Revolver & cal.
 

I am in need of some help on what cal. to get for deer hunting/ I've set my sights on a rageing bull but can't decide on the cal. ? 41 mag. or 44 mag. 6in. brl. or 8 3/8 in. ?????????? HELP. GB 50

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Either will do what you want done. The 44 mag will be easier to find ammo but have a little more recoil. The 6in barrel shoot good enough to hunt with but the 8 3/8 will help with felt recoil. If its a nothing but hunting gun then id get the 44 Mag with 8 3/8 barrel but if your gonna take it on camping trips and all i would stick with the 6in barrel. I have a Taurus in 44 Mag with a 6in barrel and love the gun. Im wanting to get a scope of some sort and start hunting with it. It is extremely accurate at 25 yards with open sights.

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I cannot improve upon what retaks said.:)

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In a DA revolver, esp. a larger frame like the Raging Bull, 6 inch I think is ideal. Plenty of sight radius w/o being unwieldy. .44 Mag is IMO the most versatile of revolver chamberings with the most available ammo and components.

As good as the .41 may be, you are still bordering on obsolescence.

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I believe there are enough of us .41 mag fans out there that it'll be a long time before they can offically declare it dead. Ruger reintroduced the .41 mag in it's blackhawk and hunter line and ruger usually has it's thumb pretty close on market demand. Same as .280,and .220 swift among a few others I can think of.

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I have 5 revolvers and 2 rifles in 41mag. It is my opinion that 41 is a better all around cartridge over the 44mag. But again, that is my opinion and it will match anyone else that has had the pleasure of shooting a 41mag. my 2 cents?
PS. I have a couple of great little loads if you reload? 1 for snakes and such and 1 for deer, hogs and such. e-mail me and I be glad to help you out?
Mike

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I prefer the 44 magnum over the 41 simply because of the larger frontal area. Recoil is pretty much the same. If you reload you might consider the 45 Long Colt cartridge. It is a great cartridge if you reload, but factory shell's are a bit mundane.

I would reconsider the choice of the Taurus. I would go with a S&W if I were you. The S&W simply outshoots them all(out of the box)-including the Ruger's. Tom.

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I had a choice between the Raging Bull and a Ruger Super Red Hawk in .44 mag.
I chose the RSRH! The RSRH and .44 mag is a killer combination! No pun intended!:)

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I've had 41's and always went back toa 44 , to hunt. I believe the 44 cal. has much more stopping power . I hand load with 200 gr. bullets for flatter trajectory. I have shot Deer at close to 100 yds with stock sights .
I use a old Dan Wesson44, w/ 8 " heavy lugged , ported bbl., very stable platform to shoot with and I can even change it to the 6 " bbl . If I want or need to .

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44 or 45 if you handload. The 44 has a ton of ammo for it available, and the 45 will get right up there near 44 with a good handload.

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I would get RSRH in a .44 mag that combo has served me well!!!! Here is mine with its luppy scope 4X eer

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I would sure like to see all your data where you CLAIM s&w "outshoots" ruger!!!!!
I've had a lot of experience with ALL brands and you can get examples to prove anything you want until you examine ALL gathered data. I've been in the business for bout 27 years and I STILL cannot tell with certainty which brand will CONSISTANCY "outshoot" the other. If you like s&w,ruger,taurus,colt,or whatever,that's fine,just please don't attempt to mislead somebody due to your preferences-that's dangerously close to lying-especially if you lack PLENTY of experience with both. Whatever somebody likes,great.









[quote]ORIGINAL: HEAD0001

I would reconsider the choice of the Taurus. I would go with a S&W if I were you. The S&W simply outshoots them all(out of the box)-including ruger.

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Yeah, I use a 41 mag in a Ruger Redhawk and it seems that in the fourteen years that I have had it, there is more of a selection in factory loadings now than then. Also, it seems like there are more revolvers being chambered for it. The 41 Mag is far from dead.

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[quote]ORIGINAL: stalkingbear

I would sure like to see all your data where you CLAIM s&w "outshoots" ruger!!!!!
I've had a lot of experience with ALL brands and you can get examples to prove anything you want until you examine ALL gathered data. I've been in the business for bout 27 years and I STILL cannot tell with certainty which brand will CONSISTANCY "outshoot" the other. If you like s&w,ruger,taurus,colt,or whatever,that's fine,just please don't attempt to mislead somebody due to your preferences-that's dangerously close to lying-especially if you lack PLENTY of experience with both. Whatever somebody likes,great.









I will stick by my claim that a S&W will on average outshoot the Taurus and the Ruger's.

What part of KY are you at. I worked at a large indoor pistolrange in Bowling Green for 5 years during the 90's. I have been in the firearms industry a good bit of my life(about 25 years). I have shot hundred's if not thousands of pistol's. And by far-overall the S&W IS more accurate. They definitely have a better trigger. I would give Ruger the slight edge on durability, but definitely not accuracy. I can not even remember how many Blackhawk's that I was thoroughly disappointed with. Just my opinion-but it is not without experience. Tom.

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I couldn't decide so I bought both.:D

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Thank's for all the input guy's ; I think I'm going to go with a new mod. super blackhawk in 44 mag. with 7.5 in bbl. A friend has it & don't us it anymore Soooooo. I'm takeing it off of his hands. All I need now is working up a good load for it.
AGAIN; THANKS TO ALL INFO!! GB 50

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I have a 8 3/8" S&W 44 mag. 629 classic that shoots 200-240 grain HP's very accurately. I like the extra length and weight for deer hunting and I don't find it a bother in a hip holster. I had some 6" barreled models for a while but the longer tube just balanced so well it's the one I kept.

I had some 41 mags. as well; I traded off the 657 S&W in 6". This is one I should have kept. I was extremely accurate and well balanced. I really would like to buy another.

I also have a Colt Python in 6" and I love this revolver. I have taken several deer with it with bang/flop results every time. I used 180 grain Federal HP's. In a hip holster I don't even notice I'm wearing it. I also have an 8 3/8" 686. This one does not balance anywhere near as well as the 44 does. It's accurate and smooth but I would not recommend it. I think I will trade it off for a 6" model 657 or a blue one if I can find one. I owned the Blackhawk in 41 6" for a while but it was no where near the gun the 657 was. Can't go wrong with the .41 in a revolver really; even if ammo is a bit more expensive and hard to locate it's a nice all round caliber.