Show me your 44's!

[Pistolero]

Back when prices were a lot more sane. And those were very good deals, even then.

I got a 629 Mountain Gun back about 2001 or so for $600, new and that was reasonable,
not any kind of a special deal. Sounds like the .44 Spls were selling at lower prices
then than Magnums. I think the Mountain Gun was a slight premium for the different
barrel contour. I got a NIB 586 in about 2006 or 8 for $478, and that WAS a bargain
price. Another seller at the same gun show had the same NIB gun for $750. When I saw
the first gun I said "Hey, that seems like a really good price. I wonder if I can get a 4"
barrel, I'll keep looking." When I got mostly through the show and saw the other gun,
I hustled back and started filling out the 4473!

Bill

 

[Rushcreek]

OK, just looking at a pic on the net. My 2nd Model Hand Ejector is a 6.5" bbl.

Bill

I had a second model hand ejector 44 special that had the barrel shortened to 4 in. The original Half Moon front sight was silver soldered back onto the shorter Barrel on top of the writing. It also had the hole for a lanyard swivel on the butt. I took it to Fort Worth and had it armaloyed back when they were in business and it was a very tough finish. I filed the Chrome off of the sights so I could see them better and I filed them to hit point of aim with 240 grain lead bullets going 900 foot per second. A friend had to have it so I sold it to him and he cut out a hardback copy of the Odyssey to nest it in and hide it in his Library!

 

[Pistolero]

Mine is as it was shipped, with lanyard ring, except has some very old Sambar stag grips on it.
Those hard chrome finishes will last forever.

Bill

 

[Ben]

Old 80's model Taurus .44 Special.

 

[Pistolero]

Nice belly gun, Ben.
Those are some serious bad boys staring back at you from the cylinder holes.
Looks like an MP 503 with the shallow HP pin, to me.

Bill

 

[waco]

5 1/2” Redhawk and a 5” 29-5

 

[S Mac]

What's the grip on the Redhawk Waco?

 

[waco]

What's the grip on the Redhawk Waco?

It's a Houge

 

[Pistolero]

I love the Hogue rubber grips but their wood grips are often really, really pretty. And pricey!

Bill

 

[S Mac]

Looks more comfortable than the wood mine came with, the trigger guard was rough on the knuckle. I put a Houge rubber grip on, mo bettah.

 

[Ian]

Yeah, my instant question was "what grip" as well, always hated the RH factory ones and like solid wood as opposed to the usual hurache-sole replacements.

 

[waco]

I love the Hogue rubber grips but their wood grips are often really, really pretty. And pricey!

Bill

I bought those off a guy over at the CB site. He only wanted $40

 

[CZ93X62]

"......huarache-sole replacements." Too funny!

 

[Ben]

Nice belly gun, Ben.
Those are some serious bad boys staring back at you from the cylinder holes.
Looks like an MP 503 with the shallow HP pin, to me.

Bill

Bill,

It is a Lyman 429215 that I had Buckshot open up the drive bands and HP for me. A very nice mould.



Ben

 

[358156 hp]

It's Hogues non-fingergroove grip in Lamo-Camo. I have a Rosewood single fingergroove one for my RH that I've never installed for some reason. I think my grip preference for the big revolvers must be way different than they are for the middleweights.

 

[Pistolero]

Ah, Ben, OK a custom job. Glad to see the removal of the GC. No kind of fan
of GCs for pistols. Well, whatever it is, it looks really impressive from the front.

$40 for the grip is a bargain. Not sure about the laminated one, but the fancy hardwood ones
are $100-200 new.

Bill

 

[Ian]

Heavy recoil really bothers me, be it hanguns or shoulder arms. It didn't take me long to discover that full-power .44 magnum revolver loads are the absolute maximum I can control from bench/bags. .454 Casull is beyond me unless standing and holding with both hands. One of the biggest factors for me being able handle a .44 are the stocks. The rubber ones hurt too much (seems like they have enough give to slide-hammer my palms and wrists) and position the revolver too high in my hands, resulting in much sharper muzzle flip due to the extended moment arm. Sure, they save the middle knuckle, but stocks that fill the space behind the trigger guard don't work for me. On N-frame Smiths, the rubber stocks leave the backstrap exposed, cutting the solid support area down to a 5/16"-wide strip, so in effect is like getting whacked in the palm with a blunt mower blade at mowing rpm. Not fun for me. Solid, smooth, hand-filling wood is the answer for me.

 

[Pistolero]

Interesting. The Hogue rubber grips are perfect for me up to the 329, and then ONE shot with
the included wood grips was the end of that. Wow, like getting hit in the palm with a nightstick
by a strong cop. Regular Hogue Monogrip was way better, but still punishing. The special S&W -old
Hogue grips with extra rubber behind the backstrap made a big difference for me. I have no real
trouble with the normal .44s, any of them, and most of the grips. SBH came (used) with a Pachmayer
and it is fine, never even thought about changing it. The Anaconda came with a Pachmayer form
the factory, is fine.
On many of my S&W revolvers I have put the Hogue Monogrip, as it fits my hand very well
indeed, and is non-slip in our summer heat. My JM 625 came with the beautiful JM special
Hogue wood grips. I shot about 4 cylinders full and traded them to my buddy for a Monogrip
and partial credit towards the barrel pulling job.

Folks are different, and have different needs. Vive la difference!

Oh, and I have no interest in ever firing a .454 Casull.

Bill

 

[Brad]

Many dislike the Ruger SRH grips, identical to the rubber with wood insert GP100 grips. They are great for me.
Different hand shapes and sizes makes a difference.

 

[Pistolero]

I have a SRH in .480 and the recoil is more than I expected, given the HUGE size and
weight of the pistol. Grips seem fine. My GP100 grips are fine, too. Same for the
SP101, but it is only .22 LR, so recoil is not much of an issue, but they feel fine.

But a 26 oz .44 Mag is in a league of it's own.

Still getting emails on every post.

Bill