How about some heavy hitters.

Some day a S&W 500...

My Ruger SBH in 44 mag is plenty for me. My SW 25-5 in 45 colt packs a decent punch too. If i was younger i would go with a more powerful round.

That s&w 500 is a bad sob. Shooting one is a hoot

500 JRH
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.475 Linebaugh
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Paul

Got drunk and polished the cylinder. Should probably get drunk and polish the rest. Not sure if I can handle a week of drunkenness, though.

Its only a .357, but man is it heavy......

My heaviest...

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460 S&W
All big bore lovers should have one.(IMO)

A couple of .44 mags.


I am having trouble tonight, so please forgive me.(switching providers, again)

Any ways, made a big mistake on not picking up another Virginian Dragoon at a gun show before Covid crap as it is the Mrs, favorite 44 to shoot.

My two favorites right now the BFR 500 Linebaugh and the Ruger 44 special flattop. I am about to have the BFR circumcised to a more packable length.

It's only a 44 magnum, but if you want to hit something with it, it's heavy.

Nice guns all!!

M460V, M610, M629. All great sources of heavy-hitting enjoyment...some more than others!

Tallball said:

It's only a 44 magnum, but if you want to hit something with it, it's heavy.

Ruger Super Redhawk

• Tallball
• Sep 28, 2019

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I have had some opportunities to shoot bigger than 44 Magnum and chose not to, so my 44 Magnum is never "only" for me. I am not a big strong man and believe I know my limitations. I think it is awesome that some of the ladies can shoot those cannons.

9.5" SuperRedhawk tames the psycho 44 loads I decided not to shoot through the 629 4"

I have a S&W 29-6 in 44 mag, all I will ever need. Shot one round from a friend's 500 S&W. For me, the gun is too heavy and the recoil is a bit unpleasant. Can't imagine what I would use one for, maybe the largest of grizzlies or Alaskan Browns, but not likely to see them in metro Detroit.

Going with the theme of the thread. I just took pictures of the revolvers in the safe that have a bore size that starts with a “4”.

.41 Magnums:



.44 Specials:



.44 Magnums:



.45 Colt &.454 Casull:



Stay safe.

This is my deer hunting revolver. Illinois had a "handgun only" season for years. What fun!

.45 colt.it could possibly go to Alaska with me some day.

.41. This was about 0300 this morning. He thought it was a heavy hitter.

Regarding the heavy hitters, especially
the .480 and .500, how many of you
owners have shot them out-of-doors
and without hearing protection? What's
the experience?

Just wondering what it is like if you were
carrying such heavy hitters and faced
the need to defend yourself in a sudden
dangerous situation.

Second question involves the frequency
of firing full charge loads and what the
wrists and forearms and elbows feel like
after a session, say 5, 10 or 15 rounds?

I shoot the 460S&W, UncleEd, but I'll comment nonetheless. No way will I shoot these big bores without hearing protection. Even with the compensator removed, I use plugs and muffs. I suppose one could cause permanent hearing damage shooting it without ear protection, still I'd rather be alive and hard of hearing than dead or severely injured from a sudden dangerous situation.

I have a shooting regimen that involves warming up with lighter calibers or lighter loads and work my way up to the spicy barn-burners. I've shot over 60 rounds on one session, at least half of which were top-end loads and the only side effects were soreness in the fat of my palms. The X-frame is a heavy chunk of steel that helps mitigate some of that outrageous recoil.

UncleEd said:

Regarding the heavy hitters, especially
the .480 and .500, how many of you
owners have shot them out-of-doors
and without hearing protection? What's
the experience?

Just wondering what it is like if you were
carrying such heavy hitters and faced
the need to defend yourself in a sudden
dangerous situation.

Second question involves the frequency
of firing full charge loads and what the
wrists and forearms and elbows feel like
after a session, say 5, 10 or 15 rounds?

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Here are my heavy hitters. I had delusions of grandeur at one time of having a couple .44 Magnums and perhaps a .455 Casull, but alas, my wrists won’t tolerate that kind of recoil from a handgun anymore.
Though I am perfectly happy with these bad boys.

I always liked these photos.
It was actually drizzly day that day. Raindrops on my SSS .

My woods gun for the dsy.....lol

The SSS sees alot of woods time.....

I followed the sound of Barry White songs and found these two. One appeared to be trying to get on top of the other, but couldn't quite make it. It was like he was stuck..... So I helped. He hissed at me.,! Very ungrateful, that's the last time I help a turtle play leapfrog.

All 44's.
The Mountain gun doesn't really see anything "heavy" med/light loads.
The Rugers are for the heavy lifting.

I had my Alaskan out last weekend & shot up some mystery rounds I had in an unlabeled box that was interesting as there were a some real boomers mixed in. Blew up some gallon milk jugs & was able to knock down a steel ram at 50 yards-it went down fast & hard

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It was actually drizzly day that day. Raindrops on my SSS .

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I followed the sound of Barry White songs and found these two. One appeared to be trying to get on top of the other, but couldn't quite make it. It was like he was stuck..... So I helped. He hissed at me.,! Very ungrateful, that's the last time I help a turtle play leapfrog.View attachment 1033009

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Sorry guys..my bad...I posted this in the wrong thread..... apologies!