I'm Done - No more - Absolutely Done! Argggg...

[usabaker]

It is heavy, clunky, unpleasant to shoot with factory grips, and the gun generally lacks refinement.

The fact it's heavy is one of the things I like about the Super Redhawk although the one I got has 9.5" barrel which makes it a bit heavier then I anticipated. I really didn't want anything over 7.5"; but the price was right.

I view them as solid vice clunky. But we have different uses for them from what I read. I have no intention of using it for pistol events or paper in general. I bought it for planned hunting trips into Montana and Alaska where there are no 2nd chances with some of the wildlife. Plus I enjoyed shooting my old Ruger Blackhawk 44's and am looking forward to shooting some steel with the Super Redhawk (still on my 10 days waiting period, stupid California).

Which factory grips are you talking about? My Super Redhawk came with the Hogue Tamer Monogrip and while these are really nice grips and soften the blow to the hands, I still prefer the wooden grips. Something about wood.. doaNo, I love them even though you get the full brunt of the recoil and I will admit the ones on my Super Blackhawk being smooth were hard to grip tight when your hands got moist when it was hot outside and that was uncomfortable. I will more than likely make my own custom grips to fit my hand, I have a beautiful chunk of Walnut in my shop that's been begging to be used for something.

I did look at the S&W offering I could find used and they were outside what I was willing to try and talk my money manager (aka wife) into letting be buy.

The two most uncomfortable pistols I have shot are the Service .38 Special I had to use to qualify on in the late 70's when I was in the service; its grip was much too small for my liking and just recently the new Walther P22 22LR I don't even know how to explain that one. But this is not saying much because I really don't care for pistols too much, I have not shot a lot of different types.