Reeder Custom Guns - .44 Magnum vs .454

Tom
.44 Magnum vs .454
Monday, November 25, 2019, 08:57

As we all know, the .44 is a powerful handgun round and is the cartridge all other handgun cartridges are judged by.
Other than increased gun size, more cost, more recoil and muzzle blast just what advantages does the .454 offer vs. the .44 magnum? Thinking backwoods hiking/camping and hunting.

.44 Magnum vs .454 - Tom, 2019-11-25, 08:57
- The 454 is great - Josh, 2019-11-27, 07:36
- Shooting .454's in a Smith 460 Xframe (braked) - JA, 2019-11-25, 16:45
  - Somewhere around 6 lbs. it becomes something different. (nm) - WB, 2019-11-26, 08:22
- That is like the difference in a F150 King Ranch vs a Raptor - WB, 2019-11-25, 09:34
  - WB is right. Unless you plan on being in - Gary Reeder, 2019-11-25, 10:11
    - A 20 Round Box - Tom, 2019-11-25, 16:32
    - You mentioned a golden point; elbows! - WB, 2019-11-25, 10:29
      - I hear you about elbows. - Sid R, 2019-11-25, 10:58
        I took the paint off the hood of my Dad's truck with a 454 - Jim Taylor, 2019-11-25, 11:12
        the damage to my right hand has caused me to - Gary Reeder, 2019-11-25, 12:03
        Ah, the 7mm GNR with 175 gr. newfangled solids! - WB, 2019-11-25, 13:25
        having read his books, Bell was likely - Gary Reeder, 2019-11-25, 13:44
        Offered you a 25-20 Nitro Express.... (nm) - Huey, 2019-11-25, 14:05
        AMEN! (BELIEVE ME I KNOW!) (nm) - JT, 2019-11-25, 13:05
        Jim covers he 454 perfectly... - james, 2019-11-25, 11:26
        THAT GOES WAY BACK! SUSIE WAS A SPECIAL LADY (nm) - JT, 2019-11-25, 14:29
        PS- the 44 will take care of your needs (nm) - james, 2019-11-25, 11:28