...where it belongs...
Recently I spoke to a gentleman who had some military rifles for sale or trade. I talked to him a while, and after telling him I collect S&Ws, he said "I have one that I know you'd like". I figured it was some K frame 4 in 38 special or something that non S&W people think is rare, valuable, etc but to my surprise he says "I have a 44 magnum that was made before it was called a model 29". After a few weeks, I was finally able to see his milsurp rifle collection, and the 44 magnum. To my astonishment, to him, it was merely a shooter yet still beautiful. A 6.5 model 44 magnum just sitting on his reloading bench like it was no big deal and it was by far his best handgun. He reloaded for it, hunted with it on occasion and even had a cowboy style holster that he put it in! After some horse trading, I was able to trade away 3 of my more mediocre guns (hakim 8mm rifle, P38 (imported), savage 24d 22/20g) for this 44 magnum and a 722 Remington which basically means, when the smoke clears, I have approx $600 or $650 in this 44 magnum.
Because the gun was a shooter, the CBGs have a chip, but I found a gunsmith who will be able to restore them. He also painted part of the front and rear sight and and appears to have filed down the rear sight blade. His son told me that he did all of this because he was innaccurate with the gun. He ended up throwing in the holster, which will never house this gun again. I can't help but wonder if the family he got it from (after the owner before him died) sold it to him basically mint, and he himself gave the gun the holster wear. I guess I will never know. Other than the turn line, it only has the small amount of edge wear on the at the muzzle on both sides.
SN - S177XXX ~ 1958 !?!?
So how did I do?
Go ahead, make my day.
Recently I spoke to a gentleman who had some military rifles for sale or trade. I talked to him a while, and after telling him I collect S&Ws, he said "I have one that I know you'd like". I figured it was some K frame 4 in 38 special or something that non S&W people think is rare, valuable, etc but to my surprise he says "I have a 44 magnum that was made before it was called a model 29". After a few weeks, I was finally able to see his milsurp rifle collection, and the 44 magnum. To my astonishment, to him, it was merely a shooter yet still beautiful. A 6.5 model 44 magnum just sitting on his reloading bench like it was no big deal and it was by far his best handgun. He reloaded for it, hunted with it on occasion and even had a cowboy style holster that he put it in! After some horse trading, I was able to trade away 3 of my more mediocre guns (hakim 8mm rifle, P38 (imported), savage 24d 22/20g) for this 44 magnum and a 722 Remington which basically means, when the smoke clears, I have approx $600 or $650 in this 44 magnum.
Because the gun was a shooter, the CBGs have a chip, but I found a gunsmith who will be able to restore them. He also painted part of the front and rear sight and and appears to have filed down the rear sight blade. His son told me that he did all of this because he was innaccurate with the gun. He ended up throwing in the holster, which will never house this gun again. I can't help but wonder if the family he got it from (after the owner before him died) sold it to him basically mint, and he himself gave the gun the holster wear. I guess I will never know. Other than the turn line, it only has the small amount of edge wear on the at the muzzle on both sides.
SN - S177XXX ~ 1958 !?!?
So how did I do?
Go ahead, make my day.
. Mine is a clean, 90% 222 rem with a norman ford 6x "texan sniper" scope. My wood is super nice. 
