Yeah, I'd like to know what ammo he is using that is zeroed at 50 but drops 5 feet and hits the ground 30 feet before reaching 100 yards. Airsoft plastic bullets perhaps?
So who thinks the .44 mag is p***y in a rifle?
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Wow. This is a fine example of why BIGRED isn't here.
Edited to add factual information and an explanation for being snarky towards a comment that appears to publicly doubt the accuracy of the original post.
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That I what I think. Nothing wrong with the 44 Rem Mag it self but at bottom it is a pistol round. IMHO, there are better rounds for short range hunting.
With a handle like Gibbs505 I see why you feel like that! LOL
BTW, thanks for all the girls with guns contributions.
I used to sneer at the little .44 as well. But I bought that lever as a companion to my Ruger .44 Mag Vaquero that I have my ATC for on my trapline. Then I noticed that the .44 goes POP instead of BOOM out of a 20 inch barrel. My old ears dont ring so bad with it. So I decided to try it one year. It was fun popping the head off of hares out to about 75 yards or so on the logging roads. It was so light and handy I had to try while dogging for deer one year. It kills as well as an 06 out to 150 yards or so...if you use the right bullet for the task. With a soft cast lead bullet or even a jacketed hollow point it is lightning on deer. With a hard cast 300 gr with a wide meplat it leaves a 60 calibre permanent wound channel and gives enough penetration to exit on a broadside shot on bull moose. Best part is there isnt much bloodshot meat. Casting my own bullets, and using less than 20 grains of 2400 I keep my per round cost to under 20 cents!
Nobody would ever pass over a 358 Winchester as a short range killer. They throw a 275gr slug at 2000 FPS or so(Lyman manual). The little 44 is capable of a 300 gr at 1700 FPS. Whole different beast out of a rifle vs a handgun.
I dont think it is the be all and end all...but what it can do is beyond the first glance.
Thanks for the compliment! I enjoy posting them.
I just posted my personal opinion. Others should feel open to disagree.
I am glad to see that the 44 works well for you!
Cheers.
True on both counts but the .44 mag in a rifle fills a niche not available in Canada due to the handgun laws. All the portability of a rimfire and vastly better stopping power. A .270 Gold Dot @ 1,600+ fps isn't to be sneezed at.
x2 thats pretty sweet.
I have loaded up some 44 Magnum reduced loads for those who want to try the 44 without the kick. 240 Grain Lead and 6 - 7 grains of Bullseye powder and you have a laser beam load with little to no recoil. I tried those in a Marlin 1894 and found they won't make the target at 100 yards. Any other factory or hunting reload has no problem, 1 1/2" high at 50 yards and you have zero at 100 yards. I am not sure what your shooting for ammunition as the pistol has a similar trajectory with decent loads.
