44 magnum wasn't as painful as I had expected. - Page 2

2123 · April 23, 2017, 10:56 PM

I have two S&W 629's.

One has a 6" bbl., and the other, a 3" bbl. Both are very manageable.

Badgerstate · April 23, 2017, 11:50 PM

A buddy of mine has a little snubnose .44 with wood grips that he always wants me to shoot when we go to the range.
Ive watched him shoot it enough times and saw it almost knock it on his backside (not to mention he shakes his hands from the pain it causes him) to make me pass whenever he offers to let me shoot it. Talk to me when you get some rubber grips for that thing, pal. He always tried to tell me how much fun it is to shoot though, that it makes him feel like a real man.
He seems to think its some kind of test of manhood. I guess that Ive grown past the point where I need to prove my manhood.

Master Blaster · April 24, 2017, 07:47 AM

I love shooting my .44 mag revolvers with light to moderate target loads at the range. Its also nice that I don't give the folks next to me a headache with moderate loads, and I do not have to move to the magnum lanes at the far end of the range.

My loads are 240 LSWC, Winchester large primer, 6.2 grains of Trailboss (fills the case pretty well. 240 Speer JHP Winchester LP and 9.5 grains of Hodgden Universal ( this one has more bang and some Muzzle flash). I also would not hesitate to use the Universal load as a self defense load as it is at .44 spl. power range about 1000 fps.

buck460XVR · April 24, 2017, 08:42 AM

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We were shooting some full house loads too, nothing crazy, but still 240 grains in that 1400-1600 fps range.

Well, IMHO, iffin you were getting 1400-1600fps outta that 6" barrel they were something crazy and quite hot.

That said, .44s are a hoot to shoot. Glad you enjoyed it.

jackmoser65 · April 24, 2017, 10:09 AM

I was going to say, 1400 ft/sec was the original loading but 1600 ft/sec out of a 6in. barrel would be quite "crazy"!

April 23, 2017, 10:56 PM	#26
2123 Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2014 Location: It changes.....a lot. Posts: 356	I have two S&W 629's. One has a 6" bbl., and the other, a 3" bbl. Both are very manageable. __________________ Airborne Rangers Lead The Way.

April 23, 2017, 11:50 PM	#27
Badgerstate Member Join Date: March 17, 2017 Posts: 71	A buddy of mine has a little snubnose .44 with wood grips that he always wants me to shoot when we go to the range. Ive watched him shoot it enough times and saw it almost knock it on his backside (not to mention he shakes his hands from the pain it causes him) to make me pass whenever he offers to let me shoot it. Talk to me when you get some rubber grips for that thing, pal. He always tried to tell me how much fun it is to shoot though, that it makes him feel like a real man. He seems to think its some kind of test of manhood. I guess that Ive grown past the point where I need to prove my manhood.

April 24, 2017, 07:47 AM	#28
Master Blaster Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1999 Location: One of the original 13 Colonies Posts: 2,281	I love shooting my .44 mag revolvers with light to moderate target loads at the range. Its also nice that I don't give the folks next to me a headache with moderate loads, and I do not have to move to the magnum lanes at the far end of the range. My loads are 240 LSWC, Winchester large primer, 6.2 grains of Trailboss (fills the case pretty well. 240 Speer JHP Winchester LP and 9.5 grains of Hodgden Universal ( this one has more bang and some Muzzle flash). I also would not hesitate to use the Universal load as a self defense load as it is at .44 spl. power range about 1000 fps.

April 24, 2017, 10:09 AM	#30
jackmoser65 Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Posts: 754	I was going to say, 1400 ft/sec was the original loading but 1600 ft/sec out of a 6in. barrel would be quite "crazy"!