Shot my 2" Taurus 44 Spec. today !

[Ben]

Today was my 1st opportunity to shoot the 2" Taurus 44 Special, Nope, it isn't for sale..................

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7 yards, 5 rounds in each target.
I fired 2 groups and photographed both.

This is exactly what I had hoped the revolver would do. Load is 44 Spec., SAECO 200 gr. SWC, sized .431" with Clays , CCI 300 primers.

I'm a happy camper ! !

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When I'm out late at night with this one, it should be a good friend.

[Bret4207]

Bah! Those 2" belly guns are no good! Ya can't hit the side of a barn with one! I read it in "Mall Ninja Monthly"!!!

[300savage]

good shootn deadeye..
you would have to shoot me in the *** cuz i would running from that combo if i was to have any bad plans concerning you.

[TCLouis]

How much Clays?

Bout like Bullseye???

[leftiye]

I've got one on my watch list! Jest whut I wanted to hear.

[Ben]

How much Clays?



The load was 3.8 grs. of Clays with the SAECO # 446 , 200 gr. cast with ACWW's and sized .431", with Ben's Red lube.

I like the wide meplat for self defense, much like a wadcutter.

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At the distances that might be required for self defense with this revolver , this load really shines :


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[Hickory]

I have never discounted the accuracy of a short barreled handgun after being in a silhouette match with a guy shooting a Jennings .22 and he came in 4th place.
He would have come in at 3rd place but two of the rams he hit did not fall over.
Good shooting Ben.

[Ben]

It was only 7 yards, but I can't conceive shooting this 2" belly gun at distances much farther than that.

It should be a fight stopper !

I don't think that a car jacker is going to fare very well with this one............

Ben

[Hickory]

The guy doing the shooting was a master at pistol craft.
When he shot that match it was to satisfy a bet with another guy.

The guy's name was Danny Wink. the was truly a master with any kind of handgun.
He could almost always clear a table of bowling pins in just under 2 seconds.
I saw him sweep falling plates at or around 1.4-1.5 seconds.
He was good at bullseye shooting as well, but his best shooting was at fast, timed or moving targets.

His gun of choice was always the 1911 45 acp. or a High Standard for rimfire.
He could have competed nationally and was often encouraged to but turned his nose up to the idea.

I'm privileged to say I knew him, he died at the age of 43 with a heart attack.

[45sixgun]

Ok, that's really impressive!