Author Topic: Does this make me a Panzy????? (Read 1014 times)

oo_buck · « **on:** January 27, 2006, 03:10:23 AM »

I bought a Ruger Vaquero last year in .44mag. I have yet to try and shoot this gun as "intended" read one handed......

Am I wrong, or is it just not meant to be shot with only one hand?

John R. · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2006, 03:30:05 AM »

Unless you truely are a panzy, let er rip, it won't hurt you. I shoot a 454 Casull with one hand. (Git er done)

oo_buck · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2006, 04:01:03 AM »

Anything in particular I should know about the loading?

I'm shooting factory winchester 240gr loads.....
Will the 210gr hollow points kick less?

lisa1lacy2 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2006, 04:09:33 AM »

Biscuits · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2006, 08:55:19 AM »

As John R. said go ahead.
I also fire my FA .454 one handed with HEAVY loads. Its realy fun you just have to dodge the muzzle when it comes back at you at 30mph - Just kidding! - but the recoil velocity for a 454 realy is 30mph. I dont think it is half that with a .44. Good choice on the gun too. that is my favorite caliber. I have a 4 5/8" stainless SBH on the way.

Have fun and be safe

Jim n Iowa · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2006, 01:52:51 PM »

Just keep shooting it. It will become easier every time out. I would stay with the 240 gr factory rds, soon you will get the "feel of the gun" and the felt recoil will not be a problem. You may want to get some good rubber grips, and some padded shooting gloves. I bought mine in a Target store in the bicycle riding dept. $10. Most recoil problems are a state of mind, however I perceived to be a state of injury when I started on the 44 mag.
Jim

Glanceblamm · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2006, 03:37:18 PM »

Also depends on the kind of shooting that you want to do.
Nothing wrong with a two hand hold for a cool, deliberate shot where a deer, or even a squirrels head may be the target.

A one hand shot under these same circumstances would be ackward as you would find your stance much more comforatable with your toes pointed 45degrees away from the target. That gun wont hurt you one bit.

You may even be trying to draw & shoot accurately from the hip in one smooth motion which is also great.

My main point is that you should shoot the way that you want to. If this means a two hand hold, so be it. Close only counts in horseshoes & handgrenades as the old saying goes.

SJPrice · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2006, 02:29:26 AM »

Go ahead and one hand her. I would suggest you try it first without the rubber grips or shooting glove. SA's were designed to roll back in your hand with the recoil. That puts the gun in perfect placement to cock it as you shift it forward for the next shot. The rolling back also spreads out the felt recoil. If you inhibit the roll you increase the felt recoil. I regularly shoot my FA 475 Linebaugh one handed and I am by far not a big macho guy. I am 5'8" and 170 pounds and I have small hands to boot. While the 475 in a 4 3/4 inch barrel does kick, it is manageable even with one hand and not at all unpleasant to shoot. I would not make a habit of long sessions at the range that way, but 75 to 100 rounds are not a problem. When I am working up loads I generally use two hands and thin leather gloves as those sessions get long. I bet you will find you will get used to factory 44 loads real quick and will wonder what you were ever concerned about. Elvis did not invent "rock & roll", Sam Colt did. Let her rock and let her roll and try not to smile too much when you do.

Winter Hawk · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2006, 04:50:32 PM »

You might also consider running .44 Specials through. Recoil is markedly less. Back when I carried a .44 Magnum routinely I shot mostly the specials loaded up to about 1000 fps, and shot the mag rounds just to adjust the sights to point of aim for field carry. That was with a Herter's single action and later with a Sauer.

-WH-

Bob Hurley · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2006, 10:07:41 AM »

I had a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt when the monster loads came out for it, pretty near .454 stuff. The only problem I had was that I needed to make a conscious effort to tuck my thumb down, that little hump in the frame at the base of the hammer would skin the inside of my thumb knuckle. Letting it roll in your hand takes nearly all of the sting out of it. Bear in mind that the regular Blackhawk in .45 back then was fairly light as Rugers go.

I'd a lot rather shoot it than a Model 29 with factory grips. Both of them are loud, though.