Would appreciate any feed back , good or bad, on the S&W model 69 44mag, 5 shot , 2 3/4" Bbl. Your honest experience , please. Considering this S&W or the Ruger Redhawk Alaskan 2 1/2" revolver.
Had one. I thought with the extra weight it'd be a replacement for my 329PD .. less recoil. Turns out with the shorter yet barrel, it recoiled at least as much as the 329 PD, was heavier, and held one less cartridge. So I sold it. I have a 4.2" barreled M69 now .. haven't shot it yet.
I don't think there's any real comparison between the S&W 69 and the short Super Redhawk .. the Ruger is going to be a lot more shootable and packs one more cartridge but it's substantially heavier. Which I'd recommend .. depends on what your use is. If you want to pack a lot and shoot comparatively less, S&W for the win. If you plan to shoot more, maybe pack less, probably the Ruger.
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Would appreciate any feed back , good or bad, on the S&W model 69 44mag, 5 shot , 2 3/4" Bbl. Your honest experience , please. Considering this S&W or the Ruger Redhawk Alaskan 2 1/2" revolver.
Had one. I thought with the extra weight it'd be a replacement for my 329PD .. less recoil. Turns out with the shorter yet barrel, it recoiled at least as much as the 329 PD, was heavier, and held one less cartridge. So I sold it. I have a 4.2" barreled M69 now .. haven't shot it yet.
I don't think there's any real comparison between the S&W 69 and the short Super Redhawk .. the Ruger is going to be a lot more shootable and packs one more cartridge but it's substantially heavier. Which I'd recommend .. depends on what your use is. If you want to pack a lot and shoot comparatively less, S&W for the win. If you plan to shoot more, maybe pack less, probably the Ruger.
Ok,,,,,I agree with your assessment, and I've been packin a 329 for awhile now, we'll see what we see, when I get this TAURUS back from Mag-na-Port...... Lj in Alaska....
Talked to my young friend today. The model 69 is what he carries. We were trying to remember when he bought it and we just couldn’t. My four inch has been to North Dakota also. Sure works on porky pine’s especially with the penta point. Exits will launch into Buffalo berry stems. It’s a handy, powerful and accurate sixgun that’s easy to carry
I love the short barrel 69. It's easy to carry and manageable with the right loads. Hogue grips do make a big difference. My son lives and works in hard core griz country and carries one regularly.
With Specials it is a pussy cat. My sissy load for practice is a 200 or 240 RNFP over 4.5 grains of Titegroup. Kick is far less than my 637 .38.
For a heavy load, I use Missouri Bullet 240 over 19.0 of 2400. Not quite full power, but enough magnum for me. It's accurate and manageable.