I would think that a bolt-action is stronger than any revolver or semiauto. I still would not shoot Double Tap ammo from any of my guns to eek out a few feet per second more - just get a bigger gun...
Hmm. Three things:
1. An ammunition manufacturer's liability warning based on communications with the firearm design/manufacturer trumps an "
I would think" every time.
Buffalo Bore has a similar warning, and given the liabilities involved, I'm sure it's not make believe: "
This new load is designed for only certain revolvers that have the cylinder length to handle it. They are as follows. Ruger Red Hawk, Ruger Super Red Hawk, Ruger Super Blackhawk or Vaquero, Freedom Arms Model 83, Taurus Raging Bull and Dan Wesson Revolvers. Suitable rifles include T/C Encore, "modified" Marlin 1894, Winchester 1894, any rifle with a falling block action and the Handi Rifle."
Nope, no 77/44 listed there either.
2. Some would "
...still would not shoot Double Tap ammo from any of my guns to eek out a few feet per second more" -- but be aware that it's not exactly just a few more FPS. Federal Premium 240grain loads usually leave my barrel at ~1150fps with about 735ft-lbs of energy. My Double Tap load, a 300 grain JHP, moves out close to 1500fps with a calculated energy of about 1500ft-lbs.
That's TWICE the muzzle energy of a standard 44 magnum load.
We're not talking about trivial increases in velocity, here. It's generally helpful to discuss real numbers instead of reverting to straw man arguments.
3. While many may advise to "
just get a bigger gun," that's not generally the best answer. I shoot 110-grain spitzers out of my .308 at varmints, 150-grain Sierra Gamekings out of the same 308 for deer, and 180-grain Hornady round nose bullets out of the same 308 for timber elk. It does all of the above just fine. What I get out of it, is intimate knowledge of
just one gun, suitable for many purposes. That's also the beauty of a flexible round like the 44 magnum -- there's a whole spectrum of usable loads, including +P for pistols designed to shoot it, and there's just no reason to stridently argue against use of the whole spectrum.
