help me buy a .44 special

[feralmerril]

Sure a 29 will do a little more than a special. But they are not as light as a 24! The tapered barrel and shorter clyinder makes it more desireable and handier to pack. You can soup it up to be on the edge of the mag, and just how much of the time do you really need the hot mag loads? Thats why it is my sweetheart, and I also have had most barrel lengths of 29s to compare it with. I also own a 25-5 and the calibers are close. However the 25-5 again had the straight heavy barrel and really handels like the 29. I have all three, and when I am bumming in the back country, the 24 is my 1st choice.

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Originally posted by semperfi71:
If you find a .44 Magnum S&W "Mountain Gun" you have essensially a .44 Special M-24.

Agree that the 29 and 629 MGs are sweet.

My all time favorite is 3" 29 and 629 Lew Hortons, but my 629 Mountain Gun is a close second.

 

[rfo1]

I'm partial to this 24-3 with a nice set of custom walnut grips.

 

[Muley Gil]

Here most of my .44 Specials. I've added a few since then. I need to do another group photo.

I was also an avid Skeeter Skelton and Elmer Keith fan. My first .44 Special was a M27 that I had converted in 1976, a direct result of reading one of Skeeter's articles in Shooting Times. It is the second down from the top.

The top revolver is a converted M28. Next is the M27, followed by a 3rd model hand ejector. It is the lowest numbered 3rd model that has been reported.

The fourth revolver is a 2nd model HE and the fifth revolver is a 1st model aka the Triple Lock.

The next two are converted Ruger Old Model Blackhawks. The 5 1/2" gun is done with a Colt New Frontier barrel.

The bottom revolver is a USFA Single Action Army with the 4 3/4" barrel.

All are good shooters.

 

[semperfi71]

Here's my 4 inch M29-2.

And here's my 4 inch M24-3. It will shoot 2 inch groups at 25 yards if I am doing the right thing.

For me either handgun would be just as handy in the woods/desert and on my hip. I actually prefer the weight and balance of the heavy M29-2 barrel but then I LOVE the looks of the tapered barrels on M24s and M27s and M28s. And of course anybody who wants to be known as a "handgunner" [regardless of their skill level] either HAS to have a .44 Special or they ain't got nuttin'. One gunwriter explained it this way...."The .44 Special somehow just seems more relaxed." And to me it does.

Bu if you had to make only ONE choice [God forbid] you could get a .44 Magnum and make do with light loads.

Here's my Colt 3rd Generation .44 Special. Again Skeeter said I had to have one.

 

[ldp4570]

Both of my 624's. One day I'll get a Blackhawk or Vaquero reworked to 44spl.
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[Evil One]

I LOVE my Model 21 TR.
It has the original stocks replaced with a Hogue Goncalo Alves round to square butt conversion monogrip. I carry it in a Galco Silhouette holster and keep it fed with Blazer gold dots.
It is the most comfortable shooting pistol I have ever owned.
I gave up my 629-1 for this one.
The weight, balance, and grip feel on it forces me to sit around holding and dry firing it constantly... I feel strange when I dont have it with me.
I really need to get pics of it.


Jim

 

[Stophel]

Just what is the deal with the cylinders on the 624's? I just bought a 6.5" 624 at the gunshow, and someone asked me if the box had the big red "C" stamped on it (it does). He said there was a recall, and the stamped guns have been fixed. Is this the "large throat" problem, or something else?

I LOVE the gun, by the way. Would dearly like to have a 4" 24-3 (or a 24...or a pre war any kind of .44, but when I see them, which is rare, they're well over a thousand.). IF I could find a .44 mag mountain gun, I'd be happy with that, but so far I haven't seen one for sale (I'd REALLY like a pre-lock, pre-MIM one).

I'd even consider buying the new 21, but for that cursed round butt. I can fix the lock, and even turn the cylinder stop "lug" into a more proper looking stud, but I can't weld up the grip frame. And, no, a conversion grip ain't the same thing!

Actually, at the moment, I'm pretty well tapped out, and not up to buying any kind of gun...

 

[Stophel]

Oh, by the way, here it is

I think the quality of this one is fairly nice. Much nicer than my 681 from the '80's.

 

[mike56]

Ran across a 24-3 4inch today. Perfect condition. Hardly looked shot, for 699.

Have also been looking at the "new" 29 4inch, lock etc.
I will be reloading. No hunting in the future, probably settle on a light plinker round, but like the magnum load option or factory ammo.

About 125. difference between both.
What do you all think...new 29 or older 24-3???

 

[Stophel]

Why even ask? Always pick the old one!

 

[deanodog]

If you can't find an old one here is the new classic 21-4 from CDNN for 499.99. The lock doesn't bother me and it is a good shooter with light weight and good handling.I like mine fine.

 

[Muley Gil]

Just what is the deal with the cylinders on the 624's? I just bought a 6.5" 624 at the gunshow, and someone asked me if the box had the big red "C" stamped on it (it does). He said there was a recall, and the stamped guns have been fixed. Is this the "large throat" problem, or something else?

Been told that it was a problem with the quality of the steel.

 

[Stophel]

I just measured my throats. They're like .433" (my others are like one or two thousandths over bullet size). I've only shot the gun a few times, and it seemed to do OK. Is it known to cause inaccuracy problems? Like really bad, or just not quite what it could be?

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Originally posted by keith44spl:
The simplest pleasures in life are always the purest. Like a favorite verse from the Good Book, a good woman, a fast horse, a faithful dog. A poor man enjoys this things as well as a rich man. A sip of whiskey in the evenin time, homemade biscuits, and a .44 Special Revolver.
dave

Outstanding sir!

Let me add to your list of pleasures fine pipe tobacco and a shave with a sharp straight edge blade.