{"id":26927,"date":"2014-11-07T13:45:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T18:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=26927"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:06:47","slug":"ruger-alaskan-mod-gemini-customs-gun-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ruger-alaskan-mod-gemini-customs-gun-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruger Alaskan Mod by Gemini Customs–Gun Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Perhaps the most impressive angle for a .44 Magnum is from the front!<\/p><\/div>\n

The Ruger Redhawk<\/a> Alaskan is an impressive gun out of the box. This snub-nose .44 Magnum is built on Ruger\u2019s largest revolver frame, and weighs a portly 45 ounces. Nothing about this gun is small, including the muzzle diameter.<\/p>\n

Even the name evokes the large size of the revolver. Although a member of the Super Redhawk family, this configuration gets a special moniker\u2014the Alaskan. Without a doubt this gun would be well suited for duty in the arctic wilderness, but it has far more potential than just being a bear defense gun. A revolver chambered in .44 Magnum<\/a> is an amazingly versatile firearm, and the Alaskan platform has tremendous potential.<\/p>\n

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As impressive as the stock Alaskan may be, master gunsmith Marc Morganti at Gemini Customs<\/a><\/a> sees this big bore revolver as a starting point for a lot more. Gemini Customs is a high end shop that has been customizing 1911s and revolvers since 1997. For the last decade or so, Marc has mostly limited his work to revolvers, and primarily Ruger revolvers.\u00a0\u00a0 The Alaskan has become the canvas for some of his best work.<\/p>\n

Gemini Customs offers a wide variety of custom work on the Alaskan, with an emphasis on making this .44 Magnum a better tool for personal protection and concealed carry. Although some may scoff at the idea of an Alaskan for self-defense, I would suggest the idea is not as crazy as it may first seem.<\/p>\n

As a defensive gun, the Alaskan has two major drawbacks\u2014the massive size and the potentially violent recoil. There is not too much that can be done about the size and weight. Gemini Customs does, however, smooth and dehorn all the sharp edges for carry. Gemini Customs also provides excellent hand crafted wooden stocks that can be fit to your particular hand size. These stocks are far better for carry than the rubber Hogue grips that come standard. Rubber grips are nice for shooting, but are usually poor for concealed carry because they tend to snag on cover garments, and make the gun less concealable and harder to draw.<\/p>\n

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The action work by Gemini Customs includes eliminating cylinder endshake, honing the cylinder chambers, and throating the barrel.<\/p><\/div>\n

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