Author Topic: single action .44 mag? (Read 7324 times)

tacklebury · « **Reply #30 on:** November 28, 2012, 03:33:41 PM »

Looks like a super and frame says super if you zoom in. Has the Unfluted cylinder and steel frame...

45-70.gov · « **Reply #31 on:** November 29, 2012, 06:46:36 AM »

i couldn't get t to zoom in

big easy has a square trigger and a much bigger grip frame

i like the blackhawk better...i have short fat fingers

gcrank1 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 29, 2012, 06:53:36 AM »

Yeah, that does look like a 'hybrid' Super; and I LIKE IT!

onegunred · « **Reply #33 on:** November 29, 2012, 07:19:34 AM »

Ruger builds the SBH 4.6" bbl & the 5.5" bbl with the XR3Red grip frame. The 7.5" & 10.5" have the Dragoon grip frame. The 4.6" bbl has the un-fluted cyl. and the 5.5" bbl has the fluted cyl. I swapped the XR3Red grip frame for the bigger Dragoon grip frame on my 4.6" bbl SBH. My other 2 SBHs came with the Dragoon frame both 7.5" bbls, I did however have one of them shortened to 5.5" and like it the best ( had it done 30 years ago ). The Dragoon grip frame fits my hand much better. I like the apperance of the un-fluted cyl. and the Dragoon grip frame better than the other way.

44 Man · « **Reply #34 on:** November 29, 2012, 10:57:33 AM »

I'm glad the parts will swap around on Rugers. I have a 5" SBH that was cut down from 7 1/2" many years ago. It had a slightly 'round butted' Super grip frame on it when I got it. That was neat and it balanced very well that way. I swapped that off for a nickle plated aluminum grip frame to lighten it up for carry. I got that as a set with a matching nickled aluminum ejector housing that I put on or off as the mood catches me. I also swapped the non-fluted cylinder for a fluted cylinder just for appearance's sake. I like it better this way, it's lighter for carry and I like a gun that carries easy. So you can make your Ruger pretty much however you wish, it's nice to be able to 'customize' them. 44 Man

Bigeasy · « **Reply #35 on:** November 29, 2012, 05:21:53 PM »

45-70 gov

The gun in my picture started out as a Super Blackhawk, 4 5/8 inch, with, as noted by "onsegunred", and pictured by "damienph", a standard, for that model, regular round trigger guard Blackhawk grip frame. I changed mine out to the square back "Dragoon" type, re-stocked in rosewood, as I am one of the few people who actually like that grip better with heavy loads. Pictures are after and before.

Larry

45-70.gov · « **Reply #36 on:** November 30, 2012, 03:25:26 AM »

do you still have the old small frame??...if so pm me

onegunred · « **Reply #37 on:** November 30, 2012, 04:43:02 AM »

I did read that the purpose of the smaller grip frame and fluted cyl. on the 5.5" was to attract the "gunfighter crowd".

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #38 on:** December 01, 2012, 08:28:52 AM »

I believe all 44 mag ajustable sighted single action rugers are classified as supers.

onegunred · « **Reply #39 on:** December 01, 2012, 01:08:12 PM »

Lloyd, I believe that is correct. The Ruger website shows that as well.

popplecop · « **Reply #40 on:** December 04, 2012, 02:03:35 PM »

I have a SBH from 1987, the model with the 5 1/2" bbl. Bought it as I prefer the fluted cylinder and round trigger guard. Just an old mans whims. Anyway it has proven to ben an excellent varry SA for me, would not want a longer bbl. 44 Man has almost got me convincrd to may be shorten it up by an inch, notice I said almost. Really do like the lenght of my 50th Year Blackhawk .357.

gcrank1 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 04, 2012, 03:26:25 PM »

+1 on the 50th NMBH 357

I didnt plan it but:
44Magnum SBH
357Magnum NMBH
22Magnum SSS
Dodge V6Magnum pick-up
Working out pretty good so far........

victorcharlie · « **Reply #42 on:** February 14, 2013, 03:42:52 AM »

Yesterday, I bought a Ruger Vaquero.....1999 (early 57 series sn) 44 mag with leather cowboy rig (nothing real fancy but made in the usa)....case hardened with light wear....$475

So, my next quest is to find a lever gun in .44 mag to go along with it......never mind I've already got a .35 Remington and 45.70.....

It's a sunny day, work is slow....I'm thinking I'll head to the range this afternoon and run a few handloads through it.....while I've loaded for .44 for many years, I've not loaded any lead bullets for the 44 mag and always thought leading might be an issue at the higher velocities. I've been ordering .45 lead bullets from Missouri bullet company and plan on ordering some .44's once I decide what bullet I want...what's everyone like as far as lead?

Yea, I know, this isn't the reloading forum, so, pardon me for mentioning it here.....I'd like to work up a load, using unique as I've got 8 pounds of it. Anyone?

My wife and I ride our horses in the Cohutta's, Cherokee and Chattahoochie national forest quite frequently, so the western rig fits in with the whole cowboy nostalgia thing I've got going on right now. Haven't done any cowboy action or mounted shooting yet....not sure but hey, maybe?

45-70.gov · « **Reply #43 on:** February 14, 2013, 05:31:30 AM »

Quote from: victorcharlie on February 14, 2013, 03:42:52 AM

Yesterday, I bought a Ruger Vaquero.....1999 (early 57 series sn) 44 mag with leather cowboy rig (nothing real fancy but made in the usa)....case hardened with light wear....$475

So, my next quest is to find a lever gun in .44 mag to go along with it......never mind I've already got a .35 Remington and 45.70.....

It's a sunny day, work is slow....I'm thinking I'll head to the range this afternoon and run a few handloads through it.....while I've loaded for .44 for many years, I've not loaded any lead bullets for the 44 mag and always thought leading might be an issue at the higher velocities. I've been ordering .45 lead bullets from Missouri bullet company and plan on ordering some .44's once I decide what bullet I want...what's everyone like as far as lead?

Yea, I know, this isn't the reloading forum, so, pardon me for mentioning it here.....I'd like to work up a load, using unique as I've got 8 pounds of it. Anyone?

My wife and I ride our horses in the Cohutta's, Cherokee and Chattahoochie national forest quite frequently, so the western rig fits in with the whole cowboy nostalgia thing I've got going on right now. Haven't done any cowboy action or mounted shooting yet....not sure but hey, maybe?

get a 44 mag handi to go with it....scoped for when you need more accuracy

victorcharlie · « **Reply #44 on:** February 14, 2013, 07:43:35 AM »

Quote from: gcrank1 on February 14, 2013, 04:08:25 AM

You got a strong nostalgia streak goin' there........... .

Dang, is it showing that much?

JesterGrin · « **Reply #45 on:** February 22, 2013, 07:12:15 PM »

Has anyone seen this New Lipsy's Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum Stainless Bisley with a 3 3/4 " barrel?

I just got one in my Greedy Hands Last Night lol. But I need to do a bit of smoothing. But so far so Good. Except as you would expect the factory grips do need help lol.

gcrank1 · « **Reply #46 on:** February 23, 2013, 04:12:46 AM »

Yeah, I had spotted that and want one too (it never ends, does it.....), NICE choice.

victorcharlie · « **Reply #47 on:** March 01, 2013, 11:22:25 AM »

Well, it shoots pretty darn good....ordered lead bullets from Missouri Bullet Company Feb. 13th.....haven't seen them yet

gcrank1 · « **Reply #48 on:** April 28, 2013, 01:21:07 PM »

The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook has been my primary resource since about 1973. Almost all of the time the lower 1/2 of the load data (ie, from Start loads to mid-data) is where I have ended up.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #49 on:** April 28, 2013, 01:45:10 PM »

if your post is missing its because your posting load data. Theres a reloading fourm for that.

Mike in Virginia · « **Reply #50 on:** April 30, 2013, 03:21:50 PM »

Don't do it! Get a Ruger SA in .45Colt. It's been argued for years, but with modern brass, you can load the 45 to higher velocities with heavier bullets and all with less pressure.

I'm kidding about your personal choice. Lots to be said about a .44 Magnum, especially if you don't reload. And I can't say this with any scientific evidence (I don't have a chrono), but my 300 grain flat point hard cast bullets are moving faster and with more energy (and with less pressure) than anything you can stuff into a .44 case. It just makes sense. The bigger the case, the more powder you can put in it.

However, with all that said, my favorite hunting revolver is in .44Special. I sure can't load it up to match either the .44M or the 45Colt, but I'm toting a true Colt style frame and getting plenty of energy to take game at distances I'm comfortable with, which are no less distant than I was taking them with the bigger guns.

I suppose if one lived in the west, and his long-barreled revolver was scoped, the Special would make no sense at all. I never get to shoot beyond 50 yards, so I like the .44 Special more than the .44 Magnum. Just me.

victorcharlie · « **Reply #51 on:** May 04, 2013, 11:08:28 AM »

Quote from: Lloyd Smale on April 28, 2013, 01:45:10 PM

if your post is missing its because your posting load data. Theres a reloading fourm for that.

Okay, just let me say that Skeeter was right and leave it at that.

Mike in Virginia · « **Reply #52 on:** May 04, 2013, 12:15:58 PM »

Yep, Skeeter was right. Can't argue with that. But did you know he was a liar? One of the worst, at least in his writings. I can't say that he lied in his evaluations of guns and cartridges, but he was an outright liar when it came to his episodes. I suppose that's what makes a successful writer. But his adventures were embellished to the point of being completely false.

gcrank1 · « **Reply #53 on:** May 04, 2013, 01:37:55 PM »

Kind of hard to call him a liar to his face now, isnt it? And what purpose does what you just said really serve?
What I do know is that anything he said regarding guns and loads worked just as he said when I had tried them, either before he wrote it up or after. As to 'embelishing a tale' for the story, that is called literary license, and his stories were just fine in the story quality arena. FWIW, a bunch of the tales of 'personal experience' even here on GBO should be taken with a grain of salt.......

FPH · « **Reply #54 on:** May 04, 2013, 02:00:10 PM »

Quote from: Mike in Virginia on May 04, 2013, 12:15:58 PM

but he was an outright liar when it came to his episodes. I suppose that's what makes a successful writer. But his adventures were embellished to the point of being completely false.

And you where there and know this as a fact?

victorcharlie · « **Reply #55 on:** May 06, 2013, 01:44:30 PM »

Well, he wasn't lying about 7.5 grains of unique and a 240 cast lead bullet.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #56 on:** May 07, 2013, 01:37:50 AM »

i was raised to never quetioned a mans integrety unless you did it to his face or had proof.

44 Man · « **Reply #57 on:** May 07, 2013, 01:51:14 PM »

Well, Skeeter's stories were entertaining, well received, I enjoyed them, and his loads were right on. I have used most of them, especially the old standby Unique 44 spl load. He certainly had the .45 colt pegged as most of us are just learning. It's a heck of a hunting caliber and it doesn't have to be pushed hard either, just select a bullet with a big flat nose and it will get the job done.
Getting back on track for the 44 mag post, Ruger certainly seems to own the caliber as far as guns available for it. There are other brands out there, new and older used ones, but if you want a 44 mag, it's tough to beat a Ruger. Then or now. 44 Man

Hank08 · « **Reply #58 on:** May 09, 2013, 06:42:47 PM »

Here's some of my 44s, all Rugers. From a 5" Super with a alloy frame and ejector housing, great for packing, a 6" stainless, a 6 1/2" flatttop, 2 -7 1/2" 3 screws and a 7 1/2" Bisley, I shoot the 5" more lately but the 7 1/2" are great hunting guns. H08

Buckeye · « **Reply #59 on:** May 10, 2013, 03:30:27 PM »

Quote from: spruce on July 23, 2012, 11:46:28 AM

EAA Bounty Hunter is available in .44 mag with 4 1/2 or 7 1/2" barrel, fixed sights.

I have a Ruger Super Blckhawk now anda a Rossi Snubbie in 44 mag...

But once upon a time I owned a EAA Bounty Hunter...Well made firearm...accurate nuthin but good memories with the one I owned except the day I sold it...dumb...