Suggestions for a .44mag revolver
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fastattack
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Buy what you like! Shoot a friends who might have one.
You won't find consensus here.
I have a S&W 629, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't be happy with something else.
You won't find consensus here.
I have a S&W 629, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't be happy with something else.
Stainz
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Well, I just love my 6" 629. I bought it to replace my 6.5" Heritage 24 .44 Special, which it did quite well. I normally keep wood stocks and iron sights on it, but last fall found me wanting to try some hotter rounds at greater distance, so on with the S&W/Hogue .460/.500 Magnum monogrip and a Weigand rail to mount my Weaver H2 2x28 scope. I shot my mediocre .44 Magnums - and some factory, ie, real, Magnums. The recoil is lessened by the padded backstrap, while the muzzle rise isn't as bad with the higher hold the grips permit. I have one firearm that can be ported - my JM PC627 V-Comp... it normally sports the blank cover... I hate porting. I never see it's utility - and it's something else to clean. And... good grief is a comped 629 loud with real Magnums!
Sure, it'll cost you a few $ more than a Ruger - but it is a finer revolver. Plus, you have a great warranty available via an 800#. Don't let anyone kid you, it'll handle anything commercially boxed as .44 Magnum and outlast you. I'm not opinionated on this, of course. Yes, I have owned RHs & SRHs - liked the latter better, the S&W the best. YMMV.
Stainz
Sure, it'll cost you a few $ more than a Ruger - but it is a finer revolver. Plus, you have a great warranty available via an 800#. Don't let anyone kid you, it'll handle anything commercially boxed as .44 Magnum and outlast you. I'm not opinionated on this, of course. Yes, I have owned RHs & SRHs - liked the latter better, the S&W the best. YMMV.
Stainz
Not true about any Ruger SA made since 1973. They work pretty much like a modern Smith and Wesson, with a firing pin on the frame and a transfer bar that only allows the gun to fire when it's been cocked and the trigger pulled.
6 round carry is 100% safe in the Ruger. You also don't have to cock the hammer at all, to load it. Just open the gate, and the cylinder spins for loading.
BigGuy52
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Forgive my ignorance, but why does a compensator effect bullet choices?
The holes in the barrel shave lead off non-jacketed bullets.
When you handload for .44, hard lead alloy LSWCs are a great choice -- definitely not something you want to categorically eliminate.
Now if you're talking about a separate screw-on muzzle brake like the one long-barreled Smith on the first page of the thread, that's probably not a problem with lead bullets; I was referring to ports in the barrel itself. Porting is the more common approach to compensating a revolver like this.
When you handload for .44, hard lead alloy LSWCs are a great choice -- definitely not something you want to categorically eliminate.
Now if you're talking about a separate screw-on muzzle brake like the one long-barreled Smith on the first page of the thread, that's probably not a problem with lead bullets; I was referring to ports in the barrel itself. Porting is the more common approach to compensating a revolver like this.
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