44 Mag Kills
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Just curious how many 44 fans we have here? Post up some pics and give the gun/bullets specs. I'm working on getting some posted.
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Here are a couple of photos. Here's a hog I shot with my Bisley Hunter last year, with 320 grain Double Tap WFNs. Shot at 50 yards offhand. Here's a hog I shot a couple of years ago with a borrowed (thanks 430man!) Ruger SBH, stoked with 300 grain Hornady XTPs. Shot was around 40 yards off a rest, if I can recall correctly.
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310 gr hardcast. 240 JHP 310 gr hardcast
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Re: 44 Mag Kills
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Gary, Great photos! I see you're local! Just curious, are those hard cast Hammerheads?
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Re: 44 Mag Kills
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Only way to go. I love those rounds!
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Re: 44 Mag Kills
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I believe them to be one of the best choices for a hard cast bullet in the .44 Mag
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01/24/2012 7:44 PM
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Grizzly and Double Tap also make great cast loads.
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01/24/2012 8:00 PM
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Gary,those are very, very impressive pictures.
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Re: 44 Mag Kills
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01/24/2012 9:07 PM
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Started handgun hunting with the 44 - since then the love affair has grown...Here's a couple... Ruger Redhawk 200 gr XTP's Same gun and handload as above M83 FA with 240 gr XTP
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01/24/2012 9:11 PM
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Very nice, SChunter!! Beautiful animals!
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01/24/2012 11:09 PM
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Here is a bighorn ewe I took last year with a SBH using a 270 gr Speer GDSP over W296.
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01/24/2012 11:43 PM
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Pab1, that seems like it would have been a cool hunt.
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01/25/2012 12:22 AM
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well timed thread! the .44's been getting thrashed in here lately next to the .45. lol
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01/25/2012 12:38 AM
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Here's mine-Ruger Super Blackhawk, seven and a half inch barrel, polished finish,rosewood grips, with a Hi-Viz fiber optic front sight shooting Winchester 250 grain Partition Gold at 1365 fps. deer and hogs
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01/25/2012 12:44 AM
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01/25/2012 1:46 AM
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Im a middle of the road 44 mag guy. My SBH loves a 250gr Keith clocking out of her 7.5 inch tube at around 1100 fps. Thats a mild loading for the bullet but its what I like and my SBH loves it and it has always put down deer and hogs. Still waiting to try it on bear (havent gotten lucky enough to get a shot on one yet) and elk (havent figured out a way to rig the tag drawing in my favor). But if my past experiences are accurate then Im sure it will do the job on them too.
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01/25/2012 2:07 AM
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01/25/2012 2:58 AM
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I just realized I've never shot any big game with the 44 but I've wasted an awful lot of ground squirrels with them. I've shot deer with the 357,4spcl and 45LC but somehow I missed using the 44 Mag.
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For now, I can find pics of a couple doe antelope with iron sights. Factory Federal ammo: 240 grain hollow soft point bullet, No. 44A. Since discontinued.
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Hopefully I'll be able to add to this as my new Bisley hunter should be here on Friday. Great pics so far though.
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Many, many deer, lost count. The .44 is my go to gun even though I love the .475 and .500 JRH---just because! I never found any revolver caliber starting with "4" that I don't like. Wonderful pictures posted fellas. I only have hanging pictures, never take a camera to the woods. Nobody to take my picture most of the time anyway.
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These are the only photos I have of 44 mag kills.... and.... ....both were taken with FA 83 using 240xtp over max charge of H110. Here's a few my son has taken with the 44mag bisley hunter... ...all his were taken with 260gr WFNGC MBW over max charge of H110.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Great photos, guys! Keep 'em coming!
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That young man is off to a heck of a career huntin' with a handgun! His grin speaks for itself.
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That young man is off to a heck of a career huntin' with a handgun! His grin speaks for itself. Just how much better can it get? Just wonderful!
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Yeah that is great. I was always told handguns were too dangerous. It's great that he learns the responsibility at a young age.
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Yeah that is great. I was always told handguns were too dangerous. It's great that he learns the responsibility at a young age. It's all about education. He's been shoot'n since he was 4, killed his first game at 6 (squirrel) and he's first big game at 6 (deer). His first handgun kill was at 10 (squirrel) and first big game handgun kill at 11. He's now 14 and I trust him with firearms way more than some adults I've been around. It's all about how they're raised.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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It really makes my day to see the young hunters out there, especially with a sixgun. I love those kinds of photo's, that young man is on his way!
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A couple of my handgun deer. Last one I took with a handgun a few years ago. My very first handgun deer, taken many, many moons ago!
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Yeah that is great. I was always told handguns were too dangerous. It's great that he learns the responsibility at a young age. It's all about education. He's been shoot'n since he was 4, killed his first game at 6 (squirrel) and he's first big game at 6 (deer). His first handgun kill was at 10 (squirrel) and first big game handgun kill at 11. He's now 14 and I trust him with firearms way more than some adults I've been around. It's all about how they're raised. yep, I'm the poster child for what the pc people say not to do with handguns. My handguns don't get put up unless my daughter has friends over which since we're in a rural area they have to be brought over. There are loaded guns from one end of my house to the other and they are accessible and my daughter (11) knows how to use them and if an intruder were to underestimate her abilities and knowledge of firearms it would be a fatal mistake. She can handle single and double action revolvers, my glock, 1911, ak's as well as all the sporting weapons in the house. I started her off early too and with my line of work there are guns everywhere but she dosn't touch unless she asks or is told. She actually has taken a big interest in my business and loves to see the customers guns when they come in. who knows, 10 years from now she may be the first female custom pistolsmith building your big bore revolvers.
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Rod, that's awesome. I commend you for two things. Not being afraid to educate, but more importantly being so involved in your daughter's life. I am a Pastor and my wife is a teacher. There is such a disconnect between parents and children nowadays that it is just plain scary.
The God who gave us such a beautiful land, wonderful game, and the sport of hunting is worth knowing.
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01/27/2012 2:06 PM
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I too grew up with firearms in the house and was never tempted to monkey around with them when no adults were present as I was taught to respect them at an early age. It's all up to the parents IMO.
Sorry for the thread hijack!
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yep, I'm the poster child for what the pc people say not to do with handguns. My handguns don't get put up unless my daughter has friends over which since we're in a rural area they have to be brought over. There are loaded guns from one end of my house to the other and they are accessible and my daughter (11) knows how to use them and if an intruder were to underestimate her abilities and knowledge of firearms it would be a fatal mistake. She can handle single and double action revolvers, my glock, 1911, ak's as well as all the sporting weapons in the house. I started her off early too and with my line of work there are guns everywhere but she dosn't touch unless she asks or is told. She actually has taken a big interest in my business and loves to see the customers guns when they come in. who knows, 10 years from now she may be the first female custom pistolsmith building your big bore revolvers. You sound like me. I had and still have loaded guns all over the place. My boys always knew to treat a gun as if it was loaded..........because the were/are!
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My first few years of handgun hunting were with a Ruger SBH. I don't have any picture of any of those hunts. About 5 years ago (give or take) I did take a doe with a 44 mag in a S&W 329
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Only shot a couple does with the 44mag. Might be all I shoot with it, as I have switched to the 45lc. Here's a fun one you may have seen before. 2010 gun season, we had had some lunch at my aunt's house for a birthday, and then some of us were going out hunting. It was unusually warm, and a couple of my younger cousins wanted to go along for a stand. I had already shot a nice buck with my Encore 7 08, and thought it would be great fun to take the kids out for their first hunt. We rounded up some extra orange, and out we went. I purposly went to an area that no one else was hunting in, because I wasn't confident they could be quiet, and didn't want to disturb anyone else. Well, we marched off into the woods, and found a nice log to sit on that was between a couple of well used deer trails. I didn't really expect to see any deer. They did good being quiet at first, but at 8, and 11, it didn't last long. Pretty soon Isaac was whittling a stick, and chomping watermelon bubble gum, and Stina was eating M&Ms, and offering Isaac some. It didn't matter, we were just out having fun on a beautiful day. Then Isaac askes to try out my grunt tube, and i say sure. He blows on it a couple times, and gives it back. Not 5 minutes later, a nice doe is headed our way through the woods. I tell the kids to "be quiet, and plug your ears". The doe ends up passing by about 40yrds behind us, and just as she gets even with us, I swivel around off the log onto 1 knee, line up the sights and fire. She didn't go more than 20 yrds, and piled up. The kids were super exited, and the other hunters in our group(who got skunked that night)couldn't believe it. Guess it's better to be lucky than good! MN Oh yeah, it was a 240 grn Hornady XTP. Stopped her quick, but didn't pass through. Thought that was odd on a lung shot, but strange things happen i guess. I like the 300s better personally.
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