Which 44mag to buy?

[LT.Diver]

A bunch of good suggestions. Personally, I'm a S&W guy but I wouldn't turn down a Ruger at the right price. I wouldn't take a Taurus for free.
Was it Bill Jordan or maybe Elmer Keith who was a big proponant of the model 29 with a 4" bbl? I know Keith was a fan of the hard cast semi-wadcutter in his.

 

[dickydalton]

The ultimate balanced package....

Exactly my thought, but I own one of the first 3000 made back in the 80s. It was called Mountain Revolver if I remember right and a Guns and Ammo article sold me on it. I even bought the M-4 chest holster set up they had in the pictures.

 

[Jlr2267]

Exactly my thought, but I own one of the first 3000 made back in the 80s. It was called Mountain Revolver if I remember right and a Guns and Ammo article sold me on it. I even bought the M-4 chest holster set up they had in the pictures.

Almost bought one of these recently. Man, they are pricey now :-(

 

[dickydalton]

The last one I saw was $949 starting bid and I wish I had the cash available.:banghead:
I paid $357 for the one I have back in 1990.

 

[RealGun]

Redhawks are harder to find right now

New one in the showcase at Grady's Great Outdoors, Anderson, SC (.44 Magnum)

 

[raa-7]

Hello all,


I am looking to by a 44mag revolver. I would like it to have a 4" or 5" barrel. It will be used for plinking steel targets and I will probably take it deer hunting. I would like to keep the price below $800. Have seen the Taurus 44's online but never held one, no preference between single or double action. Any suggestions on which ones I should look at?

Thanks

I suggest you look at the Ruger single action revolvers. I myself would love to have the Ruger BlackHawk Hunter 7.5 -8" bbl Look on you tube at the videos.Hickock 45 has a video on that model and it looks like one hell of a .44 mag revolver. He was shooting I think 300 grain Black Talon ammo out of it and it looked like the gun handled it so well.The Rugers are built like a tank, and look great too. Another one I like is the Alaskan model .44 magnum. It's a short barrel though.The Taurus got much better with they're revolvers from what I hear.

 

[Jlr2267]

New one in the showcase at Grady's Great Outdoors, Anderson, SC (.44 Magnum)

Is that a "Super" or regular Redhawk?

 

[RealGun]

Regular Redhawk 4".

 

[zerobarrier]

Here are the pics I promised of the holster I had made for it. It is from Mernickle holsters in NV. Leather holster with stingray inlay. It is a cross draw. I love it and it is very well made.

 

[PoserHoser]

Great looking setup! Hows it shoot?

 

[HellTrain]

Stay away from anything made by Taurus if you want a gun with no issues. The S&W and ruger are both fine wheel guns, couldn't go wrong with either one of those 2 makes

 

[Valkman]

I have to vote for the S&W 629 in whatever barrel length - mine is a 6" and I just love it because of the trigger. It is so nice I got rid of my Ruger .454 because the trigger couldn't compare. I reload mid-strength loads and just have a great time shooting it, and with that wonderful trigger it is super accurate.

 

[zerobarrier]

Poserhoser it shoots great. I have only shot it a little but at 20 yards I can do 1" groups on my steel plates. Thanks for all the replies everyone. I went with the ruger sbh lipsey's edition.

 

[red rick]

Very nice looking set up .

 

[WestKentucky]

Virginian vs ruger vs bubblegum...let's get the pissing match behind us and help the guy out. Ruger is known for durability and are easily found and modified because there are a ton going to gunsmiths each day. That says they are strong and sell well but need some work. People beat Taurus into the ground but they have a lifetime warranty. Smiths are high priced guns. Colt got out of the business. Charter is cheap but who knows what quality they are, heritage probably makes one that I would be scared of....so let's lay it out this way...if a man were to go to a gunshop or on gunbroker, what would be the likely best buy under his budget number...probably a used colt if one could be found, maybe a smith ruger or Dan Wesson in DA guns. In SA a ruger is a common decent choice that is popular enough to make it nice.

Now back to seeing who can piss the farthest.

Now I see he settled after my bit of a rant...good pick. Hope you like it.

 

[red rick]

No need to piss he already bought a very nice revolver and holster . I would have no problem trading places with his choices . I have a 4.2" Redhawk .