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Picked up my first wheel gun today. Taurus 44 with 6.5" ported barrel. I debated for a little while between .357 Mag and .44 Mag, but decided on the bigger bang. I'm no expert on revolvers, so I won't comment on lockup and overall quality just yet, but I'm happy now for the price I paid.



I got her home a few minutes before dark and had time to put a few rounds down range. All BVAC ammo in Starline brass. First up, 240 gr LSWC @ 880FPS ... very manageable. Felt like a 1911 and moderately powered .45 ACP. Next up, 240gr JHP @ 1200 FPS. Felt more like .357 with a non-ported barrel. Finally, 300 gr JHP "Bear Loads" @ 1100FPS (and $$$$) - these definitely had some punch. Velocities are quoted from BVAC specs. I need to get the chrono out and verify, and to see what effect the porting has on velocity.

You all know this only means one thing.... I need to start looking for a lever-action rifle in .44 Mag.

Congrats! I hear wheel guns are addictive! How are the trigger pulls?

I was going to go with a .44 mag revolver but since I already have multiple .45acp handguns, I went with that.

Trigger pull on SA is excellent. Light and crisp. DA takes some effort, but still smoother and lighter than my S&W Sigma

That's a badazz looking gun! Hope you have a lot of fun with it!!

meak99 wrote:You all know this only means one thing.... I need to start looking for a lever-action rifle in .44 Mag.

Good luck if you're trying to find a new one! I've been looking for a lever-action rifle for the past 6 months, they seemed to have stopped making them so they can keep up production on those Mare's Legs everyone wants