tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2841960866630660036..comments2024-03-28T07:02:04.892-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Testing a Taurus Tracker .44 Magnum revolver: first follow-upPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-64069698046876816392015-10-25T20:29:47.078-05:002015-10-25T20:29:47.078-05:00Thanks for the followup. Awaiting the gunsmith...Thanks for the followup. Awaiting the gunsmith's report. (I'm one of the ones that bugged you for a followup.)lee n. fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652025469454858807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31855995372712182892015-10-25T17:11:43.146-05:002015-10-25T17:11:43.146-05:00Get that many brown bear in and around Nashville d...Get that many brown bear in and around Nashville do you?<br />Have to take down the occasional bison or musk ox?<br />Name me any valid target in CONUS that a 240 grain Keith SWC loaded to 1,000 fps is unable to stop if you would please.<br />Just kidding sir. We're all big boys and have every right to play with our toys however we like.<br />I'll still pass on those 300 grain thumpers unless I get to fire them from my Marlin lever gun.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-32139369127709555512015-10-24T02:07:59.033-05:002015-10-24T02:07:59.033-05:00I'm also a bit more partial to the idea of a R...I'm also a bit more partial to the idea of a Ruger in .45 LC/ACP. I've put more than a few rounds of .45 ACP through a S&W 1917, and the cartage in a large frame revolver is more than manageable- a bit like a good, firm handshake.<br /><br />And Ruger revolvers are built like tanks- Russian tanks.Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-73812706762093692502015-10-23T23:04:12.720-05:002015-10-23T23:04:12.720-05:00OK, sold.
If anybody asks, you made me do it (I o...OK, sold.<br /><br />If anybody asks, you made me do it (I only needed an excuse, the same reason I bought a Wilson Border Patrol - "but Larry told me to" and I have a bit of a soft-spot for Rugers anyway - just don't ask how many bp types I've aquired 'just because').<br /><br />So that and a 5½" .44? "But Dear, Peter told me I 'had' to"!<br /><br />P.S. If you receieve any 'irate' emails from an .. er, irate English lady. Just ignore them.Ablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109723804885979128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51962029151821344392015-10-23T20:50:29.878-05:002015-10-23T20:50:29.878-05:00@Able: Me too! I've handled the 4.2" Re...@Able: Me too! I've handled the 4.2" Redhawk and really like it (I already own a 5½" copy in .44 Magnum, so I know the gun pretty well). I'm sorely tempted to lay my hands on one in the not too distant future. Of course, I have my recently-acquired S&W Mountain Gun in .45 Colt, and a S&W Model 625 in .45 ACP, so I don't really <i>need</i> the Ruger, but what's need got to do with it?<br /><br />:-DPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61128703226253723842015-10-23T20:07:40.502-05:002015-10-23T20:07:40.502-05:00Wandering off topic, as is my wont.
I'm quite...Wandering off topic, as is my wont.<br /><br />I'm quite taken with the 'idea' of the new Ruger Redhawk 4.2" .45 Auto/.45 LC (especially the ubiquity of ammo ... Oh alright, and cost, I'm cheap, I admit it).<br /><br />So? Your opinion? Experience? Advice. All would be appreciated.Ablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109723804885979128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80917331900000443522015-10-23T14:30:01.982-05:002015-10-23T14:30:01.982-05:00My Uberti SA in .44 Mag lets you know you've p...My Uberti SA in .44 Mag lets you know you've pulled the trigger. .44 Specs are much more manageable and spend their nights in the cylinder as a house gun.richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77145040628047305522015-10-23T13:29:18.909-05:002015-10-23T13:29:18.909-05:00I own a 4-inch Tracker chambered in .357 Magnum. I...I own a 4-inch Tracker chambered in .357 Magnum. I can't recall a single problem I've had with it, and I have had it for over 10 years. I put probably around 2000-3000 rounds through it in that time, most .38 special, but probably a quarter of that being magnum loads. In .357, the ribber grips are actually very nice. The trigger is decent, but has had a few thousand rounds, and likely as much dry-fire repititions. I honestly can't remember what it was like new. It was my first handgun, so I was in love with it, regardless of its features or faults. It's an old, familiar friend, now. If you shoot a lot of hot hand-loads you do have to clean the lead out of the porting, occasionally.<br /><br />I realize that comparing my gun to the .44 is a somewhat apples-to-oranges comparison, but at least in .357, if shot a moderate amount (4-6 boxes each year) it will hold up well over a decade. <br /><br />Just my 2 cents (and maybe not worth that).The Displaced Louisiana Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746778682819211996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67469678385424435892015-10-23T12:10:22.731-05:002015-10-23T12:10:22.731-05:00You are a better man than I sir. I don't thin...You are a better man than I sir. I don't think I could comfortably shoot full power .44 Magnum in a lightweight model (but have never made the attempt). I have a pair of .44 Specials (Lew Horton 3" and Charter Arms Bulldog 3") and love them to death as is. I do have a S&W M29-3 in 6" barrel and enjoy full power loads in that.<br /><br />I have a Hogue grip for a Security Six (.357) and agree with you - its an upgrade from factory grips.<br /><br />No bear down here (except for the occasional escapee from across Mexican border) so little concern for them. If I was in deep forest where bear encounters are in bad breath range, I'd probably change my tune.<br /><br />Thanks for the report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com