I'll read it front to back later.What about the Ruger 44 mag Carbine, one of the best!Rossi 92 and Taurus 44 are the best bang for the buck. I am hurt, I truly am. Open sights are great and all, but personally I still rather hunt with an optic on my side.Henry is hands down what I would choose for a wall hanger, range toy, or CAS event shooter.
☠☠I have (and sometimes CCW) a 3" model 629 .44 magnum. Shop online for the best selection and prices of 44 Remington Mag rifles at Hinterland Outfitters. I have a Henry Big Boy,. I have small hands and they still don't get the job done. His main thing is that he doesn't like the push cylinder release.
I had to put a new cylinder in it after about 10 years, due to my reloads being too powerful. It is literally a blast to shoot and it is incredibly sexy IMHO. For a revolver I'd personally like the S&W 629 7.5" Stealth Hunter but the price tag to import it here is about twice as much as you would get it in the USA. an original Model 29 that I rarely have fired over the past 35 years, and a Raging Bull that I do shoot since I am not worried about keeping it pristine. These are meant to be used and fired…a lot.And for only $400 – anyone can get one. ( Don’t even work the action for the same reason).
At least, not technically.Back in ye-olden day, a Mares Leg was just a lever-action rifle that was cut down, basically an early day SBR.
I love mine.Sorta along those lines I hunted for 30+ years with a Marlin 44 MAG (in the SE most wooded areas are thick) and it never failed. Finding one for sale is very hit and miss whereas all of these examples are in current production and are very easy to reasonably easy to find new for sale.Hi-Point should start making 44mag pistols.
Don’t fire it anymore ‘ cause it gets it dirty and returns that nasty cylinder turn ring I polished out in ‘82. If I had the chance, I would change this for the original type in blued finish, with the pinned barrel, wooden grips and recessed cylinder.I purchased the Ruger Super Redhawk when it first came out. But it negates one huge advantage rifles have over revolvers because it uses the same 6-round chamber and the same forcing cone found in revolvers.
I can remember cutting down a 6" tree, (Douglas Fir), with 3 shots. ut modern reduced-power loadings make follow-up shots manageable, if not exactly easy, and modern .44 hollow points do just…devastating things, which might be worth the tradeoffs for you.Because of that recoil and the sheer weight of revolvers chambered in .44 Magnum, I don’t really recommend it for a carry gun but hey, this is America. Now, shooting thusly and letting all that not inconsiderable recoil go directly into my admittedly arthritic hands means a much shorter range session, but it also means in a self defense scenario I can get off fast and well-placed followup shots, quickly reload, and still be able to fight on. Do you want a pistol that works just as well as a club or in a pinch, as a boat anchor?Do you find yourself with an abundance of money that, for whatever reason, you need to get rid of?If any of that sounds like you, this is the gun you want. Regardless of which .44 magnum you have or are about to buy, they are still a blast to shoot.
As for what i carry and always have . I would be comfortable in the bear woods with either one of them good info from you thank youI too , as a hand loader have a wife who askes the same question , why do you need such a big gun? 6" 629, Hogue grips, My only 44 Magnum, I would like a 4 5/8 Super Blackhawk in stainless, but that's not to be. It's *very* accurate.
Ruger offers several MUCH better options in .44 magnum that will outlast generations of shooters with a steady diet of magnum loads up to and including heavy loads from Buffalo Bore (and others) that aren't supposed to be fired out of a Pietta. Kind of makes our old .44 Magnum guns seem really limited now doesn’t it?
Informative & fun articles.Amazing firearm, but it isn't in current production. I plan to get a .44 magnum Redhawk for this very reason.Nice article.