Taurus Raging Hunter .44 Mag
Model: 2-440061RH
Taurus Raging Hunter .44 Mag
Model: 2-440061RH
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Taurus Raging Hunter is a six-shot double-action .44 Magnum built for handgun hunting, and it has an MSRP of $1,167. A Picatinny rail is machined into the barrel shroud, so a scope or a dot bolts on with rings and nothing else bought or fitted.
The 6.75-inch barrel is stainless inside a black anodized shroud, and Taurus describes the angular shroud as cutting the gun's overall weight. Porting is factory tuned and works with a gas expansion chamber to reduce muzzle lift. The grip is rubber with a cushioned insert, and the frame is alloy steel in matte black oxide. At 1.8 inches across the cylinder, this is a two-handed revolver.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger Super Redhawk has an MSRP of $1,549, weighs 53.0 oz behind a 7.5-inch barrel and includes rings for mounts cut into its rib, but nothing on it is ported. The Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter has an MSRP of $1,979 with the same 7.5-inch barrel, Magna-Porting and 12.9 inches of length. The Raging Hunter lists below both, and its rail takes the same rings a rifle does.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The rail is part of the barrel shroud, so there are no base screws to work loose and no drilling and tapping to pay for.
- The cushioned grip insert is standard equipment on this model.
- Alloy steel under matte black oxide does not throw glare in open country the way a stainless gun does.
- The ports send blast and flash sideways and up, which is punishing for anyone beside the shooter and disorienting at dusk.
- The front sight is fixed, so with the dot off the gun every zero change happens at the rear sight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can it shoot .44 Special?
Yes. The shorter case chambers in the same cylinder, and it is the sensible practice load for a revolver this size.
What rings fit the rail?
Standard Picatinny rings or a dot mount. Because the rail is machined into the shroud, nothing has to be fitted to the frame first.
How many barrel lengths does Taurus offer in .44?
Three. The Raging Hunter manual covers a short, a medium and a long barrel for this caliber, and this gun is the middle one.
