Thinkin' about a .44. Advice?

[twyacht]

You'd freakin' LOVE the Alaskan.  (GMG goes off to the corner to fondle his 41 ounces of wonderful steel).   Read that any way you want to. 

There was a vid of the recoil, with the Alaskan thread, and it won't be a factor for your pickin hand at all jay.

Don;t be distracted, you guys in Jersey, are gonna need all the big bore's you can get...

For the squirrels.....

[m25operator]

JB I love the Smith, but be advised, in a 3" with full power loads is SNAPPY, that is an understatement. With the specials, slightly snappy and fun. I own some Smiths with the lock, I removed them, I know some will say NOOOOOOO, but you fix whats broke.
The Ruger is a fine pistol, but like GMG said, 41oz, over 2 1/2 lbs, that"s as much as a 6" Smith with a standard barrel, not the underlug type. Ruger beefs up things for no reason, now if they take the same idea they have with the LCR, who knows? + I like the S&W action better. If your not in a hurry watch Gunbroker or Guns America and find a Lew Hortons special, without the lock.
They were the king of short magnum revolvers, and they are just down the street from S&W, they had lots of special order revolvers. I have a 3" 625, .45acp, and depending on loads can be a handful. A Lew Horton special will normally bring a premium, but an old one has increased in price from retail back then, but might actually be normal price now.

[Ping]

3" 625, .45acp

M25, you got me thinking about this one!!!

[jaybet]

3" 625, .45acp

M25, you got me thinking about this one!!!

Yeah...I've been thinking about them too, but it would be nice to dabble in another caliber. I would enjoy loading 44. Hell...maybe I should go 45 long colt! How much fun is THAT round in a double/single action revolver?

[Badgersmilk]

.44 mag.  JUST DO IT.  You'll soon find it your new favorite gun.  I've said it a hundred times.  .44 mag. is all about versatility!  ESPECIALLY for the fella's that hand load!

http://www.handloads.org/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=44+Magnum&Weight=All&type=Handgun&Order=Powder&Source=

Say you like .45 ACP?  You can match it ballistically.  Load for anything from 800-2,000 fps, THAT'S VERSATILITY!  

My favorite's, H110 powder behind Hornady XTP's.  Mmmm, good stuff!

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[Badgersmilk]

Load it right and .44's perfect for anything from rabbit to bear!  Zombies easily fall somewhere in the middle.

I think the next addition to my family will either be a snubby revolver like your looking for, or the new S.S. Ruger M77 carbine.


The Ruger carbine:

IS it still a proper "carbine" without a barrel band?

[blackwolfe]

Nothing against S&W it's just that I don't happen to have any other than .22.  Never could find one that I thought the price was acceptable when I was looking.

I'm pretty fond of Rugers.  Both the Redhawk and Super Redhawk are great.  You can get the RH and SRH in .44 and .45 variations.  The .45 Colt is very versital if you hand load, but in some places a little more difficult and costly to find ammo if you don't.  You can load it from mild to wild.  I have a 4 inch RH in .45 and .44 in a 5 and a half inch.  Love them both.  The SRH is availble in .454 Casull in which you can shoot .45 Colt also.  I think the SRH Alaskan even with the beefier frame weighs slightly less than the 4 inch RH. 

[callithump]

Dittos for Ruger. Had too many S&W Model 29's to go back to them.
The sweetest .44 mag I ever had was a Redhawk. I sent it to MagnaPort to shorten the barrel to just under 4 inches and port it. Very nice. I wish I'd not sold it for something bigger.

[Rob10ring]

A .44 with full power loads pounds you pretty good, but it sure is fun. I have the original S&W Trail Boss. The earlier ones still had the fluted cylinder and the firing pin on the hammer. It's Magna-ported, so it kicks pretty straight back. This will keep those squirrels away!

[Kid Shelleen]

A .44 with full power loads pounds you pretty good, but it sure is fun. I have the original S&W Trail Boss. The earlier ones still had the fluted cylinder and the firing pin on the hammer. It's Magna-ported, so it kicks pretty straight back. This will keep those squirrels away!

Nice .44 Fuz.

I really like your choice of backgrounds too!!!!