Looking to buy a 44 mag. 4 hunting have narrowed down to taurus will the tracker get the job done 4 deer/bear?

Question

have also looked at the raging bull.. really like the price and look of the taurus unless someone has another suggestion for the price..

Answer 1

I'd pick one that feels good in the palm of your hand and not looks, I'd also look for something with a 6 or 8" barrel. The Taurus or Ruger are both fine for the money, if you plan on a scope at some point in time I'd recommend nothing more then a 1.5x power from Leupold or Burris.

Answer 2

Just based on my experience with Taurus firearms. Don't depend on them. The quality is too inconsistent. I have had them come into the shop from Taurus with the cylinder miss drilled (drilled at the thinnest part of the cylinder instead of between the flutes) I have had dozens of them needing to go back for repair. My last experience was with a 9mm I mistakenly agreed to buy from a friend who needed some extra cash. It was unfired and still in the box. When fired it, I noticed that it failed to extract random rounds. No consistancy at all, just random rounds would not extract. Since it did carry a lifetime warranty I just sent it back. 60 days later, they finally got to it, which tells me they have a ton of returned firearms to repair. They sent it back with a note saying that they replaced the extractor. I took it out to test it. The extractor snapped on the (I think it was the 3rd round). I replaced the extractor myself and got rid of the pistol. As for the caliber, heck yes it will work for deer and black bear. I have taken both with .44 mags. But don't expect a bear to drop with one round unless you are a very, very good shot and lucky. I find that it takes 2-3 rounds average and even had to fire 7 at one big bruiser. Neck shots anchor a deer, chest shots drop them pretty quickly, a heart shot drops them within 70 yards, a spine shot anchors them in place. The same goes for a .357 mag. Practice practice practice is the key for a handgun hunter. I recomend you put your money towards a good either a ruger redhawk, or a s&w 29 if you need double action. But I prefer a good single action like the ruger blackhawk with a 5 to 7" barrel and a 1 to 1 and 1/2 power scope. 2 power is the strongest I would use and anything over that is too much for a handgun scope. You would not be able to hold it steady enough to see properly with more magnification. I recomend a scope on any handgun dedicated to hunting use. Open sights are tough to use in hunting conditions. I have taken a bear and a couple of deer with open sights, but on the bear, it was a close up un- expected encounter while picking berries and the deer where both within 40 yards and standing broadside in very good light. Whatever you choose, shoot safe.

Answer 3

Buy a Smith & Wesson 44 Magnum.* Buy a used one and save $$$$$$$.* Better handgun.* A new handgun doesn't shoot any better than a used one.*

Answer 4

smith far more accurate and less felt recoil not that much more money