Taurus .44 Mag

[gunman42782]

Got this one last week.  I really like it so far.  It is weird the way it is made, it has no rifling from the ports on.  I was told that this is a type of expansion chamber.  It does seem to work really well, as recoil, even with full power loads, does not seem bad at all.

[Hazcat]

Is that an alloy or the soft finish stainless?

[gunman42782]

Is that an alloy or the soft finish stainless?

It is brushed stainless.  I enjoy a healthy dose of recoil every now and then, but not enough to buy an alloy .44 mag.  I am not a glutton for punishment!!!  It actually is not bad at all with the porting.  Actually, it has more of a compensator than just porting.  The rifling ends right before the ports and it is a type of expansion chamber.  Pretty effective.  I questioned how the accuracy would be with what amounts to about 3 inches of rifling, but it shoots fine. 

[leatherman92]

I want one in 480 ruger

[Hazcat]

Gunman,

Did ya pick her up new (looks like it)?  What is the barrel length, about 4 or 4.5?  Could carry it depending on your build and what you wear.  Sure would feel "well heeled" with it!

[Sponsor]

[gunman42782]

Gunman,

Did ya pick her up new (looks like it)?  What is the barrel length, about 4 or 4.5?  Could carry it depending on your build and what you wear.  Sure would feel "well heeled" with it!

No, it was used, but you couldn't tell it.  They either took very good care of it, or never shot it much.  It is a 4 inch barrel.  It is very "packable".  I am a Ruger guy most of the time, but I just am not crazy about the Redhawk or Super Redhawk.  They are too big, even the new 4 inch Redhawk.  I got a pretty decent size hand, but the Redhawk is too big even with that new grip they came out with, and the Super is just too heavy, period, for anything but hunting.  And those 2 inch Alaskan models would be a nightmare to shoot, looks like to me.  I am not fond of the new Smiths, and the old ones are too expensive, so when I ran across this one I bought it on the spot. 

[Hazcat]

The Hogue Monogrips othe 4 inch Redhawks are just butt UGLY!  I had to replace the wood grips on my 5.5 Redhawk with Houge custom wooden grips with the butt cap cause my problem with Rugers is the grips are all too small.

[LMIB]

I had a 357 Taurus Tracker 7 shot and the rifleing went all the way to the end of the barrel.  It was a 4 incher also with porting.

[gunman42782]

The Hogue Monogrips othe 4 inch Redhawks are just butt UGLY!  I had to replace the wood grips on my 5.5 Redhawk with Houge custom wooden grips with the butt cap cause my problem with Rugers is the grips are all too small.

I meant to say that the wood grips were too small, and the Hougues are too big, for me. 

[gunman42782]

I had a 357 Taurus Tracker 7 shot and the rifleing went all the way to the end of the barrel.  It was a 4 incher also with porting.

I used to have a Tracker in .45, and to the best of my memory, the rifling went all the way to the end of the barrel too.  But not this gun.