Author Topic: 44 mag porting (Read 607 times)

Jim n Iowa · « **on:** May 14, 2003, 03:05:03 PM »

I am new to this board and I see you are a wealth of info.
My question is, I shoot and attempt to hunt with 3 44 mags. Now the longer (7.5 & 8.5) are ok to shoot. That is in trying out reloads. But my 5.5 RedHawk is not as much fun with heavy loads. I don't want to change loads for this weapon, its my carry gun in the field. If I mag ported it would there be less of a felt recoil? Muzzel jump I am used to, its the bite at the range when your practicing that wears me out.
Jim

Majic · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2003, 05:45:52 AM »

I have heard some people complain of the grip configuration on the Redhawks with heavy loads. Most seemed to favor changing to a different style grip and the gun behaved much better.

Graybeard · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2003, 09:26:43 AM »

For the most part brakes and porting and all of that similar stuff doesn't really "reduce" recoil. All it does is to redirect it or change the vector of the recoil.

As a for instance I had a 14" .358 JDJ that was a bear on the bench. It climbed high and twisted so bad it wanted to come out of my hand. I sent it back to JD at SSK and had him put an SSK Arrestor Muzzle Brake on it. After I got it back you could shoot it from the bags with absolute no muzzle rise or twist. I mean absolutely zero. But wow did it come straight back at me. That hurt me personally more than the climb and twist did. I have bone spur or calcium deposit or something at the base of my right thumb and that much recoil straight back into it even with PAST gloves and a Pachmayr grip wasn't enough after the brake was installed. I was better off with it climbing and twisting. You might not be.

But you mention the "bite" and I think that bite is the straight back vector and if so a brake or ports will only increase it.

GB

Castaway · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2003, 11:41:16 AM »

It's a personal matter, but I'd much rather take the whoomph from recoil than the blast a brake causes. Call me persnickity, but for the last 9 years, I wear plugs and muffs when I shoot. Still, I've lost a considerable amount of hearing in the upper range and I want to protect what I have left. When hunting, I don't wear protection and I especially don't want a ported or braked barrel, even though I dont' feel the recoil or hear the shot if shooting at game.