.44 Magnum
.45 Colt
If I can find a reliably-feeding long gun, then, .45 Colt. My first try did not go so well, with a ‘92 Mirokuchester. My second try is with a ‘94 Angle Eject.
The damage done to my right wrist and thumb, in the Eighties, by shooting an S&W 629 with K/L-sized hands, has forever turned me away from any .44 Magnum.
An easier poll choice, for me, would have been .357 Magnum, for which I have a Ruger No. 1, a Browning ‘92, and several Ruger and S&W revolvers.
Retar’d LE. Kinesthetic dufus.
Don’t tread on volcanos!
This last Saturday I took my 4" 29 to the range. My typical range load isn't in magnum territory. However, I did have a dozen genuine Elmer style loads lying on a shelf and I decided to get rid of them. Years of copious boomer shooting in my younger days have given me the typical arthritic issues, so I rarely go top end anymore. Those twelve rounds were left from a box of fifty I loaded up about two years ago. After fifty of the normal range fodder I fired off the twelve heavy rounds. I put on a shooting glove for that but five days later the pain in my right hand remains. I think I'm done with hot lead masochism.Originally Posted by Rex G
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That's my takeway so far. I would love a .45 ACP/.45 Colt for cheap ammo and then I'm building a "family" since I have a 5" 625 already.
The problem with .454 is I might actually shoot .454 out of it, which seems like a bad idea for my poor hands.(all flavors of .45 is a really cool idea, however)
Do normal Redhawks really suck? I like the idea of the .45ACP/Colt model.
I have a feeling a 629 or SRH at a low price might make me go .44, despite all this. And I see those for sale all the time. Coulda scored a nicely tuned SRH .44 with scope and custom shoulder holster for $850 last year. And if I ever come across a 5" 629, I will have to get it if I have the cash.
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That's a thought.
If .357 Maximum guns were common, I'd go that route.
Shot a Contender .357 Max. 10" barrel once. I swear that sucker sounded like a Star Wars blaster.
Hmm. .350 Legend pistol/rifle combo.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Read the post at the link. It’s just getting the most out of the 357 Magnum, not upticking to the Max.
Though the Maximum is AMAZING in a 16” Contender.
I can see where my title could be misleading.
Neither. The .41 Magnum all the way, eh?
I ran mirror image Redhawks against each other, loaded to the gills. A 7-1/2 in stainless 45 Colt, one of the first built in that caliber, and an identical 44 magnum. I used Lyman 452651 325 gr GC design in the 45, and Lymans 429650 300 gr GC. This was as close as I could get to an exact match. My final determination was that there wasn't a measurable difference between them performance-wise. I could match the velocities without much effort, and the accuracy & power were indistinguishable. The 45 seemed to recoil more, but the bullet was almost 10% heavier, so that was easily explained. Now I was playing with over book loads in both of them, and they both rattled me really well. In the end, I sold off the 45 & kept the 44. The only difference to me came from something that Elmer Keith once said about the cylinder walls in the chamber area being thicker. So I sold the 45 to a friend, and have been trying to buy it back ever since. He passed on the heavy weight bullet mould for it though.
I now have a Lyman 429649 mould for the 44, and am considering buying another 45 Colt Redhawk, a 452651, and re-running the whole thing with everything on even footing. The problem is that I want that Redhawk, not a different one, and he still won't sell. It's been almost 20 years now. Unfair.
I’m opting for a .45 LC. But that has as much to do with .45 LC being a classic SA sixgun chambering as anything else.
For hot barn burners and you want factory loads - if you aren’t going to use Buffalo Bore or Garrett as your hot load source, just go .44 Magnum.
I read it, then drifed into my usual desire for a straightwall (for handloading simplicity) case ,357Max to .35 Rem power-level cartridge.
I like the idea, but I will still want a big-bore combo after implementing it.
As to .41Mag, when I find a N-frame in in .41 at the same price as a .44 can go for, sure! It's the caliber snob's caliber.
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