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Originally Posted by Leroy Thompson
why someone would order a 4.5" RM.
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I always thought 5" was perfect for an N-frame. Balance of overall length and sight radius. I don't like 3.5", too short, but 5 seemed right. Until I got to handle a 4.5" N-frame (The one that's the topic of this thread) out in Boise. The person who purchased it let me handle it and I found perfection was 1/2" shorter. IIRC there was also a 4.5" RM there that was originally shipped with a peep sight! That one was different. Elmer Keith had one of his early 44mags shortened to 4.5" and later engraved.