re: Good home defense revolver?

Either a GP100 7 shot or a Redhawk 8 shot. Either one with a 4 or 5.5” barrel.

The new ruger lineup is perfect. Two things we’ve always needed: a 7 shot GP100 or 8 shot Redhawk. I have a serious want for a Redhawk.

My carry piece is a 3” GP100. I like it well enough, but I’d really like to have better sights, more barrel, and 1 or 2 extra rounds. That 8 shot Redhawk with 5.5” barrel is

With the 3” barrel and full power old school magnum loads the muzzle blast and flash is really too much. I shot it at night once outside and it was like looking at an arc flash. Shot it at an indoor range once and it was sooooo much louder than the other guns there. It’s pretty rediculous.