Author Topic: .44 magnum question (Read 1470 times)

Dago · « **Reply #15 on:** May 04, 2007, 12:17:59 PM »

Get the Desert Eagle .44 mag. Easier to shoot, less felt recoil, and looks wicked as heck. Just the sight of it scares the living crap outta liberals.

Neubob · « **Reply #16 on:** May 04, 2007, 01:53:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Dago
Get the Desert Eagle .44 mag. Easier to shoot, less felt recoil, and looks wicked as heck. Just the sight of it scares the living crap outta liberals.

Luckily, where I live there are more fields for plinking than liberals.

Shamus · « **Reply #17 on:** May 04, 2007, 01:59:25 PM »

But what if its dark and the liberal cant see it?

shamus

lazs2 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 04, 2007, 02:12:50 PM »

Ok... the taurus is clumsy to me because it has lousy balance in the hand which translates to poor pointing qualities.. I have big enough hands and am strong enough to one hand it but many won't. It feels wrong to me.

The cyl gap... tests have shown about a 30 fps drop when identical barrel length pistols and revolvers fire the same round in most cases... oddly... every once in a while the revolver shows gains over the semi auto.. I have no idea why. suffice it to say the gap plays very little part in velocity.

As for home defense and penetration... this is really where revolvers shine... You can have a 44 mag and not overpenetrate... so long as it is a revolver... glaser saftey slugs... MMM several other brands make devestating 44 mag ammo that will not overpenetrate if that is a worry. You can even shoot 44 special ammo in it.

If you had a desert eagle tho... you have to shoot a very narrow range of high powered jacketed slugs...

As I have said in the past.... the 44 mag revolver is probly the most versitile handgun available today... closely followed by the .357 revolver.. everything else falls short in several important categories in my opinion.

lazs

Mr No Name · « **Reply #19 on:** May 04, 2007, 02:13:06 PM »

I use cheap CCI Blazer 240 grain for practice (I don't have the time to reload anymore) and I use 240 grain Hydra-Shok rounds in the pistol and in 3 speed loaders Years ago, they used to make a 320 grain Hydra-Shok for the .44 but I haven't been able to find them again, I suppose they have been discontinued. I keep an extra speedloader with snakeshot for use when I go fishin'.

Dadano · « **Reply #20 on:** May 04, 2007, 02:49:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Neubob
Luckily, where I live there are more fields for plinking than liberals.

I feel for yas keeping guns at home in fear of being broken in on. That must absolutely suck. I think I'm gonna pick up one of those Desert Eagles for the boat when I'm traveling (pirates). A very sexy man killer that is.

Oh, and I'm voting for Obama.

Geary420 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 04, 2007, 02:53:21 PM »

But I though you were the pirate, swabbin all those poop decks! But yes, the eagle is a very sexy hand cannon, but a little bit of overkill if your going with the .50.

Neubob · « **Reply #22 on:** May 04, 2007, 03:06:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Dadano
I feel for yas keeping guns at home in fear of being broken in on. That must absolutely suck. I think I'm gonna pick up one of those Desert Eagles for the boat when I'm traveling (pirates). A very sexy man killer that is.

Oh, and I'm voting for Obama.

Actually, my primary reason for getting any gun thus far has been recreation.

And if you have to vote for Obama, I feel for you too.

Odee · « **Reply #23 on:** May 04, 2007, 05:21:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Mr No Name
...Years ago, they used to make a 320 grain Hydra-Shok for the .44 but I haven't been able to find them again, I suppose they have been discontinued. I keep an extra speedloader with snakeshot for use when I go fishin'.

Hit up some gunshows... I seen hydro-shocks at the last one here in VA the past week. Forget what they were asking though. ;/

While it all boils down to personal preference and comfort levels, I still feel the .45 ACP is best all around defense caliber, considering the ranges you will legally be engaging the target... God forbid you should have the need. Controllability, and knock-down/stay-down power being prime, over a variety of conditions, and with small hands, the .45 fits the bill for me. When I use the .44, I have to use gloves, even with the pachy grips, unless I use the .44 cal versus the Magnum loads.

Never tried the .40 cal before. Anyone have some data on that one, over the .45 ACP?

GLOCK? ewwww. Gimme a SIG, Kimber or Springfield any day.

Halo · « **Reply #24 on:** May 04, 2007, 08:36:18 PM »

(Cue commercial for Springfield XD .45 ACP)

As for .44 magnum and other BIG revolvers, a line from a famous movie comes to mind: You're a better man than I, GUNga Din (as in big noise)!

Odee, I like the .40 a lot, more than the .357 sig for some reason, but much prefer the .45 ACP. Just a few more months until the Woodbridge gun range is rebuilt from the fire and you can rent a good variety of calibers to pinpoint your preferences.

I always thought I was a revolver guy but lately have had much more fun and satisfaction with pistols.

LePaul · « **Reply #25 on:** May 05, 2007, 12:30:29 AM »

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Originally posted by Dadano
I feel for yas keeping guns at home in fear of being broken in on. That must absolutely suck. I think I'm gonna pick up one of those Desert Eagles for the boat when I'm traveling (pirates). A very sexy man killer that is.

Oh, and I'm voting for Obama.

Lame. On both your fishing expedition and choice to a political...snork...candidate .

Odee · « **Reply #26 on:** May 05, 2007, 01:50:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Halo
(Cue commercial for Springfield XD .45 ACP)

As for .44 magnum and other BIG revolvers, a line from a famous movie comes to mind: You're a better man than I, GUNga Din (as in big noise)!

Odee, I like the .40 a lot, more than the .357 sig for some reason, but much prefer the .45 ACP. Just a few more months until the Woodbridge gun range is rebuilt from the fire and you can rent a good variety of calibers to pinpoint your preferences.

I always thought I was a revolver guy but lately have had much more fun and satisfaction with pistols.

Cool deal Halo... We should hook up when it's done, or maybe get in some skeet while we wait.

Son got some good film of that night. PW News picked one of them up, but not sure if they ran it.

Amen to the .45. Saved my bacon more than once. Looking for a nice Kimber, or Springfield, but rely on the SP-101 for the moments I travel. Always found it difficult to jam a revolver for some reason

Dadano · « **Reply #27 on:** May 05, 2007, 03:23:11 AM »

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Lame. On both your fishing expedition and choice to a political...snork...candidate .

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Odee · « **Reply #28 on:** May 05, 2007, 07:43:13 AM »

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You just did... In true Lib fashion.

Libertarian, for Personal Responsibility! ohhrah!

BOT[/i] I find the .22 Ruger AST pistol using long rifle (CCI Stinger's) another good choice for home defense ...as long as you can hit the target. You would be amazed at how fast you can drop someone with one well placed shot, or 3 rapid ones center torso. Plus, the bullet isn't very likely to go through 2 layers of plaster board, if your concern is family/neighbor safety at that point.

Fantastic plinker, low LOW cost, and it comes in a .45 Springfield grip flavor too.

lazs2 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 05, 2007, 08:44:46 AM »

The 44 mag is really a great all around handgun. I think that it is at the top of the power range for handguns that make sense. If you own one you really need to be into reloading ammo tho to get the full benifiet of the gun and its flexibility.

Their are a number of reasons that the gun is not for everyone tho. It is a very accurate round and the handguns for it are more accurate than any of us can hold at ranges out to 300 yards or more but.. Not everyone likes revolvers and not everyone can handle recoil.. I have seen guys who think a .45 acp has recoil and that it is at about their limit for recoil tolerance.. they will never like the 44. To me.. a .45 has no real recoil.

If you don't reload you will be stuck with whatever you can buy off the shelf and at prices that exceed $20 a box.

If you feel that the only real defense handgun has to shoot at least 9 rounds as fast as you can pull the trigger... it won't be for you.

If you never shoot at anything past about 50 yards with a handgun... who cares?

And lastly... if you never shoot with anyone who owns and is good with a 44 you will never know the difference... ignorance is bliss.

lazs