S&W Airlite .44 Magnum

Sanders · 12-29-2006, 05:13 PM

Has anyone shot one of these? I handled one at Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday and that sucker is LIGHT!

I can't imagine shooting the full-house 300 gr. loads I shoot out of my Super Blackhawk in it. It would be brutal!

Overall, the gun just felt like a cheap piece of junk in my hands. It sure didn't feel like a $750 firearm the price tag said it was.

I'd rather have a S&W Mountain gun than this one.

AKWARRIOR · 12-30-2006, 12:57 AM

Id much rather have the Mountain Gun as well.Im sure youd feel that airlite after just a few rounds.

Rew · 12-30-2006, 02:23 AM

Well the Airlite is not meant to be a target gun. Or one your going to shoot bowling pins or falling plates with. It's meant to be carried a lot. Personally I'd carry one in the woods as a back up hunting revolver and a hiking companion. Then again I'd probably shoot one a lot too.

Pogo · 12-30-2006, 09:51 AM

I like my S&W Mountain Gun, and my Ruger Flat Top. I really don't want a lightweight .44 magnum. I can't imagine that Airlite holding together after a lot of shooting with full load magnum cartridges.

buzgun · 12-30-2006, 09:56 AM

I have shot my buddies S&W model 29 with 6" barrel standard weight with factory 240 grain SJHP loads it gets very hot very quickly and we have difficulty ejecting the spent shells from the cylinder.

IMO "airlight" and .44 Mag don't go together.

5knives · 12-30-2006, 10:03 AM

Ummm ..... No Thanks!

Mountain Gun was a GREAT idea, this is insane!

50 years of .44 mag in SBH and some DA have done more than enough damage to my hands and wrists, not to mention hearing.

Actually a super lightweight .44 mag is a remarkably stupid idea, and fits my opinion of the current S&W offerings.

.357 mag in a Derringer will put the bullet about where you wanted it at 5 feet and 4 feet high at 15 feet, due to recoil being just this side of impossible to hang on to. Muzzle flip and recoil are well under way before the bullet gets out of the tube.

I cannot imagine any utility (other than suicide) for an ultra light .44 mag.

NOT a fan of S&W products since their sell out to Klinton anyway, still waiting to see their formal withdrawel from that agreement, which AFAIK, has yet to happen. Just not being enforced at present, as I understand it.

Trust those here to correct me if I'm mistaken.

Regards,

12-29-2006, 05:13 PM	#1
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,447	S&W Airlite .44 Magnum Has anyone shot one of these? I handled one at Sportsman's Warehouse yesterday and that sucker is LIGHT! I can't imagine shooting the full-house 300 gr. loads I shoot out of my Super Blackhawk in it. It would be brutal! Overall, the gun just felt like a cheap piece of junk in my hands. It sure didn't feel like a $750 firearm the price tag said it was. I'd rather have a S&W Mountain gun than this one. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

12-30-2006, 12:57 AM	#2
AKWARRIOR Gone Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Here and Now Posts: 13,454	Id much rather have the Mountain Gun as well.Im sure youd feel that airlite after just a few rounds. __________________ WOLVERINES!!! "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined"-Patrick Henry

12-30-2006, 09:51 AM	#4
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,967	I like my S&W Mountain Gun, and my Ruger Flat Top. I really don't want a lightweight .44 magnum. I can't imagine that Airlite holding together after a lot of shooting with full load magnum cartridges. __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*

12-30-2006, 09:56 AM	#5
buzgun slug Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 25,638	I have shot my buddies S&W model 29 with 6" barrel standard weight with factory 240 grain SJHP loads it gets very hot very quickly and we have difficulty ejecting the spent shells from the cylinder. IMO "airlight" and .44 Mag don't go together. __________________ Better Dead than Red

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12-30-2006, 02:23 AM	#3
Rew Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 9,710	Well the Airlite is not meant to be a target gun. Or one your going to shoot bowling pins or falling plates with. It's meant to be carried a lot. Personally I'd carry one in the woods as a back up hunting revolver and a hiking companion. Then again I'd probably shoot one a lot too.

12-30-2006, 10:03 AM	#6
5knives KaBoom Kontrol Modulator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado, Western Slope Posts: 16,229	Ummm ..... No Thanks! Mountain Gun was a GREAT idea, this is insane! 50 years of .44 mag in SBH and some DA have done more than enough damage to my hands and wrists, not to mention hearing. Actually a super lightweight .44 mag is a remarkably stupid idea, and fits my opinion of the current S&W offerings. .357 mag in a Derringer will put the bullet about where you wanted it at 5 feet and 4 feet high at 15 feet, due to recoil being just this side of impossible to hang on to. Muzzle flip and recoil are well under way before the bullet gets out of the tube. I cannot imagine any utility (other than suicide) for an ultra light .44 mag. NOT a fan of S&W products since their sell out to Klinton anyway, still waiting to see their formal withdrawel from that agreement, which AFAIK, has yet to happen. Just not being enforced at present, as I understand it. Trust those here to correct me if I'm mistaken. Regards,