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Thread: Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
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December 22nd, 2014, 04:26 PM #1
Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
Well, some of the board members followed my last thread about getting a Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan in 454 Casull. I pulled the trigger today, and the Sig P220 left the stable and I welcomed the Ruger 454 beast.
It's a very nice revolver. It's used, and it has a cylinder ring. But it's in good shape. Timing on the cylinder was spot on for all 6 chambers. I put on some GP100 grips with a snakeskin pattern, and I like how the smaller grips feel and carry.
The only thing that I noticed is that there is a little endshake movement (fore and aft) of the cylinder when the gun is in full lockup (trigger held back).
Any Ruger or Super Blackhawk owners think this would be normal? I used to have a Ruger SP101 NEW that had some endshake. Smith & Wesson's that I have had always had zero end shake. Do Ruger double action revolvers have 'looser' tolerances for fore / aft cylinder movement? My dad (a mechanical engineer) will bring over his feeler gauges in a few days, so I'll have a better idea on how much endshake there is.
Any thoughts?
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December 22nd, 2014, 05:29 PM #2
Re: Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
This can be the thread for the Alaskan club
Count me amongst the membersMontani Semper Liberi
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December 22nd, 2014, 07:15 PM #3Active Member
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Re: Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
A little bit of shake is fairly normal. The big measurement in that respect is the B/C gap. I believe the spec on that is .008. Anything less is good to go.
Have you shot this gun with full tilt 454 loads yet? If you haven't I suspect that you will be migrating back to the softer Hogue grips after you do. Hanging on to a 454 in that small of a package with the Lett style grips is something less than fun.
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December 22nd, 2014, 07:36 PM #4
Re: Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
First of all congrats! The endshake would be hard to judge without seeing it. MidwayUSA sells the bearings if you think you might need them. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/519...-package-of-10 It's a relatively simple repair and videos for disassembly are on yoytube.
Count me in.
With a little H110 or 296 they double as both a revolver and a flame thrower.
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December 22nd, 2014, 08:40 PM #5
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December 22nd, 2014, 09:39 PM #6Grand Member
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December 23rd, 2014, 02:30 AM #7Super Member
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Re: Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
.454 in an Alaskan is like a 454 in a '32 Ford-mean, nasty, and a great ride!
I'm in. I actually just got some Hornady XTP Mags for mine. I don't feel like messing with hard cast right now.
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December 24th, 2014, 06:33 PM #8Active Member
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Re: Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
If you turn out the lights, things really get interesting!
...granted, that photo is of a 460 but with the short barrel a 454 Alaskan will be similar.
p.s. Not my photo, copied from a thread here:
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December 24th, 2014, 07:47 PM #9
Re: Ruger Alaskan 454 casull
If anyone's interested the gun was featured in the movie Faster.
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