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"Or we could take my Nissan!"....no.
...I don't know who is worse, you with the truck or Idaho Shooter with his 4-wheeler.
If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....
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Here's my Model 83 44 mag I picked up used awhile back. All I can say is that it's very accurate way out there, and the grip frame fits me much better then the Model 97 grip frame. The 44 Mag is a relative pussy cat in this gun and for me, easier to shoot than my N frames with the same loads. If I was going to change anything, I would flute the cylinder and put micarta grips on it. ![[Linked Image]](http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee149/tominboise/20161028_174310_zpsx6ntmmfr.jpg) a few months ago I was bidding on a similar model 83 on GB. 4 5/8s barrel. went for like 1700. I quit bidding at 1600. Next time I see a 4 5/8s field grade it's going to come home with me.
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Couldn't take it anymore! Freedumb1 used to have a beautiful SS 629 5" Classic pre-lock and I always drooled over that gun. He sold it to a friend MANY years ago and I've kicked myself for not buying it ever since. Well....after suffering through this thread I jumped over to GB and did a search and low and behold - found the exact gun (still NIB) that I've always wanted to own. Pulled the trigger on the "Buy it Now" and probably paid too much so I could finally scratch that itch. Sometimes you just have to get these kinds of gun-owning mistakes out of your system!!  ![[Linked Image]](http://pics.gunbroker.com/GB/606806000/606806551/pix890601840.jpg)
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21.
Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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Nice revolver. I bought the 6" version a few months ago. I should have held out for a 5".
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Tom
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a few months ago I was bidding on a similar model 83 on GB. 4 5/8s barrel. went for like 1700. I quit bidding at 1600. Next time I see a 4 5/8s field grade it's going to come home with me.
I'd recommend it. The 44 mag is really nice to shoot in this weight revolver. Having shot a few 454's in my past, I don't really care for the recoil.
Regards,
Tom
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Couldn't take it anymore! Freedumb1 used to have a beautiful SS 629 5" Classic pre-lock and I always drooled over that gun. He sold it to a friend MANY years ago and I've kicked myself for not buying it ever since. Well....after suffering through this thread I jumped over to GB and did a search and low and behold - found the exact gun (still NIB) that I've always wanted to own. Pulled the trigger on the "Buy it Now" and probably paid too much so I could finally scratch that itch. Sometimes you just have to get these kinds of gun-owning mistakes out of your system!! I had one with a slightly longer barrel. Traded it off, but it was one of the best shooting 44 Mags I've owned. Had an old boy offer me one at a gunshow for $550, IIRC and I tried to get it for $500 but didn't. Should have ponied up. That must've been five years ago now.
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I remember how nice the trigger was on that S&W compared to my Ruger GP-100 and have high hopes that this 629 will be a good shooter because I'd love to use it for deer down the road....
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21.
Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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Couldn't take it anymore! Freedumb1 used to have a beautiful SS 629 5" Classic pre-lock and I always drooled over that gun. He sold it to a friend MANY years ago and I've kicked myself for not buying it ever since. Well....after suffering through this thread I jumped over to GB and did a search and low and behold - found the exact gun (still NIB) that I've always wanted to own. Pulled the trigger on the "Buy it Now" and probably paid too much so I could finally scratch that itch. Sometimes you just have to get these kinds of gun-owning mistakes out of your system!! Nice! A 5" N Frame .44 is NEVER a mistake!
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Rabid Creedmoorians ring my doorbell ...
as I open it a crack they speak :
"Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior , 6.5Creed?"
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I know of a 629-1 6" that has sat in a pawn shop for a few months now.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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I know of a 629-1 6" that has sat in a pawn shop for a few months now. Buy it. My 6" M629 no dash P&R'd is the finest factory assembled N-Frame of many that I own or have owned. Herrett's stocks, my standard replacement for my shooter N-Frames just work for me. The tightest factory Smith I have ever owned. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa437/boxhead61/6M629002.jpg)
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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Mannlicher and I stopped in there yesterday, Ed. It was finally sold.
Sam did find a 6" 29-2 that had been roughed up a bit that he made a bid on. Needs rear sight and some TLC. Would be a nice shooter after.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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![[Linked Image]](http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp75/jmd025/16828F5E-A394-4DC9-9957-5451ACD37681_zpswrmmrg97.jpg) I really like those custom grips! Will have to look into a set once my 629 shows up....
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21.
Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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A new .44 owner PM'd me about this thread, and I figured I would stick this pic in here. 185 grain wadcutters (shown with my heavy 305 grain loads), pushed by 10 grains of Unique. Easy shooting and quite accurate. Also the topic of crimp came up again, and this is not the greatest pic of the crimp, but it gives some indication of the amount applied (with a Lee crimp die). ![[Linked Image]](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/IMG_2481_zpsm8cu6lnx.jpg)
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Hey I resemble that incineration! I blame all-you-all 44 Magnum shooters on this thread! Thanks a lot - really!  ![[Linked Image]](https://s6.postimg.org/3v1tvsykx/IMG_0019.jpg)
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!"
--- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
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THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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I got out to the desert for a bit yesterday. It was an awful, muddy, slushy mess. In fact it had literally taken out the entire highway, south of me a ways. While I was mainly using my AR for Jacks, a few stood still a bit too long, within handgun ranges. The 4" 29 spoke, and the wadcutters did their job. The wadcutters are loads of fun with the Jacks. Light recoil, and they just plain SMACK the rabbits. ![[Linked Image]](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/P1010880_zps5dhulfqc.jpg)
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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