Ruger .357 Redhawk s.s.(7-1/2" barrel)?
1)Is the .357 Redhawk, now, somewhat considered to be a "Collectible?
2)What would the estimated current value be for one of these .357 Redhawks be, in excellent condition?
3)Is the .357 Redhawk, in much demand today? Is it "Popular" or "Unpopular"? Is it considered to be a very good revolver?
4)Any ideas on which barrel length(5-1/2" or 7-1/2")was the most rare, in the .357 Redhawk? Or, how many of these were produced in each barrel length?
5)Give your opinions, regarding the .357 Redhawk(Anyone?)?
6)Ruger supposedly, produced the .357 Redhawks from 1984 to 1991-however, I had read on another gun forum, that production was stopped on these, in 1985? Which information here is correct?
7)If a person owned a .357 Redhawk, would it be "Unwise" to send this gun back to Ruger to have the gun rebarreled with the 5-1/2" barrel-or, would this ruin the "Collectibility" of an original, 7-1/2" barred .357 Redhawk? Or, would doing this, not have any negative impact on "Collectibility"?
8)Please add any additional information about the .357 Redhawks, that I may not have covered in the above questions-as I'm seeking to learn everything about these guns, in every respect(Good, bad, or, indifferent-whatever?)?
2)What would the estimated current value be for one of these .357 Redhawks be, in excellent condition?
3)Is the .357 Redhawk, in much demand today? Is it "Popular" or "Unpopular"? Is it considered to be a very good revolver?
4)Any ideas on which barrel length(5-1/2" or 7-1/2")was the most rare, in the .357 Redhawk? Or, how many of these were produced in each barrel length?
5)Give your opinions, regarding the .357 Redhawk(Anyone?)?
6)Ruger supposedly, produced the .357 Redhawks from 1984 to 1991-however, I had read on another gun forum, that production was stopped on these, in 1985? Which information here is correct?
7)If a person owned a .357 Redhawk, would it be "Unwise" to send this gun back to Ruger to have the gun rebarreled with the 5-1/2" barrel-or, would this ruin the "Collectibility" of an original, 7-1/2" barred .357 Redhawk? Or, would doing this, not have any negative impact on "Collectibility"?
8)Please add any additional information about the .357 Redhawks, that I may not have covered in the above questions-as I'm seeking to learn everything about these guns, in every respect(Good, bad, or, indifferent-whatever?)?
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1: Yes , not as much as a older S&W or Colt but one of the harder to find Rugers
2: I sold one just last month for $450 plus s&h, mine was in exc. condition but did not have a box that was number to the gun
3: I would say there is less demand for them based on how long it took for me to sell mine , back a few years if one came up on auction it was gone , now they seen to sit for a little while .
the Redhawk is one of the strongest revolvers made ,they really are a tank , they don't have as good of trigger as say a S&W or Colt but a good smith can give them a respectable trigger
4: the 5-1/2" are harder to find and I have been told that there where fewer of them made , I don't have numbers on how many of each were produced
5: fine all around revolver , too heavy for its caliber , mainly due to the fact that its a 357mag built on a 44mag frame
6: 357mag was stoped in 1985, the 41 mag remained in production until 1991
7: well I would be very surprised if Ruger still has any barrels available for this gun , but if they did and if you had them do the work then it shouldn't hurt the value of your gun at all , I mean we're not talking about a hugh collectable gun here, sure its worth more than a redhawk in say 44mag but not that much , so if you want the shorter barrel and Ruger has one , then i would go for it , cost would be only guessing some where around $200 by the time you ship it both ways buy the barrel , pay there service charge, ect.
8: fine all around gun , look for them in smaller gun shops , pawn shops , on the different auction sites , its funny if you let people know you are looking you can be surprised by what may turn up , one time several years ago i was talking to the owner of a shop in a different state about contenders , I just happen to mention that I was also looking for a redhawk in 357 or 41 , to my surprise he gave me the name and number to a different shop that he knew had a couple sitting on their shelf , I ended up buying both guns for a very reasonable amount [:D] good luck on your search0 -
gskyhawk:
Thanks, for your welcomed input!
How much would you estimate, that you might have lost in the sale of your .357 Redhawk, by not having the original Ruger .357 Gun box to sell along with your gun? Do you think that having another Redhawk box for the same barrel length of one of these Redhawks(Except, for being marked for the wrong caliber!)would hurt the sale price very much? This would be assuming that I had all of the paperwork for a .357 Redhawk(But, the wrong box!)? I ask this, because I have found a .357 magnum Redhawk(With 7-1/2" barrel)but without the proper box for it?0 -
if its being sold to someone that just wants it for a shooter then its really no big deal but if its to someone that collects them haveing the
original box to the gun, which should show the serial number of the gun , I would say about $25 give or take ,
if it was a new unfired gun then it would even be more
[ after checking several of my boxes i see that some of them do have the guns serial number on the label and some of them don't ,, it looks like the newer boxes are the ones with the serial number ]0 -
In 1956 I bought a new Blackhawk .357 Mag Flat Top in the box in fact the dealer ordered it for me.
I still have the gun in the box with all the papers including the Warranty Card.The box does not have a serial number,it doesn't have a place for one.
I don't know about the newer models?[:)]
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