doubleh
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I will say that one single action .44 is nowhere near enough.
That seems to be John Taffin's opinion also.
I will say that one single action .44 is nowhere near enough.
There's quite a few options whether you want to launch thermonuclear 50,000psi loads.
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More sedate .44Spl loads.
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Somewhere in between.
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Or swap barrels.
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I will say that one single action .44 is nowhere near enough.
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can you tell me the model number or name of the rings. I've been googling but all i see have the same height rings. doesn't one need to be taller than the other to mount a scope or red dot level.It's the standard UltraDot 30mm in Leupold rings. I like them better than Ruger rings and they are lower to boot. The Ruger 30mm rings are way too high.
When I was younger, I was crazy about 44 magnums. I thought it was tops. I loaded my own and loaded pretty warm stuff. As I got older, the stiff recoil was not as easy on me. I started shooting more 44 special, in the 850-1000 FPS range. I found it would do everything I needed a handgun to do, in my neck of the woods. I then caught on to true 44 Special revolvers. I started out with one of the Ruger flattops and liked it. Later I found a like new S&W model 624, one from the run they did in the 1980s, and I fell in love with it. To me, there is no better looking revolver, than a N frame S&W, 4” tapered barrel. They just look, feel and balance right and they are a tad lighter than a model 29 or 629. Not much but if you carry it, in a belt holster, you notice the difference. Later on I wanted a good high grade single action 44 Special and started looking at what was available. I thought about having a Ruger worked over and customized, but found it would cost more than a Freedom Arms model 97. I was looking on the Freedom Arms website, one evening,at what they had in stock, which at that time, they didn’t have much stock and was backlogged 6 months to a year, and seen they had one model 97, 4 1/4” barrel in 44 special. I called to verify they had it, they did. I ask them to hold it, until I could get my dealer to order it it. The next morning, I had my dealer order it and had it in my hand, in about 3 days. It is about the weight of a Colt SAA and a little smaller, in frame size. I ordered an El Paso Saddlery, Three person cross draw holster for it. It has become my favorite woods carry revolver. For what most would need a big bore revolver for, the 44 Special would cover, in power. They won’t wear you out carrying it, in a holster and won’t beat you up shooting it. A good 250 grain bullet at 1000 FPS will take deer size game with ease. The 44 special is a fine round and the revolvers chambered for it are some very neat revolvers. I still own and shoot 44 magnums but not as much as I once did. The magnums have their place but why endure the recoil, when you don’t have too.A question for the OP. You mentioned you have many 44 Magnum rounds already loaded. Does every round you shoot have to be a Magnum? It did for me, for about a decade, until I learned that a 44 or 45 caliber bullet at 900-1000 fps was more than enough for the type of hunting I did.
If you are still inflicted with magnumitis, get a 44 Magnum. If more sedates loads might appeal to you, get a 44 Special. Of course Specials can be fired in Magnums.
Either way, I recommend something that looks like this.
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Kevin
Sweet pieces. I have a 10" barrel for my Contender, a 7-1/2" Ruger SBH and a Ruger M77/44 carbine and that's it in .44Magnum. I have four .44Spl revolvers - two Taurus, one Rossi, and one Uberti/Colt 1872. I've had more over the years plus a couple of other .44 magnums but like you, I find unless I really need some range and penetration, the .44 Special does everything I need a handgun cartridge to do. Then again, my philosophy is, "The purpose of a handgun is to fight your way to a rifle." I carry a sidearm in the swamps and fields when close enough to home to walk but too far to shout. Beyond walking distance, I bring a rifle.When I was younger, I was crazy about 44 magnums. I thought it was tops. I loaded my own and loaded pretty warm stuff. As I got older, the stiff recoil was not as easy on me. I started shooting more 44 special, in the 850-1000 FPS range. I found it would do everything I needed a handgun to do, in my neck of the woods. I then caught on to true 44 Special revolvers. I started out with one of the Ruger flattops and liked it. Later I found a like new S&W model 624, one from the run they did in the 1980s, and I fell in love with it. To me, there is no better looking revolver, than a N frame S&W, 4” tapered barrel. They just look, feel and balance right and they are a tad lighter than a model 29 or 629. Not much but if you carry it, in a belt holster, you notice the difference. Later on I wanted a good high grade single action 44 Special and started looking at what was available. I thought about having a Ruger worked over and customized, but found it would cost more than a Freedom Arms model 97. I was looking on the Freedom Arms website, one evening,at what they had in stock, which at that time, they didn’t have much stock and was backlogged 6 months to a year, and seen they had one model 97, 4 1/4” barrel in 44 special. I called to verify they had it, they did. I ask them to hold it, until I could get my dealer to order it it. The next morning, I had my dealer order it and had it in my hand, in about 3 days. It is about the weight of a Colt SAA and a little smaller, in frame size. I ordered an El Paso Saddlery, Three person cross draw holster for it. It has become my favorite woods carry revolver. For what most would need a big bore revolver for, the 44 Special would cover, in power. They won’t wear you out carrying it, in a holster and won’t beat you up shooting it. A good 250 grain bullet at 1000 FPS will take deer size game with ease. The 44 special is a fine round and the revolvers chambered for it are some very neat revolvers. I still own and shoot 44 magnums but not as much as I once did. The magnums have their place but why endure the recoil, when you don’t have too.
my S&W model 624
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my Freedom Arms model 97
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