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Which .44 mag for field carry?

ZeeZee Posts: 28,410 Senior Member
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4.2" Redhawk

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4.6" Super Blackhawk

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Both would get new grips and FO Sights if I got the gun. The Redhawk would get factory wood grips and the Blackhawk would get Ivory.

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There is a significant cost difference as well. In favor of the Super Blackhawk.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith

Which .44 mag for field carry? 25 votes

4.2" Redhawk
40%
bullsi1911BigDanSEliJKPsnake284jbohioBigslugErnie BishopHAWKENFreezer 10 votes
4.6" Super Blackhawk
60%
FisheadgibtennmikeDiver43dldJermanatorbobbyrlf3DurwoodtimcrberglofGene LtwaGrayRavengunner81Tom MixRickVS 15 votes
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  • WeatherbyWeatherby Posts: 4,953 Senior Member
    #2
    The one you don't have pictured the mountain gun
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,410 Senior Member
    #3
    Weatherby wrote: »
    The one you don't have pictured the mountain gun

    That's for city carry.

    (Just ordered new grips and FO sight for it)
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • Big ChiefBig Chief Posts: 32,995 Senior Member
    #4
    Any would do you right and keep The Big Bad Wolf away. :guns::guns:

    I should say Either will do..............
    It's only true if it's on this forum where opinions are facts and facts are opinions
    Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
    I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
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  • CHIRO1989CHIRO1989 Posts: 14,851 Senior Member
    #5
    The Redhawk for packing around in the woods just to have on you, the Blackhawk for hunting.
    I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11
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  • WeatherbyWeatherby Posts: 4,953 Senior Member
    #6
    Zee wrote: »
    That's for city carry.

    (Just ordered new grips and FO sight for it)

    perfect.....just what you need
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  • LMLarsenLMLarsen Posts: 8,337 Senior Member
    #7
    CHIRO1989 wrote: »
    The Redhawk for packing around in the woods just to have on you, the Blackhawk for hunting.

    This.
    “A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”

    NRA Endowment Member
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  • JKPJKP Posts: 2,771 Senior Member
    #8
    4.2" Redhawk
    Redhawk for a utilitarian, don't mind if you get some dirt on it it field gun...
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  • BigslugBigslug Posts: 9,863 Senior Member
    #9
    4.2" Redhawk
    Nothing wrong with a Blackhawk as a finisher, but I'd rather have the DA trigger and swing out cylinder for dealing with the unexpected.
    WWJMBD?

    "Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
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  • timctimc Posts: 6,684 Senior Member
    #10
    4.6" Super Blackhawk
    I'm a big single action fan so......
    timc - formerly known as timc on the last G&A forum and timc on the G&A forum before that and the G&A forum before that.....
    AKA: Former Founding Member
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  • snake284snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member
    #11
    4.2" Redhawk
    The Smith and Wesson. Oh you don't have a Smith and Wesson? Well get one,:tooth:

    Actually, and seriously, I think I prefer Black Hawks. I want a SBH in plain ol' 44 Mag. myself. But I want at least a 7" barrel. Helps me point it better.
    Daddy, what's an enabler?
    Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,410 Senior Member
    #12
    snake284 wrote: »
    The Smith and Wesson. Oh you don't have a Smith and Wesson? Well get one,:tooth:

    Already have a 4" S&W Mountain Gun in .44 Mag.
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • bullsi1911bullsi1911 Posts: 12,429 Senior Member
    #13
    4.2" Redhawk
    Redhawk
    To make something simple is a thousand times more difficult than to make something complex.
    -Mikhail Kalashnikov
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  • rberglofrberglof Posts: 2,998 Senior Member
    #14
    4.6" Super Blackhawk
    Voted the Super Blackhawk, I like single actions.
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  • JermanatorJermanator Posts: 16,244 Senior Member
    #15
    4.6" Super Blackhawk
    The Mountain Gun is made for that and is my choice for that purpose. But since that is not in the choices, I would go with the Blackhawk.
    Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
    -Thomas Paine
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  • tubabucknuttubabucknut Posts: 3,520 Senior Member
    #16
    Redhawk.
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  • Gene LGene L Posts: 12,817 Senior Member
    #17
    4.6" Super Blackhawk
    I don't like SAs, yet I voted for the SA. I would imagine it would be lighter in the hand. But that's me and my expectations in the field, where I don't expect to need a handgun quickly. You know your handgun needs better than any of us here. If you expect to need it for fast work, the Redhawk will almost certainly be faster to get into action.
    Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,410 Senior Member
    #18
    Jermanator wrote: »
    The Mountain Gun is made for that and is my choice for that purpose. But since that is not in the choices, I would go with the Blackhawk.

    It is somewhat ironic. The Mountain Gun is perfect for that application. But, it was such an Elanore, I'm afraid to carry it in the field and mess it up.

    Last weekend, I carried my blued 5.5" RedHawk with me on a dove hunt. Had it in a crossdraw holster. Was so stinking hot, I sweated all over the gun and had to give it a thorough wipe down inside and out when I got home for fear of it rusting.

    So, I'm looking for something a little more utilitarian with less emotional attachment. But, still a nice/viable addition to the revolver collection.
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,410 Senior Member
    #19
    And no, there is no dangerous game in my parts. No, I don't NEED a .44 Mag as a field gun.

    That's not the point. I tend to carry a revolver while hunting. Either a .357 Mag or a .44 Mag.
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • snake284snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member
    #20
    4.2" Redhawk
    Zee wrote: »
    Already have a 4" S&W Mountain Gun in .44 Mag.

    I was just yankin your chain. Like I said, I do love Black Hawks but what Bigslug said makes a lot of practical sense.
    Daddy, what's an enabler?
    Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
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  • snake284snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member
    #21
    4.2" Redhawk
    Zee wrote: »
    And no, there is no dangerous game in my parts. No, I don't NEED a .44 Mag as a field gun.

    That's not the point. I tend to carry a revolver while hunting. Either a .357 Mag or a .44 Mag.

    While I do love my .357 Mag., I think in hand guns bigger is better, not that you'll need it for dangerous game, but it just kills everything better. Well not any deader but probably more reliably are the words I'm looking for.

    So I voted Redhawk which is really the perfect answer. But for me, I'd still want a 7 inch barrel.
    Daddy, what's an enabler?
    Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
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  • WeatherbyWeatherby Posts: 4,953 Senior Member
    #22
    snake284 wrote: »
    I was just yankin your chain. Like I said,


    That brings the count down to what ? ....... 99 to one.

    Keep yanking he hasn't bared his teeth yet
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  • snake284snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member
    #23
    4.2" Redhawk
    Weatherby wrote: »
    That brings the count down to what ? ....... 99 to one.

    Keep yanking he hasn't bared his teeth yet

    Hey Paul, I need a heavier chain:buff2:___:applause:___:win:
    Daddy, what's an enabler?
    Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
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  • tennmiketennmike Posts: 27,457 Senior Member
    #24
    4.6" Super Blackhawk
    I voted Blackhawk and the reason is simple. I can shoot a Blackhawk much more accurately than I can any double action pistol with equal barrel lengths, even if I cock the double action for single action trigger pull. I don't know why, and it probably shouldn't matter which one I'm shooting, but it is what it is, for me.

    Both would serve well for the intended purpose, though.
      “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
    ― Douglas Adams
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  • FisheadgibFisheadgib Posts: 5,797 Senior Member
    #25
    4.6" Super Blackhawk
    The blackhawk is lighter and smaller and since you're already carrying something with a long barrel, it's a no brainer.
    snake284 wrote: »
    For my point of view, cpj is a lot like me
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  • jbohiojbohio Posts: 5,619 Senior Member
    #26
    4.2" Redhawk
    Redhawk. OR, a 44 special flattop Bisley. Or any Bisley.
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,410 Senior Member
    #27
    jbohio wrote: »
    OR, a 44 special flattop Bisley..

    I been eyeballing that sucker..............
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • ZeeZee Posts: 28,410 Senior Member
    #28
    cpj wrote: »
    How about the 45 colt/.45 acp you just bought.

    Shut up, you! Don't bring logic to this game! Just asnwer the freaking question!
    "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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  • DurwoodDurwood Posts: 972 Senior Member
    #29
    4.6" Super Blackhawk
    I prefer the Super Blackhawk in 4 5/8" and that's how I voted. Although a Smith 69 would be a strong second
    You have the right to your own opinion, but you don't have the right to your own facts:guns:
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  • NNNN Posts: 25,236 Senior Member
    #30
    With those choices, it don't matter much.
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  • Elk creekElk creek Posts: 7,929 Senior Member
    #31
    A good single action is always my choice for a field gun. They just feel right on my hip. Blackhawk!
    Aim higher, or get a bigger gun.
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