I dislike the Ruger Redhawk! It is heavy, clunky, unpleasant to shoot with factory grips, and the gun generally lacks refinement. I have had my S&W 8-3/8" M29 since 1981 and it is simply superb. After playing with various loads I quickly settled on old Elmer's load of 245 grain swc (hard cast) over 22 grains of Hercules 2400 with a nice positive crimp. I get 1500 fps with an SD of 30 fps, and cases just drop out of the cylinder. My best group (when my eyes were a bit younger) was 1-3/4" at 100 metres. It gives complete penetration on sheep and deer and drops them instantly, and has won me a some international pistol events over the years. I have been given many Ruger revolvers over the years to tune up for customers, but work on S&W's over the same period has been very minor in comparison. In fairness I must add that the post 2000 S&W's are not as good as the earlier ones.