zxcvbob
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I'll admit it; I've never fired a .44 Magnum.
I have a Ruger Bisley-Blackhawk in .45 Colt and I load it to about 900 - 1000 ft-pounds (sometimes higher, but that takes too much expensive powder) with 250 grain bullets. Is the recoil from that comparable to a.44 mag, or am I fooling myself? It's stiff enough that I don't shoot very many at a session loaded that hot because I don't want to start flinching again.
I could probably handle the extra-heavy loads better if I took the checkered grips off the gun and put the smooth grips back on, but that checkered rosewood is just so darn pretty...
I have a Ruger Bisley-Blackhawk in .45 Colt and I load it to about 900 - 1000 ft-pounds (sometimes higher, but that takes too much expensive powder) with 250 grain bullets. Is the recoil from that comparable to a.44 mag, or am I fooling myself? It's stiff enough that I don't shoot very many at a session loaded that hot because I don't want to start flinching again.
I could probably handle the extra-heavy loads better if I took the checkered grips off the gun and put the smooth grips back on, but that checkered rosewood is just so darn pretty...