So many .44 Magnums for sale
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Probably no one can afford to shoot them these days. Even reloading is very expensive at least with jacketed bullets. My 629 delivers excellent accuracy with Hornady 240 XTPs but they are regular price $36.99 per hundred at Midway last time I looked.
Could be a few reasons. First, and historically, people buy a 44 Magnum, put a few cylinder's full of full power ammo through it, then decide the recoil is not tolerable and sell it. Second, 44 Magnum ammo has never been cheap and now it is really expensive, so maybe sell the 44 and buy a plastic 9mm pistol. Third, firearms prices have been pretty high for about three years now, some may be looking to sell while the market is hot.
Agreed...I've got half a dozen .44 Magnums and a .41 Magnum and they're all waiting quietly in the safe for ammo prices to come down some more! Thank goodness for decent prices on 9mm, .38 Spl., and .22 LR.
I have a few 44's, and a couple of 41's. Shootem all the time. Oh yeah,,, I reload and cast My own.
Fishinfool
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I own a bunch of handguns, and a few rifles that start with a 4, and end with a 4. At least one accompanies me to my weekly range day. Mostly cast, some jacketed.
I enjoy shooting to much, and have to much invested in guns and gear to stop shooting because it might cost me $15 or $20 more to enjoy a morning at the range.
Larry
I enjoy shooting to much, and have to much invested in guns and gear to stop shooting because it might cost me $15 or $20 more to enjoy a morning at the range.
Larry
Skyhunter
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I don't have any .44 magnums but do have several .44 Specials and .41 magnums, as well as .38 Special and .357 magnums. They all get exercised regularly.
My revolvers rarely see any jacketed bullets. But I've been casting and reloading my own bullets for the better than 40 years. My pistols see about a 50/50 mix of cast or plated bullets.
I decided long ago that come hell or high water, I was gonna be able to shoot. To that end I bought at least one bullet mold for every cartridge that I load for. I also "accumulated" sufficient alloy to produce projectiles for a long, long time.
WYT-P
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My revolvers rarely see any jacketed bullets. But I've been casting and reloading my own bullets for the better than 40 years. My pistols see about a 50/50 mix of cast or plated bullets.
I decided long ago that come hell or high water, I was gonna be able to shoot. To that end I bought at least one bullet mold for every cartridge that I load for. I also "accumulated" sufficient alloy to produce projectiles for a long, long time.
WYT-P
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BillBro
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Well, its official, Im a weirdo! Ive shot more 44mag, Special and siin hopefully, 44 Russian in the past 2 or 3 years than almost everything else.
Somebody give me a loan too, Ill buy a few more.
Maybe another reason is because by the time they pay for a s&w 44mag they cant afford ammo?
Somebody give me a loan too, Ill buy a few more.
Maybe another reason is because by the time they pay for a s&w 44mag they cant afford ammo?
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the 44 Mags have always been a very popular gun to buy. It seems that every shooter feels a need to own one at some point in their shooting career.
It also has always been a very popular gun to sell. Often in barely used condition. Many shooters who feel that they need one shoot one a few times and decide that maybe they don't need one after all.
It also has always been a very popular gun to sell. Often in barely used condition. Many shooters who feel that they need one shoot one a few times and decide that maybe they don't need one after all.
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While I can understand how the cost of 44mag may be a deterrent for owning and shooting one, doing a quick search and looking at the listings, many of them seem to be from people with a single or handful of posts.
Kind of wondering if we have reached the stage where people are selling the stuff they ran out and bought in 2020/2021, not knowing anything about guns at the time, but needing to have one.
The 44mag is, and kind of always has been, a prime candidate for some new gun owner that could afford one to want and buy, but then realize is probably not the best choice for a first handgun.
I would give it a little more time before buying. If this follows the usual pattern prices will get better as more of the things start flooding the market.
Kind of wondering if we have reached the stage where people are selling the stuff they ran out and bought in 2020/2021, not knowing anything about guns at the time, but needing to have one.
The 44mag is, and kind of always has been, a prime candidate for some new gun owner that could afford one to want and buy, but then realize is probably not the best choice for a first handgun.
I would give it a little more time before buying. If this follows the usual pattern prices will get better as more of the things start flooding the market.
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44 Magnum is probably my most favorite, more so than 41M, 357M, 38sp. Since the mid 70s' I've had 5 different, 29 6.5", 29 8.375", 629 6", 629 3", & 629 MG. Currently just have a M69 4".
I've got plenty of brass, primers, powder, & bullets.
Eventually want to acquire a 629 6", 629 MG, or a 629 3".
I've got plenty of brass, primers, powder, & bullets.
Eventually want to acquire a 629 6", 629 MG, or a 629 3".
After I purchased my Mod 29 back in the early 80's I bought set of dies and reloading components. I have yet to put a single round of full power factory ammo through it. I have fired thousands upon thousands of rounds of down loaded reloads in it and it is one of my favorite handguns to shoot.
Well, I think a lot of people buy them for bragging rights. Then, they can't handle the recoil, so they unload them. They are unloading them now, because this is the time to sell. I had 4. Just sold one, gave one to son, and still have 2. Another reason, is that the fellows that are getting older, that could handle the recoil can't anymore. A number of forum members have stated that as a reason for selling.
Here's some that aren't for sale; first year 4 inch, 1957 6.5 inch, no dash, -1 and -2. And these don't get shot but only because I have newer 44s that go to the range; not that I need a lot of 44 full mag recoil loads anyway. 44 Special is a lot more fun and the hole in the paper is almost as large.
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Recoil is no excuse. There are a number of lightly loaded 44 mag ammo for sale and there's always 44 special. My favorite is Georgia arms 240 grain 44 mag @ 1000 fps. Perfect for my model 69 which I would never sell.
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If I may be so bold as to ask, where are you finding decent prices on .38 special?
Best,
Gary
If I may be so bold as to ask, where are you finding decent prices on .38 special?
Best,
Gary
That is precisely how I wound up with a 3" M629 around 20+ years ago. I didn't care for it much with full house Magnum cartridges but it was great with .44 Specials and was my bedside gun for years. It was perfect bait to settle an almost $1000 poker debt and I never looked back. Too many great .357 Magnums in my collection that serve the same purpose.
So it doesn't surprise me that so many are for sale - if you're not handgun hunting then, really, what's the point? YMMV as always.
rsl
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I only have one .44 Magnum. My 29-2 was shipped January 14th 1964.
A good friend is currently reloading some rounds for me. Ones that go BANG!!!
And one 58 shipped in May 1978. I think I have about 750 rounds
of .41 Magnum.
One of each works for me.
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