tns0038

44mag 240gr LSWC cow boy action load. Only 975 FPS..

The Cowboy and Shooters Supply : Ammo by Mountaineer Custom Cartridge - Match Grade
Box of fifty under $26 bucks

I use the 44 Ruger when we’re camping out in the sticks.

And I keep there
44mag 200gr JHP at 150 FPS in mine..



Or you might consider some of those Blue Dot bullets.

realitycramp

Good info and a few good laughs. Been reloading 44 for about 10 years now. I should have thought to drop down to 44 spl. That is a very good idea. The redhawk is my primary deer gun now. Absolutely no challenge with a rifle anymore. It has no issue bringing down a large buck which will out weigh most men. And it makes a really nice hole. :-)

There was one suggestion on the Glaser round. Not sure I trust those. Heard stories both ways.

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bae

"As we were doing tests on the Glaser, one of my colleagues asked me to draw on my experience as a combat surgeon and estimate the survival time of someone shot from the front in the mid-abdomen with this bullet. My answer was, "About three days, and the cause of death would be peritonitis," since only the bowel is likely to be injured" - Dr. Martin L. Fackler

nn

Just use .44 spl

crzy4guns

Yes, I would use either the Blazer 200 gr. jhp or the Silvertip 200 gr. hollowpoint.

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forestranger

Might look at 44sp DPX if u can find em?

oldpaladin

Seems folks are more worried about liability, than they are staying alive.

I have numerous weapons, but my bedside table gun is a Ruger Super Redhawk, 9.5" barrel, Meprolight night sights and Beamshot Greenbeam 2000 laser. It used to be an M9A1 w/Insight Technologies M6X laser/light combo, with 20 rounds of Corbon PowR'Ball ammo, setin' inside Mec-Gar AFC mags, and one in the spout...

Why'd I change? The Hornady 225gr FTX rounds from the 9.5" barrel will be going faster than 1500fps, and short of a bad tempered grizzly, should do the trick on whomever is stupid enough to come in without an invite... Add to that, the bullet goes from .429 diameter to nearly .90 caliber.

Guess Ol' Elmer Keith said it best, something like this, "The bigger the hole, goin' in and out, the more blood comes out." He was right. No point in just aggrivatin' the *******... Those little 9mms just don't have the "punch," that a big boy has...

Forget takin' the time to double or triple tap. Wyatt Earp said, "Make haste, slowly." That means, acquire, identify, engage, repeat, until all the threats are removed... Do it, and the double/triple tap ain't necessary... If it takes more than six rounds of .44 Remington Magnum, you'd best have a spare HKS speed loader or two handy... Just in case, don't ya know?

Side's if'n it comes down to it, they'll need the sponge, mop, and squeegee detail, and forensics folks for DNA and dental IDs... These new FTXs are real widow makers...

Have a nice weekend...

oldpaladin

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