The .44 Special.......
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FloridaVeteran
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Mike Irwin - just curious, what are those short brass-case cartridges next to your 24-3?
Magnum Wheel Man - looks like you have a Montado hammer - can't remember if those come with it. Did you have your chambers polished? If not, how easy do you find reloading that Sheriff to be?
Magnum Wheel Man - looks like you have a Montado hammer - can't remember if those come with it. Did you have your chambers polished? If not, how easy do you find reloading that Sheriff to be?
warningshot
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While on the topic of .44 spl.....
Anyone here know much about the S&W Model 296 in 44 special?
Anyone here know much about the S&W Model 296 in 44 special?
Magnum Wheel Man
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FLORIDA...
mine started out as a Montado... so yes, the hammer is a Montado piece... barrel was shortened, stamped in warning was polished out, stainless birdshead grip frame was fit to the gun, & a nice pair of checkered buffalo horn grips added... cylinder, & pin were polished for easy / smooth removal of both the cartridge cases, & the cylinder ( I can usually open the gate, invert the gun, & rotate the cylinder to drop all the empties... unless I'm shooting pretty warm ammo )
mine started out as a Montado... so yes, the hammer is a Montado piece... barrel was shortened, stamped in warning was polished out, stainless birdshead grip frame was fit to the gun, & a nice pair of checkered buffalo horn grips added... cylinder, & pin were polished for easy / smooth removal of both the cartridge cases, & the cylinder ( I can usually open the gate, invert the gun, & rotate the cylinder to drop all the empties... unless I'm shooting pretty warm ammo )
Mike Irwin
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Florida,
They are .44 Specials.
Years ago my Mother went to an auction and brought me a box of junk that bore several gifts...
That box of ammo you see in the picture? That's an unopened box of Winchester .44 Specials from between 1915 to about 1925.
There were four of those boxes in that load of auction stuff, PLUS a fifth broken box. Those individual rounds came from the broken box.
I know they are 1915 or later because the broken box had a small Winchester advertising insert in it that was dated February 1915.
The rounds in the speedloader are Blazer "Flying Ashtray" hollowpoint loads. Unbelievably accurate in my gun. Off a bench at 25 yards I cut several ragged one-hole groups with those rounds.
They are .44 Specials.
Years ago my Mother went to an auction and brought me a box of junk that bore several gifts...
That box of ammo you see in the picture? That's an unopened box of Winchester .44 Specials from between 1915 to about 1925.
There were four of those boxes in that load of auction stuff, PLUS a fifth broken box. Those individual rounds came from the broken box.
I know they are 1915 or later because the broken box had a small Winchester advertising insert in it that was dated February 1915.
The rounds in the speedloader are Blazer "Flying Ashtray" hollowpoint loads. Unbelievably accurate in my gun. Off a bench at 25 yards I cut several ragged one-hole groups with those rounds.
L_Killkenny
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Never had much draw to handguns starting in 4 but I've always thought the .44S was a neat package. Reading Keith's "Sixgun's" recently didn't help matters any. That $20 book is gonna cost me much, much more.
I do not own a .44Spl but 90% of the loads I shoot through my 329PD would be considered slightly over-pressure 44 Spl. I smile the whole time, I'm sure I could shoot them with that smile until my trigger finger got tired in a steel gun.
Thanks for the pics, gents, all fine guns.
Thanks for the pics, gents, all fine guns.
Magnum Wheel Man
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you're a bunch of "mall cowboys" 
... a while back, someone was talking about middle aged chubby "mall Ninjas"... I said I more resemble a "mall cowboy" than a "mall ninja"
... a while back, someone was talking about middle aged chubby "mall Ninjas"... I said I more resemble a "mall cowboy" than a "mall ninja"
Bob Wright
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Middle aged? Its been awhile since I was middle aged, unless I expect to live to be 150.
Bob Wright
Bob Wright
Magnum Wheel Man
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so you have a decade on me... you're only as old as ya feel, & somedays I get up feeling like I'm pretty old...
... oh, & I was being nice with the middle age comment... would old fuddys be more appropriate ???
... so the 44 special is an old man's magnum ???
... oh, & I was being nice with the middle age comment... would old fuddys be more appropriate ???
... so the 44 special is an old man's magnum ???
Mike Irwin
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"These .44 Specials just seem more laid back for a senior citizen, or, as our church call us, Senior Saints..."
I think I was 38 when I got my .44 Special, and I'm not all that much older now...
I think I was 38 when I got my .44 Special, and I'm not all that much older now...
Not quite a senior 'yet' being 48 (McDs doesn't ask if I want the senior discount... when they do I guess I have crossed over)... The .44Spec with the Skeeter load is just right for me and will do just about all I ever need done.... I don't see what the draw is to 'blast & flame' of true full house .44Mags (ie. +1400fps range) or .45 Colt Ruger Only Loads. The piddly 1200fps range reached by the .44Spec with the Keith load is more than enough power if I have to go there 
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.I've considered the .44spl on and off for years.
It is a relatively powerful load, with a nice big bullet, with very little recoil. There are a ton of great revolvers made for it from big old classics, to terrific carry guns. What's not to like?
The main reason I don't have one is that I'm not really looking to add a new caliber right now. I sold my .41mag, partially to consolidate, and definitely to limit my expensive (and somewhat hard to find) calibers. I have 9mm, . 380, .40 and .45 in autos, and .38spl, .357mag and .45LC in revolvers. Still, the Taurus 445 (especially in the current 22oz aluminum version), the Taurus 431, the Rossi 720, and the S&W 396 are perpetually calling to me and it is probably only a matter of time. Some of those N-frame S&W's look pretty nice as well (I've liked all the Thunder Ranch revolvers, maybe I should break down and look for a 21).
It is a relatively powerful load, with a nice big bullet, with very little recoil. There are a ton of great revolvers made for it from big old classics, to terrific carry guns. What's not to like?
The main reason I don't have one is that I'm not really looking to add a new caliber right now. I sold my .41mag, partially to consolidate, and definitely to limit my expensive (and somewhat hard to find) calibers. I have 9mm, . 380, .40 and .45 in autos, and .38spl, .357mag and .45LC in revolvers. Still, the Taurus 445 (especially in the current 22oz aluminum version), the Taurus 431, the Rossi 720, and the S&W 396 are perpetually calling to me and it is probably only a matter of time. Some of those N-frame S&W's look pretty nice as well (I've liked all the Thunder Ranch revolvers, maybe I should break down and look for a 21).
Sharpsdressed Man
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