Ruger Super Redhawk 10mm Revolver

[saleen322]

Just seen where Ruger is releasing a new Super Redhawk in 10mm. Given what S&W 610s are bringing now, I am curious as to how much demand there will be for it. The 10mm in a strong revolver like the Super Redhawk should have decent performance with very manageable recoil. I see they are on Gunbroker already with starting prices in the mid $800s.

http://www.ruger.com/products/superR...eets/5524.html

[Model12Win]

Wow... FIFTY FOUR ounces...

Just six ounces away from being twice as heavy as two Glock 20s, and with less than 1/3rd the ammo capacity.

Yeah... have fun lugging that monster through the woods!

[disseminator]

Why...... would you not just get a 41 Mag instead?

For real, I love my 10mm, but it's for semi-auto's. Revolvers should shoot.... revolver cartridges. IMO, of course.

[Dan-O]

Wish ruger would listen to us and make it on the gp100 platform. The extended barrel super alaskans look asinine. Maybe they’re really good friends with dave clements. If one guy can make em right, why can’t ruger?

[Model12Win]

Looking forward to the new Ruger 5 shot .22 short Super Alaskan with 10" heavy bull barrel and unfluted cylinder!

Seriously, this company has a love affair with excess metal and excess WEIGHT.

But hey! It's built like a tank!

It damn well better be.

[TruthTellers]

Originally Posted by Dan-O

Wish ruger would listen to us and make it on the gp100 platform. The extended barrel super alaskans look asinine. Maybe they’re really good friends with dave clements. If one guy can make em right, why can’t ruger?

They probably will do that in a few years, but only after people have bought this 10mm behemoth, marvel at the accuracy and trigger, but complain about how heavy it is, sell them, and then Ruger will come out with the GP.

Ruger gets a two for one, just like they did with the LC9, the LCP, and .357 Redhawk.

Yes, Ruger knows you want a longer barrel for that .357 Redhawk and they will give it to you, but there's chatter that a group of half dozen or so people have been grumbling about a 1911 in 7.62x25, so Ruger's got to jump on that untapped market share.

[Buckeye!]

A GP100 with a four inch barrel in 10mm would interest me !

[buck460XVR]

Must be the use of CNC machining that Ruger finds it easy to chamber virtually any caliber into it's revolver platforms, and make monies on them, considering their limited demand. Nice for folks looking for a niche gun or those that want to limit calibers they reload for. IMHO, A 6.5'' Super Redhawk would basically be a big game hunting revolver. Finding proper 10MM big game hunting projectiles for it, as opposed to other tried and proven hunting revolver calibers, will tend to be difficult at best, other than hard cast.

[Dan-O]

Yep. What buckeye said. I just sent a 4” GP100 to Dave Clements to get cut to a 3”, and converted to .40

[MarkCO]

My 610 is one of my favorite handguns, NO interest in a Super Redhawk in that caliber.

[Buckeye!]

Id be suprised if we dont see a 10mm GP100

[T. O'Heir]

"...make it on the GP100 platform..." Super Redhawk and a GP have the same grip.
Never seen the point of a pistol cartridge in a revolver myself. Only done 100 years ago because there was a war on.

[Dan-O]

Because guns cut for moon clips are fun. I love my 610 and 625.

[reddog81]

The Super Redhawk sure does seem like over kill. Surely if the regular Redhawk can handle 44 Magnum it's seems like it would be the more logical choice for 10mm.

[saleen322]

The Super Redhawk sure does seem like over kill. Surely if the regular Redhawk can handle 44 Magnum it's seems like it would be the more logical choice for 10mm.

I was thinking the same thing. The GP100 would likely be okay for 40 S&W but is pretty small for shooting full on 10mm loads on a regular basis. I have a Redhawk in 41 magnum and that is a revolver that works well and is fun to shoot. If the Redhawk works in 41 mag, it would be excellent for handling any 10mm load as much as you want to shoot.

[smee78]

I sent a Gp100 to Dave years ago and had a 4" converted to 10mm. It is an excellent revolver and the work performed is top notch. As for a Super Redhawk in 10mm, I'm always happy to see more additions but I think this one was a miss.

[TruthTellers]

Personally I have no use for a .41 Magnum. If I wanted .41 Magnum, I'd just as easily buy a .44 Magnum and load with a lighter bullet... or buy a .357 and load with a heavy bullet.

The .41 Magnum was created to be the "Goldilocks" caliber between .357 and .44, but there's not such a huge gap in between those two calibers that I need the .41 for a specific application.

The 10mm OTOH appeals to me because I like having a revolver that shoots rimless pistol cartridges and the 10mm will also work with .40 S&W, which I have a lot of, yet still be able to fire with the full power 10mm.

[Pathfinder45]

It will sell well for a little while because nobody has one yet. Then they will quit making them because they will stop selling since the few that would buy one already have them. Many years from now they may become a collector's item because they won't make a great many of them since nobody needs one. It's a passing novelty. They have made other items that were a lot more ridiculous....But sometimes it's the ridiculous that sells. Anybody buy their Charger?

[TruthTellers]

Now you've done it Pathfinder. Consider me triggered.

The Charger is just a fun plinkers gun that anybody, even those with a disability or handicap, can enjoy. In every piece of media I see the Charger, the shooter is using a bipod and using one hand to pull the trigger. You can be confined to a wheelchair, have one arm, whatever affliction and still shoot, be accurate, and enjoy the Charger.

It's basically a 10/22 pistol, so aftermarket parts or stuff like the BX trigger Ruger makes can be used in the Charger.

Those were my thoughts on the Charger before Military Arms Channel made an adapter that will fit a Sig brace onto the Charger and allow you to fire it from the shoulder and making it the best 10/22 SBR ever.

And that's why I'm buying one in the next few months.

As for Ruger and ridiculous guns, don't have to look no further than the P series pistols from the late 80s and early 90s. I'd say this 10mm is up there with them.

[FrankenMauser]

I'm with some of the rest of you.
I don't understand.

Why the SRH?
Major overkill and boat anchor.
That thing is even heavier than my 5.5" .327 Blackhawk, which at least holds 8 rounds.
And the 10mm SRH weighs only one ounce less than my 7.5" .480 Ruger SRH.
I don't get it.

It's like announcing a new semi-tractor powered by an LS7 V8. Or a Tesla powered by AA batteries...

[saleen322]

The Redhawk would have been my choice. The GP100 is too small for a 10mm that you want to shoot full power 10mm loads, Clements states on his site, These guns tend to be very accurate with .40's and 10's and will handle most all commercial ammo. This is a medium frame gun and should be treated as such. Ammo which is loaded to maximum pressure levels should be used sparingly." Clements does quality work and can work this close to the edge but I don't see the lawyers at Ruger thinking that would be a great idea to do on a production basis. The cylinder is just too small on a GP100 for a 6-shot 10mm. Smith used the N frame when they made the 610 for I am sure the same reasons, size and strength.

[SonOfScubaDiver]

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Gimme a U
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What does it spell? BUTT UGLY!!!!

[FrankenMauser]

I think that's a bunch of crap, even from Clements.
I just spent a little time looking at and measuring my GP100 and SRH. I came to a single conclusion:
They did it for moon clip clearance with the larger SRH cylinder. The GP could do it, but it's easier with the SRH.


In my opinion, strength is a non-issue.

At 37,500 psi, 10mm Auto runs just a hair over .357 Mag and .44 Mag max pressure (35k psi, and 36k psi, respectively).
If you can run .44 Mag or .357 Mag, you can run 10mm.

Have you seen how thin the cylinder walls are on the original and third-release .480 Ruger SRHs (6-shot versions)?
Maximum thickness is 0.096". Between chambers, it's just 0.040".
The same goes for .327 Federal in the LCR: Just 0.092" maximum, with 0.052" between chambers.

...And those two aren't something to take lightly. .480 Ruger SAAMI MAP is 48,000 psi, while .327 Federal is spec'd at 45,000 psi.

There's plenty of meat in a GP cylinder - especially the .44 Special version.

[Nanuk]

No thanks, I will stay with my S&W 44 magnum. If and when I buy a 10mm it will be a Glock.

[Creek Henry]

The 480 or 44 would be more versatile