Years ago, I got out of boot camp..and bought my first real pistol. a Ruger SBH in 44 magnum, 7 1/2 barrel. A beast of an unfluted cylinder...a beautiful blued behemoth.
Shot the hell out of it, lugged it everywhere, even sectioning the AT.
yes, its helps that I was young and stupid.
So stupid...….years later I sold it.
BUT now, I have a chance to reacquire it...the same **** gun.
While its not the most practical purchase from a "survival/****/EOTWAWKI" perspective....I think its a great gun. in the intervening years ive started reloading heavily..including 44 mag. Still have a great stash of 44 stuff from the days when I toted a redhawk everywhere.
Only thing that will change is im going to cast a lot of boolits for it, load it light for my son to shoot.
I can see it becoming a truck gun.
Anyone else love one of these old 44s?