Favorite 44 magnum wheel guns

[bvillars]

I have to vote for the S&W 29. I bought it a couple decades ago for my store and kept it. Have shot over a thousand of rounds thru it and no complaints. Shot a smallish bear with it in colorado and lots of critters.

 

[TriggerTime]

S&W 629, 8 3/8ths. It has an extremely smooth double action trigger (which is a hallmark of Smith's) and a light crisp single action. No problems whatsover. Accurate, and easy to shoot with the rubber grips.

 

[10Shooter]

Ruger Redhawk

 

[a44mag4dave]

Super Redhawk

Here is my vote. 9 1/2" all sweetness..

The only downside is cleaning it, and thats not much of a problem.

 

[dbgun]

Here is my vote. 9 1/2" all sweetness..

Nice Ruger. How does your scope handle the recoil?

 

[Mark F]

I have 2 Ruger 44's, and 3 Smith & Wesson 629's... and receintly added a 329 to the collection. Love em' all.

 

[CJS3]

My model 29 is closing in on 40 years old, so I only shoot 44spl out of her now. For the Big Boom magnums now I prefer the Ruger Bisley single action. Angle of the grip makes controling recoil a lot easier.

 

[mclarenross]

I like my Raging Bull 8 3/8. Porting is a nice feature but not really necessary.

 

[centexshooter]

Model 29, nickel 6-1/2" barrel. Built in early 70s. Traded a model 57 and $100 for it about 1974. The (retired) cop who traded me for it still mentions time-to-time he'd like to have it back.

 

[HardRock]

Here is my favorite 44 mag, s&w 29-2, 4"

 

[mitchntx]

They are all my favorite 44 mag guns ...

Super Blackhawk SW 29-10

Rossi Large Loop

 

[robertc1024]

They are all my favorite 44 mag guns ...

Super Blackhawk SW 29-10

Rossi Large Loop

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You got me started!!! Years ago, @mitchntx let me shoot a .44 mag for the first time. Freaked me out. Since then, got a Vaquero, and my pride and joy - A 6" 29

 

[mitchntx]

A 44mag brings the world together!

 

[SGHinds]

My father left me his Blackhawk and I live casting/loading/shooting it. Can’t really beat Ruger for a great wheelgun

 

[MTA]

You got me started!!! Years ago, @mitchntx let me shoot a .44 mag for the first time. Freaked me out. Since then, got a Vaquero, and my pride and joy - A 6" 29

First time I shot a .44 magnum was with your 29 at the first tgt meetup I went to

 

[mitchntx]

My 44mag family keeps growing

8" Super Blackhawk
Unfluted cylinder

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[camotoe]

I also thimk the rugers are the best for money, I also lke s&w

 

[rotor]

I had a S&W 629 8 3/8 inch barrel. It had a recall on the cylinder & I sent it back to them. I noticed S&W was having a lot of recalls & I sold it. Said I would never buy another S&W product & stuck by it. Never really missed that gun, nor did a see the need for another .44 magnum.

An old post but I have a 629 with 8 3/8" barrel and didn't know about the recall. Took a bunch of tracking to find that mine doesn't have a recall. Thank you for this post, somewhat late. You don't want a 44 magnum to blow up in your face.
Here are serial numbers of recalled guns

ADXXXX

AEXXXX

AFXXXX

AGXXXX

AHXXXX

ALVXXX (the “V” is not a typo)

N910000 thru N953000

 

[billtool]

Ugh_ I have a line on a stainless Anaconda. Struggling with buying it cheap. The 29 snub I had years ago was a mule. Do i want one more caliber to stock since I no longer reload? Not a rhetorical question.

 

[66vette]

Ruger Red Hawk, 7.5" barrel, SS