Despite the weather warming up, and the days being sunny. We have had some cold nights.
Tonight was the first night we had a 78*F night. I went to the pistol range with the .44 Magnum at 5 PM. The owner was there. He has a 2007 Electric Blue Street Bob. Really nice looking bike. He came out to my Street Bob. He had never seen it, but knew I rode one. We talked about bikes til about 6 PM. He wants new pipes, but is not wanting to spend the money right now. Times are tight. I told him I have some '09 SB mufflers with Cycle Shack baffles that should fit his headers, and I will bring them up to him so he can install them, and ride them for a week or so. I don't mind letting him. He is a pretty good guy, and I have been shooting at his range for 4 years.


Anyway.. I got done shooting. It is always funny cause unless someone is in there with a .454 or a .500. I get all the looks, and the WTH is that guy shooting. Mostly it is people with 9mm, .380s, or .40 cal. You know that pop guns.
When I fire off one of the 240 grain XTP loads that contains 20.5 grains of 2400, and you see a fireball shoot out 3 feet long and 3 feet wide. Everyone is intrigued. Hell. Even me.

But the ride home tonight was SUPER!!! Rolled out after blasting the .44 Mag on my Harley without a care in the world. Giving thanks to God, and the men like my father who fought for our freedoms to allow me to experience that feeling. Then to come home to a full house. Two kids, my wife, the dog and cat. Each one with a smile and so happy to see you home safe. Great night. Just a great night to be an American.

 

Sounds like a great ending to a great day.

 

Sounds like a awesome day! Amen to that.

 

Proud to be an American!

 

I get the same looks shooting the snub nose .357. It's the concussion that hits your whole body when the gun fires that really gets peoples attention.

 

I lost the pic I had of my first firearm, S&W .357 w/6.5" barrel. I loved that gun. Sold it to help buy my step-son his first car. His dad was never going to.

Here is my latest. S&W .45acp:

 

I carry and conceal daily the Ruger SP101 DAO Hammerless .357 with a Wolf Spring Kit and my local gunsmith cleaned up all the spurs for a smoother trigger pull and return

 

Check out the new release at Blockbuster "Faster"

Dwane Johnson uses the Alaskan.

Models feature a 2/12" frame-integral barrel and are chambered in the powerful .44 Magnum and .454 Casull calibers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buf4_Crt27c

 

Ruger’s Super Redhawk Alaskan .454 Casull

Ruger's Super Redhawk revolver has been around for about eighteen years now, and enjoys a reputation for strength, durability, and accuracy in a double-action sixgun. It also has a well-earned reputation as a pretty big revolver. One word that never comes to mind with the Super Redhawk is "petite". It is a big revolver built for hunting, a role in which it serves well as a primary hunting tool. It is not a weapon that one would likely choose to carry as a backup to another primary weapon such as a rifle. For its intended purpose, it does a stellar job of fulfilling that role. It is a hunting gun. Personally, I am a single-action man. I find that the single-action revolver is more compact, and a simpler design. I like my belt guns to be relatively portable, and never considered the Super Redhawk to be an easily packable sixgun. It is perfectly suited to carrying in the hand or slung across the chest while hunting, but I find it too big to carry in a belt holster while walking through the woods. Again, for a primary hunting gun, it is just great, but it is a design for which I never personally found a burning desire to own.

Now, Ruger has taken that excellent design, chopped five inches off the barrel, added a very comfortable Hogue grip, and turned the Super Redhawk into a relatively handy little big bore belt gun that they call the "Alaskan". Chambered at first for the healthy .454 Casull cartridge, the .480 Ruger version is to follow shortly. The .454 Casull will also fire the .45 Colt cartridge interchangeably, making it a very versatile chambering, and is the one received here for this review. Look for a review on the .480 as soon as a production gun arrives.

While the Alaskan is still a big sixgun, it is much more packable than its full-sized brother. The Alaskan wears a barrel that measures just 2.58 inches in length on the test gun, which really dramatically changes the balance and handling qualities of the design. What I once found to be a bulky sixgun for which I cared little, has become an interesting belt gun.

The Alaskan was built to be the ultimate back-up gun for those who hike, fish, camp, or hunt in big bear country, hence the name "Alaskan". In fact, I hear that the gun is already quite popular up north in our forty-ninth state, with the first shipments sent there. As a heavy-duty self defense gun against large beasts, the Alaskan makes good sense. It would also serve well those who work with large animals, such as domestic cattle. A big bull can really hurt a man quickly.

The Super Redhawk design is a very strong and rugged one, with front and rear cylinder lockup, offset cylinder bolt notches, and a solid frame design. It can handle a steady diet of .454 Casull ammunition without shooting loose. The .454 Casull cartridge offers plenty of power and deep penetration with the right choice of ammo. While the .454 will drive relatively lightweight bullets to high velocities with flat trajectories, the heavy weight bullets better fulfill the role intended for the Alaskan. The ability of the gun to fire heavy, bone-breaking bullets from a compact, portable package is what the Alaskan is all about. While it could serve well as a primary hunting weapon, in many places it would be illegal for big game hunting due to its short barrel length. However, there is no barrel restriction on self defense, whether it be for protection from wild animals or felonious thugs. The Alaskan carries six rounds of .454 power in the smallest package that I know of on the market.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jn2Pnr4apA

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUKyJHWvAww