Post by: splitshot on September 28, 2015, 02:31:13 PM
Post by: CP on September 28, 2015, 02:44:35 PM
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Post by: splitshot on September 28, 2015, 03:03:51 PM
Post by: CP on September 28, 2015, 03:10:11 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.44_Magnum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Colt
Post by: theleo on September 28, 2015, 03:20:02 PM
Post by: high country on September 29, 2015, 08:04:52 AM
Post by: 300rum on September 29, 2015, 10:27:07 AM
45lc is loaded to lower pressures than 44mag.....but has the potential to be more powerful than the 44.....in guns that can handle it (ruger, freedom, rifles....etc)
Post by: Mongo Hunter on September 29, 2015, 10:42:41 AM
so is a 45 colt more powerful? does one of them have more powder? thanks for the info. mike w
Off the shelf 44 mag is more powerful and more common with the more powerful chambering. you can find hi-pressure 45LC that is just as powerful but its less common and more expensive in comparison. Garrett makes some wicked fast 45LC for about $2 a bullet.
If you are looking for something for hunting/defense I would say 44mag is the better option. you can use 44mag for hunting and use 44 special out of the same gun for defense purposes.
Post by: b23 on September 29, 2015, 01:19:32 PM
so is a 45 colt more powerful? does one of them have more powder? thanks for the info. mike w
Off the shelf 44 mag is more powerful and more common with the more powerful chambering. you can find hi-pressure 45LC that is just as powerful but its less common and more expensive in comparison. Garrett makes some wicked fast 45LC for about $2 a bullet.
If you are looking for something for hunting/defense I would say 44mag is the better option. you can use 44mag for hunting and use 44 special out of the same gun for defense purposes.
Or, you could pick up a S&W 460 and trump them both. :tup: But, the X frame S&W is rather large-ish and heavy.
If you're looking for a packable 44mag, that new five shot S&W model 69 Combat is sweet! I'd like to pick one up myself but if Mongo Hunter talks me into buying one more gun, I'll be sleeping in a van, down by the river. :o
Post by: Mongo Hunter on September 29, 2015, 02:25:21 PM
so is a 45 colt more powerful? does one of them have more powder? thanks for the info. mike w
Off the shelf 44 mag is more powerful and more common with the more powerful chambering. you can find hi-pressure 45LC that is just as powerful but its less common and more expensive in comparison. Garrett makes some wicked fast 45LC for about $2 a bullet.
If you are looking for something for hunting/defense I would say 44mag is the better option. you can use 44mag for hunting and use 44 special out of the same gun for defense purposes.
Or, you could pick up a S&W 460 and trump them both. :tup: But, the X frame S&W is rather large-ish and heavy.
If you're looking for a packable 44mag, that new five shot S&W model 69 Combat is sweet! I'd like to pick one up myself but if Mongo Hunter talks me into buying one more gun, I'll be sleeping in a van, down by the river. :o
She will only put you in the van IF she knows you bought it :)
That 69 looks like a sweet shooter. if they made one with like a 2" or 3" barrel with the all smooth cylinder I would be all over that!
Post by: high country on September 29, 2015, 08:03:38 PM
A 45LC in a Ruger with a Bisley grip, loaded to its potential, is a fun hand cannon!45lc is loaded to lower pressures than 44mag.....but has the potential to be more powerful than the 44.....in guns that can handle it (ruger, freedom, rifles....etc)
Try it in a 19oz. 450ti...