Geez .44 mag is an amazing caliber

[ThreeFingerPete]

Yeah apparently I don't read well. What is the barrel length of your Alaskan .454? Ever had it in front of a chronograph? I'm curious.

I'm curious too. It's 2.5" I've got a couple of different rounds I'd like to chrono.

[CJ]

I'm curious too. It's 2.5" I've got a couple of different rounds I'd like to chrono.

Next group meet I'll bring my chronograph and we can test it.

[03trubluGT]

CJ, I'm well aware. I was talking about the rifle, and for a brush gun I'd sure as hell take a 6lb rifle over a 7lb rifle of similar ballistics / accuracy.

I want one for plinking, not for serious hunting.

I just like them. A lot.

[ThreeFingerPete]

I want one for plinking, not for serious hunting.

I just like them. A lot.

Do it big then, son!

[03trubluGT]

Do it big then, son!

Here's a rifle for you then.

[ThreeFingerPete]

Here's a rifle for you then.

I like the hell out of that!!! I have wondered why nobody does more with the 460/500 smith calibers.

[03trubluGT]

I like the hell out of that!!! .

That's a damn good looking rifle.

[CJ]

Beast... a .500 lever action - daddy like. I would think a .460 would be a better choice though for those barrel lengths. Both sound extremely interesting.

[Forever_frost]

When the .44 Magnum laid claim to being the most powerful handgun in the world, its standard load produced about 900 ft.-lb. of muzzle energy. Several new loads have since eclipsed that, but the handgun most commonly used by big game hunters is the .454 Casull, which will generate about 1900 ft.-lb.

The 500 S&W Magnum will produce almost 2600 ft.-lb. with its heaviest load, and more powerful loads may well be on the way.

If Dirty Harry felt that the .44 Magnum would make his day, the new 500 S&W Magnum would certainly make his decade. It is the largest double-action revolver available, and there is no production revolver in the world—single or double action—capable of matching, or even approaching, the level of power it produces.

Read more: Smith and Wesson Most Powerful Handgun - 500 Cal Magnum Pistol from Smith and Wesson - Popular Mechanics

[Nash B.]

IIRC, the .44 Mag was only the most powerful cartridge in the world for a few years, before the Casull replaced it.

[Chas_svo]

Here's a rifle for you then.

Uhhhhh...Did you see the ammo price? It won't be a plinker, but would obviously lead one to reloading.

[03trubluGT]

Uhhhhh...Did you see the ammo price? It won't be a plinker, but would obviously lead one to reloading.

Kinda like the .460 Bushmaster or the .458 SOCOM.

[jakesford]

Uhhhhh...Did you see the ammo price? It won't be a plinker, but would obviously lead one to reloading.

Shit did you see the rifle's price... Ouch.

[bottlerocket]

Better accuracy, more FPS.

I just love long, octagonal shaped barrels.


One of my dream guns is a Shiloh Sharps.

http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php/topic,95929.0.html

[03trubluGT]

http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/i...c,95929.0.html

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