull is a touch longer when firing single action. We also have a Smith&Wesson 627 (8-shot 357Mag/4.2" barrel) and it would be hard to choose which we like better - probably the Redhawk because of the barrel length - a 5" barrel just seems like the perfect length for a big revolver to me...

Ruger Redhawk 357M.jpg