Redhawk 454 project

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Rich44

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I've been wanting to do a Bowen custom GP454 where he takes a Ruger Alaskan and cuts off the barrel extension and installs a Redhawk barrel, instead I picked up a few Ruger parts awhile back, one a 454 Casull cylinder from a Super Redhawk and replaced the cylinder in one of my 45 Colt Redhawks with it and came up with this

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Have some 335gr LFN's loaded up just waiting for a chance to get to the range
 
Wonder what the weight difference is in the two guns
Toklat looks heavier ???????
Says Toklat is 47 oz.
Thx
 
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Ruger lists their .44 standard Redhawk 5.5" barrel at 49 oz. and the Toklat is 47 oz.
 
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Originally Posted By: KizmoSorry to inform you so late, but you could have gotten a Tolkat for a whole lot less money.

http://www.ruger.com/products/superRedhawkDE/specSheets/5517.html


I don't think so 45 colt Redhawk I bought years ago $500 + $125 for Super Redhawk cylinder + about $12 for special screwdriver tip to disassemble ejector rod and 15 min of my time = 454 Redhawk .
The whole idea behind this is I just don't like the looks of the Super, I do like the action better than the single spring on the Redhawk which has it's own set of problems.
Ultimately I would like to have a GP 454 but for about $137 over what this Redhawk cost me it will do
 
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