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I just like big things that go boom!!!!

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haha Oh yes... I have always said that to my buddies who are "diehard" bow hunters. I too bow hunt, but its so cool to feel all that power unleashed in the palm of your hand!

oops, I messed up the quote thingy

Let's fill in the rest?

.357" =
.410" =
.429" = little girl
.452" =
.475" =
.500"+ =

Uh, no.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll love ya, tomorrow...


Now what was this thread about again? LOL

About a little girl's caliber.

.357 is for ooold policemen and newbies,that way they can shoot anemic .38 specials and light .357 and feel like they have fired a powerful gun, good for mice and small rats,maybe possum.
.410 too powerful for the old policemen [was touted as the perfect law enforcement caliber, NOT!!!!!! varmits up to coyote size if close enough.
.429 little girls and small boys trying to be grownups,not yet making the grade. thin skinned animals maybe smaller deer, treed black bear if small.
.452 Anemic oooold cartridge that just won't die,800 fps,you can throw rocks that fast,has done in a few injuns and small varmits [probably the fall that killed them]
.475 Startin to get better a nice small step up for the girls and boys wantin to be men and women who have put in enough time with the .44 bigger deer and maybe elk,plenty for prairie dogs right Greg?
Now you are getting somewhere, the muzzle blast singes the hair off and you throw them right in the pot,[your hair and theirs]
anything bigger is a waste of powder and lead!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that thats over I would not feel under gunned with a well loaded well used [by me].44 in my hand anywhere on the planet.
It has proven itself over and over to be a capable round with well placed shots on every game animal hunted by man [and woman].
So get your .44,PRACTICE DILIGENTLY,then practice some more, and go forth with confidence.IT won't let you down IF you do your part.

I think we need to start calling the little girl's caliber by its correct name: .429 Magnum. .44 sounds cool, but we all know it isn't.

The .44 mag, is the best all around pistol hunting caliber there is! It will slay dragons, topple t-rex's, blow away bad guys, exterminate elephants, and annihilate aliens! It can be loaded up or down to meet any need at hand, and ammo for it can be found just about anywhere. It has stood the test of time, and still comes out in top. Why else would everyone judge their "bigger badder faster" rounds against a little .429 magnum? 'Cause its the king! Elmer Kieth and Dirty Harry said so!

If your going to pull the trigger. Make sure to make a big hole in and out.

Besides I like holes to happen fast.

Who's everyone? LOL!!

Don't yall read the internet?!

Everyone knows the bigger bores make them deer "deader."

All jokes aside, we have de-railed, and hi-jacked this thread just a fuzz. My apologies to the OP. As to " how powerful is a 44 mag?"- it has, over its lifetime, been used to take nearly every game imaginable. There are newer, faster, and bigger rounds that may "do it better", but even yall that tote them pocket howitzers, have to admit, that the 44 has done it all. Was it the best? Maybe not. But it did it.

Actually I accept full responsibility for pointing out the obvious. My apologies.......





Little girl's caliber.

that does it, I'm applying to the ATF for a permit to build a .700 Caliber revolver!

Thats a mouse gun a real man would build a 1" handcannon.

Hell I'll just build a single shot in 20mm anti aircraft, any volunteers to test fire it?

Will it come with a muzzle brake?

Thats a Lott isnt it?

I stop at the 408 Chey-Tac

I own several .429s. However, if push came to shove, I would reach for my .410s. But I also have a .50 & a .475 on order from Rod. Not counting the various stupid number of single shots of various sizes.

I am less than a "little girl." I am a baby girl. I like the 41s. LOL

An average of 1586 fps. with a .431" 292 gr. cast bullet out of an 11" barrel. What more do you need?

A big thanks to Rod for all of the help in getting this project done.

I also like 41's. Actually I like the 41's better than I do the .429's.

When the big stuff is on the menu I still reach for a 45, unless it is real big then it is a 475L ot 500 L or JRH. They just hit harder and it is readily apparent

I will! If it works we can mount it under the wing of my plane.

How powerful is the 44 mag you ask??

Powerful enough to get ya hooked on the best damn lifestyle you could possibly find!!!

And yes, I said LIFESTYLE, not hobby.

No, the Lott looks like a .22 LR next to the 20mm!

Very astute observation! It is definitely a lifestyle!

No its not!







































Its an addiction!

For some, addiction is lifestyle! LOL!

Twice as powerful as a .22!!!!! What do I win?????

With the right bullets it is adequate for groundhogs.

I don't know that may be pushing it a little

LOL

We sure as heck can't acuse you of not taking enough gun ;-)

It all kind of reminds me of a d--k measuring contest,have to go back and see what the original post was.

Just barely......

probably better suited for field mice actually, groundhogs deserve at least a 454

Something we often forget and have to take a step back and remember IMHO:

This sight is a get away and release for a lot of folks here. Yes the subject is dead. It is Monty Python Dead... but it is also 6 pages long and the "boys" are still having fun... This thread has stretched all the way from the shooter bench to the bragging board and has still been clean..

I could be out in left field, just throwing it out there...

WAAAAAY out in left field.......