Age bracket recent .44 mag buyers

gnappi · Dec 4, 2023

I'm a senior and have had just about every .44 brand made that I took a fancy to. S&W's 629's no dash right up to -5, also 29's until I got the first in stainless.

Now seeing so much interest in the .44 and many buyers of older .44's, I've been wondering what ages recent buyers are.

flgolfer29 · Dec 4, 2023

61 yoa and purchased my first 44 mag last year, a super Blackhawk.

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SGT ROCK 11B · Dec 4, 2023

Being retired I hang around the LGS and a retired cop I know works there too. We discussed revolvers and what people buy 44 Magnums? It is usually retirees or the older men.

raljr1 · Dec 4, 2023

I am 68 and just picked up a 4"

Robert

studenygreg · Dec 4, 2023

40. Got a 329pd and 629 classic this year

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madmikeb · Dec 4, 2023

I'm 63, got my first 29 at 20 years old and the latest one a couple weeks ago.

Rpg · Dec 5, 2023

I bought my first 29-2 in 1977. I sold it in 2019. It was the last 44 mag I owned.

I lost interest in the 44mags over the years as I discovered that I didn’t need such a physically large gun to meet my needs. They are dismal devices to actually carry in the field.

Casual Smith Nut · Dec 5, 2023

Got my first 44 mag in my early 30s, a newer production 6 inch 629. I had just gotten into and learned the ropes of reloading using 38 spl and 357 mag and knew that I could “afford” to shoot 44 also. It’s been downhill ever since with other calibers. If it wasn’t for reloading I wouldn’t have dipped my toe in big-bore waters.

zeke · Dec 5, 2023

Didn't buy a 44 mag until later in life, and last revolver bought was a short M69. But am not a hunter anymore and the M69 does not get full bore loads through it.

75Vette · Dec 5, 2023

I'm 63 now but started my 44 mag collection about 10 years ago. They get well used seeing range time twice a week. I have a sweet load that doesn't wear me or the gun out. I've found it to be a favorite for IHMSA competition.

Fishinfool · Dec 5, 2023

I am 64 years old now. I bought my first 44 magnum, a Ruger Super blackhawk, at 18 years old. My latest 44 magnum purchase is a Colt Anaconda 4 inch barrel. At last count, I had 18 firearms in my safe with 44 magnum written on the barrel. It, along with the 45 acp, are probably my two favorite handgun cartridges.

lppd4 · Dec 5, 2023

I have had at least 1 .44 mag in the collection since my mid 20's in 1984. Recently I picked up a 29-3 6" and a 29-3 4" at about 63 years of age and added a Ruger Vaquero 4 5/8" in .44 mag at 65.

mikerjf · Dec 5, 2023

69. Just bought one at the implied request of the Giant Pig. "Sir... SIR! You KNOW you need something bigger than that puny 357 snub, with a critter like me around... yes?"

Mostly will be shooting 44Sp, of course.

Bruceboy · Dec 5, 2023

78, bought my first one ( 7 1/2"Ruger Super Blackhawk) at age 20 and my most recent is a 3" model 29. Love those guns.

Al

CH4 · Dec 5, 2023

I was in my mid 20s when I purchased my first 44 mag, a NIB S&W 629-2 Mountain Revolver. I think ownership of 44 mags starts earlier than later. I know the older I get, the less I like recoil. That said, I still see 44s in display cases packaged with the original box of ammo.

I just turned 59 last week and brought home a ANIB 629-4. I needed another 44 like I need a pacemaker, but it was nice, the seller motivated, and 44 mags just have a certain je ne sais quois.

Since acquiring a couple 696 no dashes, I don't shoot/carry my N frames as much. However, I have no plans to dump my 44s anytime soon.

Sgt. Buzzard · Dec 5, 2023

Bought one new fifty years ago. Sold it a couple of years later. I only used it to annoy other shooters at the range. I'm a much nicer person now.

65Whelen · Dec 5, 2023

Can't believe I'm in my 70s (71) never thought I'd get this old. Anyway, love the vintage 29s, late '50s early '60s. I was super lucky to come across a 29ND (1960) but my shooter is the 629-4 5", a joy to shoot.

CajunBass · Dec 5, 2023

I'm 71, I bought my first 44 back in the late 70's I guess it was, a Ruger Super-Blackhawk. I just bought my most recent, a 4" Model 29-10. I've owned several others over the years, as well as a few 41 Mags.

I'll bet I've never fired a full 50 round box of actual magnum ammo in all of them put together. I'm a wimp when it comes to recoil.

demkofour · Dec 5, 2023

My recent S&W .44 Magnum purchases are a 6” 29-3, a 6” 629-3 and a very sweet 4” .44 Magnum (pre-29(!)) with original tools and presentation case.
Prior to that was an 8 3/8” 29-2 way back in 1976 which was my very first handgun purchase! Wish I still had that beauty…

gotigers · Dec 5, 2023

I picked up a new to me 629-5 last week at 55.

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