Favorite 44 mag for mountains and trail

[sisu]

Porting for hand guns was a big fad back in the mid 70s I think. A few Seattle PD uniformed and detectives did so believing better control etc.

Well, the handguns were soon sold and new ones bought because of a gun fight in a stairwell in DT Seattle one evening. I was working out at Fitness, Inc. where we had a vast array of Seattle's finest. They were laughing it up at the guys involved in the fire fight in the stairwell.
Saying stuff like: Huh? Can you say that again. What did you say? Huh? Talk louder I can't hear a damn thing you're saying.

I guess the guys involved had some serious issues for a few hours with their hearing.

[44 Flattop]

I've packed a Ruger Flattop in .44 for many MANY years.  I have the old model with the aluminum ejector rod housing and aluminum grip frame which make it a very light pistol.  I also had this particular one cut back to 4 3/4".  It packs easy, don't even know its there.  Killed many a buck and a few elk with it because of being light and handy.

44

[swift]

 One more vote for the Smith I pack a 629 6in and love it but it's not light
 If your looking for a used S&W mountain gun Kittitas co trading co in e-burg has a nice one

[jdb]

If i was looking for a .44 mag for the trial I'd buy a super blachhawk with a 4 5/8" barrel. Light and compact but will handle any load you care to feed it.

[Huntbear]

From the looks of things, there is a vote for every trail gun worth having.  So go to several gunshops, and pick em up, play with them, what feels good in your hand?  What feels the most natural?

[ADAMS]

Frankly, in the absence of Brownies, you should think about a Glock 29 in 10mm.

Double Tap 200 grain hard cast @ 1,240fps for 683 fpe and that's chrono'd out of a Glock 29.  And she holds 10 in the clip.

[MikeWalking]

From the looks of things, there is a vote for every trail gun worth having.  So go to several gunshops, and pick em up, play with them, what feels good in your hand?  What feels the most natural?

Best advice yet.  The one that feels best to hold, the most comfortable in your hand will very likely be the one you will shoot best with. Which really is the point, right?

God forbid that you're ever forced to shoot something but if you are it wont care or be able to tell what brand launched the bullet(s)

[CastleRocker]

What he said.  You have to be comfortable carrying it all day every day, and be able to shoot it well.  'Cause if you need to use it, and you miss...you might as well just be yelling at it, and throwing dirt clods.

[Jethro]

Smith & Wesson 629....Great guns. double action, nice grip size with a Hogue monogrip.

jethro

[JackOfAllTrades]

Always a tough decision for me. I've got a Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley with 7 1/2" barrel that I can load some serious Bear medicine in. And I've got a Ruger SS Redhawk with 5 1/2" barrel that I load the same serious Bear medicine in. I seldom carry either on the hip. Both fit my week side shoulder rig very well. I'm seldom in the woods without one of them. I practice with both of them out to 75yds. If I owned a Colt Anaconda, I'm sure the choice for the woods would still be one of the Rugers.

-Steve

[MikeWalking]

For all you BlackHawk fans. I am curious about something, I'm sure the answer will be Practice,Practice,Practice...But there is a little voice saying  Single Action for defensive shooting?

[mossback91]

For all you BlackHawk fans. I am curious about something, I'm sure the answer will be Practice,Practice,Practice...But there is a little voice saying  Single Action for defensive shooting?

Only takes one well placed bullet

[JackOfAllTrades]

Yup.. I've got no qualms with a single action in my hand. One well placed shot, then there's plenty of time to cock the hammer for a follow up shot if need be. The ultimate sweetheart of a woods gun is a Bisley SBH with 4 5/8" barrel in 45 Long Colt. Balance is terrific, It will deliver as much knock down as the 44mag too. -OK, I know, not the question that was asked. I said that I often carry a Redhawk, which is a double action, but most of the time I shoot it, and especially if I needed to put a pricise hit on something, I'd be shootin it single action anyway.

But yes, Practice!

-Steve

[jdb]

For all you BlackHawk fans. I am curious about something, I'm sure the answer will be Practice,Practice,Practice...But there is a little voice saying  Single Action for defensive shooting?

in large caliber handguns the general consensus is that there is enough recoil that a double action real isnt much faster

[jdb]

Yup.. I've got no qualms with a single action in my hand. One well placed shot, then there's plenty of time to cock the hammer for a follow up shot if need be. The ultimate sweetheart of a woods gun is a Bisley SBH with 4 5/8" barrel in 45 Long Colt. Balance is terrific, It will deliver as much knock down as the 44mag too. -OK, I know, not the question that was asked. I said that I often carry a Redhawk, which is a double action, but most of the time I shoot it, and especially if I needed to put a pricise hit on something, I'd be shootin it single action anyway.

But yes, Practice!

-Steve

they have that exact gun on the used rack at ranch and home in kennewick. I always thought the same thing until I actually felt it, after holding the gun I perfer the feel of a blackhawk with the short barrel