there is just as many for choices in 45C as 44mag out there for the none reloader.....if you just look.....
45 colt ammo handgun
45 colt ammo handgun
there is just as many for choices in 45C as 44mag out there for the none reloader.....if you just look.....
45 colt ammo handgun
If the OP was into single actions and loading for calibers, he wouldnt have to ask for recommendations unless he was just doing it for the hell of it. My point wasnt about how fast you can get the rounds off. My preference for the SW platform lies in the grips and smoothness of the action and cost effectiveness. I usually shoot a DA revolver SA if I have the opportunity. As far as loading your rounds goes, Id like to see just how much difference the 18% larger diameter actually makes in making a kill other than giving a slightly bigger hole to bleed out of. More power to you if you prefer the round and the firearms that shoot it. I aint knocking it, I just find 44 to be a better choice.i can run 45C at the same speed as 44mag with 18% larger diameter.....i'm pushin' a 270gr 1500fps from a 7 1/2" barrel...and as far as from double to single action is all in who is runnin' it.....
I was waiting for a post like this. Very true, but the OP did not indicate the desire to reload. The 44mag is way more practical.
I like to see that you guys are on the same page, but why does it matter if he reloads or not? I cant see where I could get 45LC to be any more effective killing the same size game at the same ranges from the same guns as a 44 mag, all things being equal. Please, correct me if Im on the wrong track.I would have to agree, for a non-reloading person the 44mag would be the way to go.
A 270 grain bullet at 1500 fps is stepping it up a notch. No one said, it would make the deer anymore dead. It's just the harder you hit it, and the bigger the hole, assuming your aim is good, the quicker the deer will go down. It's like comparing the .357 mag to the 44 mag, only not nearly as big of a gap. If someone reloads, he has a slight advantage. But back to the OP. From the info given, I believe the 44 mag is by far the better choice.
If the OP was into single actions and loading for calibers, he wouldnt have to ask for recommendations unless he was just doing it for the hell of it. My point wasnt about how fast you can get the rounds off. My preference for the SW platform lies in the grips and smoothness of the action and cost effectiveness. I usually shoot a DA revolver SA if I have the opportunity. As far as loading your rounds goes, Id like to see just how much difference the 18% larger diameter actually makes in making a kill other than giving a slightly bigger hole to bleed out of. More power to you if you prefer the round and the firearms that shoot it. I aint knocking it, I just find 44 to be a better choice.
I like to see that you guys are on the same page, but why does it matter if he reloads or not? I cant see where I could get 45LC to be any more effective killing the same size game at the same ranges from the same guns as a 44 mag, all things being equal. Please, correct me if Im on the wrong track.
Yup, you're on the wrong track . Nothing to dispute the 44mag as the best hunting cartridge ever devised just that the 45Colt isn't at it's best in factory ammo .
No round is at its best with factory ammo. I havent had this debate with anyone in a long time. Its nice to see that it is still alive and well. We could probably talk about it for the next week or so and still not have the debate resolved. Like 9mm vs 40 vs 45.
I'm not and haven't been debating anything. Haven't really seen it as a this vs that kind of issue really because I'm of the mind that any of the 3 chamberings the OP mentioned could do fine as a deer rd in the proper loadings and within their range limits.
The 357 and 44 mag are simply offered in factory loadings of bullet type and muzzle velocity that a 45Colt shooter
would need to handload to acquire but if done do move that venerable cartridge into as an effective deer rd as the magnums.
However as the OP more than once mentions consideration of a semiauto pistol as a sidearm he will have to forgo this option with the 45Colt.
This is true. I wish the Automags had stuck around longer. They were before my time even, but they are about the only magnum semi autos that I would ever own since Desert Eagles require you to have catchers mitts for hands to operate.
I to chose the .357 lever gun and a S&W 686 .357. Both will shoot light load .38 spl. for plinking. But then again I am old school and like wheel guns and rifles with walnut and blue steel. Good luck on your search.
Henry rifles have ALWAYS been made in the USA, and according to their advertisements, "...always will be."