357 mag verses 44mag

[bubba2001]

im wanting to get rid of my ruger 357 and get a 44 mag but was wondering if the difference in recoil is going to tear my hand off

[newhornet]

Load lighter..or get a better, more forgiving set of grips.....OR shoot a 500 S&W a few times and a .44 Magnum will be a blessing..LOL. I have both calibers and I am being honest...

[manxxcatt]

the .44 mag can be a manageable load. depends on what rounds you put through the tube. .357 mag can get up there in some nearly unmanageable stuff. It's finding a round that you can live with shooting. Try a .454 Casull sometime..... don't work out to good for a fella with skinny arms :) I found out the hard way. lol...

[sbkittrell]

I bet somebody here has a .44 mag and will bring it to the forum shoot and let you shoot it, so you can make your decision. I don't have one or I'd bring it. I'm not ballistics expert, but a buddy of mine told me that .45 Long Colt +P's had the same foot/pounds of energy as a .44 mag without that concussion when you shot it, so I bought a ruger Vaquero .45. It wasn't bad at all to shoot with +P's, but the Vaquero is the only revolver I've ever heard of that can handle +P .45. I sold it, because I'm an idiot, so I can't bring it to the forum shoot. That being said, like Manxcat said, a lot depends on the load.

[buckhunter]

i have a s&w 44 mag and love it,but it is a "mans"gun!shooting the 240gr ammo the recoil is a lil surprising to someone who has not shot one.i want to get some of the 180gr loads for it but have not been able to find any,knowing bullet speed will be faster and less recoil with the lighter ammo.your welcome to shoot mine if you want and try it,i'd like to shoot your .357.

[alien319]

The .44 Mag is completely manageable with the right ammo and the right techniques. I think you'll be fine!

[bubba2001]

thanks for the info guys

well i dont own a 357 anymore i made a deal on ruger super redhawk 44mag with scope today
so i guess i soon anwser my own recoil question (hopefully tomorrow)

[bubba2001]

shot the 44 mag today and the recoil wasnt bad compared to the 357 mag but the price of ammo was

[buckhunter]

you can shoot 44 special which is a lil cheaper.need to check out the line of ammmo manxx was tellin me about[don't remember the name]but you can order it from cheaper than dirt and it was like $15 for 50 rounds.personally i got mine for deer hunting and hope to use it this year,want to shoot the 180gr hornady loads out of it.

[SongDoghunter]

Cheaper Than Dirt and other online retailers have some decent ammo prices but they charge almost $14 shipping on one box of ammo!

[bubba2001]

yeah thay eat you up on shipping
cabela's had free shipping around christmas and i made a ammo purchase and saved a little money on some bulk 9mm

[buckhunter]

yeah but the brand i'm talkin about was super cheap!those american eagles i shoot are $50 for 50 rounds and these others were $15 for 50 rounds!

[bubba2001]

thanks buckhunter
im definitely gonna look into it

[buckhunter]

ask manxx what brand it was,private company but for that price,plinking ammo,would be hard to beat