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Big Bore Belly Gun - got to scratch this one off the list.
It took some horse trading and haggling, but I brought this one home the other day:
A nice, but not perfect, 24-3. I haven't had a gun that says this on the barrel since about 1987:
I've wanted one since I saw it on the cover of Shooting Times. I have the issue somewhere.
No, the barrel isn't pinned. I don't care. It shoots like a dream.
I've been reading threads about these. Mine is an ALA prefix, which may or may not be a Lew Horton gun. Doesn't matter to me.
It came with this El Paso Saddlery holster.
Plus, I saw this at work today:
Life is good.
Anybody else have one?
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I wouldn't care about a pinned barrel, either. I have guns with them and without them. Sometimes I never even noticed until I got the gun home. Sounds like you picked a winner - a little large for my purposes but a great gun all the same!
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12-18-2014, 07:30 PM
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Very nice! I've always wanted one, I'm envious to say the least!
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12-18-2014, 07:34 PM
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Ship Rock, New Mexico, drove by several years back. nice pistol also.
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12-18-2014, 07:42 PM
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Beautiful gun! I let one slip by a few months ago and I'm still kicking myself!
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checked on mine way back when,
it is a lew Horton..
but been sitting in the safe too long.. it's gonna have to come out to play, soon..
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Too heavy and too large for a belly gun, unless you're Santa.
24 or 624 in 3" ... Score!
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12-18-2014, 08:25 PM
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I drove by Shiprock a couple of hours ago, also while working. As a matter of fact, I pulled off just south of the state line on a dirt road and I put 50 rounds through my Triple Lock 44 just for fun. Where did you get your Mod 24?
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12-18-2014, 08:27 PM
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Gotta love the 24-3. Even better when you have two to love!!
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Congrats!
That is a beast of a snubby but a very nice one.
I hope to have a .44 snub someday.
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12-18-2014, 09:01 PM
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I really love the look of it in blue steel!
This is as close as I can come. It is a Lew Horton Combat Special, one of "only" 5,000 . . .. I feel so special.
S&W 624 Lew Horton Special 30.jpg
I bought it from a LEO in '96.
It doesn't see a LOT of carry time, but with new defense ammo maybe its day is here.
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BTW, there was a tempest-in-a-teapot "issue" with the 624s. It was battled out elsewhere on the forum in 2009.
Short version, as affirmed by Roy Jinks: some were made with the cylinder long enough to accept .44 Magnum rounds. They were recalled to fit shorter cylinders. When that was done, a red-circled "C" was stamped ON THE BOX! No mark was put on the guns. Luckily I got the box and all papers with mine, and the box has the "C". Frankly, if I had purchased it new I would not have had the cylinder replaced. I load a ton of .44 Magnum cases, much of it at Cowboy velocities, and therefore much of it well within .44 Special pressures. I would have been able to use those in this gun and, "YES," they are marked. Might also add to collector value, though that has never been important to me.
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12-18-2014, 09:21 PM
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Congratulations
How can you not love 3" snubbies
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Very cool. I'm liking 2-3" revolvers more lately.
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I can't begin to tell you how envious I am.
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Now you need it's big brother!
a pair of 24-3s
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I drove by Shiprock a couple of hours ago, also while working. As a matter of fact, I pulled off just south of the state line on a dirt road and I put 50 rounds through my Triple Lock 44 just for fun. Where did you get your Mod 24?
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I love the combination of the large bore and slim tapered barrel. Nice find.
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I love the combination of the large bore and slim tapered barrel. Nice find.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I concur!!! wish my 3" 627 and 629 had the tapered barrel.
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I concur!!! wish my 3" 627 and 629 had the tapered barrel.
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That would be a cool configuration.
Since the M27 has a tapped barrel, it surprises me that the first 627s didn't.
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Congrats!
That is a beast of a snubby but a very nice one.
I hope to have a .44 snub someday.
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You might want to move that up on your "list" Shorty, they don't seem to be getting any cheaper.
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12-19-2014, 01:03 AM
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I'm not fond of Snubbies I have a 357mag snubbie but now the thought of a 44 spec snubby you have me thinking now.....I think the misses needs one. How's the n frame handle with the shorter barrel?
Belly gun? More belly BUSTER?
I did purchase a new m24-? 6 1/2" barrel in nickel. The last one my lgs had. The nickel got me.
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Nice 24!
Here's an original belly gun.
Modern version of one anyway. 45 Colt
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!!!!!!!!!!!! @&(@%$^.......Now I have to find one of these!!!!!!(Not the rock, either)
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You might want to move that up on your "list" Shorty, they don't seem to be getting any cheaper.
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Yep, they sure are. Hopefully 2015 will be the year to get one.
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There is a problem having a pistola with .44 Especial on the barrel.
It cause you to have to have more of them.
Great image of Ship Rock!
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I've wanted one since I saw it on the cover of Shooting Times. I have the issue somewhere.
Anybody else have one?
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I do....along with the factory holster...
But I believe the magazine you refer to was Guns & Ammo...
Of course with something as special as a .44 Special, one is never enough...
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Very nice.
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Sweet ,,
I'm not a 44 spl. fan. But, if I found something like that, I could become one.
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Sweet ,,
I'm not a 44 spl. fan. But, if I found something like that, I could become one.
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You need a .44 Special....you could share the same alias.
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Nice gun - and pictures.
Life IS good. Season's greetings!
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Got mine new in 1984. Saw the ad in the Shotgun News and immediately put down a deposit. A couple years ago got these perfect KB hide-out grips to replace the factory combats. The combats look nice, but do not fit well for me at all.
Congrats on a great little big gun.
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Nice. I carry 44 special. I think it's the best self defense choice.
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I have to admit I'm jealous, I've been looking for a snobby 44 special to show off my holsters with and use as a carry gun!
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CONGRATULATIONS, OP---THAT IS AN OUTSTANDING REVOLVER ! ! !
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Nice. I carry 44 special. I think it's the best self defense choice.
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44 Special is nothing to sneeze at. It's a great choice for 3" revolver that is for sure.
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Hi, I'm Grayfox and I'm a .44 Special addict.
I've been fortunate enough over the years to stumble into all three barrel lengths of the 24-3 and a 3" 624. All used, all are nice but not perfect and great shooters.
No pics, but I also picked up a 696 a couple of months ago and its fast becoming my favorite of the bunch.
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