Bought some .44 Magnum Hollow Points so now I feel better about carrying it with me in public .

.44 Magnum Rounds.

I actually have a .44 solid tip. Got it with a shipment of things to my black powder revolver by accident. So if I ever find a .44 gun at least I have a round for it

Took out a WW2 era Enfield .303 last weekend. Very powerful and fun rifles.
It is also a little hard not to feel something sentimental about shooting a rifle that was carried through the largest war in recorded history.

A genuine one then, eh? Like my revolver, a great sense of history is carried within it.


Who was the first one to hold it? How many hands has it been in from when it was new until I got it?


Man, if only we could listen to their history

What did those hands do with it...

The history isn't usually pleasant but I sit in awe at the things these rifles were carried through. A Mosin Nagant for instance is one of millions and yet the Russian casualties were so great during World War 2 that the person it was issued to most likely died on top of it at some point.

Many of these rifles saw combat all over Europe and then in one of the most intense battles of the war, Stalingrad.

These things were present at one of the greatest conflicts in human history and most are still less than $500.

Exactly! Its really amazing. Perhaps one of the old guns saved someone's life at some point. Maybe 'Rocu's bp revolver was used by an outlaw or something. You just never know!

Exactly! What if at some point someone famous like Jesse James or his brother picked it up? Or perhaps Wyatt Earp? It´s not likely, but you never know.


Of course the history behind these items is usually anything but pleasant, but it´s still history and it still is interesting and I sure would like to know what my gun has been through.

Okay Unrealistic Christmas Wish:

Mine would be a S&W 500 the world's most powerful handgun. I can probably get one by putting one in layaway and I might do that next year if my finances even out.

What caliber is that Reaps?

According to the S&W website, it's a .500 cal magnum.

Serious stuff.

Holy crap! Khajiit just looked it up and its frickin huge!! (the round itself)

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Dec 14 2016, 06:57 AM

Oddly enough at my local gun range I've held a 500 and it's pretty light and according to some of the clerks there they tell me the one with the short barrel and many muzzle breaks is actually suppose to be better then the longer barrel. IF (and that's a BIG IF) I do manage to get one I might get the long barreled one, IDK I just feel better with a longer barrel for reduced recoil, besides I think it was cheaper...we'll see.

This post has been edited by Dark Reaper: Dec 14 2016, 09:22 AM

This one bets the thing kicks like a mule!

Damn you Reaper for being able to get handguns like you get new sweaters!!



But haz fun with it when you get it...



I´d advocate for a longer barrel with muzzle brake. I doubt you´re gonna CC it and regardless of how sensitive one is to recoil, reducing it does mean it gets easier to stay on target. I´d like a muzzle brake for my .30-06, mainly because the barrel is quite short and does not reduce recoil so much, i.e muzzle rise.


But I don´t even know if I´m gonna keep it, what with legal autoloaders being in jeopardy nowadays. But then again, can´t give in to imo unlawful threats so I guess I´m gonna keep it. But still, don't wanna do the procedure of getting a muzzle brake until the threat is gone. For now anyway.

This post has been edited by mirocu: Dec 14 2016, 11:45 AM

Hickok45 has a video of him shooting it, it doesn't look to bad but probably wearing shooting gloves would probably help out alot.

https://youtu.be/J-FG9ZKerGM



Only this sweater cost about $1000.00+ dollars, layaway recommended .

Also, Hickok45 is a giant so the kick isn´t so noticeable

If a 60+ year old man can handle it so can I .

Decided to take my.44 magnum out and shoot a can full of cooked lard, blew the s{beep} out of the can and now I smell like fired food .

Lol!