I am weak...Ruger .44mag Bisley Hunter

[PlayboyPenguin]

I went to my local gun dealer today just to buy a case big enough to carry 3 or 4 guns to the range. I made the mistake of stopping and looking at the revolver wall. Next thing I know I am alot poorer and walking home with a new stainless Ruger Bisley .44 mag Hunter. I do not even hunt...it will only be shot at a firing range. There was just something about the old time styling and that single action feel. Why must a be so weak.

 

[ingram]

Because you are a GIRLY MAAN!

*runs*

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

Because you are a GIRLY MAAN!

*runs*

Take that back or I will bean you with my pearl handled LadySmith!!!

 

[lawson]

sounds like a good time to start hunting

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

sounds like a good time to start hunting

I would not be opposed to going out into the woods and shooting up some dangerous looking dead trees but not much into killing animals. I am not anti-hunting. I used to hunt when I was a kid until I had a traumatic bow hunting incident (tear forms in eye). I prefer not to kill something that doesn't understand I am trying to kill it. Plus, all the hunters in my family are the kind of guys that think hunting proves their manhood. Tell me about the time you dropped naked from a tree onto the back off an elk and chewed out his jugular vien with your bare teeth...that would be a testimony to your manhood.

 

[Byron Quick]

Personally, I think doing that would be a testimony to your stupidity.

Two of the deadliest deer hunters I know are also two of the most feminine women I know. I think they'd take it amiss if told their hunting prowess was a testimony to their manhood.

Oh, yeah. The prey understand perfectly well that you're a predator and are trying to kill them. That's why prey animals have an instinctive fear of humans. The ones who didn't have that fear were killed and eaten millenia ago.

I, too, have some family members with whom I do not wish to share hunting experiences. Simple solution...I simply go hunting with other people.

 

[Rich K]

+1, Byron. I only hunt with those I trust completely, and no one else. That short list includes my girlfriend and her son,and 2 fellas that I work with. Nobody else.

 

[Jubei]

Next thing I know I am alot poorer and walking home with a new stainless Ruger Bisley .44 mag Hunter.

What'd you do? trade 'em your car?!?

And I thought I was a gun nut.

Jubei

 

[critter]

I had a Ruger Redhawk that I've had a long time-since right after they came out. When I saw that Ruger had, again, put the SS Ruger Blackhawk Bisley in production, I sold my Redhawk to get one. That is ONE FINE PIECE OF ARMAMENT! I love its looks and it outshoots my old Redhawk by a CONSIDERABLE amount-AND the Redhawk was not a bad shooter.

I have deer hunted with mine but no score-YET. You'll LOVE that gun either plinking or hunting. Mine LOVES heavy bullets loaded with large doses of H110 but it also loves heavy bullets in the 900-1000 fps range.

Enjoy it!

 

[YodaVader]

Penguin - you are not weak! Incidents like this occur with regularity to those of us who frequent gun shops. For me it goes something like this - "I just need to pick up some powder and primers."

And then , "Wow! Check that out!" Then I handle it and it's all over! Over the years my resistance has improved. But I can easily see how you were taken in by the SB Hunter. If I were to get a Super Blackhawk again it would be the Hunter version.

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

Penguin - you are not weak! Incidents like this occur with regularity to those of us who frequent gun shops. For me it goes something like this - "I just need to pick up some powder and primers."

And then , "Wow! Check that out!" Then I handle it and it's all over! Over the years my resistance has improved. But I can easily see how you were taken in by the SB Hunter. If I were to get a Super Blackhawk again it would be the Hunter version.

I cannot wait to take it to the range and see how accurate it is...the thing I was most taken with was its look. I love the Bisley stocks. Guess i am a sucker for a "purdee" gun. (Purdee is Hillbilly for pretty)

 

[jondar]

"I think they'd take it amiss if you said their hunting prowess was a testimony to their manhood."

Or, they may be pleased!

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

"I think they'd take it amiss if you said their hunting prowess was a testimony to their manhood."

Or, they may be pleased!

One...I doubt any of those particular members of my family would understand the word "amiss" They would understand "testimony" though. It is that thing the judge makes you give at your child support hearing or at your next bail hearing.

Two...if you ever met some of my mouth breathing, backwoods clan you would understand that the ability to sit drunk in a tree and kill an unaware animal at 100 yards with a high powered weapon is really their only claim to fame.

And don't all you over sensatibe hunters out there get all up in arms. I am talking about specific poeple here. Most hunters are not like them. Why are some hunters soooo sensative. It is a semi-difficult sport that some people excel at but I do not feel it is all that manly or dangerous like "some people" make it out to be...walking through Birmingham after dark...now that is dangerous.

 

[beaucoup ammo]

"The Short List"

A friend of mine shortened his list of acceptable hunting partners many years ago, upon losing an eye during a White Wing hunt west of San Antonio.

One of his regulars asked to bring a friend along. The guest had a penchant for the grape (not known to the others) and mistook my friend's cap for an incoming gravel gobbler...behind a mesquite.

12 gauge / #71/2 shot

The "regular" and the "guest" were eliminated from the "List" on the spot.

Take Care

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

A friend of mine shortened his list of acceptable hunting partners many years ago, upon losing an eye during a White Wing hunt west of San Antonio.

One of his regulars asked to bring a friend along. The guest had a penchant for the grape (not known to the others) and mistook my friend's cap for an incoming gravel gobbler...behind a mesquite.

12 gauge / #71/2 shot

The "regular" and the "guest" were eliminated from the "List" on the spot.

Take Care

Good idea on his part...too bad it was after an accident. Also, I love the quote...one of my favorites.

 

[f4t9r]

well ..... congrats on the gun , Use it how ever you wish

 

[Skipper]

You won't shoot a much more comfortable big bore handgun than the Bisley. I REALLY likeum !

SKIP

 

[Standing Wolf]

I believe every halfway serious shooter should have at least one .44 magnum revolver.

 

[Baba Louie]

Sitting drunk in a tree shooting at Bambi with a rifle is one thing. Stalking a cautious animal close enough to use a handgun is another thing entirely.

Be that as it may, put a scope on that sweet thang and see if you can hold 2" groups at 60-75 yds. Betcha can.

Once you can do that regularly, firmly cinch down a can of chili at 50 yds and open her up by shooting the top of the can off. That way, you can claim to eat whatcha shoot if ya wanna. An yer cuzzins will be so proud

Or you can put a night vision scope on it and walk through Birmingham at midnite with impunity. Cops might look askance atcha, but you'd be a big hit with yer relatives, I'm sure. Might even start a familial trend.

But why doncha just let us know how that old fashioned new fangled beauty shoots?

Congrats by the way. Back in 89 I did the same sort of thing with a S&W 29 Classic. That's the kind of character flaw I appreciate.

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

Sitting drunk in a tree shooting at Bambi with a rifle is one thing. Stalking a cautious animal close enough to use a handgun is another thing entirely.

Be that as it may, put a scope on that sweet thang and see if you can hold 2" groups at 60-75 yds. Betcha can.

Once you can do that regularly, firmly cinch down a can of chili at 50 yds and open her up by shooting the top of the can off. That way, you can claim to eat whatcha shoot if ya wanna. An yer cuzzins will be so proud

Or you can put a night vision scope on it and walk through Birmingham at midnite with impunity. Cops might look askance atcha, but you'd be a big hit with yer relatives, I'm sure. Might even start a familial trend.

But why doncha just let us know how that old fashioned new fangled beauty shoots?

Congrats by the way. Back in 89 I did the same sort of thing with a S&W 29 Classic. That's the kind of character flaw I appreciate.

It shoots like a dream. Almost like shooting a long rifle. I am not a gun expert but I am an excellent shot. I have a stack of TopGun hats at home 3 ft high (any military guys who competed in marksmanship tournies know what tthose are). I have won a few amatuer contest (local fair, state fair, military) and even placed in the top 10 as teen in an underage bracket of a pro tourny in WV.

 

[beaucoup ammo]

Have To Admit

The new Model 29 - 44 Mag S&W has come out with..is starting to call my name!

Take Care