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S&W Model 69 44 mag
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Has anybody put their hands on this new revolver? It has peaked my interest just a little.
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Agreed. My Redhawk is about as light as I'm comfortable with shooting full-house magnums; I've shot my buddy's Super Blackhawk and it dang near busted my knuckle. Can't imagine shooting an L-frame .44 mag.
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There's a write-up on the new L-frame .44 mag. S&W is the latest (May) issue of Shooting Times magazine. It looks like
it may be a good carry gun. Just a 5 shooter though. It's lighter than the N.
I carry my 29. Dies are on the way and I'm looking for bullets and a jug or two of 2400. I need some more comfortable loads. So I can say from experience, the only way I'd want a lightweight .44 mag is if I had lighter loads or it magically changed back to N frame weight when I drew it.
And before some He-Man type weighs in, it ain't the stout recoil so much as trying to get the front sight back on target.
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Thats where I load my 44spl to (1050 fps 255gr) and in a full sized SA they are nice.
I'm with you. An upscaled SP-101, so to speak. I'd be all over that.
Sounds like a good load.
I load my 624s up over the anemic factory .44 spls being essentially Mountain Gun N frames with shorter cylinders, but I don't push them, I have 629s for magnums.
The old standby with a .44 mag for target/general purpose knockabout was 8 grains of Unique under a 240 grain cast bullet. I always used 9-10 grains to give them a little more whomp :tooth:
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
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Not an L frame, but an N frame, I own something sorta like you speak about. A 629 with a 3" bbl and RB/unfluted cylinder. It's a 6 shot and can be a handful, but manageable enough to a point. Lets say 20-30 shots and fatigue/ flinching sets in with full house loads. I have managed 50 at one range visit in the past. It sure lets you know you are shootin a .44 Remington Magnum.
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Middle is my 4" model 624 and bottom is a 61/2" 624 both in .44 Special only.
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And here is Teach shootin my 629 Classic scoped.
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Hush.
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Looks like Durwood did on another thread.
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