44 Magnum Night Guard Revolvers

Kenneth L. Walters · #1 09-14-2008, 01:28 PM

Are these out yet?

Kenneth L. Walters · #2 09-14-2008, 01:28 PM

Are these out yet?

Wayne M · #3 09-15-2008, 07:27 AM

Yup.

Kenneth L. Walters · #4 09-15-2008, 04:48 PM

The distributors have a few. Going for just over $700 I think. Smith confirms that you CAN NOT take off the fixed sights and put on adjustable ones. The fixed sights can be removed but Smith has NO adjustable sights that will fit. If that weren't true I would have bought one.

bps7us · #5 09-15-2008, 05:34 PM

that may be the company line ,but this might help ,i bought a 329pd with adj rear sight. the blade was very loose so rather than order the tools required to change blades i called cylinder and slide. i bought the extreme duty rear sight that comes on the nightgaurd. perfect fit. the only difference was the screws went into one of the scope mount holes. you should be ok, maybe drill one hole. no reason i can think of they would say that.keep shooting.

Hondo44 · #6 09-16-2008, 02:39 AM

Another example:

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Originally posted by DrDremel:
I had a 296 way back when and fell in love at first shot. Well within 300 rounds, every chamber had stretch marks in the cylinder and one chamber blew. S&W replaced the revolver with a new gun but they did not have replacement 296s. I have since become leery of Ti cylinders due to multiple bad experiences. I still long for a 296 as it is the perfect big bore belt gun for CCW. I tried long ago to get S&W to replace a 296 cylinder with a 696 cylinder but was told it would not fit due to crane differences......It would give me a hammerless, snubbie big bore gun made of stainless and Scandium. Any thoughts on if this would work.

I have a 296 and love it as well. I had the same concerns as you although I did not have any problems with mine since I only fired 50 rounds or so before I ordered a 696 cylinder from Brownell's.
Fortuntely for me I guess, I didn't ask S&W about it. I just put it in. It was a drop in installation and all tolerances were the same as with the original TI cylinder. It has worked great ever since and I never looked back!
It was listed in Brownell's catalog in the factory parts section in the back and cost about $120 as I recall. It came with ejector rod and star all fitted and assembled. Pull the yoke slip it in and go to the range! You'll love it. I barely notice the additional weight.

Hondo

DrDremel · #7 03-06-2009, 10:34 PM

I found a 296 for a decent price. I should get to pick it up next week. After that it is off to S&W for a Stainless cylinder. I liked my 296 at 19 ounces but a hammerless that is not so ammo sensitive is just about perfect. I also found out that a company, Tuffy products, is making a speed strip for the .44 rounds. This means I will have the exact manual of arms for both 642 and 296.

In response to a question to S&W, I asked how many revolvers would be the minimum number required to get a run made to your specs. I was told 250 was the minimum. With this in mind, maybe we should get a group buy of 296 Nightguards? Centennial style, fixed sight, XS Big dot tritium, and if they would make them, no lock. I would think the market would easily digest 250. I'd buy two.