Have long been toying with the idea of getting a .44 Special. I'm not into the magnum calibers anymore. I have a .45 Long Colt (I hate saying “Long Colt") & a .38 Special & love them both. Very comfortable shooting handguns & very accurate to boot. So, I'd like to get some advice/opinions on the .44 Special. Please chime in. Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Am looking at the Colt New Frontier in .44 Special. Hmmmmmm.
If it's in good condition and you don't pay too much for it, you can shoot it for a long time, if you decide to sell on or trade, probably will have plenty of takers.
I don't own a .44 Special, but do have a M29 Smith, I don't hear any complaints about the .44 Special, outside of what's already been said about firing a lot of Specials in a Magnum chamber or cylinder.
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After lapping the barrel in my new Ruger NMBH .44 Special due to thread choke and having the cylinder throats reamed by cylinderhone.net I now have a tack driver!! A 255 gr SWC driven by 4.2 grs. Titegroup is putting shot after shot in a 1” circle at 7-1/2 yds. & a 2” circle at 15 yds.! That is at a standing position with a rest. I'm a happy camper!
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Pigslayer; I live 45 minutes away from the NMLRA range at Friendship, IN. They don't have permanent benches there. Shooters just bring their own portable benches.
In one afternoon, I built a nice, sturdy and perfectly workable bench for shooting both pistol and rifle off. I have shot groups at five hundred yards of six inches with my Black Powder cartridge rifle using this bench.
If your range will allow you to use a portable bench then that would solve your problem. If this is of interest to you, I can send you some info on the bench (with pictures). If you are interested, send your email address in a P.M. to me.
FWIW Dale53
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Pat, I like that hand gun. How long is the barrel? It's a shame you have to sit to shoot it. It looks like it could hang out there real nice.
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Took my new toy to the range today & it turned out to be a good shooter. At 15 yds. I'm shooting 3” groups on a very “unsteady” rest. I know that I can get it to shoot better than that though. We have a absolutely beautiful range but are restricted to using a standing position when shooting a handgun. Would really like to sit down with a real good rest to definitively insure that my sights are correctly adjusted. I think that I will go to my wood shop & create/make an adjustable hgt. rest to accommodate my standing position.
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Nice. That looks like many days of good times. Congratulations. )P Ed, what about those BP .44 Mags.? I like the way you think.
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Sluged the barrel & throats in my new .44 Special. Throats are reading .4315 to .432. Groove diameter is pretty much right on at .4295. Even though my H&I sizing die is stamped .431 it's running a little large and that's a good thing. Bullets don't fall through the throats for sure as I've tried it. The cylinder throats are really long in this revolver.
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Dang, Dale! Them are ugly in a beautiful way!
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I have a two cavity Cramer Style mould from Mihec that turns out very nice hollow point versions of the 250 gr. Keith (H&G #503). These will expand to about .80 caliber at modest velocities:
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Alas, I no longer own any .44 Specials. I am a heretic because I prefer to load the .44 Magnum brass down to obtain about 900-1000 fps using Bullseye powder and the same 200-230 grain Accurate 43-200Q and 43-230G bullets which I use in .44-40.
I sold my S&W .44 Hand Ejector 3rd Change 5” barrel .44 Special to pay for custom work on my three Ruger revolvers so that I have 5-1/2” Super Blackhawk with steel XR3 grip frame, 5-1/2” original Vaquero and 7-1/2” original Vaquero which all have interchangible cylinders for .44-40 and. 44 Magnum.
Next experiment for pure academic curiosity is to try black powder in the .44 Magnum, because I can!
73 de KE4SKY In Home Mix We Trust From the Home of Ed's Red in "Almost Heaven" West Virginia
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I took my S&W 44 mag out today. I loaded some at 44 special speeds and had a ball. 7g of aa5 and the lyman 245 keith bullet lubed with lithium grease-bees wax. The stupid steel cowboy targets never got off a shot at me.
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Just got word from the gunshop; I can pick up my .44 Special on the 4th (Friday). Yahoooo!!
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Pat
I have a 4 cav Keith 429421 clone by MiHec I am going to part with. Brass and just can't do long sessions with it with my bad/rebuilt/old shoulders. Got a 2 Cav Lyman so I do not hurt after a casting session.
If you are interested, shoot me a pm and we can talk turkey. Casts great, just beats me up.
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Looks as if it has the Keith nose--a proven winner for accuracy and effectiveness in hunting situations. In short, subject to folks who know more on this subject than I, I'd say you made an excellent choice.
Bill
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. My fate is not entirely in Gods hands, if I have a weapon in mine.
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Am going to order the Accurate 43-250J SWC for my .44 Special. Thinking about sending it off to Hollow Point Conversion after I receive it.
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Am going to order the Accurate 43-250J SWC for my .44 Special. Thinking about sending it off to Hollow Point Conversion after I receive it.
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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Happy for ya Pat. A 44spl is on my ever increasing list of gotta haves. Gp
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So... How do you like it Pat? Happy? Hope so!
Here in the “Police” state of Maryland we have a 10 day wait. Yep, the good old background check. I paid the balance in full on 8/26 when I found out that it had arrived so . . . . . . . I'll have it in my hands at the end of next week. Yes, I'm chomping at the bit here. Want to be able to mic the groove & cylinder throat diameter.
Pat
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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So... How do you like it Pat? Happy? Hope so!
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Just curious. Makes sense to me. Some years ago, my son was able to procure a Ruger .44 Spl. At a good price. He enjoyed it so much, that he never went Magnum. Just didn't feel the need. He shot my .44 mag.whenever he wanted and got Dear Old Dad to reload all his .44's. Talk about win-win!
Bill
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. My fate is not entirely in Gods hands, if I have a weapon in mine.
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