44 Mag in Colt 1873 size?

[Mus408]

The Traditions brand is made by Pietta and how is this 6 shooter going to live with 44 Mag loads? I ask the sales guy and he could not tell me if it was same size as a 1873 Colt or Ruger New Model type Vaquero. https://www.budsgunshop.com/product...arms+sat73-800+1873+frontier+6rd+.44+mag+4.75

 

[Wvfarrier]

Man alive, not sure I would risk 44 mag in a colt saa sized revolver.

 

[Cholo]

I don't know about risk, but I doubt I'd want to!

Looks like a pretty cool gun. Let us know if you buy it.

 

[Jeepnik]

Metallurgy is vastly improved from when the 1873 was first made. Can a modern firearm withstand the pressures, yes. Can the modern shooter withstand the recoil, not the soft handed kids today. Heck, they get a papercut and they run to the ER.

 

[Mus408]

The cylinder O.D. is what I would like to know and also these have been around for 5 years. Must have missed that one! Also brings the question again of why the NM Blackhawk Flat Top could not have been built for 44 Mag too.
Anyway I have a nice 1998 Bisley Vaquero 5.5 barrel in 44 Mag on the way soon!

 

[contender]

"Also brings the question again of why the NM Blackhawk Flat Top could not have been built for 44 Mag too."

Because too many dern people fail to heed the loading levels in reloading books. They think they have to have "Hotter, faster, bigger" all the time. Ruger understands such stupidity.

 

[Bigbore5]

I've shot a customized Ruger Flat top in 480 before. It's not pleasant. I would imagine this 1873 would be very nasty with full magnum loads

 

[Rclark]

Buy a SBH for .44 Mag. If you still want a .44 in the SAA platform, buy one that shoots .44 Special . Simple . That's how I approach the question...

Ruger understands such stupidity.

And they've done the proof testing as well...

 

[peachhead]

I bet a Smith 29 would make that look like a cap gun.

 

[larry8]

Actually, I would rather shoot my Ruger Redhawk (or my Super Redhawk) both are 44Mag.

 

[Ralph H]

Greetings, Gentlemen,
This one worked well for me, once I got the callous on my middle finger joint.
250 gr. bullet, and 25 gr. 4227.

 

[Hondo44]

The cylinder O.D. is what I would like to know and also these have been around for 5 years. Must have missed that one! Also brings the question again of why the NM Blackhawk Flat Top could not have been built for 44 Mag too.
Anyway I have a nice 1998 Bisley Vaquero 5.5 barrel in 44 Mag on the way soon!

The NM Blackhawk Flattop was built for .44 Mag, but on the large frame, not the NM Flattop mid frame.