Greetings, all:
By way of background, I have kind of a "history" with .44s--I can't seem to keep them very long. I've owned at least half a dozen .44 mags over the years, mainly Smiths, and always ended up selling them off. Too big, too heavy, too loud, and just too obnoxious generally.
This time, though, I've got a keeper. At the last Tanner Show in Denver, forum member IBSandy, who was set up with fellow forum member Sasaberanger, had a 4-inch 624 on his table. I looked at it, pawed it, oogled it, fawned over it, and finally resolved to stay strong and not get it.
My noble resolve lasted not quite 24 hours. The sleek barrel, lively balance, light weight (for a steel N-frame), and fine condition finally got me. The box, docs, and tools didn't hurt, either.
And then there's the history. The .44 special and the N-frame were literally made for each other. Elmer Keith and Skeeter Skelton, fellows who arguably knew a little something about sixguns, both carried and wrote about guns very similar to this one. With endorsements like that, a guy can't go too far wrong.
So anyway, here it is.
Notice I've already slapped a set of factory magnas on it--the original target grips are safely ensconced in the box.
And here's the box. Also notice those two lonely rounds of .44 special; that's all the ammo I presently have for the thing. Need to get busy at the loading bench.
Sandy, thanks again for the lovely shooter.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
By way of background, I have kind of a "history" with .44s--I can't seem to keep them very long. I've owned at least half a dozen .44 mags over the years, mainly Smiths, and always ended up selling them off. Too big, too heavy, too loud, and just too obnoxious generally.
This time, though, I've got a keeper. At the last Tanner Show in Denver, forum member IBSandy, who was set up with fellow forum member Sasaberanger, had a 4-inch 624 on his table. I looked at it, pawed it, oogled it, fawned over it, and finally resolved to stay strong and not get it.
My noble resolve lasted not quite 24 hours. The sleek barrel, lively balance, light weight (for a steel N-frame), and fine condition finally got me. The box, docs, and tools didn't hurt, either.
And then there's the history. The .44 special and the N-frame were literally made for each other. Elmer Keith and Skeeter Skelton, fellows who arguably knew a little something about sixguns, both carried and wrote about guns very similar to this one. With endorsements like that, a guy can't go too far wrong.
So anyway, here it is.
Notice I've already slapped a set of factory magnas on it--the original target grips are safely ensconced in the box.
And here's the box. Also notice those two lonely rounds of .44 special; that's all the ammo I presently have for the thing. Need to get busy at the loading bench.
Sandy, thanks again for the lovely shooter.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
