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Originally Posted by ligonierbill
I'm not much of a pistoleer, but sometimes I carry a general purpose revolver in the woods. (Since I grew up in Pennsylvania and hunt there, it has to be a revolver.) The competitors are a Ruger Blackhawk "Flattop" 5 1/2" 44 Special and a Ruger GP-100 4" 357 Magnum. The 357 is more powerful by a third, but the Flattop sends a bigger bullet. It's also lighter and handier. I'm leaning towards the 44, but that's the debate. I should mention that I always shoot the GP-100 single action, so that advantage is mute.
What do you think?
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What do you think you might be doing with it?
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The 357 is more powerful by a third, but the Flattop sends a bigger bullet. It's also lighter and handier.
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.44 Special can be loaded hot.
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Last edited by lee n. field; April 20, 2024 at 11:33 AM.
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