Fired a .44 magnum revolver for the first time today

[Timothy]

Look close at the end, He still has the grip in his hand.

I never noticed that.  You worked at TC Tom, how long is the stub where the grip is attached?

[tombogan03884]

there is a round piece that is about 3 inches long by 3/4 thick that the grip screw screws into.
It looks like that is what let go, odd, because it is part of the receiver casting.

[Michael Bane]

You can always try the patented Michael Bane Hammer-To-The-Foot Recoil Cure — borrow a .454 Ruger Alaskan, load it with Buffalo Bore hunting loads, fire 2 rounds, wrap shooting hand in Ben-Gay strips, wait 2 weeks and reshoot the .44 Magum. Miraculously, recoil will be reduced...sort of...

Michael B

[tombogan03884]

By that reasoning, every kid should to shoot .22 rifles by practicing with a .375 H&H .   

I'm OK with that  

[crusader rabbit]

You need to shoot a Ruger Redhawk. The one I had wasn't painful to shoot. Of course, that heavy 7 & 1/2 inch barrel out front probably helped.....

My favorite handgun...  I've had this one for a little over a year, and it's my favorite piece.  Stainless in .44Mag with a 4 1/2" barrel.  If it didn't make me walk with a limp (heavy) I'd probably carry concealed.  There is certainly some recoil, but not much more than from my Glock 27 .40S&W.  And it's a much more impressive weapon. 

So, find yourself a Ruger and man-up.  It's fun to shoot, accurate for a long ways, and if you go with .44 Specials, it isn't even terribly costly to make it go bang.

FWIW, Crusader.

[Sponsor]

[sledgemeister]

Guilty as charged.   

I have a Ruger Redhawk in .44 as does a mate (super redhawk) for fun down the range we take it in turns using each others  shooting one in each hand with factory loads or stout hand loads. Now while we may not hit much its hell fun, just as long as you dont put your hands too close together as sometime the recoil will try to smack your thumb into the other revolver.
Dont give up on the .44, you will harden up with practice 

[philw]

having shot Sledge's .44   it is a sweet Pistol 

we were hitting the target out to 200 yards with it   lots of fun  to hear the steel ringing as it hit 

[BAC]

All right, I'll give it another go.  Have to find a place that has a Redhawk for rent.

[PegLeg45]

All right, I'll give it another go.  Have to find a place that has a Redhawk for rent.

Fire a few cylinders of .44 special first, to learn the timing and feel of the gun.
Then go with a light magnum load around 1000-1100 fps with around a 200 grain bullet...if you have the opportunity to pick what loading you can fire.
Might have to look at some factory ammo sites to get the info.

[PegLeg45]

Here is an old article by none other than Skeeter Skeleton on the .44 magnum. Good reading.

http://www.darkcanyon.net/Can%20You%20Handle%20The%2044%20Magnum.htm