Originally Posted by The Gila Bender

Wow, that's a nice .44HE 2nd Model, certainly the nicest I've seen, and with Magna stocks to boot! The .44 2nd Model has grown on me over the years. I appreciate the efficient design that has nothing more than what is needed to deliver a big .44 LRN on target.

Just for grins I weighed a few of my shooters, check it out. The .44HE 2nd 5" is significantly lighter than modern steel N-frames.

44HE 2nd 5" .44 SPL 37.25 ounces
624 4" .44 SPL 40.00 ounces
629-2 MTN 4" .44 Mag 40.50 ounces