![]() I finished by dropping my sights at hitting 4x4 turkeys in the leg at 165 yards. I flipped out! What if the chambers didn't all track? I rounded up Kim Kirchner, and put the hammer down for Dick Riley's range in Hooksett, NH. "The ratchet is ground off make a good pencil stand." "By the way, David," said Ruger, "we replaced the cylinder." The original cylinder was bubble-wrapped in the box. I got it back in time to check my sight dope, then head to Camp Curtis Guild National Guard range in Massachusetts. As the first International Revolver Championship approached, I took my 10-1/2" Silhouette Super to Ruger to have the barrel set back, as the forcing cone was beginning to look like a grain funnel. As letting go of your Olympic Redhawk illustrates, there is no such thing as a GOOD CHEAP EDUCATION. ![]() Or at least it took a few years for them to tell me.Ĭontender. It took a few years before they figured out what happened & why. ![]() They sent me a release form (to say I wasn't injured,) & they replaced my gun. I gave them my detailed reloading & shooting notes. I sent it back to Ruger with a detailed explaniation of how & when it happened. All the threaded portion was still inside the frame. ![]() It was the scoped barrel, found laying forward & to the right of where I was standing. One, I missed, and two "something" flew forward. I figured to ventilate the can a bit first.)Īt my very first shot that day, two thing went through my mind immediately. I unlimbered my scoped Redhawk, and went to shoot a Pepsi can an idiot had thrown out. Well, one day, out rambling around the mountains with my GF on my ATV, we stopped for a break. Very comfortable to shoot, and extremely accurate. ![]() I won't relate my exact pet load, but it was on the lower end of the loading chart, NOT a barnburner thumping load. I never shot factory ammo in my gun, but I kept excellent records as to the test ammo I tried. I still have an old target somewhere with a single hole, 6 rounds, 50 yds, that the entire hole measures LESS than 1 inch. I purchased a nice Stainless Redhawk, with rings, and proceeded to enjoy it. It took a while for them to figure out who & why it happened.Īs for my story, I've written it before, but I'll repeat it again briefly. In fact I was told that the Super Redhawk was designed due to the fact that the barrel seperating from the frame was at first percieved to be a strength issue where the barrel met the frame. It was on the Redhawk, NOT the Super Redhawk. ![]()
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