Posted on 06/05/2006 8:07:40 AM PDT by Robert Teesdale
Hey - a quick vanity question here. A friend is looking for recommendations on a carry pistol while biking up in the Colorado mountains. I am recommending a shrouded hammer, short-barrelled .44 for him. Unfortunately I am having trouble finding a shrouded hammer, short barrelled 44. Anyone have a suggestion?
Would you consider a semi-auto instead of a revolver? A subcompact Glock has no hammer at all and you can get them in many calibers including .357 and .45.
I thought the Bulldog was a 44 Special.
I would second the Ruger Alaskan suggestion. Chambered in .454 Casull it can also be loaded with the milder .45 Long Colt rounds.
Read this as "hiking". For a mountain biker, weight is a big deal.
I'd consider a short barreled .357Mag, like the Ruger SP101/GP100 or SW 360/386.
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Just get a .38 snub nose hammerless and load with wad cutters. Easy to fire from the pocket.
Yeah. Look for a smaller caliber. I'm assuming this guy is not familiar with firearms or he would be making his own choice. A .44 is a cannon and short of a bear, something in a smaller caliber will offer more choice and be more user friendly.
Charter Arms apparently does not make a hamerless or shrouded 44 spcl. I don't know of anyone who does. Maybe Charter did in years past and a used one can be found.
I agree with others here. The 44 special makes a big hole, but is rather enemic. Many 357's will provide sufficient power and can be found in the configuration you cited.
Glock makes a 10mm compact semi-auto that produces a great deal of power in a small, light package (Model G29).
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I know of no shrouded hammer 44 mag revolvers.
However, if he can afford it, smith and wesson offers a scandium frame model of the smith model 29 that might be perfect for him as a back packer. I think it runs about $800. It is very light.
Personally, Id rather opt for a 10MM Glock, unless I was going to Alaska. THe 10mm has great penetration and is roughly equal to a 41 mag in power. If you pick the Glock 20, it has 15 rounds in the mag too.
BS on them blowing up. They are getting universally fine reviews. I wish I could afford one right now.
They are made in Croatia though.
Oh man, is there any hope of having functioning wrists after firing that? Not to mention ears?
What did you say?
.454 is a huge, intimidating cartridge for a non-shooter, esp in a small-ish platform like the Ruger.
For Alaska, or Montana where 1000lb bears are common, maybe a good choice, but for a 120lb Cougar, a properly loaded 357 or .44 Magnum is PLENTY of gun.
.44 Mag is reasonably suitable for bears, properly loaded.
The .480/.454 is too much gun, too heavy, excessive recoil, for a non shooter concerned about relatively small predators.
JMO.
Ruger is now offering the Alaskan snubbie in .44 mag.
LOL!
I am a total firearms novice, but the two times I've been to a range there was a guy (same guy both times) a few booths down with a .454.
Simply unbelievable how loud that thing was.
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