I am buying a hand cannon

waderow said:
...deciding on whether to go with a plain ol .44mag, or a .454 Casull.
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While the Casull and the like are certainly "fun" there is nothing wrong with the good ol 44 :cool:

Certainly a handfull for most with full power loads, factory ammo is still "reasonably" affordable. Dies etc. are readily available for when you want to start reloading. It accepts and generally shoots reduced loads very accurately for plinking etc(44 specials as well)

And besides, whens the last time anyone had to drop a charging Rhino with thier Pistol ? :p ;)

I'd say get the 44 Magnum ! It needs no appologies :cool:
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I have three S&W's, a 625, 686, and the 460V.I enjoy shooting them all.The 625's a pain because of the moon clips but is still a lot of fun to shoot.Like the 686, the 460 will also take 45 colts, as well as 460 rounds, the 686 38 special, and 357 rounds.So if your arm gets tired, like mine did firing the 460 you can switch rounds.All my smiths shoot well out of the box, with consistent trigger pulls, so its easy to get used to a whole group of guns, even though you don't shoot them every day.The 500's still the king, but the 460 delivers more power 250 yards downrange, than the 44 magnum has at muzzle.As for reloading its a must no matter what caliber your shooting, and pays for itself in no time.Hope this helps.
 
I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned the Magnum Research BFR in 45-70. I've never fired one but handled one at WSS. You've gotta love a revolver that has a cylinder almost as big as a coffee cup. Now that is a "big bore"f:P:2:
 
4570 said:
I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned the Magnum Research BFR in 45-70. I've never fired one but handled one at WSS. You've gotta love a revolver that has a cylinder almost as big as a coffee cup. Now that is a "big bore"f:P:2:
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Does not fit the requrements of a "hand cannon."

The BFR is more like a man portable howitzer.
 
4570 said:
I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned the Magnum Research BFR in 45-70. I've never fired one but handled one at WSS. You've gotta love a revolver that has a cylinder almost as big as a coffee cup. Now that is a "big bore"f:P:2:
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haha. yeah... thats big.
 
waderow said:
Okay, I am going to buy a hand cannon. I have a couple 40's. .22's. But I want one hand cannon. For amusement. For the big bang. For the buck. And for the cool factor :)


COOL???

Sorry, owning one is not cool to me.

Learning to shoot it fairly well, maybe.
But there is always somebody at the club better right? The dedicated IPSC guy, hard core elk and sheep hunters, 1/2 inch groups with a .338 hunting rifle...

Damage to your wrist or hand? Not cool.
Alot of old silhouette shooters now wear wrist braces from when they shot many rounds of hot 44 mags.
Not cool.
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Ciggarettes and Alchohol do just as much damage, and are far less amusing.


Besides, this is not your typical hot loaded .44 that will get shot 50 times at every range visit, it will likely get shot 6-12 times every month or two, and with a proper grip, should not cause long term damage.
 
Anything in 500 S&W is ridiculous as a handgun and the 460 is not far behind. I'd go as said before - Model 29 or 629 in 44 Mag.
 
ruger22 said:
COOL???

Sorry, owning one is not cool to me.

Learning to shoot it fairly well, maybe.
But there is always somebody at the club better right? The dedicated IPSC guy, hard core elk and sheep hunters, 1/2 inch groups with a .338 hunting rifle...

Damage to your wrist or hand? Not cool.
Alot of old silhouette shooters now wear wrist braces from when they shot many rounds of hot 44 mags.
Not cool.
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lol. dont get one then if you have dainty wrists.
 
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Excellent choice. That calibre is very versatile and definitely fills the hand cannon definition. Now, we need to be able to hunt with those things ...
 
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