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 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 12:53 AM
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colt45-90
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not to hunt with but to carry while hunting. 6" or 8" barrel?
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 01:06 AM
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If you are going to carry it quite a bit, you might appreciate the shorter barrel.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 01:13 AM
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I would say 6". Mine has a 6" barrel and I wouldn't mind having a slightly shorter barrel.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 01:31 AM
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3.75"  
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 01:40 AM
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As a 44 mag nut, I think you need to define your purpose for the gun and type of action. These things can get aweful heavy just for popping snakes and non-bear critters.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 01:44 AM
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NORML as can be
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 02:24 AM
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I have 6 44mags in various barrel length and configurations. If you are not going to hunt with it I would get a S&W Mountain Gun with a 4" barrel. It is a little lighter and is still not too bad to shoot. If you did not want this short of a barrel I would definitely not go longer than a 6".
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 02:24 AM
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I picked up a Smith & Wesson Lew Horton Special model 629 with a three inch barrel, Magna Ported, and action job for a song. They come up from time to time and a great investment. Not to mention the porting makes this an actual shooter option. 
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 03:55 PM
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FWIW, I sold my last 44 (Smith Performance Center 6.5") as I got over the hunting with a handgun bug and found it just too much to have on me all the time at the lease.
1911 with 255g +P hardcasts is much easier to carry and personally I shoot them easier..
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 04:01 PM
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I'd go 8, but I love big pistols. Never cared to own a auto or snub.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 04:56 PM
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colt45-90
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its only going to be carried in the big bear country, going with 6"
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 05:16 PM
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I'd look for a four-inch gun myself.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/21/14 06:11 PM
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I've had 4"-10" mags. My favorite this far is a 629 6" but I am looking for another 4"
Call'm an Kill'm
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Re: 44 mag ?
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05/23/14 12:21 AM
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colt45-90
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hadn't thought about the Dan
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/21/14 12:06 AM
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colt45-90
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found my 44mag...Llama..6" barrel NIB, I know its not s&w quality, but for $399. I like it will post pics later
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/21/14 12:43 AM
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I have a 4" and 6", I prefer the 4" because of weight.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/21/14 02:46 AM
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What a bunch of old ladies. I carry my full length Ruger .454 all the time. A 6" .357 would be a breeze.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/21/14 08:50 PM
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No doubt carrying a larger 44 mag in the field all day can be a chore. I think a very important thing to look at is what type of rig you will chose to carry. That can make all the difference in the filed regardless of 4" versus 6". Out of all my 44 mags, I would opt for the shortest barrel I feel comfortable shooting.
Good luck and good shooting.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/21/14 10:11 PM
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I've been a 44 mag fan for many, many years - still have a wheel gun and a Desert Eagle. I will never part with them - I love that round! But when I head out, I grab a 4" .357 GP-100. I am far more comfortable and much faster at bringing it back on target quickly and more instinctively than I am with the 44's. With quality ammo, I don't feel "under gunned" compared to the bigger bore at all.
This may not be a deciding factor, but with the .357, if I have to draw and fire, I won't be permanently deafened nearly as much as I would with 44 mag heavy loads. Neither is good for unprotected ears, but the concussive force of 44 full house loads will cause more permanent damage, faster! That's the main reason for posting in this thread - think of your hearing. (Say what? :-( )
Marc
Last edited by Marc Kurth; 07/21/14 10:13 PM.
A Democracy is when two wolves and a lamb vote on the dinner menu. That is why this country was specifically not designed as a Democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/22/14 12:17 PM
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colt45-90
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I've been a 44 mag fan for many, many years - still have a wheel gun and a Desert Eagle. I will never part with them - I love that round! But when I head out, I grab a 4" .357 GP-100. I am far more comfortable and much faster at bringing it back on target quickly and more instinctively than I am with the 44's. With quality ammo, I don't feel "under gunned" compared to the bigger bore at all.
This may not be a deciding factor, but with the .357, if I have to draw and fire, I won't be permanently deafened nearly as much as I would with 44 mag heavy loads. Neither is good for unprotected ears, but the concussive force of 44 full house loads will cause more permanent damage, faster! That's the main reason for posting in this thread - think of your hearing. (Say what? :-( )
Marc
speak up can't hear you
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/22/14 12:52 PM
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Those ported barrels are especially deafening.
I fired my ported S&W 629 Classic 7 1/2" without hearing protection once. Once.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/22/14 02:52 PM
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pic of 44 
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/22/14 11:10 PM
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Marc K
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I've been a 44 mag fan for many, many years - still have a wheel gun and a Desert Eagle. I will never part with them - I love that round! But when I head out, I grab a 4" .357 GP-100. I am far more comfortable and much faster at bringing it back on target quickly and more instinctively than I am with the 44's. With quality ammo, I don't feel "under gunned" compared to the bigger bore at all.
This may not be a deciding factor, but with the .357, if I have to draw and fire, I won't be permanently deafened nearly as much as I would with 44 mag heavy loads. Neither is good for unprotected ears, but the concussive force of 44 full house loads will cause more permanent damage, faster! That's the main reason for posting in this thread - think of your hearing. (Say what? :-( )
Marc
Yep - most of us have "been there and done that." It really doesn't take too much to make a young guy sound like his Grandfather with "Say what?" I suspect that most of us have done more hearing damage than we could have..... No point in making it even worse...... Say what? Marc
A Democracy is when two wolves and a lamb vote on the dinner menu. That is why this country was specifically not designed as a Democracy. We are a Constitutional Republic.
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Re: 44 mag ?
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07/22/14 11:40 PM
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The last time that I fired a .44 without hearing protection, I was 17. My ears rang for three days ... It's been, ahem, a couple of years since then, but I never forgot the experience. BTW, how can someone with a forum name of colt45 carry a .44? It's just wrong.  I carry a 4inch 5 shotTaurus Titanium Tracker in .45 Colt when I hog hunt. It's wonderful to carry as it's only about 20 oz or so. Supposedly it's +P, but I keep the 250 grain XTP bullets down to 900 fps. I recently acquired an old school (DMAX) BFR 5 shooter and I load that considerably hotter; think .44 mag velocities. I intend to use it for some hog hunting smack down when the opportunity arises.
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