I'm not sure why everyone is blaming the gun. A standard 240-250 grain at about 875-1000 fps will handle anything in America. But people read too many bullet stories and too many internet stories to understand what actually works. Not to mention if someone can handle the recoil of a certain load they are going to shoot it better, than one that has more muzzle flip and recoil that is comfortable to them.
It also makes a difference in how much you shoot the gun. If you only shoot it once or twice a year and one cylinder full or less won't keep you capable of handling certain
I completely agree , I will say that the first revolver was a 22LR and I worked my way through several calibers through the years before settling on my current one. 22-38-357-44-45-454-460. I like the last one the best due to versatility. But the 44 mag. I have a fondness for but currently don't have oneShoot what you can handle and stay competent and you will be able to handle the situation. Plus shooting will be more fun.
I bought a used SBH with the 4.6 in Bbl and round trigger guard. I haven't used 44 mag in it yet, just 44 specials. It's a joy to shoot with the specials! My other 44 special is a Bulldog. I also have a Contender in 44 mag.My uncle taught me how to shoot. He had an old model Super Blackhawk 7 1/2 in Barrel 44 mag. Always shout hand loads. He cast his bullets 240 gr Keith bullet . Which was loaded over 22 grains of 2400 powder. It was a handful for a 14 year old 125 skinny kid What a rush . After shooting it the first time I was hooked.. when I was old enough to buy one all I could find was a new model. 40 years later I found an unmolested like new old model 4 clicks . Happy to pay asking price of $500. Went home and started loading 200 rounds of his cast bullets like the above recipe. That went out and shot 50 rounds a day , 4 days in a row. The smile was back on my face. Still have that smile after another 20 years.View attachment 12710
You know I had one of those super Redhawks and one of the dove tail cut outs went bad . May have been my fault for not using red loctite . Sold it. Now I want another oneRuger .44 magnums
Those and Dan Wesson's owned IHMSA in the 80's.
Do you have a link for those gloves? I was just looking for one for shooting my .454 Casull Super RedHawk and my .357 SP101. I did a couple of quick searches online and couldn't find any that had gel where I need it, at the base of my thumb. All I saw were "tacticool" gloves where the knuckles are padded …I use a motorcycle gel padded fingerless glove when I shoot the big boys. It takes the sting out of shooting the magnums. Found them on Amazon.