09 January 2002, 09:21
R-WESTWanted - Pistolsmith for Ruger Redhawk
Posted this over at the "Pistol Shooting" forum; thought this might be a better place for it.
Are there any good pistolsmiths out there? Need some work done to Ruger Redhawk in .45 Colt.
Also, do I need to have an FFL guy send/receive the gun?
Thanks,
R-WEST
09 January 2002, 10:28
Big BoreI had Wilson Combat do a tune job on my Redhawk 44 maggie. Excellent. You can send your pistol directly to any smith without going through a FFL and the smith can return it directly to do also, unless there is a state law that would prohibit you from doing so. I have always shipped mine UPS, but now you have to send any handgun using overnight delivery.
09 January 2002, 11:23
R-WESTBig Bore -
Do you have an address and/or phone number for them? Also, not that it's of major importance, since quality is worth waiting for, what kind of turn around time did you experience?
Thanx,
R-WEST
09 January 2002, 13:47
Paul HWhat type of work do you want done? I have a buddy who is a devoted handgun hunter, nearly 1/2 dozen safari's all with handgun. All he uses is 2 redhawk 44 mags 4" and 7 1/2" that he hunts with, as well as a contender. Both redhawks were worked over by magnaport, and while MNP is exspensive, the resulting SA and DA trigger pulls are perfect!
09 January 2002, 14:32
R-WESTPaul H -
A general going over is what I'm after. The trigger pull, both DA and SA, are abysmal, so, they'll need some work.
R-WEST
10 January 2002, 09:38
500nitrotry Jim Clark jnr at
www.clarkcustomguns.com toll free 888-458-4126.
He has done work for me in the past and I can reccomend him highly.
10 January 2002, 05:02
R-WESTThanks for the input, guys. I'm leaning toward Clark's. I'll let you know how it turns out.
R-WEST
11 January 2002, 12:00
Big BoreSorry I didn't get back sooner. They did a complete work-over of the action and the DA and SA trigger pulls were reduced greatly. The lock-up became as tight as a bank vault and the whole revolver had a different, but much better feel to it. He did the work over 15 years ago so I don't know what he would charge now, but then it was about $125 or so. His internet address is:
www.wilsoncombat.comYou should at least check them out before doing anything. I am sure you would be happy with either smith as they both do excellent work.
11 January 2002, 16:14
DavidReedAlso check out Hamilton Bowen's shop. The work his shop puts out is first rate.
www.Bowenclassicarms.com
12 January 2002, 02:50
R-WESTI'm gonna have to get more Redhawks, so I can try all these different guys.
Thanks for all the input.
R-WEST