.44 Magnum - Page 2

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Posted: 10/16/2004 4:28:00 AM EDT

[#1]

I've got a M29 S&W with a 4 inch barrel which I bought back when Elmer Keith was still alive. EK was always pictured with a 4 incher so that's what I got for myself.

It didn't hurt that the gunstore didn't HAVE any longer barreled 29s at the time though. Besides, I already had a 6 inch M57 by that time and wanted the shorter gun. Great guns,both of them IMHO.

Don in Ohio

Posted: 10/16/2004 4:32:05 AM EDT

[#2]

I went the other way and sold my 629 and bought a G20 with Double Tap.

Posted: 10/16/2004 4:59:20 AM EDT

[#3]

Two Ruger Vaqueros, Marlin rifle and Marlin carbine. I had a pre-model 29, which I shot it in USRA and bowling pin for a couple years. When I found out it was a pre-29 collector I felt that it should be saved, I sold it because I don't own guns I won't shoot.

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:03:00 AM EDT

[#4]

Dan Wesson 744 8" vent rib heavy barrel-stainless-hogue grip-shweet

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:43:47 AM EDT

[#5]

Second down on the right is my 629...

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:55:07 AM EDT

[#6]

I've thought about getting a .44 mag for a while, but then I saw the light. I got a super redhawk in 454 casull. There is something really nice about being able to go from a mellow 45 schofield to a wide range of 45 colt loads to 454 casull. Depending on the ammo, I can go from about 200 to 1900 ft-lbs. Now that is some satisfying versatility. Of course, as someone else pointed out, the super redhawk is a bit on the large side for everyday casual carry. It would be a good camping/hiking accessory, in case you run into an angry bear or rabid truck.

Posted: 10/16/2004 6:02:06 AM EDT

[#7]

I have a 5 1/2" stainless Redhawk.Nice piece,but rides in an ankle holster for backup now that I have a Desert Eagle .50

Posted: 10/16/2004 6:08:00 AM EDT

[#8]

8" S&W 629 , Practice at 75 yards for dear hunting. Not a problem getting nice groups
with red dot.

GM

Posted: 10/16/2004 6:14:56 AM EDT

[#9]

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I have a Ruger Super Blackhawk, .44 mag, 7 1/2 inch barrel.
It is an old model, probably from the '60s.

I had one of those too. Was a gift from my dad. Some POS stole it a few years back. I now have a new model and it is not even close in quality to the old model. They are great guns either way.

Posted: 10/16/2004 6:34:22 AM EDT

[#10]

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I got a .45LC....once again I am bigger than you

SGtar15

Hmmm I have a 475 and 500 Linbaugh. I used to be Cathloic but they were just to jealous.

Posted: 10/16/2004 7:06:20 AM EDT

[#11]

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This is an ode to the .44 magnum, a great cartridge. And nothing better to launch it with than a blued, Smith and Wesson model 29 (which I have). Mine has a 6" barrel. It is a beautiful gun. Evokes Dirty Harry and Taxi Driver. I traded a Glock 20 for it, and have not regretted it since.

Who here has a .44 magnum gun?

In the Dirt Harry movies, Harry Callahan shoots 44 spls and when the movie shows a S&W M29, its actually the 45LC version because on-screen a real 0.429-inch bore diameter doesn't look as impressive as a 0.451-inch bore.

Desert Eagle in 44Rem mag here.

Posted: 10/16/2004 7:06:51 AM EDT

[#12]

I've got a S&W 629 Classic with a 6" barrel. I love that gun.

Posted: 10/16/2004 7:37:18 AM EDT

[#13]

I have a 7 1/2" Super Blackhawk

Nice deer gun

Posted: 10/16/2004 8:34:49 AM EDT

[#14]

I have a S&W 686 357mag SS 6inch barrel

does that count< I love my gun too

Posted: 10/16/2004 8:55:52 AM EDT

[#15]

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The .45LC is weaker. So the comparison is accurate.

hought

The .45LC is older and can't be loaded to as high a pressure (and hence velocity)

Wanta bet?

They use the Ruger Vaquero frame for the .500 cals for a reason.

SGatr15

PS ANd yes..wheel guns kick ass!

Most of the custom large caliber guns are built on Bisley and Super Blackhawk frames. Regardless, a properly loaded .45 Colt will beat the pants off a .44 Magnum any day. Actually, if Elmer Keith had better brass, we wouldn't even have the .44 Magnum, we'd have the .45 Magnum!

Here is my Super Redhawk .44...

img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Jason280/DSC00009.jpg
img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/Jason280/DSC00069.jpg

+1

That is the same SRH 7 1/2 and scope I use.

Posted: 10/16/2004 9:31:13 AM EDT

[#16]

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The .45LC is weaker. So the comparison is accurate.

i always thought they were about equal? what makes it weaker?

The .45LC is older and can't be loaded to as high a pressure (and hence velocity)

The 45 is a bit older but the reason Keith went with the parent cartridge 44 special was that it left more metal in the cylinder to contain the pressure. With the same platform the smaller cartridge will always produce a stronger gun.

Regards,
Mild Bill

Posted: 10/16/2004 9:42:59 AM EDT

[#17]

I've got two M29s. One is a 6-1/2 and the other a 4". My dad carried the 4" throughout his career. He bought it in the late 50s (57 or 8?) the year S&W started making them. He was a cop in Corpus Christi at the time. He had been through several scrapes where the issued .38 didn't do its job, so he wanted something that would. He joined the Border Patrol in 1961 and was a deputized US Marshall for the riots in Oxford, MS in 1962. He carried it until he retired from the Patrol in 1982. It still has the original wood grips, worn almost smooth by his hands. Some of the blue has been rubbed off by his hoster, which I have as well, along with the box the pistol came in when he bought it. That gun has a place of honor in my safe.

Posted: 10/16/2004 9:44:53 AM EDT

[#18]

S&W 29
M44---this is actually an example of a lucky draw of getting a good Taurus--it's a tack driver.
Freedom Arms
Desert Eagle
Ruger Super Redhawk

Just sold:
6" Anaconda
8" Anaconda
S&W 629

I have a Super Blackhawk that John Linebaugh has had for 2 years waiting to be converted to .500 Linebaugh.

Posted: 10/16/2004 10:31:45 AM EDT

[#19]

Ruger Super Blackhawk checkin' in.

Posted: 10/16/2004 10:42:05 AM EDT

[#20]

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I have a 5 1/2" stainless Redhawk.Nice piece,but rides in an ankle holster for backup now...

Who are you? ...Paul Bunyan?

Posted: 10/16/2004 10:45:05 AM EDT

[#21]

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Keep your six shot .44 mags, I'll keep my hi cap 9mms any day of the week

.44 magnum is for the pure joy of shooting, not for down and dirty business of self defense.

I would much rather have one 44mag round strike my attacker than five or six 9mm rounds. So which is a better self defense round????? (and if you think I'm the only one who thinks so look up what Jeff Cooper thought about this subject)

.44 is great round for killing a man whos standing still minding his own buisness, but its shitty for self defense where your targets are attacking you.

Posted: 10/16/2004 11:49:31 AM EDT

[#22]

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If you take case capacity times pressure full house .44 and .45colt are identical.

But once you load the same weight bullet into both the free case capacity in the .45 gives it an advantage of about 10%, because the larger diameter bullet is shorter.

Buffalobore loads some pretty extreme stuff for .45, reportedly with lilgun.

I have had very good results with Lil' Gun in my .44. The target in my pics above was shot with a Lil' Gun load.

Posted: 10/16/2004 11:53:16 AM EDT

[#23]

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.44mag is overrated. Only the 300gn loads are impressive. the 210gn .41 mag is a better performer than the 180gn or 240gn ".44" Mag (which is actually only .429 mag) on big game animals.

I knew we would have a BS response sooner or later...

How is the 210gr .41 load a better performer than a 180 or 240gr .44 load? Are you talking about self defense, hunting, or just out of your ass? Does the 210gr .41 have more energy than 240gr .44 load? No. Does it penetrate better than a properly loaded 240gr load? Once again, the answer is no. So, please enlighten me...

Posted: 10/16/2004 11:58:12 AM EDT

[#24]

Ruger SRH 7.5" barrel. 4x power scope but I bead blated it for a more matt finish and added a trigger job. One of my favorite guns.

Posted: 10/16/2004 12:24:11 PM EDT

[#25]

I have 2 4 5/8" Stainless Vaqueros in .44mag and a Marlin 94 in .44 as well. That little carbine kicks like a mule!

I traded off my Super Redhawk cause I just never shot it much. Sweet shooter though, very mild (for a .44 that is!) cause of the weight and soft grips.

Posted: 10/16/2004 1:09:52 PM EDT

[#26]

Seems since I got into firearms in a big way 15 years ago, I have always had some sort of 44 Mag.

This is the one I currently have. It is fine and shoots ok, but I sure miss that Stainless 629 Classic I traded to a friend of mine about 10 years ago. He still has it and I think he would sell it back to me if I wanted it bad enough.

Ruger Bisley 44 with our Shit Zu Sherman

Without the Shit Zu

patsue

Posted: 10/16/2004 1:57:16 PM EDT

[#27]

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Keep your six shot .44 mags, I'll keep my hi cap 9mms any day of the week

.44 magnum is for the pure joy of shooting, not for down and dirty business of self defense.

I would much rather have one 44mag round strike my attacker than five or six 9mm rounds. So which is a better self defense round????? (and if you think I'm the only one who thinks so look up what Jeff Cooper thought about this subject)

.44 is great round for killing a man whos standing still minding his own buisness, but its shitty for self defense where your targets are attacking you.

Say what? Then why is .44 mag better then the 9mm for killing a bear that is attacking you?

Posted: 10/16/2004 2:25:04 PM EDT

[#28]

Aight .. I took pics to ... here are my 44's

Posted: 10/16/2004 2:38:37 PM EDT

[#29]

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Keep your six shot .44 mags, I'll keep my hi cap 9mms any day of the week

.44 magnum is for the pure joy of shooting, not for down and dirty business of self defense.

I would much rather have one 44mag round strike my attacker than five or six 9mm rounds. So which is a better self defense round????? (and if you think I'm the only one who thinks so look up what Jeff Cooper thought about this subject)

.44 is great round for killing a man whos standing still minding his own buisness, but its shitty for self defense where your targets are attacking you.

Say what? Then why is .44 mag better then the 9mm for killing a bear that is attacking you?

The anatomy of a bear is differs greatly from that of a humans. By your way of thinking my SHTF rifle shouldn't be a AK or AR, but a Winchester .45-70

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:07:12 PM EDT

[#30]

Okay after all that, here is mine.

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:22:47 PM EDT

[#31]

I've had mine for 20 years.

I was shooting today and from the bench I was shooting about a 12" group at 100 yards. (off the bags).

I used to be better than that. I think it needs optics.

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:27:28 PM EDT

[#32]

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i had a ruger vaquro in .44 mag and i have a winchester 94 trapper with a/o sights in .44 mag. the 94 is a great trail gun. capacity is 8 +1 and 33 inches oal and doesn't get the looks that my ak does when on the trail.

Have you been in my gun safe?

I load 300gr jfn for deer in my winchester

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:41:29 PM EDT

[#33]

I held off as long as I could...

Posted: 10/16/2004 5:42:56 PM EDT

[#34]

A lot of stainless guns here. I prefer my Smiths blued.

Posted: 10/16/2004 6:18:37 PM EDT

[#35]

629 with the 8 3/8 inch barrel. Love it

Posted: 10/16/2004 6:29:01 PM EDT

[#36]

7.5 srh is enough for me

Posted: 10/16/2004 7:15:01 PM EDT

[#37]

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Hmmm I have a 475 and 500 Linbaugh. I used to be Cathloic but they were just to jealous.

The .475 Linbaugh is awsome. It makes the .454 and .44 seem like a girls gun. I did not know there was a .500 Linbaugh cartridge.
I still love my 629 with a 6" barrel though, and I plan on shooting a deer with it this season.

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