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Right before this danged kung flu hit Paul (forum member Weatherby) sent a message telling me he'd seen a 44 that had my name all over it. I couldn't believe it when I heard it. It was a 12" barrel Extreme Hunter. I figured I'd never get lucky enough to hold one, much less own one. Paul, being the nice guy that he is, ran back by the gun store and bought the gun on the last day before the Mass. gov shut down all "non-essential" businesses. A month and a half later (and a Federal Court ruling) the gun stores were considered once again essential and Paul was able to send that gun down south to it's permanent home. 
Thanks for all your trouble buddy!
This gun has a little story behind it on its own. Word is that a S&W big shot liked the Extreme Hunters but wanted one done to suit his tastes. No fluted cylinder, no bead blast finish, a gold bead front patridge sight and what feels like a very slick action job courtesy of the Performance Center. (I measured just over 3 lbs sa trigger) The gun also came with a 2 1/2-8x Leupold scope mounted and a handsome set of walnut Nill Griffe grips.
I had it shipped to my local range so I got to test drive it right away.
I ran the last 35 rounds of 44 spl LSWCs I had through it to dirty it up good (cause I like dirty gun pics ) and 20 rounds of my usual load of 44 magnums. The gun is 'weighty'. Just enough to give you that wobble and sway with a two hand hold standing. I took the first five standing, the next thirty rested (on my elbows, nothing fancy) and finished off the last twenty magnum rounds standing. With all that steel, the recoil is almost non-existent, even with the wood grips. I'm glad I'm able to add this one to the collection.
I also want to thank my rich Uncle Donald for helping to pay for this foot-long beast.
Dirty pics and first shots.
And here's a copy of a Lew Horton letter I found here on the forum. My serial number prefix is CHK which, according to the 4th edition would make mine a 2004 gun.
Thanks for letting me share y'all!
Thanks for all your trouble buddy!This gun has a little story behind it on its own. Word is that a S&W big shot liked the Extreme Hunters but wanted one done to suit his tastes. No fluted cylinder, no bead blast finish, a gold bead front patridge sight and what feels like a very slick action job courtesy of the Performance Center. (I measured just over 3 lbs sa trigger) The gun also came with a 2 1/2-8x Leupold scope mounted and a handsome set of walnut Nill Griffe grips.
I had it shipped to my local range so I got to test drive it right away.
I ran the last 35 rounds of 44 spl LSWCs I had through it to dirty it up good (cause I like dirty gun pics ) and 20 rounds of my usual load of 44 magnums. The gun is 'weighty'. Just enough to give you that wobble and sway with a two hand hold standing. I took the first five standing, the next thirty rested (on my elbows, nothing fancy) and finished off the last twenty magnum rounds standing. With all that steel, the recoil is almost non-existent, even with the wood grips. I'm glad I'm able to add this one to the collection.I also want to thank my rich Uncle Donald for helping to pay for this foot-long beast.
Dirty pics
and first shots.
And here's a copy of a Lew Horton letter I found here on the forum. My serial number prefix is CHK which, according to the 4th edition would make mine a 2004 gun.
Thanks for letting me share y'all!
