Any scoped revolver shooters? - The Firearms Forum

Bullseye · 07-17-2003, 10:07 PM

Anyone else ever scope a revolver? I did - mostly for accuracy testing. Some of my 629 44 Mag groups for 6 shots @ 25yards are in the attachment. I like six shot groups for revolvers. Shooting from a solid benchrest the accuracy can be impressive. I now have a 4X Leupold in place of the 2X Leupold in the picture - going to try to shoot a 1" or better 50 yard group with 4X!

FN_Project90 · 07-17-2003, 11:09 PM

I may add a scope to mine, just have not had the time to do all the work.

Cow Caregiver · 07-18-2003, 07:45 AM

Put one of the red dot sights on it. This is a purely awesome arm for the vaporization of armadiddles. It don't group as pretty as yours does, Bullseye, but it will make buzzard bait out to 90 or 100 long paces. I have a little niece that can make it work fifty steps beyond that.

07-18-2003, 07:50 AM

Quite impressive Bullseye. Thanks for sharing your pic.

tuckerd1 · 07-18-2003, 07:58 AM

Very nice Bullseye!!

I have a Super Redhawk w/Leopold 2x and a SW686 w/Tasco Red Dot. Both fun to shoot, but the 686 is awesome for quick target acqusition.

Setup the Redhawk for deer hunting, but haven't taken a deer with it yet.

FN_Project90 · 07-18-2003, 04:33 PM

I have a walther top point illuminated reticle 4x pistol scope has a 15mm red circle and a dot in the middle. I may put that on my 657

Bullseye · 07-18-2003, 08:38 PM

Thanks for the compliments! Yeah , those Redhawks/Super Redhawks are shooters too! Had one of the early production Super Redhawks 7.5" and it shot very well off hand. Never scope revolvers back then - eyesight was also better! Would have been interesting to see what it could have done scoped.

If I get around to shooting the 44 @ 50 yards and get a group worthy of posting I'll share it.

bigboom338 · 07-20-2003, 01:01 AM

Not scoped yet but I am gonna scope my Super Blackhawk 44 soon, then I can try some of this pistol hunting for whitetails.

Smokin Guns · 07-20-2003, 07:49 AM

Only this "Pup"...for "Sheets-N-Geegles" only...I am going to have to scope my pistols, if I'm ever going to hold any kind of decent group!...

inplanotx · 07-20-2003, 08:22 AM

I have a Redhawk in .41 Mag that has a 2x Leupold on it!

07-20-2003, 10:13 AM

How is your eye relief moving up to the 4x scope? Do you get the wiggles when hunting or shooting offhand? How fast is the target acquisition compared to a 2x?

I have a .44 mag redhawk with a 2x Nikon that I figure is ideal. I can put together a 3" group at 100 yds shooting from a rest. I dont think that I would take it any further than that. I shoot 300 gr cast bullets.

swede

Bullseye · 07-20-2003, 05:10 PM

"How is your eye relief moving up to the 4x scope?

I now have the 4X Leupold EER on the 44 mag. The optimum eye relief on the Leupold 4X is listed exactly the same as the Leupold 2X (12-24 inches) - one of the reasons I wanted a Leupold 4X EER. I think this feature is unique to Leupold.

"Do you get the wiggles when hunting or shooting offhand?"

I have never hunted with a handgun but have past experience shooting scoped handguns - mostly TC Contenders - in metallic silhouette. We used to shoot up to 100 meters in NRA silhouette. So , the 4X really does not "appear" to move too much to make shooting difficult. In fact in metallic silhouette 4X was considered very low power.

"How fast is the target acquisition compared to a 2x?"

If there is one drawback to the Leupold 4X EER it is field of view (9 feet @ 100 yds) - very narrow compared to the Leupold 2X EER (21.2 feet @ 100 yds) - so I would suspect that target aquisition would be much , much slower to accomplish.

inplanotx · 07-20-2003, 06:29 PM

I had a 4x on the Redhawk at first. Unfortunately, when out hunting, fast aquisition was impossible. That is why I switched back to the 2x. Now there is no problem.

07-20-2003, 10:08 PM

Thanks bullseye for the info...Leupolds are out my league but I do want to try a 4x sometime. Maybe next time I am at Cabelas I will have them slap one on one of their fake pistols just to try it out.

swede

rvance · 08-13-2003, 02:38 PM

Love the .41mag Ruger Redhawk I have. It is scoped with a Swift 2x.
I just put your 829 picture on my desktop.
Very nice!

Bullseye · 08-14-2003, 04:04 PM

rvance - Thanks!

1badmagnum · 10-11-2003, 09:21 PM

I have a scoped taurus raging bull 454 with redfield 2x optics,and have just purchased a ruger super redhawk in 480 ruger which will carry a nikon 2x eer scope.
its great getting those groups at 170 yds!

07-17-2003, 10:07 PM	#1
Bullseye V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 153	Any scoped revolver shooters? Anyone else ever scope a revolver? I did - mostly for accuracy testing. Some of my 629 44 Mag groups for 6 shots @ 25yards are in the attachment. I like six shot groups for revolvers. Shooting from a solid benchrest the accuracy can be impressive. I now have a 4X Leupold in place of the 2X Leupold in the picture - going to try to shoot a 1" or better 50 yard group with 4X! Attached Images -->

07-17-2003, 11:09 PM	#2
FN_Project90 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 803	I may add a scope to mine, just have not had the time to do all the work. __________________ Things n' Stuff

07-18-2003, 07:45 AM	#3
Cow Caregiver V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 136	Ruger Redhawk Put one of the red dot sights on it. This is a purely awesome arm for the vaporization of armadiddles. It don't group as pretty as yours does, Bullseye, but it will make buzzard bait out to 90 or 100 long paces. I have a little niece that can make it work fifty steps beyond that. __________________ Freedom comes dear. Don't let anybody steal yours.... Last edited by Cow Caregiver; 07-18-2003 at 07:48 AM..

07-18-2003, 04:33 PM	#6
FN_Project90 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 803	I have a walther top point illuminated reticle 4x pistol scope has a 15mm red circle and a dot in the middle. I may put that on my 657 __________________ Things n' Stuff

07-20-2003, 01:01 AM	#8
bigboom338 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Dakota Posts: 399	Not scoped yet but I am gonna scope my Super Blackhawk 44 soon, then I can try some of this pistol hunting for whitetails. __________________ "Aim Small Miss Small"

07-18-2003, 07:50 AM	#4
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Quite impressive Bullseye. Thanks for sharing your pic.

07-18-2003, 07:58 AM	#5
tuckerd1 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Paint Rock Valley, Alabama Posts: 3,147	Very nice Bullseye!! I have a Super Redhawk w/Leopold 2x and a SW686 w/Tasco Red Dot. Both fun to shoot, but the 686 is awesome for quick target acqusition. Setup the Redhawk for deer hunting, but haven't taken a deer with it yet.

07-18-2003, 08:38 PM	#7
Bullseye V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 153	Thanks for the compliments! Yeah , those Redhawks/Super Redhawks are shooters too! Had one of the early production Super Redhawks 7.5" and it shot very well off hand. Never scope revolvers back then - eyesight was also better! Would have been interesting to see what it could have done scoped. If I get around to shooting the 44 @ 50 yards and get a group worthy of posting I'll share it.

07-20-2003, 07:49 AM	#9
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Only this "Pup"...for "Sheets-N-Geegles" only...I am going to have to scope my pistols, if I'm ever going to hold any kind of decent group!... Attached Images __________________

07-20-2003, 08:22 AM	#10
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	I have a Redhawk in .41 Mag that has a 2x Leupold on it! __________________

07-20-2003, 10:13 AM	#11
WyomingSwede Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	How is your eye relief moving up to the 4x scope? Do you get the wiggles when hunting or shooting offhand? How fast is the target acquisition compared to a 2x? I have a .44 mag redhawk with a 2x Nikon that I figure is ideal. I can put together a 3" group at 100 yds shooting from a rest. I dont think that I would take it any further than that. I shoot 300 gr cast bullets. swede

07-20-2003, 05:10 PM	#12
Bullseye V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 153	"How is your eye relief moving up to the 4x scope? I now have the 4X Leupold EER on the 44 mag. The optimum eye relief on the Leupold 4X is listed exactly the same as the Leupold 2X (12-24 inches) - one of the reasons I wanted a Leupold 4X EER. I think this feature is unique to Leupold. "Do you get the wiggles when hunting or shooting offhand?" I have never hunted with a handgun but have past experience shooting scoped handguns - mostly TC Contenders - in metallic silhouette. We used to shoot up to 100 meters in NRA silhouette. So , the 4X really does not "appear" to move too much to make shooting difficult. In fact in metallic silhouette 4X was considered very low power. "How fast is the target acquisition compared to a 2x?" If there is one drawback to the Leupold 4X EER it is field of view (9 feet @ 100 yds) - very narrow compared to the Leupold 2X EER (21.2 feet @ 100 yds) - so I would suspect that target aquisition would be much , much slower to accomplish.

07-20-2003, 06:29 PM	#13
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	I had a 4x on the Redhawk at first. Unfortunately, when out hunting, fast aquisition was impossible. That is why I switched back to the 2x. Now there is no problem. __________________

07-20-2003, 10:08 PM	#14
WyomingSwede Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Thanks bullseye for the info...Leupolds are out my league but I do want to try a 4x sometime. Maybe next time I am at Cabelas I will have them slap one on one of their fake pistols just to try it out. swede

08-13-2003, 02:38 PM	#15
rvance Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Rochelle VA Posts: 42	Yes man!!! Love the .41mag Ruger Redhawk I have. It is scoped with a Swift 2x. I just put your 829 picture on my desktop. Very nice! __________________ Living on the Rapidan River!

08-14-2003, 04:04 PM	#16
Bullseye V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 153	rvance - Thanks!

10-11-2003, 09:21 PM	#17
1badmagnum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: cleveland ohio usa Posts: 15	I have a scoped taurus raging bull 454 with redfield 2x optics,and have just purchased a ruger super redhawk in 480 ruger which will carry a nikon 2x eer scope. its great getting those groups at 170 yds! __________________ desert eagle shooter