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.44 Magnum
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 8/28/2018 | J Dee

Posted on 08/28/2018 4:50:46 AM PDT by w1n1

The iconic .44 Magnum cartridge will keep on trucking for a long time.
As time passes this cartridge just gets better and better like the Eveready battery.
The .44 Magnum was created when the late Elmer Keith needed more power from a revolver.
With a load thats super hot, this cartridge can take down most big-game animal in the U.S.
With the advancements in technology, as the big-bore cartridge gets bigger, the .44 Magnum still holds its own as the caliber to go to for hunting.
Here are some reasons why the .44 Magnum is a great ammo.

Knockdown Power & Accuracy
In the early days, rifles chambered for the .44 Magnum cartridge produced poor accuracy. Modern day rifles such as the Henry Arms Big Boy Lever-Action Rifle in the .44 Magnum caliber have proven this false.

Many Options Available
At the moment there are many options to choose from.
Such as a Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX semi-automatic pistol, Magnum Research BFR, Ruger Redhawk, Taurus Tracker or a vintage Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver, the choices are great.

Little Brother .44 Special
Did you know that you can shoot a .44 Special rounds in the .44 Magnum gun? Thats right you can use softer loads for target shooting and save the magnum load for self-defense or hunting. Read the rest of the .44 Magnum ammo here.


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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

Nah!! It’s just right.


21 posted on 08/28/2018 5:57:11 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: rellimpank

Hey. Third graders like guns too.


22 posted on 08/28/2018 5:59:16 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Splodeyhead is the only cure for MAGAphobia)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

The Python is likely the best looking pistol ever...


23 posted on 08/28/2018 6:00:12 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: w1n1

What the article doesn’t mention is that big-ball pistol calibers like this one gain about 300 - 500 fps in velocity when you shoot them out of a rifle.

A 2,000 fps .44 caliber bullet? Now you’re talkin’!


24 posted on 08/28/2018 6:01:53 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: libstripper

You need to spend a few seasons shooting 105mm and 120mm SABOT and HEAT bullets. Even with a 62 ton mobile shooting bench they kick like a pissed off mule. But I dont flinch much with the tiny calibers any more.


25 posted on 08/28/2018 6:03:53 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Splodeyhead is the only cure for MAGAphobia)
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To: CopperTop

Love me some Winchester 231!


26 posted on 08/28/2018 6:05:33 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Splodeyhead is the only cure for MAGAphobia)
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To: w1n1

The .44 mag seems to hit the sweet spot of compromise between size, weight, power and recoil.

The .44 in a model 29 or larger handgun doesn’t bother me but it is about all the recoil I want to handle. I would love to have one of the S&W model 500 or 460s but would only shoot them with reduced loads.

Those big heavy six guns would be OK as a truck gun.

The .44 mag, .357 and .41 all make fine carbine loads suitable for deer etc.

I once had an H&R Handi Rifle in .357 maximum. It was one of the neatest guns I have ever owned. Surprisingly powerful in a rifle.


27 posted on 08/28/2018 6:07:59 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: w1n1

I have a Marlin chambered in .44 magnum. I use it for deer hunting. Free hand, I can consistently hit a 6” pie plate at 150 yards.

It would be a sure thing if the deer would just wear the paper plate!


28 posted on 08/28/2018 6:09:56 AM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after rain had started falling.)
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

Ballistically speaking the .44 Spl and the .45 ACP are identical. I have a Charter Arms Bulldog I carry when the mood hits me.

L


29 posted on 08/28/2018 6:12:40 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: w1n1; newgeezer

I just acquired a Ruger Super Redhawk with a 9” barrel. Definitely not a carry gun.


30 posted on 08/28/2018 6:16:16 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (If your church believes in evolution it is not a Christian church.)
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To: w1n1

27g of H110.
A fun reload for low light shooting.
Muzzle blast is a column of flame a foot wide and two feet long out of my 8” 629.

I seldom shoot it much anymore but I sure feel safe carrying it.


31 posted on 08/28/2018 6:25:12 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

I have several .44 magnum revolvers, but I feel underpowered. Does anyone have experience with a S&W 500 or 460?


32 posted on 08/28/2018 6:25:52 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Yep the Python was a real looker. At the apex of Form and Function.


33 posted on 08/28/2018 6:30:19 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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To: CopperTop

Been looking at Henry BB for a while now. Would be nice having a rifle that shoots one of my handgun loads.

Never been pig hunting but it is on my list! Just deer, antelope and elk for me know. I pick up my elk from the taxidermist today. Nice to finally get a wall-hanger.

I carry the 629 in an Alaska Guides chest rig. Only way to carry that much iron. On a belt would have me walking with a limp. I bought the .44 mag for a bear gun and thankfully haven’t had to use it on one yet. I keep Buffalo Bore 300 gr in it when in bear country. But I’m in fairly remote Montana so that is pretty much my backyard.


34 posted on 08/28/2018 6:34:12 AM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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To: Delta 21

LOL. Rather a bit much more of a recoil than a .44 mag.


35 posted on 08/28/2018 6:41:57 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: KingLudd

“I love shooting big heavy steel magnum revolvers.”

So do I...but my bone on bone wrist doesn’t.


36 posted on 08/28/2018 6:59:27 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneohttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFeMKVjg3DUZe4mL5yeiAgmsdNNceqXc)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Many, many years ago, my uncle Tony (a pharmacist by day) had a gun shop in the basement of his house. He owned a .44 Smith and a .357 Python and I immediately preferred the look of the Colt.
I ordered my own via Tony’s shop and paid (I think,) $375. Today, that gun is worth $2500...


37 posted on 08/28/2018 7:04:13 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Vaquero
"I have shot this offhand at 50 yard targets and made sub 1” 3 shot groups"

Sure you have...maybe with something like this.


38 posted on 08/28/2018 7:10:43 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneohttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFeMKVjg3DUZe4mL5yeiAgmsdNNceqXc)
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To: w1n1

I have a S&W model 29 that I really love, I have owned it for years. It’s my carry gun for out in the wilderness. N-frame S&W’s are my favorite revolvers.


39 posted on 08/28/2018 7:15:07 AM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Which .44 Colt. An old SA? There might be some competition with some of the old SA’s at least on the form side, on the function side not so much.


40 posted on 08/28/2018 7:36:11 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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