10" barrel for 44 magnum make any sense?

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I own a Dan Wesson 744 with 8", 4" and 2.5" barrels. While looking for a 6" barrel I found an 10" barrel. I am tempted to purchase it but I am having a hard time justifying it when I already have a scoped 8" barrel. Can anyone think of something I could do with a 10" barrel that I couldn't already do with a 8" barrel? I am kind of thinking that I should just save my money until a 6" barrel comes along?

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I think, if you already have 8”, 4”, and 2.5” barrels for your DW, why stop after purchasing a 6”? You can get ahead of the curve and just buy the 10” now and have the complete set when you get that 6”.

I personally think, and this is only from my perspective and opinion, that a 6” is a bit redundant given what you already have. If your going to get the 6”, you might as well get the 10” too.
 
Personally I would buy the 10" bbl. They can be hard to find when you want 1. And depending on the price you can pick it up for, resale is $$$ in the bank.

Ran the 715's for years and picked up every bbl/sleeve I could find that were cheap at gunshows. Sold them all off last year on flea-bay getting 4/5 times the $$$ I had invested in them.
 
The 10" was intended for the metallic silhouette shooters.
Awesome, though cumbersome, I would get it, just to have it. They are the rarest and never seen.
As stated above, you have the others, why not.
Your 8" is scoped, a 10" with target sights would be a great hunter.
 
I've only got a 6" for my .41 DW, and it's too long... I've been looking for a 4" set forever. Correction: I'm looking for a 4" set that I can afford, that doesn't go for more than I paid for the pistol, which was considerable.

Unless you really have a need for a 10"... I'd say pass on it. You already have an 8", that extry 2" isn't going to do you any good. You'll twist it on, fire 18 rounds through it, say 'that's nice,' remount one of the shorter barrels... and shelve it. Or you may love it... who knows. Depends on how you use your pistol.
 
Do you handload your own cartridges?
If so, 10" barrel using WW-296/H-110, 300-MP, or 'Lil Gun would give top performance, with any weight bullet, really. 1,600fps would be the low-average velocity with a 240 grainer. That produces about the same energy of a 12lb bowling ball traveling at 65 mph.
 
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Charlie98 said:
I've only got a 6" for my .41 DW, and it's too long... I've been looking for a 4" set forever. Correction: I'm looking for a 4" set that I can afford, that doesn't go for more than I paid for the pistol, which was considerable.

Unless you really have a need for a 10"... I'd say pass on it. You already have an 8", that extry 2" isn't going to do you any good. You'll twist it on, fire 18 rounds through it, say 'that's nice,' remount one of the shorter barrels... and shelve it. Or you may love it... who knows. Depends on how you use your pistol.
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I agree! I don't shoot the 8" that much... the 10" would just be a waste. The 8" is already quite muzzle heavy even without the scope mounted.

I do appreciate everyone's replies though! You are all a bunch of enablers! :)
 
The Glockodile said:
That Dan Wesson looks beefier than my 629s...
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The Dan Wesson 744 is definitely beefier than the 629 which is good and bad. The 744 is pretty bulky for carrying and I would take a 629 over the DW if I were to carry more than an occasional hunting or camping trip. The extra metal makes it a very sturdy gun that is able to take Ruger only loads on a regular basis. When I bought it I liked that it had the strength of a Ruger with a trigger as good as any S&W trigger I have ever shot. It is not like a regular pressure .44 magnum load is some wimpy load that needs to be loaded hot to serve its purpose. I load my own .44 magnum rounds and I usually load them lighter than factory rather than hotter than factory so the extra strength doesn't really buy me anything.

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@MikeInOr

What's the barrel extension on the revolver in the first picture?

A brake / compensator?
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It is a brake from EWK. It looks like just a hunk of metal but he did a really nice engineering job of disconnecting to ports from the threaded part so the ports always face up regardless of the indexing on the barrel threading. The brake replaces the barrel retaining nut so it can be easily added to any Dan Wesson barrel. I have used it with my 4" barrel and it makes a bigger felt difference with the shorter, lighter barrel than the long heavy barrel.
 
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CraigC said:
I got 4", 6", 8" and a full lug 10" barrel for mine. The 10" was a total waste. Gains very little over the 8" but is really heavy. The 8" is a good length for a hunting rig.

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Nice Blackbuck there! :thumbup:

We had some Blackbuck and a herd of about 30 Mouflon sheep that ran wild on the family ranch in Texas. I forgot just how small those guys are :).

If you really want unwieldy, try a 15” VH on a 15-2. It feels like you’re holding a crutch at arms length trying to steady it for a shot. :what:

Stay safe.
 
Funny thing about the Dan Wesson large frame pistols... I've never had a revolver that handles recoil like the DW, and with factory grips no less. I can run full-house H110 loads in my DW no sweat, but put the same loads in my S&W's and the difference is immediate.
 
Charlie98 said:
Funny thing about the Dan Wesson large frame pistols... I've never had a revolver that handles recoil like the DW, and with factory grips no less. I can run full-house H110 loads in my DW no sweat, but put the same loads in my S&W's and the difference is immediate.
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How much heavier is a DW to a comparable S&W model?
 
Interesting question... I'll have to pull out the scale. I don't have a 6" S&W to compare it to, anymore, but let's see...

4" S&W 57, .41MAG... 44oz (2#12oz)

6" Dan Wesson 741, .41MAG... 53oz (3#5oz)

...or 9oz heavier, likely attributed to the extra 2" of barrel and shroud, and maybe a bit of frame.

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The Glockodile said:
How much heavier is a DW to a comparable S&W model?
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They are heavy. The frame with no barrel is 40oz. The 10" heavy barrel is 32oz by itself. The 6" heavy barrel is 19oz, the 8" "light" barrel is 21oz. So a 6" heavy barrel gun is 59oz. While a 6" model 29 is 47oz and a 7.5" .44 Super Redhawk is 54oz. Despite this, I think the Ruger is still more robust overall.

My 10" .445 with the light weight barrel is 67oz.
 
Riomouse911 said:
Nice Blackbuck there! :thumbup:

We had some Blackbuck and a herd of about 30 Mouflon sheep that ran wild on the family ranch in Texas. I forgot just how small those guys are :).

If you really want unwieldy, try a 15” VH on a 15-2. It feels like you’re holding a crutch at arms length trying to steady it for a shot. :what:

Stay safe.
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There was probably a dozen on the ranch where I shot that one. In three days, we never saw one standing still. Including that one, when I shot him. It was cool to see them "pronking". He didn't provide much resistance for the Federal Fusion to expand, so he made it about 100yds before giving up the ghost. It was a lot of fun and he made a beautiful mount.

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