Need alittle help EAA Bountyhunter 44mag/Super Blkhawk

bigbob · Aug 28, 2012

I am stuck between a EAA Bountyhunter 44mag 7.5 " Barrel OR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RUGER SUPER BLKHAWK HUNTER 44mag 7.5 Barrel

I want it for BEAR HUNTING so it has to shoot the BEAR LOAD/hi power
I love Rugers but what I need to know is--- WHICH IS BETTER FROM YOUR ACTUAL EXPERENCE using it for HUNTING and USING A HI PRESURE LOAD in it Bob

TomB985 · Aug 29, 2012

I'm not an expert here, but I was on Buffalo Bore's website and was looking at their high power .44 loads. Here's what they say:

NEW HEAVY 44 MAGNUM +P+

This new load is designed ONLY for certain firearms. They are as follows; Ruger Red Hawk, Ruger Super Red Hawk, Ruger Super Blackhawk or Vaquero, Freedom Arms Model 83, Taurus Raging Bull, Colt Anaconda and Dan Wesson Revolvers. Suitable rifles include T/C Encore, "modified" Marlin 1894 (see next paragraph), Winchester 1894, any rifle with a falling block action and the Handi Rifle. We get hundreds of emails asking if this load can be fired in S&W revolvers or some firearm other than what is in the above list. The answer is NO

SOURCE.

Don't see an EAA firearm on that list.

98Redline · Aug 29, 2012

The SBH Hunters have historically been exceptionally accurate guns out of the box.
From a strength standpoint, the Super Blackhawks are probably the strongest production single action made until you get into custom and semi custom 5 shot configurations.

Given the choice I would take the SBH Hunter every day and twice on Sunday.

The other aspect is that the hunter is a heavier gun (heavier barrel) than either the standard SBH or the EAA and therefore will tame some of the recoil of a hot loaded .44mag.