Do we like the Redhawk as a mate with the Marlin 1894 lever rifle? I got the Marlin already, and am really looking hard at the 5.5" Ruger.

I like the Redhawk.

A single action pistol would seem a better companion for a 1894, though.

The Redhawk is a great gun. A SA pistol would mate better with it for nostalgia but I am not crazy about the loading/unloading. I had a Blackhawk not long ago for a while but wound up selling it. It was a great gun but for me, other than always wanting it, it didn't serve a real purpose and wound up getting a da/sa revolver instead. I have nothing against a sa pistol and they are great guns. Just comes down to preference.

I’ve had a 4” redhawk for several years, I really like it even though I don’t carry it much anymore since I have pretty much switched to 10mm for woods carry.

The tigers are strong, I like them better than the S&W version, the 629? Maybe?

Ohhhhh, I’ve been looking at the 5044 model Redhawk with the 4inch barrel.....please someone talk me outta it

Nothing wrong with a Redhawk, they're great pistols. Personally I don't get into the entire pairing of this pistol and that rifle. I buy what I want, but they would compliment each other in this situation.

In a former life with the US Secret Service, we were occasionally issued a .480 Ruger Super Redhawk for assignments that involved Protectees hiking out west. This was a bear gun, and saved us from humping a shotgun on a 9 hour hike. Fantastic weapon. No issues whatsoever. Hated giving it back at the end of the assignment.

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Originally posted by Ivan:
In a former life with the US Secret Service, we were occasionally issued a .480 Ruger Super Redhawk for assignments that involved Protectees hiking out west. This was a bear gun, and saved us from humping a shotgun on a 9 hour hike. Fantastic weapon. No issues whatsoever. Hated giving it back at the end of the assignment.

Cool story. Thanks for sharing.

My purpose is field carry. No nostalgia or coolness involved. Just a good gun with same ammo pair that will serve me well and not make me cry if scratched.

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Originally posted by Hamden106:
My purpose is field carry. No nostalgia or coolness involved. Just a good gun with same ammo pair that will serve me well and not make me cry if scratched.

Then the redhawk will do you just fine as would a S+W 629.

Good robust guns if you like em.



Me, I just don't like em. I turned one down for free.

My brother has a Ruger Super Redhawk in .480 that I've had the chance to shoot a couple times. I prefer the benefits of the .44 mag for the types of Western critters we are likely to encounter here, but the .480 is a thumper and fun to shoot, in small doses.

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Originally posted by Ivan:
In a former life with the US Secret Service, we were occasionally issued a .480 Ruger Super Redhawk for assignments that involved Protectees hiking out west. This was a bear gun, and saved us from humping a shotgun on a 9 hour hike. Fantastic weapon. No issues whatsoever. Hated giving it back at the end of the assignment.

Ah, great story. Now you've got me wondering what public figure/ protectee would have either the interest or ability to tackle a 9 hour hike in the West.

Gerald Ford was a Park Ranger and Carter was a fly fisherman. Still neither would hold a candle to Teddy Roosevelt.

I like my 4.2” a lot, even more now with Pachymar grips.

I just tonight picked up a S&W 629 Deluxe 6.5"
Beautiful revolver.
There's a 5" as well.

The Blackhawk would be your natural fit, though.

I love mine and it has a great trigger. I would look for an older one as someone here said they are now using a shrouded bbl.

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
Personally I don't get into the entire pairing of this pistol and that rifle

I believe the "pairing" thing comes from SASS, where you shoot a SA pistol and lever action rifle. Pairing pistol and rifle at .44/.44mag or .38/.357 makes reloading for the competition much more efficient.

Great revolver buy it...VI

Redhawks are good guns, but If I'm really thinking "pairing", I'd probably go with one of he single action Ruger 44's. Although in double action guns I prefer S&W.

Well, just be careful. This is how I got into Cowboy Action Shooting. I had a Winchester 1894 in .44 Magnum because I was hunting on the edge of a swamp and a scoped rifle was useless. After running into an alligator, I decided that I needed "bigger medicine" than the 9mm Taurus I was carrying at the time.

SO, I went to the gun show to buy a .44 Revolver thinking that I'd only have to have one caliber like the old West Cowboys. But a Single Action revolver was half the price of the Redhawks or S&W I was seeing, so I picked one up instead. It was then pointed out to me that I ALREADY had half the guns I needed to "play cowboy". I bought a shotgun and a second .44 Super Blackhawk. I then started loading .44 special ammo and playing Cowboy.

Within a few months I had a duplicate of all of them for my wife who then started shooting.