44 mag range day

[ratdog]

shot my 44 mag yesterday 1-to 1-12/ groups at 50 yards 240 grn smwc's that i cast with lee mold 7cc of 231 nice load .at 100 yards you have to hold about 6'' high to get them in the black this handi is scoped. shoots about the same as my 357 same receiver. the 44 really made my day.

[Lonegun1894]

I have a .44 Handi barrel I just got recently, but haven't had a chance to shoot yet, so this is good to know.  Mine will be scoped too, but I'm thinking about just putting a plain and old fixed 4x on mine since it doesn't have irons.  How were your groups at 100?  I'm not thinking MOA, but trying to decide if this will be a deer rifle, or load it real light (quiet) for backyard pests.  I'm thinking this should be perfect for deer size game, but a slow and heavy slug like this does wonders if I can get it stabilized at low velocities, like 500fps or even less for small game/pests.

[dannyfro]

Glad to hear of your good results,

Dan