44mag rev to go with big boy 44.

[xd40lover]

i plan to buy a revolver in 44mag to go with my henry 44 mag . i have been  looking at a ruger  super blackhawk bisley hunter with a scope.  i have not owned a ruger rev. before i buy  please give me suggestion's on ruger and S.W. please don" t hold back. its very important to me what you guys think!!! i need to get this birthday present right .  my brown eyed baby says WHAT? another gun?  you do understand my married friends?  thanks in advance, xd40

[texcaliber]

Apples to Plums the S&W629PP is my Pin"Destroyer"Gun. I love it. The only thing Ruger has over smith is the longer cylinder if you wanted to handload long/superwieghts bullets which I do not. Some argue over the Rugers strength over the Smith and unless you plan to redline-charge every round then this is a silly point. I can not find the breaking point of a Smith with Factory loads or FFL reloaded Ammo. Serious! And the Smith customer service is hands down the KING!

Tex

[2HOW]

Rugers are bullet proof (no pun)  I had a 29 and it was not good at all, shaved every shot, soon sold it. I would however give them another chance because I like the ergonomics over the ruger. The Taurus looks good and you still have the Colt. I would give the Taurus a hard look.

[Hazcat]

S&W 629 hands down (and I LIKE Rugers).  Shoots super accurate, great 'feel' and as strong as it needs to be.

[HBMan]

I gave my Son a Smith 629 to go with his Henry Big Boy 44 and he has good results using the same loads in both.
A single action may have a little more nostalgic feel as a companion gun to a lever gun but what the heck.
As has been said, not all loads in 44 Magnum have to be hotrod loads to get good performance.

HBMan

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[gunman42782]

Bottom line is you are not going to go wrong with either gun.  It really depends on if you want a single action or a double action more so than Smith vs. Ruger.  I have owned both, and both are good guns.