.44 Mag Snubbie

[Jake'sDad]

You might want to read what John Taffin had to say after shooting howitzers like that. It pretty well destroyed his wrists over time.

Taffin is a shooter first and a gun writer second, (and he's a hell of a nice guy too). I can't even imagine how many rounds he's fired through heavy sixguns.

[luckybychoice]

with a 4&5/8 barrel which is pretty brutal to shoot a long time,i have shot 300g Hornady XTP thru it and the recoil managed to loosen the barrel a bit,sent it to Ruger and they fixed it,along with a good "once over" replacing springs and such to,It's a great gun,not sure if i want anything shorter in a 44 mag.

[titsonritz]

I’ve had a 4” Redhawk and a 4” 629 never cared to go shorter with either.

[GJM]

I have a Bowen custom four inch Blackhawk and with full power 300 grain magnum ammo it feels like a BB gun in comparison to the 329 four inch or snubbie. The Blackhawk rolls in my hand, where the 329 pounds you. That said, a DA revolver is what you want in a defensive fight (as opposed to hunting) with a bear.

[Eurodriver]

I have a 4" Redhawk in .44 as well.

Its pretty bad in .44, but after putting about 50 rounds through my buddies .454 Ruger Alaskan (2" Barrel) with full power Hornady .454 rounds, the .44 feels weak and snubby titanium .357s don't even bother me anymore.

[DocH]

I carried a customed 629 4 inch with one SO I worked with.Very rural. I used Black Hills factory loaded semi wadcutters and Winchester silvertips. That was quite a while back. I could control it pretty easily with these loads in DA fire,but I don't think I'd be interested in anything less than 4 inch in the .44,for myself anyway.

Owned a Super Blackhawk bought the week I got home from the Navy and it withstood some very hot loads for many years. Very strong revolver. I started to get split cases with once fired brass using 24 grs. of 2400 powder with a 240 gr. Hornady half jacket soft point. Had to back off a bit on the powder charge.

[1st MAW]

I still carry a customized S&W mod. 29 with a 21/2 inch magna-ported barrel when I am hog hunting....I use a 290 gr hardcast SWC over 91/2 gr of unique....Works damn good on hogs....

[tpd223]

You might want to read what John Taffin had to say after shooting howitzers like that. It pretty well destroyed his wrists over time.

Word.

I have no cartilage in my right elbow anymore, and arthritis in both wrists, and carpal tunnel.

Had I known then what I know now I maybe wouldn't have shot some many high recoil handgun rounds for fun.

[1st MAW]

I have arithritis in my hands and wrists as well, but the magna-porting and Hogue rubber grips greatly aids against the recoil...I shot Silhouette for many years and Im sure this added to my aritihritic misery....