Confession at the Our Lady of the Hensley & Gibbs Church

[FISH4BUGS]

Grips shipped today!

[dverna]

All that matters....does your wife object?

[FISH4BUGS]

All that matters....does your wife object?

Well, my current other half of 25 years doesn't object. Her philosophy is that it's my money....when I was married, my starter wife did not know how many guns and what kind I owned....which was very handy in the divorce. I didn't leave with much else, but that was fine with me.
The full auto collection left intact. When I sold much of it years later, it became the down payment on our house.

[44MAG#1]

I would have had to shoot a few H&G 503's T close to 1350 from the gun just for grins and giggles.

[FISH4BUGS]

Tried up upload a photo but for some reason the site won't let me.
Sorry.....it looks beautiful now.

[contender1]

You have to use a photo hosting site like "Photobucket" to download your pictures to. Then you click on the link for "Hotlink for forums" icon, and then just paste the picture to a post.

Even a computer stupid guy like myself learned to do it.

[Don Purcell]

I have a 4 screw M29 made in 1973 - I bought it in ‘79 from the first owner. He said it kicked too much, but he only shot Remington factory ammo. I still have the case and all of the accoutrements.

I was already reloading by then but 44 Special rounds were pretty cheap at that time (around $9.50 for a box of 50), so I put a lot of those downrange. However, I finally settled on 44 magnum cases with 15.5 gr Blue Dot and a 245 gr Keith design put out by SAECO; that’s about all I shoot these days - it’s a one-ragged-hole load. Hotter than the Specials but not nearly at factory levels.

A 4 screw Model 29 made in 1973?

[ddixie884]

Many were bought “slightly” used; with box, tools and a box of Remington ammo with 6 empties and 44 loaded rnds.

[wilecoyote]

Now you need to start the quest for the fitted case.

...900 euros the pre-29 case only + tools, here, and in not-so-good shape, if someone is interested

[FISH4BUGS]

...900 euros the pre-29 case only + tools, here, and in not-so-good shape, if someone is interested

I looked at that. Can't read Italian but I CAN convert Euros to dollars..
$1000 is too rich for the condition of the case, and the screwdriver is missing.
Last original screwdriver I saw was $150.
I think i will just enjoy shooting the daylights out of my gun now that it is whole again.
H&G #503 w/ 8.5 gr WW231....a nice midrange+ load.
I shot from a rest at 15 yards and made one ragged hole.
I'll stretch it out to 25 on a rest, then 100 and see how it does.
I have been known to shoot 200 yards on a 24" steel with a 3 screw Ruger Super Blackhawk.
1 out of 6 is average. 2 out of 6 on a good day.
Let's see if the S&W does any better.

[44MAG#1]

I shot from a rest at 15 yards and made one ragged hole.
I'll stretch it out to 25 on a rest, then 100 and see how it does.
I have been known to shoot 200 yards on a 24" steel with a 3 screw Ruger Super Blackhawk.
1 out of 6 is average. 2 out of 6 on a good day.
Let's see if the S&W does any better.

Is the 200 yard shooting standing offhand?

[FISH4BUGS]

Is the 200 yard shooting standing offhand?

I wish.....
It is from a rest.
The issue is my eyes and iron sights.....the older I get the worse my eyes are.
I can get a fairly good sight picture on a 24" steel, but any tiny movement of the gun throws the shot off.
A tiny fraction of an inch at the gun makes a miss at 200 yards.
I would do better in a machine rest but what fun is that?
I have high hopes for the 5 screw.

[HWooldridge]

A 4 screw Model 29 made in 1973?

My bad - it's a 3 screw. I always forget about the 5 to 4 to 3 transitions.

[Don Purcell]

Many were bought “slightly” used; with box, tools and a box of Remington ammo with 6 empties and 44 loaded rnds.

Saw an ad that said Smith and Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum 4 inch barrel with box of 49 shells.