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That's still pretty high res for 20%, might turn down the megapixel setting on your camera next time. 1600x1200 and .5 to 1Mb is plenty big for here.
 
Ian said:
That's still pretty high res for 20%, might turn down the megapixel setting on your camera next time. 1600x1200 and .5 to 1Mb is plenty big for here.
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I do wish the forum had the option to resize images to its liking turned on. De-resing images from my phone is a tedious step. I use Image Toolbox from my Android phone, or one of these commands using ImageMagick from the CLI on my Linux desktop computer:
Bash: 
# Image resizing aliases
alias mogrify1024='mogrify -resize 1024x1024\>'
alias mogrify1280='mogrify -resize 1280x1280\>'
 
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TXTad said:
I do wish the forum had the option to resize images to its liking turned on. De-resing images from my phone is a tedious step. I use Image Toolbox from my Android phone, or one of these commands using ImageMagick from the CLI on my Linux desktop computer:
Bash: 
# Image resizing aliases
alias mogrify1024='mogrify -resize 1024x1024\>'
alias mogrify1280='mogrify -resize 1280x1280\>'
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It was my VPN. Oops.
 
Sadly, not much you can do with a Redhawk trigger, far as I know and my experience... Aftermarket springs, but they tend to make little difference. Learned to live with the trigger in my Redhawk 45 Colt/45 ACP. And yes, I AM a trigger snob! I love light triggers in MOST things!
 
I have the same gun in 45 Colt. I cleaned up the action and shimmed hammer, trigger, dogs, and spring fulcrum, then lubed and dryfired the snot out of it. It helped the trigger stroke, smoothed and made it more consistent. It may have helped weight, but it is still heavier than the range on my trigger pull gauge. I have a set of lighter wolff mainsprings but am reluctant to use them. I don't want to compromise reliability. I suppose I should try them and see. It is just a pain in the butt to change them out with the action shimmed.
 
I've had Ruger Redhawks apart, but I don't currently have one. However, from my experience with Ruger DA revolvers, which is fairly extensive, I can say that the report above from Rick H is par for the course.

Rugers respond very well to some judicious polishing, shims (if needed) and a little careful lubrication. Once you clean them up, they require very little attention from that point forward. The actions are incredibly durable and while the DA pull may be a little heavy in comparison to other makes, a smooth action beats a light trigger pull every day.

The Redhawk uses the mainspring to power the hammer and also act as the trigger return spring. It’s sort of like a Colt DA revolver in that regard except the main spring in a Redhawk is a coil spring and not a “V” spring.

In a Redhawk, any reduction in mainspring weight will have consequences on both the hammer (lock time AND force on the firing pin) and the trigger return. So, tread lightly if you start fooling with the mainspring. I think Rick H has the correct outlook; reliability trumps a light DA trigger.
 
According to the RCBS trigger pull gauge, my 80s issue 44 mag. RH is 4.5# in SA. Double action is about 9# if I were to extrapolate................gauge only goes up to 8 pounds. Only thing I did was put in a Bullseye spring kit..........precursor to Wolfe springs.
 
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