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I got my first deer with a handgun today – a spike taken with my Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Magnum wearing a Burris 2x scope.

Like was said, slow twist rate barrels won't stabilize sabots well. 1:66 is slow, 1:48 is medium, and it's unlikely to have a faster twist than that. If it's 1:48, it'll potentially shoot sabots well, and will likely shoot patched round balls well. If it's 1:66 it should shoot ball very well but...

Everything kev74 said, and a few tips. Getting started with patched round balls, I bought pre-lubed patches. The good thing about them is that they sell the patches in fixed thicknesses so I bought 0.490" balls for my .50 cal muzzleloader and used a 0.015" patch for a tight fit. I also didn't...

Saw a lone baby this morning and passed. One buddy took a 9pt buck another took a nice big doe. Good start to the weekend.

Good hunting everyone!

Not at all what I expected when I clicked on this thread, but boy am I glad I did.

Gotta wonder how long your crack binge has to be before even smoking crack can't keep you from falling asleep.

I definitely don't treat my 629 like it's made of glass, but I also don't doubt the many reports of S&W .44s shooting loose sooner than most other revolvers in the class. I shoot my .44s probably a lot more than most people who own a .44. It just makes more sense for me to shoot the hotter stuff...

For all Ruger's talk about the strength of their GP100, their .44 version is only a Special while S&W's L-frame M69 is a .44 Magnum. What I will give Ruger is that their lockup system is stronger with the crane locking point doing a better job of keeping the action tight than S&W's lockup point...

Agreed, I'd take that case apart. I've shot .44 Special cases with tiny cracks, maybe a millimeter down from the case mouth, but I've never had one with a crack that long make it past inspection. I wouldn't shoot that one.

Very cool.That's a real heavy-hitter of a load and those slugs look mean! I feel just as bad for whatever's on the receiving end of that load as I do for your shoulder.

Another convert – Welcome to the cult of the wheelgun! That's a great little revolver. Now, maybe you could be convinced to take a second look at a nice Ruger, which I believe you compared to a "hooker". I would call this girl more of a "high-end escort".

Mine also has some lateral play in the hammer. Haha, Ruger isn't quite all that bad, but the truth from what I've seen is that at least their revolvers are made rugged and "good enough". They work and often very well, but they aren't refined pieces.