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The Ruger Redhawks
are all double-action revolvers. The Redhawk was Ruger's first double-action
revolver and also the first to be chambered for the .44 magnum round, although
they can be chambered for a wide variety of rounds.
You could probably
modify it, which means you'd probably be replacing most of the innards with a
Ruger Blackhawk model, which is probably one of the most popular of the Ruger
New Model single action revolvers (or at least has the coolest name). It would
be a lot easier to just get ahold of a Ruger Blackhawk single-action. There are
a couple of different Blackhawk models, but the one you'd want would probably be
the Ruger Super Blackhawk, chambered for that Dirty Harry .44 Buttery
Magnumness, with of course the stainless steel finish, rosewood grip, and the 10
1/2 inch barrel (Model # KS411N).
The Ruger New Model
Blackhawk (not Super) is slightly easier to fit down your pants and about a half
or three-quarter pound lighter than the Super. It can be chambered for .30
Carbine, .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, or 45 Long Colt. A couple of the .357 models
are called Blackhawk Convertibles, and come with an extra cylinder that can be
quickly swapped in/out that is chambered for the more popular 9mm parabellum
round.
Other Ruger
single-actions include the Vaquero, the Bisley-Vaquero, Super Single-Six, and
the Single-Six/.32 H&R Magnum. If you're not hot on the Ruger family, there
are maybe a few others. If you wanted to go with the original Dirty Harry gun,
the Smith & Wession model 29 introduced the .44 magnum cartridge to the
world in 1955, and comes in both single and double-action versions... either
that or it can be operated in either mode... not sure about that. I think
the only Colt you can get in .44 Magnum now is the double-action anaconda, but
it wouldn't surprise me if someone had modified a Peacemaker or New Frontier to
take the larger round.
O'course, if you
want to go up from there, there's always the .454 Casull... just in case any
school buses try to get a little too up close and
personal...
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