Slingshot and a handful of ball bearings?? That would be about three pounds...and you said it guess!!

I should know better than to leave any open questions with Dan Dangerfield lurking around...

Dan Dangerfield!!!! I almost spit my drink all over the computer screen laughing. LOL<LOL<LOL

One advantage to the 44 that's often overlooked is the fact that bullets can be found considerably cheaper than for the 45's.

With ammo availablity, component diversity, and years of info readaly available, I'm glad I still like the round.

The ability to pick up just about any round locally when traveling (if needed) is a HUGE bonus for me.

The 44 Magnum is good enough for me, I had a 460 for a while and it was a powerhouse and had awesome capabilities, however I returned to the 44 Magnum. The price difference is almost half of the 460 when reloading. Everyone is different and we all hunt different terrain. I know the chances of me hunting anything bigger then a whitetail within the next 8 years or slim to none. And I am fine with that as well. If the 44 will meet your needs and you are happy with it. Just be glad you still live in a free country.

killed 8 deer with my 44.no reason to upgrade.accuracy with reloads is 1.25"@80 yards.

Aye..uuhh...no repect I tell ya....no respect at all....

I got into big game hunting with revolvers 2 years ago. I got a RH 44 with a 7.5 barrel. It was not until I started to reload that I learned howe accurate and verstile this gun could be. This year would be the first year I will be taking the RH into the woods with a red dot scope on it. I have full confendence in leaving the shotgun at home and only taking the RH. I hope to buy a Blackhawk in 44mag this next year.

44's Are probably the best all around for hunting and plunking. But we live in the USA 44 good 45-70 better right? Just kidding I like 44's just got board wanted to hit deers harder with something new.

I put down a battle scared 10 point whitetail this passed Saturday. It was my 30th whitetail with a Ruger Super Blackhawk and a 2x Leupy. Caliber? None other than the good old .44 Mag. Been handgunning it for a lot of years with alot of different calibers, but this gun is just the one that always draws blood for some reason. I guess its just the mind set I have when I'm carrying it. Works for me. Sometimes bigger isn't always better.

Whoot, congrats on 30

or is that now officially over the hill??

I never post I just like to absorb the knowledge that yall all write but I have changed my mind after reading all the post on this thread from a 454 to the 44 hope to have soon Super Ruger Blackhawk Bisley hunter!!!

"How does the 44 mag rate today", I'd say its held up very well in the game fields, you can certainly go bigger now, much bigger & they have lots more power......power is recoil & recoil for many can mean reduced accuracy. For those that can handle the big boomers its a definite advantage, for those that can't its a huge disadvantage. Trying to keep up with someone else in the horsepower race can cause more problems than it solves, again, for those than can honestly handle 300+ gr bullets at 1300-1400 fps are ahead of the game.
I'm talking strictly revolvers here, not single shots, the single shots are totally different, much longer range capabilities, fine accuracy & rifle knockdown power, if you need rifle type results, then the single shots are the way to go, hands down.
I think the biggest problem with revolver shooters is, then tend to "over gun" that is they get out of their comfort zone as far as recoil is concerned, accuracy suffers & game gets wounded or missed as a result. If 250 gr slugs at 1100 fps are giving you complete penetration what good is a 300 grainer at 1400 fps, yes it will gain you some distance & shoot flatter but I'm talking iron sighted sixguns here so its a short range game we play.
I recently read somewhere about a certain load that was generating 1350 fps & having 29,800 psi, the author said that by dropping the load down to 24,800 psi only cost 100 fps in velocity, thats 5,000 psi difference for only 100 fps, thats a lot of recoil difference!
In my single shots days I used many calibers but the go to guns were a Bullberry 6TCU, a Bullberry 6.5/284 & a magnificent Bullberry 338/284, nothing was safe!
Nowdays its either a 41 Bisley, a 44 Bisley or a 45 Bisley with a 357 Maximum thrown in when I'm expecting 200 yd shots.
If I had to pick a favorite it would be the 44 magnum, a 250 gr Keith & 21 grs of 2400........I think!!





Dick

One thing I noticed when I went from the RSBH to the Bisley, for me, the felt recoil reduction from just 1/2" more grip was amazing. I was never happy with SBH grip platform and always ended up selling them off. Ever sence I got the Bisley, even sharp 180's pushed fast didn't bother me.

I bring this up as I see alot of mention about managing recoil as a pre curser to accuracy.

I'm also very pleased at how this thread has progressed

I did use Contendors back in the 80's with excellent results and have no complaints, even had one in a .44 and killed a ton of critters with it. Nowadays I use revolvers and the .44 mag. exclusively. I have always had total confidence in it no matter what I was hunting. For me it just works!

Ditto.
Steve

Whitworth is spot on. A larger caliber will not make up for poor shot placement. The larger than .429 bore penetrate deeper and provide larger wound channels, there is no dening that.

That would explain the 480 Ruger I have on the way!

Funny thing is that I shoot my .475 with full-tilt loads better than I do any of my .44 magnums!

I still grab my 44 sbh going to hunt with this year. and have lots of hand guns but like u had it sins i was 16 dad got it for me and killed with it ever sins. but i like the big ons to

That's because your 475 is more accurate than any of your 44 mags.. I know who built your 475