Mag Na Port

[rollin_hot]

Magnaport

Thanks for all the info. Probably will skip the porting. Roller, those are fantastic grips. Where did you get them?

Thanks, they are factory combats that came on another 629 I have. I used them until I could locate another pair for my Magnaport 629.

These are the grips that it currently wears.....

 

[Win75]

I have a 66-3 that is Magna-Ported and has the same muzzle treatment as the 629 above. The hammer and trigger have been polished. I bought it this way.

I also have a recently purchased 66 no-dash that is original without Magna-Porting.

The 66-3 Magna-Porting helps with muzzle flip and felt recoil. My wife likes shooting the 66-3 but won't touch the no-dash. She says it hurts when she shoots full loads.

 

[kshock]

Years ago I had a 4 inch 66 Magnaported. With full house magnum loads, I noticed a considerable reduction in felt recoil and muzzle flip. Not much with target loads. I shot alot of WC target loads and the soot from those loads would blacken the red ramp but it would wipe off easily. The bottom edges of the red ramp also curled in some from the flash but not to bad. Muzzle flash in the dark was noticeable. If I was intending on shooting alot of hot or heavy loads, I would do it again. If shooting mostly target loads, I probably wouldn't. As far as resale, I don't think porting would reduce the value enough to cause me not to do what I wanted. After all, any modification is to make the gun what you want it to be, not what someone else said they would buy or not buy.

 

[clang444]

Don't know how directly this relates to the discussion, but I have a 627 V-Comp and mostly shoot 38 Special from it. I experience absolutely no difference in recoil when changing between the removable Compensator and the standard barrel cap. Not sure about full power loads - might have to try it some day.

 

[What the]

I don't own a short barrel revolver with porting but have shot a few...the bang is done so quickly I didn't notice any difference.
However like someone else stated earlier wear Safety Glasses!
The particles coming out of the ports with full power loads were hot and bothered me to the point I didn't care to shoot them. Along with reducing it's value to me it's not worth it.

Just my .02

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
I have a few magna-ported guns from 357 to 454 revolvers
and TC's.
On an SSK handcannon it is about required,
on the FA 454 it is most welcome [I have cut my hand on the frame
lumps of single actions]
on 44mag I find that I don't needed it on longer barrels
but on my 3in Trailboss it works very well.
and on 357's --works wonders on an SP-101 2 1/4 in [4 port] I set this up to be a hunting
backup gun and have shot 200 gr monster loads from it- heavy but boy do the drill deep!
The thing is that it will do little for the kick, the big thing is the rotation.
Ps, this is with magnum /full power loads, the light stuff
just does not need it....
PPS As an old revolver shooter I never had a problem with the noise,blast or hip shooting
drills as some have because the blast from the BC gap is so big with magnums that
any change the porting might cause is not a factor-- even at night
we even used the flash to help sight the target at night for followup shots...

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I don't need any Magnaports on my 2.5" 686, but I bought a 3" 629 that came from the factory with double Magnaports, and it recoils about the same as a 4", which is to say not too bad.

On a 686, I wouldn't do it.

 

[GoHogs]

I have a 6" S&W 629-1; an Andy Cannon RSBH 7 1/2"; and a 4 5/8" Mag-Na-Port Custom Tomahawk RSBH; all are mag-na-ported.
I'm glad all three are, it sure doesn't negatively affect my shooting and it seems to help the felt recoil and muzzle jump.
Around here the process seems to be a bonus to purchasers, but maybe they're usually shooters not sophisticated collectors.

 

[Snapping Twig]

I had it done on several of my revolvers and it works.

My friend has a similar 3" LH 29 and side by side when I shoot my 265g cast rounds out of them, his hurts like blue blazes and mine is controllable and not harsh.

 

[jkc]

"Insignificant" affect on my 629 --- I regret the considerable expense for negligible result...

 

[Marloe]

i know that this is an old Thread,but felt a need to share my experiences. I looked at tge S&W 500 and n460 mag hand guns. Shot both with and without. With porting is better in fact much better. I have a Browning Highwall B78 in 7mm mag, 26 inch barrel. I had it sent to Magnaport to have it done after shooting a 308 my friend had sent to them as well. It helped his rifle. He and i shot my B78 7mm magbefore and after with the same 150 grain handloads. Definitely better on the browning as we both noticed a better shooting gun much easier on the shoulder. A muzzle break would be better but that would butcher such a beautiful rifle. The erade off is Magnaporting is less effective but nowhere near as loud as a muzzle break. Porting and brakes work better and more effective on magnums and longer barrels. Well worth the 150 plus return shipping. Less muzzle flip and noticably less felt recoil as well.

 

[SFIDEC]

Have ported Model 19 Snub. I personally like the cannon-like noise it makes and the slight recoil reduction. Notice how front sight has scorched looking marks. During my last shooting session it actually blew the front sight insert out.

 

[Sevens]

I have two Mag-Na-Ported revolvers, both are Rugers. One is my 7-1/2-inch .44 Redhawk, and this one has the four-port job that I asked and paid for them to do. I can't really compare how well it works to a non-ported .44 Magnum, but I'm happy that I did it and I have zero regrets.

The other is a 4.2-inch barreled GP-100 in .327 Federal Magnum. This is a gun that I found in my LGS and the work was someone else's idea. I can say that if it were me, I wouldn't have even thought to do this to a .327 Federal and if I could turn back time and decide one way or the other with no cost, I wouldn't have it done. Again, not having another .327 Federal just like it, I can't say how well it works.

I also can't say that it really bothers me either. I would agree that unless/until you find the perfect buyer that would specifically want the porting, it does not enhance "value" and for many, it is a permanent and non-OEM alteration. There are excruciatingly fee non-OEM, permanent alterations that ever enhance "value."