But also remember, that big heavy barrel is going to seriously help with recoil control, better than more or less any 44Mag handgun you can buy. Get everything sorted out before going to #3. Upshot: if you can control the #2 loads with zero pain, you won't hurt yourself too bad when you step up to the majors. Once the #2 loads feel good, move up to the major stuff and see if it STILL feels good :). Move up to #2, see how it feels.if it's just too ugly in your hands, either switch grips or get some advice on holding SA wheelguns. Try #1 above first, get your hold correct. 300gr or more loaded hell-bent-for-leather.

240gr rated at 1,400fps (will do more in a 10' tube but ignore that).ģ) Some REALLY wild stuff by DoubleTap Ammo, Grizzly Cartridge, Buffalo Bore or Garrett. (Hardly matters what type, there's no such thing as a 44Spl loaded hot enough to sting in THAT gun!)Ģ) Some good 'standard' 44Magnum by any major brand. What Lash said, except I'll add one more: get ahold of three different loads:ġ) Some 44Special that you KNOW aren't going to recoil much at all. They are great guns and I'd buy one if the price were right, but my next revolver will likely be in 41Mag just for a change, though. The SBHs get excellent reviews and they're hard to find used, especially the Bisleys, suggesting that people rarely let them go. SA for the simplicity of the mechanism and for the reduced weight. I very much like the Bisley Hunter version. If I were to buy a 44mag for hunting I'd get the Super Blackhawk, though. I do not yet have a scope on my SRH but that's near the top of my wish list (actually I have 3 revolvers in 'need' of scopes, the 44mag, a SRH in 480 Ruger with 9-1/2' brl, and a S&W 460 XVR with 8-3/8'.I am pondering buying 1 or 2 scopes for all three.obviously I do like big, heavy guns!) And while I can shoot the Mountain Gun all day, and have often put several hundred rounds through at a time, I tend to not shoot the SRH as much simply because it's a bigger, heavier gun. It's greater weight also reduces felt recoil, but also makes it a bit front heavy, which will be worse with the longer barrel. The longer barrel of the SRH, however, makes for more accurate longer-distance shooting (that is, accuracy of the shooter, both guns are exceptionally accurate before introducing human error). Very well balanced, aims itself, easy to holster, easy to handle in every sense. In terms of one over the other, for anything but hunting I'd take the Mountain Gun. Both 44mags have great hand feel, both are very accurate and exceptionally well built guns. The Mountain Gun is my favorite, though of all my handguns, in fact, with a close second being the Model 610 10mm/40S&W. I also have a S&W Mountain Gun stainless in 44mag, which is a special edition of the 629 with tapered barrel and shortened under lug to reduce weight. I do not (yet) have a SBH, but I do have the Super Redhawk stainless in 44mag with 7-1/2' barrel.

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