Any 3" N frame lovers out there?

3 4 or 5 inch "N" frame

I have not been able to acquire any 3 inch "N" frame but I have a 24 in 5 inch and a new R-8 in 5 inch. I did get a model 544 (44-40) in a 5 inch. I really love the 5 inch barrels, I had a 4 inch in .45 LC many years ago that was very accurate(changed jobs, lost gun) has anyone every heard of a 5 inch model 57????
 
Here is a few of mine

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Smith M24-3, a favorite trail gun of mine

I've bow-hunted elk in Colorado many times, and go back and forth regarding what to carry as a trail gun. Plenty of mountain lion and bear where I hunt, and it's also nice to have something in the truck when going into town for whatever. Weight and size is always an issue, so when I came across this 3" 44 special I figured it would be a good fit. I did carry it one season in the mountains, but when I realized how much it was worth, I retired it from those duties. Too much risk of having the airline "lose it" and too much chance of excessive holster wear, getting banged up, etc. (Now I usually take a "beater" gun, a 4" Ruger Security Six in .357 mag). I believe this gun is a Lew Horton piece. the problem I had when I first got it was finding leather for a 3" N-frame. Turns out I got a Galco that rides nice and is actually not bad for concealment, but I wanted a field holster, so also picked up a Nevada Gun Leather rig for the gun as well. I load a 240 grain gas-checked SWC from the RCBS mold in front of 10.1 grains of Blue Dot and get 786 fps. and it is accurate and pleasant to shoot.
 

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Here's one of my N's, a 3" 625-2 that I picked up in a trade with a board member. Got it to the range this weekend for a quick shoot and it's a very nice one.

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Any 3" N frame lovers out there?

Finally had time for a "family" shot. Only 2 are not present. My 625-6 and 629-4 Alaska Backpacker are in transit...


All are complete as they left the factory...except the custom 3" 44 SPL.

I'm addicted!

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