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I really need a 4 inch 44

I absolutely love the blued, pre lock N Frames with custom wood grips. Unfortunately, they just don't work for me. The bone at the base of my thumb just gets hammered under recoil with wood grips.

I have several Model 629s, including a pre lock Mountain Gun. With that said, the new L Frame (M69) just makes me smile -- it fits me to a "T". Certainly not everyones cup of "T", but I love mine.

I have two, one has over 4500 rnds down the pipe, the other 1,500 plus. Had one out today and it just reinforces my opinion.


Clockwise from left to right -- New M66 (.357), M69 (.44 Mag) and M617 (.22 LR), all equipped with S&W 500 Hogue grips.



of course, YMMV

Paul

...I should have come back out and brought the rain with me...would have cost me almost 1/2 as much in fuel this year as last...figures...

But the weather was nicer last year...

Bob

A 4" or 5" S&W .44 mag is a "must have" in my book, but maybe that is the western influence talking.

I think it would likely handle all of my needs as well

Man I need to get a 29/629 again. I'm going 4" as well, might swing a 69 also.

I got this 1988 LNIB S&W 29-4 for $200 + $16 sales tax in 1997.

I put other grips on it.

It is in the elite group of my guns that I have enjoyed and have no complaints.

Me, too. My only current S&W .44 is a 329PD. Beats the CRAP out of me. It just is what it is. Reduced loads are not a viable option for me. Neither are rubber grips.

My S&W J frame .357 isn't much better. Maybe a little less bruising but bigger problems from the rubber grips even than the .44 with wood. I might swap those factory rubber grips for wood grips one of these days soon.

Tom

I don't know if anyone else noticed but our discussion about the ever versatile .44 magnum has been viewed more than a 1/2 MILLION times.

It seems there are more than a few other .44 aficionados lurking.

Most were to see Flave's picture. I know I clicked it 57 times just for that. Can't say how many times my wife did.

don't think I have posted previously, my 6½" Classic



The same range trip I had a scoped .44 Contender. The S&W easily out-shot the Contender.

Those are good guns. I had one for awhile.

Myself alone clicked it 200 times.




Travis

Minor updates:

I went full pimp on the two-nine.




UBE leather for the Flattopula.

Very nice.

Here's a Uberti Callahan I used to own....

Mackay,
This has definitely become one of the best threads on the Campfire. Thanks for getting it started.

I cut the breech off a Marlin 444 barrel and put it on a Ruger carbine that had suffered a blown up barrel. The front part of a 444 chamber is just like a 44 mag chamber. Drilled a gas hole, put on a 4x scope and shot a group at 100 yards.
Same old handguns load, 24 gr H110, 240 gr JHP, roll crimp into cannelure.

Fine looking hardware!

GFY