44 Mag vs 45 Colt vs 44 Special: Not Close At All? 

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Dude, why didn't you get a new sandbox???

That’s awful man, glad you made! One hell of a man!

Glad that you're still with us. You are one tough hombre, and, as you wrote, God's not done with you yet.

Nice. How’s the other guy?

I'm shopping for one myself, the 45 redhawk has a lot of mark up for being in 45, but some things are worth it. congrats on the nice piece.

Damn right

The one on the gel block was definitely a Ruger only load, but probably should’ve for the rest of the tests

@@bananaballistics You might want to compare hardcast loads in 44 spcl/mag and 45 Colt std/+P

I have 45 Colt Blackhawk's with my loads with 230gr are averages 1,425 they'd be truly comparable to the 44mag which I used to own a couple of those. Good video

His voice is so deep it just makes him sound like a normal guy XD

@@geronimo5537 that's literally what I thought. He does have a radio voice if such a thing still exists.

# "teh heeelium" Knowing nothing about gas dynamics nor acoustics, eh?

LOL.

I was also glad to finally see the sandbox get wrecked. Good ep for the 100k

What are you talking about? Could someone explain?

Ohhh, I should have kept watching

Agreed, dude sounded like a sports announcer after hitting the light H

Most folks who have loaded for a Ruger Blackhawk in 45 colt have ended up at this same conclusion. Full power Ruger Only loads are a hoot, but ordinary 255gr at 900 fps is really the most practical loading

@@jacobackley502 I had a Contender .45 / .410 single shot handgun...which means it shot a 45 Colt Long as well as a .410 shotgun shell. If I used the "Cowboy" load .45 Colt Long...which was only 750 fps, the accuracy was crap and very little recoil. But if I put in a legitimate 1300 fps Colt Long into it, it shot just fine with accuracy and was quite a handful.

About 20-25yrs ago, John Taffin did a penetration test using newspapers soakedin water as a ballistic medium. He found that the 44mag expanded more rapidly than 45LC; conversely, 45 LC had greater depth of penetration

No such thing a 45 LC

​@@1885win 45lc was the military designation for 45 colt to differentiate from the 45 s&w.

Agreed. Maybe the 454 also. 😊

.41 the forgotten strong arm 💪💪

Revolver vs lever action, with the same loads. 454 Casull reaches 2,000 fps with a 300gr load out of a rifle.

@@exothermal.sprocket 454 rifles are hard to get or expensive. I really wanted a 454 revolver and matching lever gun. Going with 44 mag instead

@@adenholmes I just did a search in 20 seconds and found 47 of them for as low as 764 dollars each. Do people even bother to check before saying things?

Sounds like someone is a little salty about it not winning

You’re kidding of course.😊

That's a lot of words to spell, fudd. Look! A pistol brace. Get em!

The reason would be is the 44 mag higher velocity expanded the bullet quickly and made a much wider profile to push through so did not go as deep

​@@mikeseier4449 mythbusters held a car together with duct tape that survived an off road course. Duct tape is actually a fairly tough medium, especially considering most the energy had already been dumped into the sand. On entry side it wouldnt make much difference at all

I'll pay to watch that!!! 😂😂😂

While breathing argon

That would be the Super Redhawk, but the Colt round can be punched up even farther than that, it just has a different name...the 454 Casull.

Don't forget the Thompson contender, it can handle the extra spicy rounds like the super Redhawk can.

@@marktwain2053but that’s not a 45 Colt case. Different round to introduce into the comparison. But yes, it’s amazingly powerful!

454 Casull from a Rossi R92 averages around 2,000 fps with a 300gr load.

I have said SuperRedhawk

454 casull brass can be shortened to 45 colt length if need be and use small pistol primers. Easier and cheaper to find and use😊

Very true, 45lc rocks!.

Now now, don’t tie that iconic cartridge to that criminally negligent clown. He wouldn’t even have needed to cock the hammer on a Glock.

You will like that revolver! Now save your pennies and go for the Colt Anaconda in a 6 inch barrel.....the Colt is a bit of a step up. Have fun with the 629!

@@scottgorman7166 i have quite a few colts I don't enjoy working on them.

That’s a beautiful revolver. You’ll love it! I’ve got one in 4”. The M629 and the M66 (.357) are my camping & ‘walking in the woods’ buddies.

@@casualobserver3145 I appreciate all the replies from other 629 owners! I got the 6" classic for a steal with scope rings so figured it's time to play with .44

@@williemickbillie Hell yeah, got myself the exact same a while back and discovered the scope mount taps on it too. I gave it a dry fire before purchase and loved the stock single action trigger pull. I could hit out to 30+ yards on the stock iron sights, but I wound up getting a rail, rings, and a 2-9x burris optic for it. I wound up having to order adjustable rings to get the crosshair where I need it, but I haven't had the time to get it properly loc-tited+adjusted+sighted in, so right now I take it out sometimes and aim it using sorcery; turns out if you have a rail instead of a rear sight, you just center the front sight on the rail and then dip it down slightly past where you can see it... then you can still peel milk cartons like bananas within 50 feet, or leave neat circular holes in old engine blocks, hahaha.

The Henry Big Boy sure changes peoples view of the 45COLT.

I really want a Big Boy in 357

don't put the underwood +p ammo through the single action clones had a buddy not read the box and well his gun shot it but it bulged the cylinders and he had to get a new one.

Almost. It sounded to me like he was imitating one of those older "Munchkins" bass voices from the movie "The Wizard of Oz". 🤣🤣🤣

b/c it takes that long to get there

How can you have “less recoil” when you’re claiming higher velocities at same bullet weight? Mr. Newton does not approve.

Heck yeah. My 460V shoots .45 Colt, .454 Casull and .460 S&W Magnum. That .460 gets your attention.

@@gdvan01450 bushmaster definitely got my attention. Little lighter load but not much than the 460. I’ll bet it gets your attention 😂. Would love to have the V

And ruger only hand loads

@@juiceboxdan3148 Unless you want a ka-boom. There's supposed to be a ka-boom.

@@Paladin1873 uh what?

@@juiceboxdan3148 I take it you aren't a Marvin the Martian fan.

@Paladin1873 oh not really but I get it now haha

If you could scare up a pair of 16” R92 lever actions, 44 mag and 45 Colt, it’d be an interesting comparison against the handguns.

500 mag car stopper, with a big foot driving.

I love my .38 too but I've shot a plastic ear pro muff, just the piece that covers the ear, and it bounced off multiple times I even reloaded before realizing they were hitting the dirt bank it was laying in front of. It banged it up but never went through. Also that's with 158 lead round nose, i still carry it though it's accurate.

Young people today think that the 38 Special is a joke. Yet the overwhelming majority of people shot by police throughout the 20th century were killed by the 38 Special. In most cases the police were using standard lead round nose bullets or even semi wadcutter bullets. Hollow Point bullets were used to a much lesser extent by Police and only late in the century. In other words the 38 Special is actually up to the task. Don't forget about +P being available.

As a general rule, no matter what caliber, no one wants to be shot, even by a 22lr...

Just playing around with water jugs the bullet choice makes a difference, but the results with .357 Magnum are much more catastrophic than 9mm Luger or .38 Special.

I just had to come back to this cause I've got some 124 grn lead round nose reloads for my 9mm, I should find something plastic and rounded to try them on to see if they bounce too. The main reason lead round nose worked in .45s was the mass it had but they still bounce off stuff. Once I had an old surplus tinpot helmet (I know I'm stupid for this) that me and my brothers tested, we shot it with 9mm once .40sw once and .45acp each fmj (even using a true colt my brother has our great grandfather's combat commander badass piece of history) but nothing went through they all three bounced off, then we shot it with a .20ga with birdshot once and it might crumple a skull in the helmet but didn't go through either it just slung it. Then I'm pretty sure it got slapped with a .44 an ak and more that it didn't stop. But the three main carry pistol rounds for most Americans stopped on an old Vietnam Era helmet. Dang sorry for the book. 😅 I guess I should add we were only like 10 feet away or maybe less for all shots.

Yes! I just ordered the 460V and would love to see a comparison of these three rounds with maybe the addition of 45 colt +p (Ruger Only) loads too!

Yea I just got a 500 mag and I tried a bunch of different ammo, some were bad but a few had ridiculous recoil, like after 15 rounds I was done. It makes my 44 mag seem like a 38 special.

@@craigthescott5074 I ended up reloading my own version of 500 Special for my Magnum. It's still a bit silly, but it is a bit nicer to shoot

@@BurningMonkey yep I got a buddy reloading me some 500 mag that’s stout but not ridiculous so I don’t have to get hand surgery. I understand why some people buy this revolver and then sell it after the first 5 rounds.

@@craigthescott5074 I ended up setting on 440 grain gas check wad cutters, over 30 grains of H110 powder. I am getting around 1200 fps out of my 6.5 inch revolver

@@BurningMonkey we’re doing 300 grain ballistic tipped at 1400 I think? But mine is the 4 3/4 inch. I’m still getting a big ball of fire.

If you load a .44 Spl. and a .44 Mag. with the same bullet, the Spl. wil always overpenetrate because it doesn't expand as well. If you use a lighter bullet, (200 or 180gr.) it will, and be more likely to expend all it's energy where it will the most good. A light for caliber .45 bullet will do the same.

factory spec, yes.

You should sub and watch them. I think they're all good. ❤

That's only because most people don't own or shoot a 44 Magnum being that it's so large, heavy, and powerful. The 357 Magnum has more than enough power to tackle the job.

The .357 magnum is more plentiful, found in larger numbers ... that's why.

I think a 180 grain hp is excellent in the 44 special.

I used to think .44 mag was overkill for nearly any defense against humans situation, & .44 spcl was the way to go. Paul Harrell's vid really opened my eyes. One of the .44 mag ammos devastated the meat target and didn't over penetrate.

I think the HP are the way to go, especially with lower powder charge. Even then .44 special is still a manstopper, but thats just me who's only revolver is a 1970s Charter Arms Bulldog .44 special

Hornady polytip 👍

RIP, Paul.

To think your Government took all those firearms Americans sent to Britain in the late 1930s when Germany was feeling it's oats to dump them in the ocean is a crime. I will never send anything to anyone ever. If they don't have the stones to be Armed, then deal with the consequences. I am still pissed at Jimmy Carter forgiving the debt due from foreign countries from 1898 to 1975. It wasn't his money the ignorant prick. Next time, if they aren't prepared then learn to speak Russian or Chinese or whatever verminous group you let into your Nation then learn some other way of making it through. I wouldn't send a can opener. Look up what got the American Revolution started. In 1763....

Yes, the Brits and the Aussie's gave up their gun ownership rights some years ago. Only a very few nations remaining where gun ownership is still legal. The libtards in the USA would love to confiscate our firearms and leave us defenseless.

You can load 45 acp to 1100 feet per second but you need heavy spring and buffer or it will break the 1911.

Check out the chart at 14:31 Is that what you were looking for? I almost missed it also... had to read the fine print, which wasn't so fine, but was quick. Unless you were wanting him to move the chart to the front, in which case, Never Mind! 😀

@@ddbbloch4457 I saw it, just seems like seeing it at the beginning of the video would be better.

and weight. weight equals momentum, which is invaluable for depth of penetration.

Exactly, it's like the old saying " horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how Far you take the wall with you"