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How many 44mag revolvers do you have?
29 December 2009, 05:27
Big Bore Boar HunterHow many 44mag revolvers do you have?
Help me out, my wife and I were having a discussion on how many 44 mag revolvers one should own.<BR><BR>JohnHow many 44 mag revolvers.OneTwoThreeFourMore than four
29 December 2009, 05:54
Redhawk1I had 4 at one time, 2 S&W and 2 Rugers. I prefer the 45 Colt, 480 Ruger, 454 Casull, 475 Linebaugh, 510 GNR and 500 Mag.
Sure I have a few 357 Mags, a 410 GNR, but no more 44 Mag, revolvers. I do how ever have a Encore 12 inch postol barrel, don't use it much either.
So I cound not vte, you did not have Zero..
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29 December 2009, 05:55
nordrsetaI expect a case can be made for a belt gun, a purposefully prepared hunting revolver, and a barrel for a fella's Contender or Encore. Strictly speaking I suppose none of these pistols need be a 44 magnum if the slots are filled by pistols chambered for the 41 magnum, 44 special (where legal for big game), or 45 Colt.
29 December 2009, 06:19
Woodrow SI have 5 revolvers in 44mag and don't think that is too many. 3 DA - 2 Colt Anaconda's and a custom Reeder Nighthawk, and 2 SA - a Ruger SS Super Blackhawk w/4-5/8" bbl and a Reeder custom SS Ruger Bisley Hunter. That among many others all across the caliber board from 22RF and 22 K-Hornet to 500 S&W and need has no part to play.
29 December 2009, 16:21
WhitworthI am currently down to two that I will always own -- both have been with me for a long time and I have intention of ever getting rid of them. That said, I have my eye on a couple more that my brother-in-law has........
Can you ever have too many?
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29 December 2009, 16:33
griz78Maybe the question should be "How many should she know about?"
Hopefully she's not reading this. Tell her you have two and if she's like my wife she won't know the difference between the bigger revolvers.
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29 December 2009, 17:00
jimatcat3 here... a smith 29-2, 4" blued... nostalgia i guess.... 2 rugers, a 10 1/2" blued, ive had for 25 yrs, shot IHMSA with it, hunted, scoped it, 300 gr cast keiths'.... it'll be 1 of he last guns i ever get sell... and a new 7 5/8" stainless.... it carries well, shoots even better... i like the old W/W lubaloy loads from yesterear....
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29 December 2009, 17:36
6.5 SWEDEJust one A Ruger Redhawk 7 1/2" BBL that I wish was 5 1/2"
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29 December 2009, 18:07
daniel77Technically, I don't own any. My wife, however, has a 629 with a nickel finish and an 8ish inch barrel. She looks pretty hot shooting it too.
29 December 2009, 18:27
Black FlyAlthough I am a Ruger guy, just one. A S&W Perf Center. It has the best trigger of any gun I own, and shoots like a rifle.
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29 December 2009, 20:08
larrysNone. That's what a 41 magnum is for.
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29 December 2009, 20:17
jwp4755 44Mags, 2 41Mags........
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29 December 2009, 22:24
TBEAR99down to one had 3 last year a dan wesson commerative.and 2 ruger redhawks one being a super.Lost the redhawk to a buddy as only way he would hunt hogs with us last year is if he could buy it so i let him.The srh became a 500 linebaugh
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29 December 2009, 23:07
P.F.Not enough, you can not have to many.
Too much is never enough!
30 December 2009, 00:42
joessNot enough,just one, Ruger stainless bisley, used to have a model 29 but sold it.
30 December 2009, 02:34
LionHunterTwo. The first is a Ruger Super Blackhawk I had customized by Larry Kelly at MagNaPort in the early '80s as a saddle gun for Elk hunting. Second is a S&W 29 Trail Boss 3" which was a carry gun for African hunting. Neither was used as a hunting handgun.
For hunting I have .480Ruger, .460S&W and 500S&W (x2).
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30 December 2009, 03:00
p dog shooterYou should of had doens't matter need more
30 December 2009, 03:33
KRyderI have one - Ruger Super Blackhawk. Don't need any more.
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30 December 2009, 04:10
M16The last time I counted it was 35 or so. I really like the .44 magnum. I don't need that many but love to collect them.
30 December 2009, 04:12
Rick RI've owned several in the past, down to two S&W pistols just now. I'd like to get a Ruger single action in a belt sized gun (4 5/8 or 5.5") and another Redhawk because I didn't give the first one enough attention and sold it to someone who thought he would treat it better.
30 December 2009, 04:26
AkshooterI have three but only two are revovers. I can get by with that for now but only because I have a bunch of .45's.
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30 December 2009, 04:32
Joel/AKOnly 2. a 3" smith 629 and a 4 5/8" SBH. Hell, I only have 2 hands.
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30 December 2009, 04:37
jwp475quote:
Originally posted by jwp475:
5 44Mags, 2 41Mags........
2- 5 1/2" Redhawks. One of them is being fitted with a Dan Wesson barrel system and will have 2 complete cylinders (complete with crane assymbly) 1 Cylinder will be chambered in 44 Mag and the other in 454
2 S&W mod, 29-2 and one Bisley in 44 mag
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30 December 2009, 05:11
bfrshooterI have had 8 or so but just have one left. It does all I want. I just had to sell some to buy other calibers.
30 December 2009, 16:17
Lloyd Smale9 at this time.
30 December 2009, 19:55
BoxheadTwo Old Model Super Blackhawk's, one Texas Longhorn Arms #5, one US Firearms Abilene, five M29's and two M629's so it looks like eleven in all.
31 December 2009, 01:57
ShackS&W 29 & 629 and SBH. But the last to go someday will be the AMs. The 44s are all models 180 in .44 AMP. One's an early AMT Pasadena, one's a TDE North Hollywood and another's an El Monte "Lion's Head" TDE. That one was from when LEJ was involved with the distribution.
31 December 2009, 02:32
AkshooterWhoops -(thats a word I use a lot here) My previous post was wrong I don't have 3 .44's I have 4.
I guess I have enough if I'm forgetting about them.
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31 December 2009, 03:52
Kyler HamannJohn,
If it helps I actually sold two to friends this year - but still have 5 DA .44's, 1 SA .44 and a Desert Eagle .44. But if Michelle tries to tell my wife... I'll deny all but the one S&W she helped give me before we were married.
What a great cartridge for an all around revolver. For my needs its big enough to really penetrate and stop critters but small enough to pack and tolerable enough to shoot fast when needed. I've carried everything from the .357, 10mm, .41 and even up to the .500 S&W. But just keep coming back to the .44.
The only gun I carried that was really a mistake, was the Desert Eagle. It just wasn't reliable enough (no matter how many times I worked with the factory to make it better). Even the 10mm Glock worked better for chasing wounded pigs than the DE, but it didn't have the accuracy or range. Why I don't get rid of the DE I'm not sure.
Take care,
Kyler
31 December 2009, 04:07
Mike_DettorreKyler,
I knew you had issues...but now I really know you have issues.
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What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
31 December 2009, 06:34
LeonardCOne. I bought the first 8" Dan Wesson 44 I saw. Added a 4" VH barrel to it for packing. Wonderful gun. I have several other over .40 revolvers, but this is the only 44.
31 December 2009, 08:40
Kyler HamannHey Mike, Not all of us have friends and neighbors who frequently facilitate our starting of new collections...
31 December 2009, 08:45
iamgeneOnly two, both S&W's, a 29-3 Classic Hunter and a 629 V Comp.
31 December 2009, 16:25
Whitworthquote:
Originally posted by bfrshooter:
I have had 8 or so but just have one left. It does all I want. I just had to sell some to buy other calibers.
Is your Ruger SBH the one you won Ohio state IHMSA with?
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01 January 2010, 05:57
Big Bore Boar Hunterquote:
Originally posted by Kyler Hamann:
John,
If it helps I actually sold two to friends this year - but still have 5 DA .44's, 1 SA .44 and a Desert Eagle .44. But if Michelle tries to tell my wife... I'll deny all but the one S&W she helped give me before we were married.
What a great cartridge for an all around revolver. For my needs its big enough to really penetrate and stop critters but small enough to pack and tolerable enough to shoot fast when needed. I've carried everything from the .357, 10mm, .41 and even up to the .500 S&W. But just keep coming back to the .44.
The only gun I carried that was really a mistake, was the Desert Eagle. It just wasn't reliable enough (no matter how many times I worked with the factory to make it better). Even the 10mm Glock worked better for chasing wounded pigs than the DE, but it didn't have the accuracy or range. Why I don't get rid of the DE I'm not sure.
Take care,
Kyler
I am using the poll results to show my wife that I'm not abnormal, or at least there are a few more just like me. I never bought into the Desert Eagle, mostly because I worked at a shooting range in my youth and found them to have reliability issues. Still carrying the 329PD?
John
01 January 2010, 06:31
MediumBoreBoarHuntressKyler...
awww, you really think I'd rat you out to your wife? no way, its too much fun hunting with gun nuts like us. I always knew John was, well, "dedicated" to gun fun, but at least now I know he's in good company. Besides, it's still all his fault I got into guns anyway...(only 1 44mag, but considering adding a second one to my collection)
Michelle
01 January 2010, 06:38
KY JimI have TWO, one for each hand. Any more and you are a Collector.7-inch Bisleys, Blue. If I need more firepower than that I want a .600 Nitro on an Original Jeffery, and/or a Minigun.
KY Jim
P.S. Boss Lady has a Taurus Titanium snubbie in .41 Mag. Talk about your Fistfull of Dynamite.....
01 January 2010, 06:47
Big Bore Boar Hunterquote:
Originally posted by KY Jim:
I have TWO, one for each hand. Any more and you are a Collector.7-inch Bisleys, Blue. If I need more firepower than that I want a .600 Nitro on an Original Jeffery, and/or a Minigun.
KY Jim
P.S. Boss Lady has a Taurus Titanium snubbie in .41 Mag. Talk about your Fistfull of Dynamite.....
Here ya go, one 600 NE revolver.
http://www.vincelewis.net/60magnum.htmlIts funny how 44's accumulate. I have a 6"smith, a 2"smith, my wife has a 7.5"SA and I just ordered a 5.5"SA.
John
01 January 2010, 13:44
Andre MertensI own a S&W 29 and a Ruger SBH.
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01 January 2010, 20:19
WhitworthOkay, here are the two that I have now......
A -3 Model 29, and a Lew Horton Model 29.......
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