October 17, 2011, 08:33 AM | #1 |
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Super Blackhawk 5.5"
Anybody deer hunt with a SBH 44mag with a 5.5" barrel?
I used to have a Super Redhawk with a 7.5" barrel but had a 2x Leupold scope. Local laws do allow for a 5.5" barrel. My main question is, is the shorter sight radius that much more of a handicap than say that of a 7.5" barrel? I know range and accuracy are all in how much you practice, but I'm sure not all proficient shooters can shoot a 7.5" and a 5.5" gun with the same accuracy. |
October 17, 2011, 08:46 AM | #2 |
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All I can tell you is, "Go shoot!" My criterion for rifle or pistol is that distance at which you can reliably hit the end of a beer can from a field position.
There should be adequate velocity from the 5.5" barrel to ruin Bambi's day at the probable limit for your "hit skill". |
October 17, 2011, 08:58 AM | #3 |
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Yeah, in the past, Ive limited myself to pretty much bow hunting conditions as far as handgun hunting goes. I was hell on wheels from the bench, but I knew better than that during actual hunting conditions.
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October 17, 2011, 12:08 PM | #4 |
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At normal open sight distances the 5.5" barrel will be fine as long as you can shoot it accurately.
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October 18, 2011, 12:46 PM | #5 |
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I've got two 5.5's in 44Spl. and 45LC. I can shoot them just as well as my 7.5 44 and 41mags. The two inch reduction is much more comfortable in my El Paso cross draw. I can sit in a truck, atv, or stand without having to shift the shorter. I'll be having the 7.5s cut to 5.5.
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October 19, 2011, 08:23 AM | #6 |
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Well I ended up trading for a near new condition 1971 made Super Redhawk with a 7.5" barrel. I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I can always sell/trade/have it chopped down if I don't like it.
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October 19, 2011, 08:35 AM | #7 |
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I hunt with a 4 5/8th barreled Vaquero. The only handicap is one's own shooting skills with the gun they choose.
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October 19, 2011, 02:04 PM | #9 |
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That's called minute-of-beer-can accuracy!
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My Super Black Hawk has a 4 5/8 inch barrel that has been Magna Ported and the forcing cone recut. I never hunted with it, but the way it smasses rocks at fifty yards and slams steel targets makes me believe that it is more than adequate for deer and black beat. Semper Fi. Gunnery sergeant Clifford L. Hughes USMC Retired |
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