Deciding on a new gun,and it's all your fault

Thanks to the folks on this board talking ,posting ,and sharing their revolvers I have gotten the itch again. Well and maybe a Christmas bonus has something to do with it. Anyways I think I'm going to put a new gun on layaway this week. But still not sure what I want.

Was trying to decide over the last month or two if I wanted a some sort of 1911,than a 10 mm, or maybe even a light weight revolver in 44. But I figured since I have a duty gun with night sights (CZ p01), a gp100 in 357,and a sp1012.24" in 357 ,10 mm is kind of pointless.Especially with ny capacity limits.A compact /light 44 is pointless here with no brown bear and since I own the gp100. And as for 1911 I'd like one one day,but don't have much use other than a range toy for now.

After the responses in a few of the threads regarding 41 and 44 magnums, I think I'm ready to take the plunge . But I'm torn on what platform. I have shot both 41 and 44 mag in Blackhawks. I do not like the plow handle grip. But I think I would like the bisley grip. Stopped into a few gunstores and not one had a bisley Blackhawk to handle .
There are only black bear and whitetail around here to hunt. I need to shoot more to improve my skills so let's say I limit myself to 50 yards max (work my way up to100 over the next few years).

So here's my options:
5.5" stainless Blackhawk bisley-41 mag
$600 + transfer fee

7.5" blue Blackhawk bisley -44 mag/45 colt
$650 +transfer fee

6.5" raging bull-44 mag
$685+transfer fee

6" Smith model 629- 44 mag
$734 ($784-$50 rebate) + transfer fee

7.5" Redhawk(with scope rings)- 44 mag
$840 +transfer fee

7.5" SRH -44 mag
$849+transfer fee

I really like that Blackhawk in 41 mag.the thing is really classy looking too. Plenty of power for the game around here. But I'm little concerned about the sight radius if I want to get more into dedicated handgun hunting later on.instead of just carrying them as a side arm and taking shots that present themselves. My brother who is a little guy at 5'4" 150lbs totes his 7.5" Blackhawk around just fine. Along with a big back pack and a heavy Ruger guide gun in 300rcm. He's like a little pack mule I swear. So I should be fine with a 7.5 even if it is a little cumbersome. Loading and unloading SA is a PITA and slow, but its not like it's a home defense gun.whats your guys thoughts?

Edit- added a few more options

ColtPythonElite said:

What's wrong with a Smith 629 Classic?

Click to expand...

Not a thing,that's an option too. I do like the half lug one. Been on a Ruger kick as of late. And they were great to deal with so kind of motivates me to lean towards their products at this point.

ColtPythonElite said:

What's wrong with a Smith 629 Classic?

Click to expand...

Smith 629 is $784 and they have a 50 dollar rebate going.

Charliefrank said:

The 7.5" Bisely would be a great hunting revolver. The Redhawk with scope rings would be a great choice also. The Bisely's are more comfortable to shoot over the standard Blackhawk imo. If price wasn't an issue I'd probably opt for the Redhawk.

Click to expand...

Both the RedHawks are options ,but are definitely getting almost out of my price range. 750 is what I'd like to Max out at. But it could be a buy once cry once situation.

farm23 said:

I only hunt with a revolver and for here in the mountains I hunt most often with a Ruger 4 5/8" 45lc. For me that is good out to about 100 yards. A longer sight radius would help but I do not want to carry the extra length and weight. If you are ok with 7.5" then that will be more than adequate. I also mostly load my 45 with 255 SWC about 950fps. I also have a S&W 629 I sometimes use. It is a 3" 44mag. and load it with 240 SWC about 1000fps. None of these loads are near magnum levels but more that enough to get the job done and pleasant to practice with. I have a 7.5" Freedom Arms but it stays home most of the time. The 7.5" bisley in either 41 or 44 will get the job done but the 44 will have more ammo available unless you reload.

Click to expand...

I dont reload. But I will probably do a bulk order on gunbroker. My dad got 200 rounds of hornady for his .41 for about 17 bucks per box of 20 I believe.

Charliefrank said:

I just picked up a beautiful old model super Blackhawk 7.5", barely used. Happily gave $600 for it. Great shooter, looking forward to putting deer and hog into the freezer with it.

Click to expand...

Very nice. Best of luck . Should be a nice shooter!

Well I'm going to give it a few more days of thought before putting down a deposit. That Lee press is a great idea. Really need to learn reloading. Hopefully by this summer I will have the basement setup for a work space and all the tools out of there.My father reloaded years ago,but my uncle borrowed his setup years back and never returned it. (we call him uncle @$$hole for a reason). So at least he can help with the learning curve.

Overlooked the 7.5" bisley in .45 colt. Looking at price of cowboy loads I can get them for 55-60 cents a round, and buffalo bore offers some +P ammo for hunting. Might be a good option. Cheaper plinking than the other options untill I can reload,with .44 mag power available for hunting.

Just curious Ive read when some folks push the heavier loads with .45s they need taller front sights? Anyone experience this?

Well plans kind of fell through. None of my LGS will deal with budsgunshop. So .41 mag is out of the question. Also no one will do a 90 day layaway. However I should be getting about 200 in gift cards to field and stream for xmas. I also have a credit card through them so I get 0% interest for 1 year for purchases over $399. So im just going to buy through them.

So now its either the 629 (1/2 lug ) or a SRH 7.5". Both are about the same price. Tough choice between them. Smith is sleeker and easier to carry,but not easy easy to mount an optic down the road if I choose too. Also cant hammer it with heavier loads or so the interwebs says. But I will mainly shoot 240 grain factory loads,and 44 specials. But its always nice having a super rugged gun that you dont need to worry about shooting loose like the SRH. Decisions,decisions....