Do I need a SW 44 magnum revolver or not?
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It appears you have a 3" J frame .357, a 4" K frame .357 (?), and a later 10-shot 617. Unless you use revolvers professionally you are already past the "need" threshold for another...
So, find a .44 Magnum in nice condition and at a good price, try it out and sell it for even money or at a small profit if you find you don't like it. Better yet, find the friend who advised you on the three S & Ws you have and shoot 'his' .44 before buying one. Good luck in your decision.
So, find a .44 Magnum in nice condition and at a good price, try it out and sell it for even money or at a small profit if you find you don't like it. Better yet, find the friend who advised you on the three S & Ws you have and shoot 'his' .44 before buying one
. Good luck in your decision.
Full Definition of need. 1 : necessary duty : obligation. 2 a : a lack of something requisite, desirable, or useful b : a physiological or psychological requirement for the well-being of an organism. 3 : a condition requiring supply or relief. 4 : lack of the means of subsistence : poverty.
I would say you may qualify under definition 2b. if you consider yourself an organism....and thereby we can dispense with the definition of "want"
I would say you may qualify under definition 2b. if you consider yourself an organism....and thereby we can dispense with the definition of "want"
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WHEN IT COMES TO S&W REVOLVERS, MORE IS ALWAYS BETTER. YES, YOU DO NEED A .44 MAGNUM REVOLVER. IMHO, A 4" VERSION IS THE MOST VERSATILE. IT CAN BE CARRIED CONCEALED, OR IN A SUITABLE HOLSTER IN THE FIELD, AND ITS AT HOME ON THE TARGET RANGE......
FACTORY AMMO CAN BE PURCHASED IN A WIDE VARIETY, FROM LIGHT .44SPL TARGET LOADS TO HEAVY .44 MAG HUNTING LOADS---AND OF COURSE IT CAN BE HAND LOADED IN AN INFINITE NUMBER OF COMBINATIONS. WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT ONE ? ? ?
FACTORY AMMO CAN BE PURCHASED IN A WIDE VARIETY, FROM LIGHT .44SPL TARGET LOADS TO HEAVY .44 MAG HUNTING LOADS---AND OF COURSE IT CAN BE HAND LOADED IN AN INFINITE NUMBER OF COMBINATIONS. WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT ONE ? ? ?
cadmike
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I would recommend you acquire a 629 Classic with a 5 or 6 inch, full lug barrel and patridge front sight.
Mike_Fontenot
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I've had a Model 69 (with the X500 grips) for about a year. It's my hands-down favorite, out of ALL my guns. It's become my full time EDC.
ridgewalker
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The 44 I shoot the most is my 6 1/2 inch barrel full underlug 629 Classic. I reload and like to shoot mild loads at the range. The more I shoot it the more I like it.
The one I shoot the next most frequently is a 8 3/8 inch barrel 629 PC Hunter with a half lug. I have a rail on it and have recently gotten a red dot sight which I am getting used to.
I also have a 4 inch 629 Mountain Gun and a 329 Night Guard. I don't shoot them that often. I like longer barrels with the 44.
The one I shoot the next most frequently is a 8 3/8 inch barrel 629 PC Hunter with a half lug. I have a rail on it and have recently gotten a red dot sight which I am getting used to.
I also have a 4 inch 629 Mountain Gun and a 329 Night Guard. I don't shoot them that often. I like longer barrels with the 44.
With apologies to my good friend ISCS Yoda the answer is a resounding YES! Anyone that considers themselves a true fan of S&W should have a 4" pinned and recessed blue finish 29/pre 29. 
I'm still waiting to get mine!
I'm still waiting to get mine!
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You should have a decent 44 magnum revolver. Ruger, S&W, something. I recommend double action.
.44 is what got me into reloading
And casting. If a person can scrounge lead (increasingly difficult) any handgun ammo can be made for pennies per round.
Apology accepted S&W Fan.
Good luck with obtaining that 4" pinned and recessed blue finish 29/pre 29.
I admit that if you wrote 4" pinned and recessed blue finish 19 I would have agreed wholeheartedly - I looked a long time for a replacement for the one I blew up in 1997.
Good luck with obtaining that 4" pinned and recessed blue finish 29/pre 29.
I admit that if you wrote 4" pinned and recessed blue finish 19 I would have agreed wholeheartedly - I looked a long time for a replacement for the one I blew up in 1997.
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Balls out is the only way to go!
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The .44 Magnum is an American icon and while almost everyone has heard that now famous film line :
"The .44 MAGNUM is the Most Powerful handgun in the world and can blow your head clean off "
Very few can claim having fired or owned one and thats the reason to have one IMO as you join an elite club.
While many new calibers have surpassed the mark set by the .44 Mag since its introduction in the mid 1950's, (61 some years ago) like the .460 and 500 Magnums,
IMO those will never have the general public recognition of "Dirty" Harry Calahan's .44 Magnum Model 29.
Three of my favorites L to R are the 629 Mountain Gun, 5" full underlug 629 Classic with IFS system and of course what collection would be complete with out a 6" or 6.5" blue Model 29.
PS I think (Hope) that ISCA Yoda was just having a little fun with us in stating the .45 Colt is equal to or better than the .44 mag as everyone knows it isnt even close,
Well....Perhaps when comparing factory .45 Colt to factory .44 Special an arguement might (Might) be made...sorta ...
Otherwise the .44 Magnum is better in every single way imaginable to the old .45 Colt or ACP and .44 Magnum revolvers will also fire .44 Special for those faint at heart, weak in the wrist or not wanting a red palm when punching holes in paper
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"The .44 MAGNUM is the Most Powerful handgun in the world and can blow your head clean off "
Very few can claim having fired or owned one and thats the reason to have one IMO as you join an elite club.
While many new calibers have surpassed the mark set by the .44 Mag since its introduction in the mid 1950's, (61 some years ago) like the .460 and 500 Magnums,
IMO those will never have the general public recognition of "Dirty" Harry Calahan's .44 Magnum Model 29.
Three of my favorites L to R are the 629 Mountain Gun, 5" full underlug 629 Classic with IFS system and of course what collection would be complete with out a 6" or 6.5" blue Model 29.
PS I think (Hope) that ISCA Yoda was just having a little fun with us in stating the .45 Colt is equal to or better than the .44 mag as everyone knows it isnt even close,
Well....Perhaps when comparing factory .45 Colt to factory .44 Special an arguement might (Might) be made...sorta ...
Otherwise the .44 Magnum is better in every single way imaginable to the old .45 Colt or ACP and .44 Magnum revolvers will also fire .44 Special for those faint at heart, weak in the wrist or not wanting a red palm when punching holes in paper
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When comparing factory 45 Colt to factory 44 Magnum there's no comparison. When handloading "magnumized" 45 Colt you can surpass factory 44 magnum ballistics and do so at lower pressures.
Edit: above is according to John Linebaugh. I haven't tried that since my only .45 Colt is an N frame....a 25-7 to be specific
Edit: above is according to John Linebaugh. I haven't tried that since my only .45 Colt is an N frame....a 25-7 to be specific
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