So ...not to contribute to gun porn I won't post any pictures, but my current. 44 mag stable consists of 10 revolvers: 2/ea Ruger 44 mag flattops from the 1960's with 6-1/2" bbls, 1 Ruger KS 45N, 5-1/2"bbl,
1ea Ruger KS458N 4-5/8" bbl,,1 Smith 329PD with 4" bbl,
1 mdl 69 with 4-1/4" bbl, 1 629-4 Mtn gun with 4" bbl, 1 629-5 regular 4"bbl, and 2/ea 629-3 Classic DX 's.
It's all chicken, even the beak!
Cosmic Charlie, I like the Lyman devastator. With red PC boolits there is no mistaking it’s loaded...
I own a Ruger 77/44 and Ruger 44 Carbine as well.
Last edited by Tripplebeards; 08-03-2020 at 08:12 PM.
I had high hopes for the new S&W 69 L-frame ( 357mag sized) 5 shot 44
It had sticky extraction, even with 44 special bunny farts.
Sent it back to S&W and they returned it - "tests ok, re-finished frame"
Still had sticky extraction
called back mad as hell.
S&W lady said she'd "have one of her good techs look at it"
I said shouldn't all your techs be good !?!?!?
Got it back the 2nd time, and promptly sold it at a gunshow.
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NRA LIFE Member
USPSA/IPSC
I have toured the Smith & Wesson factory and was very impressed. I was shown the new machinery which would rifle barrels in the manner done on the M69. The man giving me the tour said that he was not qualified to explain the process of how the new rifling was done. I am not a machinist or a gunsmith or a craftsman.
Only 2 left. A standard sbh from early 1980's and a little bit of an odd 4.625 sbh from the mid 90's. Ordered 5.5 model to get fluted cylinder. Came in with a circular groove cut completely through the rifling approximately 1 inch from the muzzle and another forwarf of the forcing cone. Returned to Ruger and requested replacement barrel be 4.625 instead of 5.5. No argument, no questions, returned 3 wks later with 4.625 barrel. So 'custom' gun with shorter barrel and fluted cylinder. No pictures - can't upload to this site.
Last edited by curiousgeorge; 08-04-2020 at 09:57 PM. Reason: no pictures
Last edited by Cosmic_Charlie; 08-05-2020 at 05:50 PM.
"If everyone is thinking the same thing it means someone is not thinking"
"A rat became the unit of currency"
Last edited by Cosmic_Charlie; 08-05-2020 at 09:36 PM.
"If everyone is thinking the same thing it means someone is not thinking"
"A rat became the unit of currency"
Just picked mine up today!! Got it to go with my 1894! Also won this on eBay! Having a good day!!
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Only one I took a picture of.
Mal
Mal Paso means Bad Pass, just so you know.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |