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ok..I'l ask...since I have never seen an owl in a rabbit skin jacket, what do they do after they skin the Jack???

Since I'm more of a .41 Magnum shooter I only have two handguns left in .44 Magnum...and both of those fairly recently acquired. One is a standard late 90s vintage Mountain Gun...the second a little more "unique".

A friend bought a first generation 6" P&R 629 back about 1981 when they first came out. He had always wanted a 5" 29 so he thought this would make a great candidate for a 5" gun since it would not have to be refinished. Unfortunately the gunsmith who did the job, while and EXCELLENT rifle smith, really didn't have the experience in shortening S&W barrels and have them look close to factory...so for the next 15+ years my friend didn't shoot the gun much...and then with just very light .44 Magnum reloads. One day he decided to have the gun put back to stock and called S&W about sending the gun in... Telling the CS rep that he was really looking for a 5" gun the rep said they had a full lug barrel that was left over from special order that had been Mag-Na-Ported...so my friend ran the gun up to S&W and they installed it while he waited.

The action job had been done by a master PPC shooter... My friend never did like the balance and I ended up trading him a 1989 629 Mountain Revolver for his gun...









...one of the most pleasant .44 S&Ws I have ever shot...

Bob

How is the magnaporting? Is it noticeably louder? Does it work?

Ryan..never had a ported gun until about 4 years ago when I picked up a Freedom Arms M83 in .41 Magnum...it is really nice to shoot.

Since then I have bought:

S&W M58 with Quad-Ports
S&W M60 3" .357 Magnum
S&W M657 3" .41 Magnum
(4) Taurus Trackers in .41 Magnum

..the first three having been done by Mag-Na-Port and the Taurus guns all with their round ports..

Yes it works... Indoors you can see the flames coming up from the ports, outside in the sunlight you don't.. I have shot the M58, M60 and M657 side by side with identical unported guns and have felt no difference in the muzzleblast... You can tell the difference in the recoil/muzzle rise.

Bob

RJM

As far as I'm concerned you are absolutely correct as I owned a Llama Super Comanche in 44 mag and It literally tore my wrist up every time I fired it. It was so bad I had to do wrist brace thing after shooting it. I traded it in on one of the Taurus 44 Mag with the Taurus porting system and it makes all the difference in the world. The Taurus is actually a pleasure to shoot. It really cuts down on both the recoil and muzzle jump in my opinion.

Is that a Mountain Gun, or a 4" half-lug?

thanks,


Okie John

Damn, this threads still goin'?

It's a regular 4" half lug okie.


Travis

A couple of very recent additions.

Tony,

We need numerics!!! Model and dash numbers, all that schit...

Travis

Update with a few new pics.

4" Model 29-2

These pics are from a couple of weeks ago when I took my enduro for a ride through Idaho's City of Rocks park.

The bride also picked me up a 4" stainless Redhawk last month for an anniversary gift. As soon as my new Milt Sparks leather gets here I will give it a real good workout.

For now, the 29-2 will have to suffice in regards to pics.

Milt Sparks leather and Herrett's Ropers. A great match for my style of sixgunning.

My new model 629-6, just bought it a few months ago after being out of the .44 magnum business for about 25 years.

Dude...You need to get a 44 mag!!!!

IRAKLION,
A definately do not need any more .44s but I am always looking at the offerings when I am in a town with a gunshop.

BTW, If you do not mind me asking, what is the story with your screen name "IRAKLION"? Spent some time overseas? Iraqi heritage? ??

Anyone looking for a holster for a S&W Models 27,28,29,57,624,657 4 inch guns with target hammer? I have one for sale. tom

All right Mackay, How does this grab you as a tribute (not a copy)to the grand old man.

.44 Special, 5.5" Octogan barrel, #5 styled gripframe, bisley hammer. I did not use his base pin locking mechanism for two reasons. I did not care for it, and it was rather cost prohibitive for me. This was built on a Ruger OM .357
Shoots great, will be packin' it this fall in a Keith #5 styled holster.

Robster,

I posted a reply yesterday to this and for some reason it does not appear today. Strange.

Anyways, Yours is without a doubt worthy of a museum. It is a fine looking Old Model.

While I am more of a fan of N frames over single actions due to the fact that I shoot them better, I really like what you did with yours. I would be trying hard to wear the blueing off of it . It is a beauty!

That's a beauty!

Robster, that pistol turns me into a slobbering idiot.

Thanks for the comments. It was 3 years in the saving and making, but it is well worth the effort. Shoots great!!!!

I am having a Keith style (Lawrence 120) holster being made for it by Mike Barranti. Should be ready for the season opener. The #5 gripframe fits my hand like a glove.