Alaskan fun

postal1911 · May 12, 2006, 10:24 PM

Got to shoot my new Ruger alaskan. i bought it to have a heavy revolver that i can carry and not have heavy recoil. well in 45LC it shot like a 38spl.
with almost no recoil. i was flawless, and i put some GP100 grips on it which made it more compact than it is with the factory grips , which are designed by hogue for the 454

GrowLLLTigeRRR · May 13, 2006, 06:50 AM

How accurate have you found it to be at 25 and 50 yds?

postal1911 · May 20, 2006, 10:53 PM

absolutly no problem, i was quite impressed with it.
i did just use 45lcs..... i was shooting metal round gongs at 25 and 50
.....50 took alittle practice.

lil_bro · May 21, 2006, 01:48 AM

Aw man I really want a Alaskan but will never be able too afford one.

Unless I win the lottery(power ball would be nice

)or something like that.LOL

Michael.

MarkXIX · May 21, 2006, 01:58 AM

are you going to try .454s out of it? what would the recoil be like on that with a shorter barrel?

postal1911 · May 22, 2006, 09:23 PM

well i might but, i will take off the gp100 grips i have on it and put the hogues back on......it is quite a bit of recoil im told.

i will probally just use some 300 gr 45lc for mountain use.

Socrates · May 23, 2006, 02:03 AM

If you use .454 ammo in it, clean it first, and make sure no ring is present.

S

oldbillthundercheif · May 23, 2006, 02:30 AM

I never shot much .45 colt in my super-redhawk... never saw the point. Why would you buy a hoss of a pistol like a .454 to shoot a 19th century cartridge like the .45 colt?

I bet you drive a Ferrari but never get out of second gear. I'll wave the next time I fly past you on the interstate.

joneb · May 23, 2006, 02:35 AM

WHY not crank out a bunch of these RUGER
http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976714990.htm
Give use what we want

Some of us are stuck in the .44 cal dimension and don't feel it's worth the trouble moving up .02" to have a decent short barreled magnum DA revolver, being a reloader this is an annoyance.

Ruger, Wake up and smell the gun powder .

Bill Siegle · May 23, 2006, 07:07 PM

It is still a short barrel but according to the Ruger ad, the Alaskan is also available in 44mag. Might be worth a try in that form

I had thought about the .454 but being honest with myself I really don't need that much power in a handgun and I really don't need to pay that much for ammo. Now 44mag ain't cheap either but it is certainly cheaper than .454 and also readily available.

SD_Chop · May 23, 2006, 07:56 PM

Shooting is your preference, what you like. But is some to agree with bill in a way, i bought my .454 beast to wrestle the beast

slab jockey · May 23, 2006, 09:13 PM

Attended the NRA convention in Milwaukee this past weekend and got to handle the new Alaskan in .44 magnum; sweet little gun. I spoke with one of the reps there and was told the .44 Alaskan is ready for market. According to him this is the first time they displayed a new gun which was already in production.

joneb · May 24, 2006, 01:22 AM

thanks for the heads up, this is good news for some of us. But I'm still hoping for a 3-4" Red hawk.

May 12, 2006, 10:24 PM	#1
postal1911 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2004 Location: washington Posts: 263	Alaskan fun Got to shoot my new Ruger alaskan. i bought it to have a heavy revolver that i can carry and not have heavy recoil. well in 45LC it shot like a 38spl. with almost no recoil. i was flawless, and i put some GP100 grips on it which made it more compact than it is with the factory grips , which are designed by hogue for the 454 __________________ front site press

May 20, 2006, 10:53 PM	#3
postal1911 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2004 Location: washington Posts: 263	absolutly no problem, i was quite impressed with it. i did just use 45lcs..... i was shooting metal round gongs at 25 and 50 .....50 took alittle practice. __________________ front site press

May 21, 2006, 01:48 AM	#4
lil_bro Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2004 Location: Oklahoma. Posts: 396	Aw man I really want a Alaskan but will never be able too afford one. Unless I win the lottery(power ball would be nice)or something like that.LOL Michael. __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." -Adam Savage- "Mythbusters."

May 22, 2006, 09:23 PM	#6
postal1911 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2004 Location: washington Posts: 263	well i might but, i will take off the gp100 grips i have on it and put the hogues back on......it is quite a bit of recoil im told. i will probally just use some 300 gr 45lc for mountain use. __________________ front site press

May 23, 2006, 02:30 AM	#8
oldbillthundercheif Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 2,450	35 MPH in a Ferrari I never shot much .45 colt in my super-redhawk... never saw the point. Why would you buy a hoss of a pistol like a .454 to shoot a 19th century cartridge like the .45 colt? I bet you drive a Ferrari but never get out of second gear. I'll wave the next time I fly past you on the interstate.

May 13, 2006, 06:50 AM	#2
GrowLLLTigeRRR Member Join Date: April 28, 2006 Posts: 21	How accurate have you found it to be at 25 and 50 yds?

May 21, 2006, 01:58 AM	#5
MarkXIX Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2006 Location: TN Posts: 102	are you going to try .454s out of it? what would the recoil be like on that with a shorter barrel?

May 23, 2006, 02:03 AM	#7
Socrates Junior member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: East Bay NorCal, People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 5,866	If you use .454 ammo in it, clean it first, and make sure no ring is present. S

May 23, 2006, 02:35 AM	#9
joneb Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2005 Location: Central , OR Posts: 1,888	WHY not crank out a bunch of these RUGER http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976714990.htm Give use what we want Some of us are stuck in the .44 cal dimension and don't feel it's worth the trouble moving up .02" to have a decent short barreled magnum DA revolver, being a reloader this is an annoyance. Ruger, Wake up and smell the gun powder .

May 23, 2006, 07:07 PM	#10
Bill Siegle Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 227	It is still a short barrel but according to the Ruger ad, the Alaskan is also available in 44mag. Might be worth a try in that form I had thought about the .454 but being honest with myself I really don't need that much power in a handgun and I really don't need to pay that much for ammo. Now 44mag ain't cheap either but it is certainly cheaper than .454 and also readily available.

May 23, 2006, 07:56 PM	#11
SD_Chop Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2006 Location: Va, USA Posts: 474	Shooting is your preference, what you like. But is some to agree with bill in a way, i bought my .454 beast to wrestle the beast __________________ Liberty or Death...

May 23, 2006, 09:13 PM	#12
slab jockey Member Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: midwest Posts: 35	Attended the NRA convention in Milwaukee this past weekend and got to handle the new Alaskan in .44 magnum; sweet little gun. I spoke with one of the reps there and was told the .44 Alaskan is ready for market. According to him this is the first time they displayed a new gun which was already in production.

May 24, 2006, 01:22 AM	#13
joneb Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2005 Location: Central , OR Posts: 1,888	thanks for the heads up, this is good news for some of us. But I'm still hoping for a 3-4" Red hawk.