Looking at .44 S&W magnum pistols - Page 4

Sanders · 01-03-2017, 12:29 PM

You might want to spend $15 or $20 on some Hogue rubber grips to empty out those factory rounds. Your wrist will thank you for it.

dinkydow · 01-03-2017, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 9teen11

Yes mate, you can use any 7/8" standard reloading dies in the 550 or 650 (the smaller "square deal" loader is the only one with dedicated dies) so you can set up separate tool heads for each calibre with your existing dies then just change them out to suit what calibre you want to do.

Best idea is to set each tool head up with its own powder thrower so you dont have to be buggerizing around with powder calibration when you change between calibres. Its a few extra bucks but well spent.

650 is the best choice IMO, you are about to have shiploads of fun mate.

There are some really good you tube vids on setting up the 650 and converting between calibers and primer sizes and such. I found some of those more informative than the original dillon dvd that comes with the press.

I would not have even considered going to u tube for information. Thanks. Great idea and good info. I am going to spend a chunk of cash on having the reloading setup I should have purchased years ago. Better late than never....

9teen11 · 01-04-2017, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dinkydow

I would not have even considered going to u tube for information. Thanks. Great idea and good info. I am going to spend a chunk of cash on having the reloading setup I should have purchased years ago. Better late than never....

No worries mate! You are in for a serious good time.

I put a couple of hundred through my N frame S&W today, lll be cranking up my 650 again shortly.

Pogo · 01-04-2017, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 9teen11

In this modern age I have a Model 28 357, still the same big "N" frame the 44 is built on but only in 357. I like it but no where near as much.

I have a model 28 in .357. It was made back when they still made recessed cylinders and pinned barrels. I enjoy shooting it more than I do my .44s. I've also got the wooden display box for it.

44044 · 01-04-2017, 08:16 AM

Happiness is a warm gun...

Silver Bullet · 01-04-2017, 01:22 PM

At one time I owned three Smith & Wesson Model 29-2 revolvers. All with 8 3/8 inch barrels. I used them mostly for hunting and at long range steel target matches where a fair amount of money used to change hands.

In my experience I found these half-lugged 8 3/8 inch barreled revolvers to have the finest natural balance of any handgun I have ever owned and used often in my entire life! The balance is absolutely superb; and, no internet gun forum bullhooey, I did some of the best long range shooting I've ever done with a pistol with this particular gun; and that is, 'Why' I ultimately ended up owning three of them.

I'll only add this: The main reason, 'Why' I always did so well with this particular pistol was that anytime the shooter I was competing against was using a Blackhawk/Redhawk revolver — Even when I KNEW the other guy was as good a shot as I was — I still KNEW that I could beat him because the factory trigger on my Smith was just a little bit better, a little bit smoother, and a little bit easier to let-off than on whatever Ruger the other guy was using! Whenever we began to shoot at, 'serious distance' (100 - 200 yards) I KNEW I had the edge; and, as things turned out, I usually did.

By the way, if you get one then you're going to need a shoulder holster.

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dinkydow · 01-05-2017, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by aviator

I got a used one in mint condition long time ago from a guy who converted to Jehovah's Witness and couldn't have guns, pinned 6 inch barrel, most accurate handgun I've ever shot, when my eyes were good and I was younger I used to hit a dime at 50 feet. Bought it for $75 because there was some lead stuck on the groves and really looked like pitting so I low balled him and he took it.

So...jehovas are not permitted firearms? That may become a useful tidbit at a later date.

Sanders · 01-05-2017, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dinkydow

So...jehovas are not permitted firearms? That may become a useful tidbit at a later date.

That's why my Father in law got rid of his collection -- not because he converted, but because my Mother in law did and he didn't want her giving them to the cops in case he kicked it first.

9teen11 · 01-06-2017, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Pogo

I have a model 28 in .357. It was made back when they still made recessed cylinders and pinned barrels. I enjoy shooting it more than I do my .44s. I've also got the wooden display box for it.

Mate, that is a thing of beauty! Are you sure its not a Model 27? Sorry for questioning but 28s were usually a matt finish, unless yours has been polished & reblued, in which case its a brilliant job!

Mine is a 28-2 so it is recessed & pinned as well. Mine is nice to shoot too but I really miss the bigger calibres & when you cant have something it only makes you want it more!

Silver Bullet · 01-06-2017, 07:40 AM

That's an S&W factory finish; and it's obviously a Model 27 with a target: hammer, trigger, front and rear sight, and Goncalo Alves stocks.

Pogo · 01-06-2017, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 9teen11

Mate, that is a thing of beauty! Are you sure its not a Model 27? Sorry for questioning but 28s were usually a matt finish, unless yours has been polished & reblued, in which case its a brilliant job!

Mine is a 28-2 so it is recessed & pinned as well. Mine is nice to shoot too but I really miss the bigger calibres & when you cant have something it only makes you want it more!

You are right. That was a typo.

dinkydow · 01-06-2017, 10:05 PM

Tuco: "Revolvers?"

Storekeeper: "Revolvers."

44044 · 01-06-2017, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dinkydow

Tuco: "Revolvers?"

Storekeeper: "Revolvers."

Bollits...

9teen11 · 01-06-2017, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Pogo

You are right. That was a typo.

Well, I'm extremely jealous. The 27 is the pick of the litter in S&Ws 357s.
I've seen a number of 28's polished and tarted up to look like 27's but the fine filework on the top strap was a bit of a give away. I would like to own that revolver!

dinkydow · 01-07-2017, 03:58 PM

The postman dropped off my Model 629 Classic earlier. That is a chunk of iron.

"Do ya feel lucky punk? Well...do ya?"

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Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,451	You might want to spend $15 or $20 on some Hogue rubber grips to empty out those factory rounds. Your wrist will thank you for it. __________________ "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

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01-04-2017, 08:16 AM	#50
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 50,928	Happiness is a warm gun...

01-04-2017, 01:22 PM	#51
Silver Bullet Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Penn's Woods! Posts: 101	At one time I owned three Smith & Wesson Model 29-2 revolvers. All with 8 3/8 inch barrels. I used them mostly for hunting and at long range steel target matches where a fair amount of money used to change hands. In my experience I found these half-lugged 8 3/8 inch barreled revolvers to have the finest natural balance of any handgun I have ever owned and used often in my entire life! The balance is absolutely superb; and, no internet gun forum bullhooey, I did some of the best long range shooting I've ever done with a pistol with this particular gun; and that is, 'Why' I ultimately ended up owning three of them. I'll only add this: The main reason, 'Why' I always did so well with this particular pistol was that anytime the shooter I was competing against was using a Blackhawk/Redhawk revolver — Even when I KNEW the other guy was as good a shot as I was — I still KNEW that I could beat him because the factory trigger on my Smith was just a little bit better, a little bit smoother, and a little bit easier to let-off than on whatever Ruger the other guy was using! Whenever we began to shoot at, 'serious distance' (100 - 200 yards) I KNEW I had the edge; and, as things turned out, I usually did. By the way, if you get one then you're going to need a shoulder holster. imgurl

01-06-2017, 07:40 AM	#55
Silver Bullet Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Penn's Woods! Posts: 101	That's an S&W factory finish; and it's obviously a Model 27 with a target: hammer, trigger, front and rear sight, and Goncalo Alves stocks.

01-06-2017, 10:05 PM	#57
dinkydow Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 96,464	Tuco: "Revolvers?" Storekeeper: "Revolvers."

01-07-2017, 03:58 PM	#60
dinkydow Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 96,464	The postman dropped off my Model 629 Classic earlier. That is a chunk of iron. "Do ya feel lucky punk? Well...do ya?"