Why we have the .44 magnum

Posted in uncategorized on February 15th, 2015 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |

mikee Says:
February 15th, 2015 at 6:24 pm
So the .44 Magnum is essentially a stronger, double action. updated Colt Peacemaker? Ok then.]

Now explain where from and why for the .41 Magnum, red-headed, funny looking, likely adopted family member of the Magnums, came from….
grendel Says:
February 16th, 2015 at 4:39 pm
In “Hell, I was there” Keith said he wanted Remington to load .44special hot like his handloads that he was shooting through S&W triple locks. S&W was afraid it would blow up the triple-locks even though Keith promised them it wouldn’t. So he convinced them to make a beefier .44 revolver, with Remington promising to sell the new .44Mag cartridge which was a .44spl case lengthened .10 inch so it couldn’t be stuffed in an older gun. I don’t know where this .45 kaboom story fits in…
Mike V. Says:
February 16th, 2015 at 11:13 pm
As I understand it, Keith pushed to beyond the limit in every caliber. He one of the driving forces behind the .357 Magnum. I believe if he’d had his was we’d have seen a .45 Colt Magnum as well.

This gives a decent explanation of the thinking behind the .41 Mag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.41_Remington_Magnum

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