Guns

[Ramseys]

2 hours ago, WinterGreenWolf said:




But yeah, the old '44 Magnum...' line is what got a lot of people to buy 44 Mag, and no one really knew what they were getting in to.

"This is the most powerful handgun in the world, and will blow your head clean off". That line?




Yea I was around for that. There were a lot of used S&W Model 29"s with a "half a box of ammo", for sale.




But the guys that didn't develop a massive flinch, went on to start the 'Big Bore' craze.




Then they noticed that '45 Long Colt' had a big 'ol case. And of course they started blowing up Blackhawks.




So Ruger made the Super Blackhawk and basically dared 'em to blow up that one.




Guys like  Casull and Linebaugh made ever bigger cases, pushing every bigger bullets down straining barrels.




BFR said, 'Ok, you want bigger?' Here's a gun chambered in the mild shooting .45-70, or a bit more zing the .444 Marlin rifle calibers.




About this time the .357 guys were feeling left out, so Elgin Gates come up with .357 Maximum. But they jumped the gun a bit. (I know pun intended)




The metallurgy wasn't quite there yet, and the gasses coming out of the cylinder gap, 'blow torched' the top strap of the gun, making a nice groove in the metal.




Like someone from a '70s Disco, these guy kept 'tweaking'.  




SMITH & WESSON 460 MAGNUM,  Ruger's .480 and of course the DESERT EAGLE .50 CALIBER.




So if you are a re-loader and like buying powder in large enough quantities that the ATF comes around, now is your time to shine.




Me? I'll just stick to my puny .44 Mag and .460 Rowland.