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Picked Up A .38/44 #16298634 07/30/21
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 5,095 WI hillestadj OP Campfire Tracker
OP hillestadj Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 5,095 WI	Been wanting a N-frame for a while. Was holding out for a 27 or a 28 but stumbled on an Outdoorsman and couldn't pass it up for the price. Definitely not collector grade but it all good as I'm gonna shoot the s.hit out of it. Biggest wart is someone bubba-ed the Patridge front sight and filed it to some fever dreamed approximation of a bead. After that is remedied and I give her a good scrub down she should be good to go.

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Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16298641 07/30/21
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,743 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger
Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,743 Clinging to our God and Guns	Good on you! Looks just nice enough, not ugly, but usable. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16298645 07/30/21
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 13,234 NC T tjm10025 Campfire Outfitter
tjm10025 Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 13,234 NC	Very nice.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16298805 07/30/21
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,781 The Palmetto State C cra1948 Campfire Outfitter
cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,781 The Palmetto State	For no logical reason, the right .38/44 Heavy Duty has been my grail gun. I would like a 4 or 5 inch, nickel or blue, in decent and sound condition, not reamed out to .357 mag. I’ll know it when I see it. I’ve come close but passed on more than one Outdoorsman. There’s an Outdoorsman nearby, but it’s a real dog. Really bad refinish…looks like Dulite. Yours looks nice, other than that front sight. How do you plan to fix it? Are you going to shoot regular.38 Specials in it or load up some real .38/44 loads? In any event, have fun with it. Mathew 22: 37-39

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16299129 07/31/21
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida	Very nice. Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

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Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16299189 07/31/21
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,690 Kentucky C CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger
CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger C Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,690 Kentucky	From the days when they were expected to double as a bludgeon. Nice! "The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16299222 07/31/21
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,452 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,452 USA	Nice classic. Load up some .38 Special to Magnum pressures and have at it.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16299225 07/31/21
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,854 M Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter
Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,854	Looking good, don't sweat the frt sight a good pistol smith can remedy that. Mb Last edited by Magnum_Bob; 07/31/21. " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16299313 07/31/21
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,834 Craigmont, Idaho M mart Campfire Tracker
mart Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,834 Craigmont, Idaho	Great find on a classic. Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16300637 07/31/21
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 5,095 WI hillestadj OP Campfire Tracker
OP hillestadj Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 5,095 WI	Took it out quick this morning - goes bang. Front sight gotta go. Anyone happen to know correct height as they shipped from the factory? Thinking I'd like a brass bead insert Patridge - anyone know of an easy button off the top of their head?

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Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16300691 07/31/21
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,452 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,452 USA	Originally Posted by hillestadj Took it out quick this morning - goes bang. Front sight gotta go. Anyone happen to know correct height as they shipped from the factory? Thinking I'd like a brass bead insert Patridge - anyone know of an easy button off the top of their head? I can't recall if Ethan Edwards owns the Outdoorsman or the Heavy Duty. You might ask him. Perhaps his is an Outdoorsman like yours.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16301068 07/31/21
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,064 G gregintenn Campfire Ranger
gregintenn Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 16,064	Looks like a jewel to me! Congratulations.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16301084 07/31/21
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna
chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,150 TX	Nice !!! "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16301149 07/31/21
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,520 In the weeds, AZ RufusG Campfire Outfitter
RufusG Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,520 In the weeds, AZ	Originally Posted by hillestadj Took it out quick this morning - goes bang. Front sight gotta go. Anyone happen to know correct height as they shipped from the factory? Thinking I'd like a brass bead insert Patridge - anyone know of an easy button off the top of their head? My old edition of The Standard Catalog of S&W says the post-war Outdoorsman had either "1/8-inch or 1/10-inch Patridge front sight", fwiw. Entries for other versions of 38/44s are either silent on that or say 1/10-inch.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16301175 07/31/21
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,854 M Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter
Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,854	Rufus that's width he wants height. " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 Magnum_Bob #16301271 07/31/21
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,520 In the weeds, AZ RufusG Campfire Outfitter
RufusG Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,520 In the weeds, AZ	Originally Posted by Magnum_Bob Rufus that's width he wants height. Ha! It didn't specify which direction so I didn't even think about that. Yeah, seems a little short now that I imagine it.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16301354 07/31/21
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152 T TheKid Campfire Outfitter
TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,152	I can put the caliper to mine when I get home tomorrow or Monday. I have one that’s about the same vintage with an unmolested patridge. It’ll be a bitch to fit one and have it look nice. They pinned them in and then polished the pins down flush before they blues them. I would think the best way to do it and have it look presentable would be to make a pin with rounded ends that fit slightly proud so it would resemble the pinned base on the 357s. Another option would be a hollow blade that you could cut what remains of the original down to fit inside and then pin it on. Myriad options if you happen to have a milling machine at your disposal, kinda a tight spot if you don’t.

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 hillestadj #16301485 07/31/21
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,049 south of south local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana
local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,049 south of south	Cool gun. Nice pickup. 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

Re: Picked Up A .38/44 TheKid #16301552 07/31/21
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 5,095 WI hillestadj OP Campfire Tracker
OP hillestadj Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 5,095 WI	Originally Posted by TheKid I can put the caliper to mine when I get home tomorrow or Monday. I have one that’s about the same vintage with an unmolested patridge. It’ll be a bitch to fit one and have it look nice. They pinned them in and then polished the pins down flush before they blues them. I would think the best way to do it and have it look presentable would be to make a pin with rounded ends that fit slightly proud so it would resemble the pinned base on the 357s. Another option would be a hollow blade that you could cut what remains of the original down to fit inside and then pin it on. Myriad options if you happen to have a milling machine at your disposal, kinda a tight spot if you don’t. Thanks Kid - appreciate it.

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