I have really enjoyed shooting the 6" 586 I bought this summer. It has been very enjoyable getting back into handgun shooting via its silky-smooth DA trigger shooting .38spls.
However, something about those 4" N frames called to me! Originally my thoughts turned to the model 28 or 27, which I would still shoot .38s out of. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody. I don't like shooting magnums.
The local shop had a new 4" M29 in stock, so I handled it as a good representative of the smaller caliber siblings I was looking for. While the 29 is iconic, I don't have ANY desire to regularly shoot the heavy .44 magnum, and always found .44spl to still be a handful and very expensive to boot. And with my indoor range'a prohibition on exposed lead bullets, finding ammo to shoot was going to be a problem.
Well, I got turned on to Ventura Munitions and the .44 Russian round. I've heard of the cartridge, but never knew you could shoot it out of a revolver chambered in .44 magnum.
Ventura had bulk pricing on TMJ .44 Russian for a very decent price, so now I've got a brand new M29 in the safe and 500 rounds to be delivered on Friday!
I can't wait to take my M29 'plinker' to the range!
However, something about those 4" N frames called to me! Originally my thoughts turned to the model 28 or 27, which I would still shoot .38s out of. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody. I don't like shooting magnums.
The local shop had a new 4" M29 in stock, so I handled it as a good representative of the smaller caliber siblings I was looking for. While the 29 is iconic, I don't have ANY desire to regularly shoot the heavy .44 magnum, and always found .44spl to still be a handful and very expensive to boot. And with my indoor range'a prohibition on exposed lead bullets, finding ammo to shoot was going to be a problem.
Well, I got turned on to Ventura Munitions and the .44 Russian round. I've heard of the cartridge, but never knew you could shoot it out of a revolver chambered in .44 magnum.
Ventura had bulk pricing on TMJ .44 Russian for a very decent price, so now I've got a brand new M29 in the safe and 500 rounds to be delivered on Friday!
I can't wait to take my M29 'plinker' to the range!