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Old 01-13-2015, 12:03 PM
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My first owned handgun as a teenager back in the 1960s was a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 magnum with a 10 1/2" barrel. The .44 magnum is still my favorite caliber for woods protection or handgun hunting.

My shortest is a 4" 29-2 which I conceal carry in the woods. I also have an 8 3/8" 29-2. I have an 8" Colt Anaconda, a 6 1/2" Ruger Blackhawk, and a 10 1/2" Ruger Super Blackhawk.

When I go to the range, I shoot my 7 1/2" Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull to loosen up my arthritis before shooting the .44 magnums.

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My first owned handgun as a teenager back in the 1960s was a Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 magnum with a 10 1/2" barrel. The .44 magnum is still my favorite caliber for woods protection or handgun hunting.

My shortest is a 4" 29-2 which I conceal carry in the woods. I also have an 8 3/8" 29-2. I have an 8" Colt Anaconda, a 6 1/2" Ruger Blackhawk, and a 10 1/2" Ruger Super Blackhawk.

When I go to the range, I shoot my 7 1/2" Ruger Super Redhawk in .454 Casull to loosen up my arthritis before shooting the .44 magnums.

All nice guns for sure. I have a 4" Model 29, an 8 3/8" Model 29 and a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk. I recently got a 5" Super Redhawk Toklat in .545 Casull. What load do you shoot in your SRH? I have not had mine out to shoot yet but after pretty much deciding to keep it I picked up a box of Hornady 240 gr. XTPs for the first go around.
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Old 06-18-2015, 01:30 AM
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Put on some rubber Hogue grips and buy .44 magnum ammunition specifically made for shorter barrels and you may be surprised that shooting your .44 isn't bad after all!

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My 629-6 6" came with the rubber grips and I have shot everything from Specials to the Garrett 310gr Hammerheads at 1325 fps and it is a hoot to shoot!! I love it. You definitely know you've got a hold of something hot, but the recoil is great. And it is pretty accurate. I plan to hunt whitetails with it this fall using open sights. Great gun/great fun!!
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I bought my 629 3" Talo a few weeks ago. I almost bought the same .44 as yours. It was a tough decision, but I decided to go with the Fluted Cylinder design. The recoil is brutal, but managable with this 39oz Gun. I like firing near Max loads using Hornady 240 XTP Bullets and fast to medium burning Powder. The recoil is still not as bad as firing the same rounds in my little Model 69. Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but Lord I do so enjoy shooting .44 Magnum Revolvers.

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Old 06-18-2015, 08:07 PM
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My deceased wife's favorite ccw was a 2 1/2 in. model 629 with factory grips. I watched her practice at the local rifle range practice shooting factory loads at 50 yds clearing the x and 19 rings. She did not mind the recoil. The reason was she learned correct techniques in controlling the recoil.
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Old 06-18-2015, 08:46 PM
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Oh come on guys, its a .44 magnum and they're meant to growl especially if it happens to have a snubby barrel on it. I can't for the life of me understand why people buy .44 magnums and then shoot .44 specials though it or buy a .357 magnum and then shoot .38s through it. You know the old saying, "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!"
Maybe they need to try a Lady Smith!! (in Pink!!)
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Old 06-18-2015, 08:50 PM
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Maybe they need to try a "Lady Smith" No kick there!!! (in Pink)!!
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Old 06-18-2015, 09:32 PM
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Even though I really love my .500 Mags, I still love all my .44 Mags.
But then again, as much as I've shot both .500's, the .44's feels more like .357's now ------------ LOL !
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Old 06-19-2015, 06:07 AM
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I've never shot a 44 mag through a snubby. At 67 I strongly doubt if I ever will (unless offered enough free beer first). I decided to try some Buffalo Bore 44 mag +p+ in my Super Blackhawk 5 1/2 inch or my Super Redhawk 9 1/2 (I don't really remember which, I was 66, young and feeble minded at the time). Anyway, whichever it was it had the original wood grips on it. I was expecting the recoil because I shot 44 mag a lot back 40 years ago. The thing I was totally unprepared for was the sideways torque of that sucker. It (and I'm proud of this) was all I could do to just hang on to that gun. Of course, being a full blooded American Male and unwilling to be seen as an old geezer by range observers alerted by the kaboooom!!!, I had to bang off the rest of the cylinder. Well, I immediately strolled out of there, finished for the day in more ways than one. Suppressing a whimper, I licked my wounds (torn webbing between my thumb and trigger finger and lost skin on offhand thumb, ringing ears even with the sound suppressors, and feeling stunned). I replaced the grips with one of the Pachmyer ones and bought some shooting gloves. Helped a lot but I always wait until last thing because it still ends my range day. I still shoot them on occasion because I still can. If you don't understand that, one day in the future, you will.
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Old 06-19-2015, 10:54 AM
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You never experienced a 44 magnum until you fire some heavy duty ammo out of a 329
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Old 06-20-2015, 11:43 AM
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Magnum with a snub nose barrel we expect it. I had the Herret grips made to fit my hand for my ruger 357 snub nose. The grips don't turn in my had anymore.

I been a 5 1/2", 6", 6 1/2", 7 1/2" barrel guy all my life. I expected the worst recoil from my new s&w m58 with federal 410gr JHP loads. I found shooting my RedHawks 44 with my magnum loads a tad much on the recoil. So I thought the m58 with the 4" would be worse. Not I was wrong the big N frame won me over the balance to weight vs power ratio is spot on. Nothing under 4" for me.

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Old 06-26-2015, 08:05 PM
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I had only shot with .44 specials with my new .44 P.C.
Shot em all day long...no problem. No gloves.
Picked up box of American Eagle 50 rounds 240 gr. .44 mag shells.
Wearing gloves and after I was done the top layer of skin on my thump had disappeared.
Ouch...hello .44 special cowboy rounds!





Wow, That is one beautiful revolver! If you ever wanna sell that beauty let me know I like to shoot the big guns...
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I have no qualms about admitting that I don't care much for shooting .44 full magnum loads. Can I shoot 'em? Yes, but not many before flinching and discomfort sets in.

For those that can and DO shoot a lot of full magnum ammo, I say 'great.'

But for me, the .44 Spec does everything I need. (Same for .45 ACP.)

I only have one .44 Mag, a Super Blackhawk. And I've thought many times about selling it because I never shoot it.
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Beautiful handgun!

Whoever said fire breathing dragons don't exist, has never owned a .44 magnum with a short barrel! Love my 29-4 with it's 3" barrel!!

Mine wears Pacaderm combats and they help!
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Old 06-29-2015, 04:31 PM
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American Eagles usually seem to be fairly wimpy in most calibers, but in .44mag, they are not. They aren't full-spec, like DoubleTap or Underwood, but they aren't bottom-end either. I've found that Sellier&Bellot 240gr JSP's are about the mildest of the .44mags ... certainly much hotter than .44special, but not bad in my 69. But I DO have X500 rubber grips on my 69, and that helps a lot with the recoil ... I can shoot full-spec ammo with them, without gloves. But my 69 is quite a bit heavier (37oz) than your 329, and that helps a lot. The S&B's are relatively cheap for .44mag, and are fairly clean.

[ADDENDUM]: Oops ... I confused your .44mag with another poster's 329. I don't know how your .44mag compares to my 69 in weight.

[ADDENDUM 2]: I should also have added that I use a very relaxed and low grip (combined with bent wrists and elbows) ... I think that helps a lot with recoil.

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Funny to see an old thread resurrected but, since it is, I shall note:

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Whoever said fire breathing dragons don't exist, has never owned a .44 magnum with a short barrel! Love my 29-4 with it's 3" barrel!!
Happiest day of my gun owning life was when I used my 3" M29 to pay off a $900 gambling debt. I'm still overjoyed by the decision.

My buddy takes his lady friends to the range to show it off (I know what you're thinking - let that go! ) and he routinely whines to me in private that it hurts. Cracks me up.
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Georgia Arms sells a 240 grain FMJ at 1000 fps that is my favorite load for my 69. It bridges the gap between specials and full power magnums. At $27 for a bag of 50 it is also inexpensive for .44 ammunition and shoots well too. If I had not found it I would not have been able to give up reloading.
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Georgia Arms sells a 240 grain FMJ at 1000 fps that is my favorite load for my 69. It bridges the gap between specials and full power magnums. At $27 for a bag of 50 it is also inexpensive for .44 ammunition and shoots well too. If I had not found it I would not have been able to give up reloading.
Thanks for that recommendation ... I just ordered 200 of them. I would characterize them as being hot .44 special power, though, rather than bottom-end .44magnum. They are just slightly hotter than Underwood's .44 special ... low 500's in ft-lbs. They have an advantage over the .44 specials, though, in that the case is .44mag, and won't leave a gap at the front of the cylinders to crud-up. The S&B's are in the low 700's in ft-lbs ... about the same energy as my full-spec 10mm rounds (although with higher momentum, because of the heavier bullet). Another round similar to the S&B JSP is the Magtech 240gr FMJ .44mag ... same energy. Both S&B and Magtech are fairly cheap, but not quite as cheap as the Georgia Arms.

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