Home for a few days so I tried to think of a picture thread idea for some entertainment...

8 3/8" revolvers...tough to carry, fun to shoot. Here's a few to start...enjoy and join in!

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Pace

Home for a few days so I tried to think of a picture thread idea for some entertainment...

8 3/8" revolvers...tough to carry, fun to shoot. Here's a few to start...enjoy and join in!

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Pace

Very nice!

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"343" Never Forgotten

Only one (for now)! Thanks for sharing.

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"I also cook."

Way too many folks think their perspective is the only one. Sometimes its a shocker to learn that others have an equally valid point of view. When I took my home state CCW course we had a real yokel in our group. To say he was stupid was an understatement. He barely passed the open book parts of the course, and had trouble understanding what "no live ammo in the building" was all about. The instructor was ready to throw him out when he refused to empty his pockets... that after bringing in a loaded Ruger.

Anyway...

The long barrel gun was the only handgun he owned, and it was going to be his CCW gun. That got a lot of snickers from the crowd that had been watching him. But the instructor came to his defense. He pointed out that everybody doesn't live in a city, nor do they have any intention of carrying under a coat or shirt.

Its just as legitimate to get your license to allow car or truck carry without any hassles. You've got your gun, its in your door pocket, under the seat, or in the console. That can be considered a concealed weapon requiring a license. If you've got the license, its a moot issue.

Some folks just can't take a joke!

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Dick Burg

Hi only have the two for now one is the 44 Classic 629-3 8 3/8" and the unfired 57 no dash 8 3/8" more coming in the future.Heres some pics.[IMG:left] [/IMG][IMG:left] [/IMG]

1960 M 29 ('no-dash').
Don

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NRA Life

DHENRY,
Magnificent photo.

I stained my deck last year (PITA), looks like you're about due!

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"I also cook."

I've been looking for an ankle holster for my 8-3/8 inchers...no luck. Ya think I'd have better luck trying to find a calf holster?

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Fred
S&WCA 3238

Here is my only extra long tube - at this length the extra 3/8's of an inch cannot be that material. BTW - I carry this daily in a DeSantis ITWB holster... NOT!

8 3/4" RM with ivories.

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Richard
Engraved S&W fan

Model 57 .41 mag

Love the 8 3/8 (not just for compensation)

Model 27-2 with target trigger, etc.


Model 686-4

Speaking of 8 3/8 barrels, Does anyone like the 686 version?

Here's my only current hogleg. I swapped out the 8 3/8 tube in my other 29 for a 4".
This one is a 4 screw @1955-6.

Well, it shouldn't be too long now before somebody shows up here claiming that he uses an 8-3/8" revolver for daily concealed carry.

I know for awhile there, some loon who claimed to be a federal firearms instructor was regularly leaving posts about clanking around with 7 or 8 guns on his person at all times, including a pair of 6" N-frames.

That's the thing about the internet....

27-2

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S&WCA #1955, S&WHF #818

got a few here,,,,,


and yes you can carry in front pocket just tell everyone your really happy to see them..

My only example - A model 57 transitional. I still have the original grips for it, but the ugly Monogrip is more comfortable for me. (It's a light glare, not a wear spot, on the barrel. Common given my usual terrible photographic abilities.)

Damb, these pics are making me drool. So I'll return the favor;
First up is my Smith & Howitzer, aka S&W 500
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Next up is a friend straight out of Dirty Harry-The Dead Pool
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And now a new treasure that I have yet to actually hold. I just won the auction today;
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And an odd shot]Reflections.....[/URL]

There's a couple of long barrels in there, although I am moving into shorter N frames...

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ken
SWCA #1959

I wish I also had a pic of my model 17 long barrell...

Sir, the only 8-3/8" gun I've owned was a 629-1. The long tube really tamed down full-power .44 mags, but I found it unwieldy and rebarreled the gun to 3." Dumb move, in retrospect--it was still unwieldy, just in a different way. I ended up selling the gun at a loss.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

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Wheel of Fortune!

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It is....what it is!

O.K....I'll throw in a few...don't have a bunch but enjoy the ones I own. I have a M-57 incoming but not yet at hand for a photo.

29-3

657-4 (just 7/8" off the 8 3/8" mark)

25-5 (it's got the large throats so I get to load "special" ammo for it to munch on)

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"Onward thru the Fog"

29-2 that's a handfull to shoot!


48-4 varmints beware out to 50-75 yards.


...and I'll sneak a Python Target (38 spl) in.

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-Bob

Wow...this turned out better than I thought. Thanks for all the contributions.

Don...absoulutley beautiful photo.
P.S. Don't stain the deck, once you do, you always have to keep doing it.

Bob...48's are a soft spot of mine. I've never come across a long tube one or I surely would have bought it. Thanks for showing yours.

RK...after seeing your RM, I fear a 2nd job approaching. That is magnificent. Thanks for the look. ( My wife has a different opinion )

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Pace

Here is an older one.



Here's a newer one.

I had heard---and it might not have been true--that a Chicago detective carried a Smith 8 3/8" .44 Mag. in the 1970s or early 1980s. What his ammo was or how long he bothered to carry it I don't know.

But I heard--again it might not have been true--he hit a young felon with it twice and the kid kept getting up. The detective yelled, "Stay down!" And the kid got back down on the stairs where he was trying to flee.

Urban legend? Might well be but I always liked the story.

Dan

29-3.
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Anyone know how the 8 3/8" length was determined ?.

I've wondered but not enough to investigate.

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FOM

17-1 Four Screw


Giz

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Here's some of my Model 27-2s, including a couple of 8 3/8" jobs, one blued and one nickel. The stone ax is my backup weapon; still looking for a suitable handle, perhaps something in Goncalo Alves or Zebrawood?

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Going from an always shaky memory, it was because NRA rules way back when mandated no more than a 10" distance between the front & rear sight. Turned out an 8 & 3/8" S&W did just that.

Of course, nobody really likes the long barrels, except those crazy people who actually shoot their guns for fun. Here's my three:

A 29


A 27


And, I guess I don't have a picture of my model 14. Someday, I'm going to find a model 48 in that length, and my life will be complete.

And what would a picture thread be without "Guns on Rocks" by Giz

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Pace

FOM,

This basically why 8 3/8" and I don't really recall the exact details:

In NRA bullseye, a limit was set on sight radius and Smith measured the max from the sight blade and it came to 8 3/8", meeting NRA criteria.

Hopefully, someone will be more detailed as I'm working from memory--what little is left.

Dan

I think back in the days when people could order barrels in any length they wanted, the .357 magnum could be ordered in 1/4" increments from 3 1/2 to 8 3/4", I guess S&W got tired of doing that and standardized on 3 1/2", 5", 6", 6 1/2" and 8 3/8"?

I've added a few more S&W's to this family tree, but I still only have the M57 no dash and M29-2 (at the top) with the 8 3/8 tubes.

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Conrad
SWCA #1830 SWHF #222

I've got to take some newer pictures.

This is my only one at the moment. 29-2 Nickel.

Very nice everyone! Keep em' Coming!!!

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-Magnum.35744

First thing is, these are beautiful weapons and I hope to have one myself someday, by reading Mr. Burg's note, I have had a similar experience. In my case, the guy with the huge .44 (and it probably wasn't more than a 6.5"), was at one of my CCW re-quals. He literally scored a round on my silouette target (actually in the scoring area of mine, several positions over!), which nearly had me disqualified. He never hit his own target and the instructor allowed him to go fetch another weapoin. He later admitted that it was new and he never intended to carry it concealed, but wanted to take advantage of the range. Well, my take was that either he needed to spend a heck of a lot more time at the range (alone) or sell the gun! Again, beautiful pictures guys!

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Picked these two over the summer. A 14-3 & a 14-4.

27-2

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27-2

29-4

29-4

Here's my only long tube.

Model 27-2 with 8 3.8 tube.

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Nice to see this long barreled thread back up!

a Mod 14-3


and a Mod 17-4 with a 3 screw Ruger Single-six.

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Both M29-2s

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Your two 29-2's are stunning to say the least. I picked up my first long tubed gun last night at my FFL. It's a Model 27-2 8 3/8 barrel in 100% shape with a light cylinder ring.