seabright60
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I want one ,im torn between the 44 and the 357 , any thoughts or reviews on this from anyone who actually has one?
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I have the .44 in walnut. I’m very pleased with both the fit and finish, and how it shoots.
I have only shot .44 magnum in the rifle - so I can’t tell you if it will shoot .44 special.
I would think the advantage of .357 Magnum would be that you could shoot .38 special.
Certainly, the .44 magnum has a lot more power, should you be looking to hunt with the rifle, but neither .44 magnum, nor .357 magnum, are inexpensive.
Recoil with the .44 magnum is pretty reasonable. I have a Ruger .44 magnum carbine and greatly prefer the model 1854.
I don’t think you could go wrong with either choice.
I put a nice leather sling, a traditional accessory, and a red dot, a totally modern accessory, on the rifle.
I have only shot .44 magnum in the rifle - so I can’t tell you if it will shoot .44 special.
I would think the advantage of .357 Magnum would be that you could shoot .38 special.
Certainly, the .44 magnum has a lot more power, should you be looking to hunt with the rifle, but neither .44 magnum, nor .357 magnum, are inexpensive.
Recoil with the .44 magnum is pretty reasonable. I have a Ruger .44 magnum carbine and greatly prefer the model 1854.
I don’t think you could go wrong with either choice.
I put a nice leather sling, a traditional accessory, and a red dot, a totally modern accessory, on the rifle.
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seabright60
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Everything you said is why I cant decide lol. I go from .."i want the 44 stealth hunter to match my stealth hunter 629, but I like the loner barrel of the other 2 , ,to man that walnut looks awesome but that stainless one is cheaper and has better bad weather tolerance , to but I have more 357 revolvers than 44 s " I do this every time. It took me 6 months of torturing my self to decide between the 69 combat 44 and the n frame deluxe 44.
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seabright60
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Made.my choice and ordered it last night, after much consideration I decided to go another route and get the 44 magnum henry big boy x. I feel like im cheating on my wife as this is only my second non s and w firearm ever , the other is the mossberg shockwave. For $400 less and my bare bones ,no optics, old school leanings when it comes to firearms it was just dumb to pay that much more for stuff I dont want anyway.
