Lookin at getting a .45LC or a .44mag Rossi Lever

[sharps1863]

Been lookin at getting another Rossi lever, I have a .357 rifle/pistol combo, but want a bigger caliber.
Don't own either caliber in a revolver. I know it will be the Trapper version. Done decided that. Main uses will be house/truck gun and Dense brush deer hunting. Less than 75yrds. So any thoughts.

[vancelw]

You might be better off picking your revolver first, then buying the matching caliber carbine.

Both are very versatile rounds. I have actually had better results with my .45 Colt that with .44 mag. Bigger hole by about 10%.

Not enough difference in the two (in modern guns) to debate. If you choose and older gun or clone of certain guns, then the .44 mag will stand out.

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

Been lookin at getting another Rossi lever, I have a .357 rifle/pistol combo, but want a bigger caliber.
Don't own either caliber in a revolver. I know it will be the Trapper version. Done decided that. Main uses will be house/truck gun and Dense brush deer hunting. Less than 75yrds. So any thoughts.

As long as you buy a new one either cal will work for you. Through the mid 2000's Rossi had a run of 44mag's with over-size bore. They didn't shoot too well. The new 44mag have correct bores and will have more commercial ammo available but if you are a hand loader the 45lc can be made as powerful as the 44mags.

[O.S.O.K.]

Check http://www.budsgunshop.com before you buy elsewhere - just to check the prices...

If you don't handload, then 44 Mag all the way. If you do, then either will work well for you.

And the companion revolver... I always vote Ruger Blackhawk - they have all kinds of configurations to suit you and there's all kinds of holsters available as well. Not to mention they're built like a bank vault.

[AJMD429]

See what you want revolver-wise first, because choice could be limited.

For instance, I really LIKE the Ruger Redhawks, and about a 6-1/2" barrel. Found a used one in .45 Colt a few years back, but otherwise I'd have been limited to .44 Mag. If I were more thinking a Ruger Blackhawk, then either is easy to find these days.

In a harder-kicking cartridge like the .44/.45 revolver rounds, consider a Bisley style grip; the Blackhawk .357 I have is a piece of cake to shoot 'hot' .357 Mag loads in, even with the relatively scrawny (vs. my long-fingered hands) grips, but I really dislike shooting the seemingly-lighter-weight (bigger holes in barrel and cylinder?) .44 Mag Blackhawks unless they have Bisley grips.

Anyway, once you have the six-gun, just get whichever carbine goes with it.

P.S. . . . you know you'll probably wind up with BOTH eventually, don't you. . . ?

[piller]

I have a M92 in .480 with a companion SRH in .480 and agree that you should get the pistol first. I also own a .45 Colt and a .44 Mag revolver. I like all 3 calibers and would be willind to have a levergun and the pistol combo in any of them.

[Cruise]

I have a Win 92 Trapper in .45LC paired with Ruger Birdshead 3" in .45LC also a Marlin in .45LC. Like em all!