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I think the one on the right is a Smith and Wessom 329PD scandium alloy frame .44 Mag. I looked at one at a gun show and decided that because of its light weight it would be a great gun to carry all the time. I just wouldn't ever want to actually shoot it!
Same here, I handled a scandium frame .44 Mag at a gun show almost 20 years ago. I believe the price was about 1000 times the caliber. I "had" the $$, but it was earmarked. Damn, I was tempted to do it anyway... It would be worth multiples of that now, if I was willing to sell, which I wouldn't be. Light handloads or .44 Sp would be the ticket.
Those boot grips on the j-frame are the problem, since they leave the backstrap exposed. Need the Italian made softer grips that cover it, similar to the bigger gun has, with the little finger area removed up to/near the bottom of the frame. Don't really need it for recoil control, and it conceals much better with it gone. You can do a proper practice session without beating up your hands, and I find the accuracy enhanced by 2x over the boot grips.(YMMV) Gun really moves around in my hands with those boot grips, and let's not even mention those ridiculous little wooden frame tracing covers snubbies historically came with.
More Two-Wheeled fun!
ReplyDeleteDon't like the handles.
ReplyDeleteThe silver one feels squishy and the black one feels like a 2x4.
"handles"?
DeleteYeah, where you wrap your "hand" around it.
DeleteOr do you prefer "scales" where you put your fish?
jeez....
The one in foreground appears to be a decent 'bear pistol', possibly a S&W Custom shop make.
ReplyDeleteHas the photos been ...endarkened'?
ReplyDeleteAll the lead bullets I have used in the past didn't look like that...more greyish!
Looking like old Black Talon or Nyclad rounds.
DeleteI think the one on the right is a Smith and Wessom 329PD scandium alloy frame .44 Mag. I looked at one at a gun show and decided that because of its light weight it would be a great gun to carry all the time. I just wouldn't ever want to actually shoot it!
ReplyDelete"Don't make me shoot you!"
DeleteSame here, I handled a scandium frame .44 Mag at a gun show almost 20 years ago. I believe the price was about 1000 times the caliber. I "had" the $$, but it was earmarked. Damn, I was tempted to do it anyway... It would be worth multiples of that now, if I was willing to sell, which I wouldn't be.
DeleteLight handloads or .44 Sp would be the ticket.
Have one exactly like it. Great to pack, but absolutely brutal to shoot with standard .44 Mag ammo.
DeleteThose little J-frame Smiff 38's will sting ya with hot loads too.
ReplyDeleteThose boot grips on the j-frame are the problem, since they leave the backstrap exposed. Need the Italian made softer grips that cover it, similar to the bigger gun has, with the little finger area removed up to/near the bottom of the frame. Don't really need it for recoil control, and it conceals much better with it gone. You can do a proper practice session without beating up your hands, and I find the accuracy enhanced by 2x over the boot grips.(YMMV) Gun really moves around in my hands with those boot grips, and let's not even mention those ridiculous little wooden frame tracing covers snubbies historically came with.
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