Will I destroy my gun (or my hand) by shooting these things? Rounds are Buffalo Bore 44 Magnum 305 grain LBT LFN (1,325 fps/M.E. 1,189 ft. lbs.) . I have a box of 20. I was planning to shoot 6 rounds and keep the remaining for bear protection. I plan to do go out to Yellowstone, but also do a fair amount of camping in black bear territory. Per their website: "recommended for all STEEL revolvers and rifles on today’s market. It is not suitable for scandium or aluminum alloy revolvers."

Anyone shot these?

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Never shot them but the idea of shooting it in a scandium 329 makes my hand hurt.

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Son of a Gun...Smith

Your plan is sound as far as shooting 6 and saving the rest for a bear encounter. While it won't destroy or hurt your 629 they are a pretty stout for the 629 and I wouldn't shoot a steady diet of those rounds through it. IMHO a steady diet of those rounds will shoot your 629 loose after awhile.

I would worry more about a Grizzly bear in Yellowstone than Black Bears and believe me they are a WHOLE different animal as far as stopping an attack goes. I have seen more Grizzly Bears than blacks in Yellowstone. Hopefully you don't see any bears at all. Best carry bear spray along with your gun.

We spend quite a bit of time covering ground North of Yellowstone looking for shed antlers so watch your back side.

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44 Garrett Defender Ammo 4 me.

You would probably be better served with a standard loading ie 240-260 at 1200, a good hard 250 gr at that velocity will handle about anything you'd care to shoot with a 44 , and a big plus for this load is that your gun will safely digest thousands of them , just a thought

You should be okay. Check with the ammo manufacturer for compatibility , but I don't expect a serviceable 629 to fall apart after a few shots. Long term use could likely send the gun back to the factory for a rebuild sooner than normally expected, but that's about it. Recoil is likely to be memorable, depending exactly which configuration of 629 you have.

Thanks guys. I greatly appreciate the responses. I do plan to carry bear spray, but want the gun also. The gun is a 629-5 with 4" barrel that I carry in a bladetech kydex holster. I hope I never need to shoot more than six of these Buffalo Bore rounds.

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