Show me your 44's!
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Ian
Notorious member
Solid cylinder, full-rail barrel, compensator ports, middleweight loads, now you're talking amenities!
With time I'm beginning to learn that all of you .44 SPL and .41 Magnum aficionados have really been on to something good all along. I do love the mild old .45 Colt, only drawback being the dimensional ambiguities.
With time I'm beginning to learn that all of you .44 SPL and .41 Magnum aficionados have really been on to something good all along. I do love the mild old .45 Colt, only drawback being the dimensional ambiguities.
Wiresguy
Active Member
Thanks, Ian. It is a fun shooter.
When I was about 10 years old I found an old 44 Special case laying on the ground. I think that is when the seed was planted.
Years later I discovered Skeeter. It’s all been downhill from there. It was 1977 before I got my first 44 Special. It was a 8 3/8” Model 27 that I sent to Nu-Line guns for the caliber conversion. A great shooter, but like too many others, it went away when I found something else I needed more.
Nothing wrong with the grand old 45 Colt. I sold my last one about a year ago with the excuse that eliminating one cartridge would make life simpler. Yeah, well, you know how that goes
When I was about 10 years old I found an old 44 Special case laying on the ground. I think that is when the seed was planted.
Years later I discovered Skeeter. It’s all been downhill from there. It was 1977 before I got my first 44 Special. It was a 8 3/8” Model 27 that I sent to Nu-Line guns for the caliber conversion. A great shooter, but like too many others, it went away when I found something else I needed more.
Nothing wrong with the grand old 45 Colt. I sold my last one about a year ago with the excuse that eliminating one cartridge would make life simpler. Yeah, well, you know how that goes
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
I still enjoy the .44 Mags, but I mostly shoot 10 gr of Unique, about 1050 in a 4" and 1100 in a 6" with
429421 or 503s, same-same. I used 20 gr 2400 250 Keith in Africa to take two wart hogs, the last time
I hunted with the .44 Mag, quite a while back now.
329 is a tool, not much for fun, but for unscrewing a grizzly from your leg or similar dire applications
where recoil will not be an issue.
Nice looking pistol, wiresguy. Not your everyday look.
Bill
429421 or 503s, same-same. I used 20 gr 2400 250 Keith in Africa to take two wart hogs, the last time
I hunted with the .44 Mag, quite a while back now.
329 is a tool, not much for fun, but for unscrewing a grizzly from your leg or similar dire applications
where recoil will not be an issue.
Nice looking pistol, wiresguy. Not your everyday look.
Bill
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Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Tried Presentation Pac's and the rubber Hogue's on my Redhawk, before I settled on the rubber offerings from Uncle Mike's. Just gave away the Pac's and Hogue's to a fellow on CB that was wanting to buy a pair of either. BTW, Uncle Mike's no longer markets the grips, anymore.
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
First check will be for bbl choke....may need to unscrew and reset the bbl. I just have
about resigned myself to needing to do this on maybe half or more of newer S&Ws.
Easy enough to fix, though. Sad that they do it.
I guess the other check is to see if it will chamber a .44 Mag. Am I correct that if it won't chamber
a .44 Mag, it passes "the cylinder recall" issue?
Is it OK to link to an ammo "bargain" that I ran across? I know we are mostly NOT about factory
ammo, but when loaded, major US brand loaded .45 ACP reaches the cost of new brass.....
Seems like a deal. Free shipping, too.
Can't remember the last time I bought factory .45 ACP other than Gold Dots for carry ammo.
about resigned myself to needing to do this on maybe half or more of newer S&Ws.
Easy enough to fix, though. Sad that they do it.
I guess the other check is to see if it will chamber a .44 Mag. Am I correct that if it won't chamber
a .44 Mag, it passes "the cylinder recall" issue?
Is it OK to link to an ammo "bargain" that I ran across? I know we are mostly NOT about factory
ammo, but when loaded, major US brand loaded .45 ACP reaches the cost of new brass.....
Seems like a deal. Free shipping, too.
Can't remember the last time I bought factory .45 ACP other than Gold Dots for carry ammo.
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462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Bill,
If your 624 is a Lew Horton special run, its cylinder will be of .44 Special length. I do not know about other S&W .44 Special models.
Not being able to chamber a .44 Magnum round just means that it is a .44 Special cylinder, and has nothing to do with the quality of metal used for the cylinder.
If your 624 is a Lew Horton special run, its cylinder will be of .44 Special length. I do not know about other S&W .44 Special models.
Not being able to chamber a .44 Magnum round just means that it is a .44 Special cylinder, and has nothing to do with the quality of metal used for the cylinder.
there is much speculation that the cylinder recall was related much more to improperly cut chambers than metallurgy. Seems some people got revolvers that would accept a loaded 44 mag round!
Bill, feel free to post a link to a good deal on ammo.
Bill, feel free to post a link to a good deal on ammo.
If I fire lapped my 624 Rick would come up here and whip my hide.
Mine does not lead now that I made a sizer that is just right. 500 rounds plus with no bore cleaning and not a hint of lead. I am pretty sure Rick got the revolver from someone who had done some work. The trigger is very fine.
Mine does not lead now that I made a sizer that is just right. 500 rounds plus with no bore cleaning and not a hint of lead. I am pretty sure Rick got the revolver from someone who had done some work. The trigger is very fine.
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
OK, I think I am going to order this. Rem brass is my most accurate with my handloads, and here
are 500 rds of new brass at the normal price......with primer, powder and bullets added for free.
www.targetsportsusa.com
500 rds for $140 delivered. 28 cents per shot., same as normal retail for the empty REM brass.
462, as far as I know it is a stock factory 624, not Lew Horton, but not certain looks normal, 6 or 6.5 bbl, standard
target grips.
Bill
are 500 rds of new brass at the normal price......with primer, powder and bullets added for free.
Remington UMC 45 ACP AUTO Ammo 230 Grain FMJ 500 Rds - Ammo Deals
Remington UMC 45 ACP AUTO Ammo 230 Grain FMJ 500 Rds for sale at Target Sports USA with free shipping. Enjoy deals on 223 Remington ammo for sale.
www.targetsportsusa.com
500 rds for $140 delivered. 28 cents per shot., same as normal retail for the empty REM brass.
462, as far as I know it is a stock factory 624, not Lew Horton, but not certain looks normal, 6 or 6.5 bbl, standard
target grips.
Bill
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Pistolero
Well-Known Member
A friend has a Model 29, bbl was too tight to remove...a first for me. We have fired
about 50-60 rds of firelapping, and no change in bbl restriction so far, checking with
pin gauges. I have to load up another 40 or so and we'll go again.
Thread choke is about .002 to .003. Pretty bad.
Bill
about 50-60 rds of firelapping, and no change in bbl restriction so far, checking with
pin gauges.
I have to load up another 40 or so and we'll go again.Thread choke is about .002 to .003. Pretty bad.
Bill
Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Yeah, as a friend says.....free bullets and powder. Rem brass retail is close to or at 28cents. I was
NOT in the market for this, but ordered a 500 rd box anyway. I WILL use the brass, and it will be
good to have. I have probably 5-7K of mixed headstamp range brass, but way less "good stuff"
Starline and Rem, sorted out for accy loads.
Bill
NOT in the market for this, but ordered a 500 rd box anyway. I WILL use the brass, and it will be
good to have. I have probably 5-7K of mixed headstamp range brass, but way less "good stuff"
Starline and Rem, sorted out for accy loads.
Bill
wquiles
Well-Known Member
Well, I am really late to this great thread. Right now, I only have one 44, and it is sort of a frankenstein over the last 15-20+ years (I did buy first a S&W Mountain Gun, but "hated" the recoil, handle shape under recoil, etc..). This one started life as a 44 Super Blackhawk (the one with the "squared" trigger guard. I got the action smoothed out by Mr. Hamilton Bowen, and then fitted a knurled cylinder pin. Then got my first Bisley (subject of another thread), and feel in love with the frame, so I ordered the raw parts from Brownells and "fit" them myself. "Fit" is being generous, but it works and feels much better now. I then got custom fitted wood grips (sent the frame out to them), but I have modded the grips over the years to fit my left hand (yes, I am a south paw). I then got tired of the 7 and 1/2" barrel, so I chopped it off, and re-soldered the front sight on my own (it took a while with various front sight until I was able to get it "regulated"). Then I sent the cylinder to the expert in the "other" forum, and he had all 6x holes perfectly matched. I then drill and tapped the resolver on my milling machine, and I modified a Weigand mount (which I had to machine or "fit" to my frame), which then use with a really nice Burris, small red dot. I might forget something here or there, but I think that is about it
Here back to the open sights configuration:
The nice holster is a tad long, but the fit is perfect:
Mount and Burris:
Front end or business side (just a shy longer than 4 and 5/8" if memory serves):
This 44Mag is "far" more accurate than I can hold, which is why I also tried the Red Dot. As the years go by, I shoot "softer" and "softer" 44Mags reloads. Those in the first shot are NOE 265gr GC slugs, but I think I also have a 270-280 mold somewhere in my home shop as well.
Will
Here back to the open sights configuration:
The nice holster is a tad long, but the fit is perfect:
Mount and Burris:
Front end or business side (just a shy longer than 4 and 5/8" if memory serves):
This 44Mag is "far" more accurate than I can hold, which is why I also tried the Red Dot. As the years go by, I shoot "softer" and "softer" 44Mags reloads. Those in the first shot are NOE 265gr GC slugs, but I think I also have a 270-280 mold somewhere in my home shop as well.
Will
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