Posted: 8/11/2007 6:49:56 AM EDT
| Ive owned and fired almost every pistol caliber except .44mag and .454. So im looking to make my next purchase a .44 Ill take any revolver except a taurus Ive learned my lesson my only requirement that it have houge rubber grips available for it.. |
Add to that: accurate! 5 deer so far with my 7 inch model. Longest shot was at 123 yards on a nice 8 point. My gun seems to like nosler partions best. Only thing I did was put a scope on it using b square base. I have since gone back to open sights for coyote/cougar hunting. |
And .44 russian as well, but you aren't likely to find those too often.  I vote for a model 29, preferably an older one. If you plan on using the super hot heavy bullet ammo, you'd be better off with a Ruger such as the one pictured above though. |
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Dedicated hunting gun w/scope: Ruger Super Redhawk Range/Hunting: Ruger Redhawk or S&W 629 5-6" Woods Carry Gun: S&W 4" Mountain Gun Single Action: Ruger Super Blackhawk These are what I consider the best budget priced guns for their respective uses, obviously some can do double duty. If your budget allows it Freedom Arms makes the nicest single action guns out there, but you pay for it. Steve |
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629 classic full lug- ported from factory. i own several big bores (2 629, 2 freedom arms 454- field 6, premier 6- smith 500. of all the handguns i have (11 and counting) the smith 629 6 inch is the most fun- even more than my 686 inch inch. i shot it yesterday at 50 yards and with 240 gr semi wad- i could hit an 8 inch target when shooting off hand. for me thats pretty good. it shows the accuracy of the gun... you can grab a used 629 for 550-600 all day long on gun broker. sure the colt annaconda is close to a grand but so what, if you want to spend a grand buy a field grade freedom arms...no comarision in quality. |
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yea well i just stole a smith and wesson 629-1 1/2 lugged barrel 6 inch .44mag for $259.68 if that makes any one feel better (or want to kill me with envy) no i am not lieing or smoking crack when i said $259.68 but i think the person whopriced it at gander mountain was smoking somthing? |
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Ive owned two different 629's and while they have great triggers/sights and more holster options,they just dont hold up to LOTs of shooting.Both had to be worked on,more than once so now I own and shoot a Ruger Alaskan (super redhawk),no problems with it so far.I love Smith's but i'll never buy another N frame.44. For the "average guy" they may be fine but if you shoot several thousand rounds of full power loads per year like me,you will most likely have reliability issues. |
I have a 1985 629 N frame that has seen countless(over 10,000 full power factory loads) and it is still tight. From my experance N frames hold up just as well as a Ruger with factory ammo....not hot reloads. |
Not really. That is around 500 a year which is about 3 or 4 range sessions a year. I have had the gun for the past 10 years and got it from my Uncle which shot it even more then that. It is still in great shape. |
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That was my choice. It's bearable (barely) to shoot with hot loads, but still carries reasonably well. I had the pleasure (?) of shooting a 329pd at the range with .44spl ammo. With that ammo, it felt like light 44mags out of my 629 mountain gun. I can only imagine how fiesty it is with full magnum loads. |
| I think more info is needed ...I agree the s&w are great guns (depending on year) and the Redhawk is outstanding also...I don't think you could go wrong with either in new gun purchase...but lets not forget the Single Action Super BlackHawk...I own one of these and have to admit that these are great guns as well. The anaconda is Awesome as well...so what gun do you want to shoot with full 300 g Magnum loads...a long barreled one and one with a little beef. So is it SA or DA short or long...whats the gun going to be used for...these are all the questions I ask myself prior to purchase. |
I agree with this list - (and I added my thoughts as well.) -Jason |
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I have had my eyes on one of these lately. I'm going through a conflict of what o get next and this beauty is on the list. http://www.ruger-firearms.com/redhawk44/index.html If your worried about Hogue Grips... Well... They come standard h j0hn |
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Hey Guys, Which would be easier for a newbie to shoot comfortably and accurately (scoped)? A Super Redhawk or Super Blackhawk? I have never shot a single action before, so I don't know if the grip angle is better or worse at managing the 44's recoil. Also did Ruger make these guns, in 44 mag, w/ a blued or low glare finish and w/ the factory scope rings / cutout? Thanks, Accountant |
this is the 44 mag id love to have for house duty,yard duty,weekend duty ect.what a good looking handgun! |
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As far as shooting a 44 Mag...the SBH has an interesting handle that likes to slip out of ones grip...the redhawk has a different configuration of the grip and therefor is a bit easier to shoot...IMHO that being said I prefer to shoot DA firearms in SA anyway (easier to control) so it does not matter to me SA or DA however I did replace the grip on the SBH with a hogue just to make it a little easier to fire. Now my smith 460V is a firestorm and hard to keep on target in DA...so I SA this gun as well... Go to the shop make sure it is ok with them to Dry fire and check out both guns. Then you will decide for yourself which has the best Trigger...buy that one! As far as blued and scoped...I do believe you can get a SBH or redhawk blued or now they have a new SS that is dulled. They are called Hunters. (super blackhawk hunter) |
+1 I've owned an assortment of 629s and prefer -3 and -4s in 6.5". The trigger is flawless. I puchased a 629-4 as my first ever revolver and my first magnum and was able to hit targets at 100yds with ease. I've been in love ever since and always seem to be buying/selling 629s. I tend to find quality used ones around $500 all the time. I've even scored a mint 629-3 for $450. As far as strength goes my preferred load is a 240gr JHP at 1500fps. Never a problem with any of my guns. |
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