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**JohnKSa** · September 9, 2008, 12:34 AM

Hogghead,

The GP100 was scaled up to make the Super Redhawk (not the Redhawk). The GP100 came out in 1986, the Super RedHawk in 1987. The Redhawk and the Super Redhawk are two very different revolvers, the only similarities being their initial chambering, the fact that they're both made by the same company and the similar names.

The Super Redhawk is, in fact, a scaled up GP100. The action and the frame, with the exception of the frame extension at the barrel is are pretty much identical to the GP100 with the exception of size.

You are correct that the Redhawk came out before the GP100, but if you read the article carefully you'll see that it doesn't say the REDHAWK was the scaled up GP100, it merely says that at the time the GP100 was being scaled up (to make the Super Redhawk) Ruger began getting reports on the Redhawks failing at the barrel/frame junction. You'll also note that the article does state that the "Redhawk had been on the market for years with no reported problems".

The Wiki article seems to be pretty much correct as far as I can determine.

September 9, 2008, 12:34 AM	#21
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 25,010	Hogghead, The GP100 was scaled up to make the Super Redhawk (not the Redhawk). The GP100 came out in 1986, the Super RedHawk in 1987. The Redhawk and the Super Redhawk are two very different revolvers, the only similarities being their initial chambering, the fact that they're both made by the same company and the similar names. The Super Redhawk is, in fact, a scaled up GP100. The action and the frame, with the exception of the frame extension at the barrel is are pretty much identical to the GP100 with the exception of size. You are correct that the Redhawk came out before the GP100, but if you read the article carefully you'll see that it doesn't say the REDHAWK was the scaled up GP100, it merely says that at the time the GP100 was being scaled up (to make the Super Redhawk) Ruger began getting reports on the Redhawks failing at the barrel/frame junction. You'll also note that the article does state that the "Redhawk had been on the market for years with no reported problems". The Wiki article seems to be pretty much correct as far as I can determine. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?