ZEBRARANGER
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I do.
who loves the .44 mag?
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44 magnum
It is not my most favorite handgun caliber for target shooting but is currently my most powerful one that I have an old 629 chambered for ! To me the 44 magnum is all business and I only shoot full power hunting loads in it....I have other handguns better suited for long sessions of target shooting and plinking ! Okay , I admit....it is a blast to shoot the big boomer !
It is not my most favorite handgun caliber for target shooting but is currently my most powerful one that I have an old 629 chambered for ! To me the 44 magnum is all business and I only shoot full power hunting loads in it....I have other handguns better suited for long sessions of target shooting and plinking ! Okay , I admit....it is a blast to shoot the big boomer !
Jeremiah/Az
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I like the .44 mag for its versatility of everything from .44 spl. to full power mags if you reload.
Redhawk5.5+P+
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Me.
My favorite is the factory Remmington 180g, extra load (.357s rems too.) with a big flash bulb like flash. The flash ads drama.
I live in Vegas, I love when these foreigners (none free) comes to Vegas (U.S.A.) to shoot (at my range) some full auto .223 or maybe once in a while a .45 Tommy
. After they spend a $100 in one second, I get my Ruger Redhawk out. One shot is all it takes. $00.70 in one second, they're like "what the heck was that?" I just smile and invite them to shoot one shot. Funny, they usually decline.
I don't like it.
Every time I shoot one I wish it was a .41 magnum.
If you handload, which I don't, you might as well have a .44 special instead of a .44 magnum.
Remington screwed it up. Instead of making it 1200 fps as Elmer Keith suggested they made it do 1500 which takes all the fun out of it.
Having said that I have 2 and one on the way. Why? Because I like the guns: a Colt Anaconda 4", a Ruger old model Super Blackhawk, and a Virginian Dragoon on the way with a 10.5" barrel that will hopefully tame the recoil down to a fun level.
Every time I shoot one I wish it was a .41 magnum.
If you handload, which I don't, you might as well have a .44 special instead of a .44 magnum.
Remington screwed it up. Instead of making it 1200 fps as Elmer Keith suggested they made it do 1500 which takes all the fun out of it.
Having said that I have 2 and one on the way. Why? Because I like the guns: a Colt Anaconda 4", a Ruger old model Super Blackhawk, and a Virginian Dragoon on the way with a 10.5" barrel that will hopefully tame the recoil down to a fun level.
Edward429451
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One of my favorite rounds, the 44 Mag. Six different moulds from 180 to 300 grains plus shot loads and frankenloads...what not to like.
.44 Magnum
One of my favorites for white tail and hog hunting. I really like 300gr XTPs and am working on a load using the 265gr JSPs developed for 444 Marlin. So far not as accurate as the XTPs but I am working on it.
I have two, both Ruger Super Blackhawks:
for hogs
for white tails
One of my favorites for white tail and hog hunting. I really like 300gr XTPs and am working on a load using the 265gr JSPs developed for 444 Marlin. So far not as accurate as the XTPs but I am working on it.
I have two, both Ruger Super Blackhawks:
for hogs
for white tails
rickyjames
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add me to the list. i have a 7 1/2" redhawk and a 4" taurus 44 and a winchester 94 in 44 mag.
i think many who went with the 454's,460's, 480's and 500's ended up coming back to the good ol' 44 mag
i think many who went with the 454's,460's, 480's and 500's ended up coming back to the good ol' 44 mag
Pond James Pond
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Me, me, me!!
It started out as an opportunistic purchase, then turned into a disappointment, but then with TFL pointers on how to handle bigger recoil, it has become a firm favourite.
It has also introduced me to reloading that is now feeding about 40% of my collection!!
Not bad for a factually inaccurate diameter reading!!
It started out as an opportunistic purchase, then turned into a disappointment, but then with TFL pointers on how to handle bigger recoil, it has become a firm favourite.
It has also introduced me to reloading that is now feeding about 40% of my collection!!
Not bad for a factually inaccurate diameter reading!!
"i think many who went with the 454's,460's, 480's and 500's ended up coming back to the good ol' 44 mag"
This could not be more true. I love the .44 Mag. I have a Redhawk in a four inch. Great and portable hand cannon.
I wanted more. I bought an X-frame .460 S&W mag with an 8 & 3/8 barrel. It's a great gun. But I shoot my .44 more. The .460 is great for its purpose but the .44 is more fun to shoot, cheaper, and more versatile.
I am going to my favorite LGS to order a new Super Bisley Blackhawk hunter in .44 mag. It's enough for deer n hogs.
I will keep the 460. It is jus too fun but I shoot the .44 about five times as much. The other day my father and I shot 600 .44 mags. It was a blast. Reloading is the only way I could afford it.
Sorry for the typos. I sent this from my iPhone.
This could not be more true. I love the .44 Mag. I have a Redhawk in a four inch. Great and portable hand cannon.
I wanted more. I bought an X-frame .460 S&W mag with an 8 & 3/8 barrel. It's a great gun. But I shoot my .44 more. The .460 is great for its purpose but the .44 is more fun to shoot, cheaper, and more versatile.
I am going to my favorite LGS to order a new Super Bisley Blackhawk hunter in .44 mag. It's enough for deer n hogs.
I will keep the 460. It is jus too fun but I shoot the .44 about five times as much. The other day my father and I shot 600 .44 mags. It was a blast. Reloading is the only way I could afford it.
Sorry for the typos. I sent this from my iPhone.
Hiddenpiece
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i REALLY like mine. it is my favorite gun to shoot. and i intend on carrying it with a shoulder holster rig here pretty soon.
it's a large frame ruger vaquero (blackhawk variant) w/5 1/2" barrel.
bought it new in '95 for $335. they quit makin' these because it was too big for the hand and was uncomfortable.... bullcorn. vaqueros are smaller framed now and only chambered in .357/,38 and .45 lc. and have $700 price tag.
it's a large frame ruger vaquero (blackhawk variant) w/5 1/2" barrel.
bought it new in '95 for $335. they quit makin' these because it was too big for the hand and was uncomfortable.... bullcorn. vaqueros are smaller framed now and only chambered in .357/,38 and .45 lc. and have $700 price tag.
I like the .44 Mag a lot. It got me started in CF pistols 25 years ago, haven't been without one since. Makes for a fine medium size game rifle cartridge too.
I get a laugh when I read how bad of a SD cartridge the .44 Mag is. "Why it would sail right through them and do no damage, you'd shoot the BG 6 times and he'd still have enough time left to massacre you and your family with a dull knife." Those guys have never seen a 180 gr JHP pushed by a max charge of H110 / WW296 hit a milk jug. It's not a load with an indoor voice though.
I get a laugh when I read how bad of a SD cartridge the .44 Mag is. "Why it would sail right through them and do no damage, you'd shoot the BG 6 times and he'd still have enough time left to massacre you and your family with a dull knife." Those guys have never seen a 180 gr JHP pushed by a max charge of H110 / WW296 hit a milk jug. It's not a load with an indoor voice though.
Hiddenpiece
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"Why it would sail right through them and do no damage, you'd shoot the BG 6 times and he'd still have enough time left to massacre you and your family with a dull knife."
uhm..... that guy is a zombie!!! gotta shoot 'em in the head!
an HP won't sail right through, if it does, it's takin' a lot of flesh with it!
uhm..... that guy is a zombie!!! gotta shoot 'em in the head!
an HP won't sail right through, if it does, it's takin' a lot of flesh with it!