Hand Cannons Please. What's your Super Mas Macho pistol?

[Barth]

My first handgun, bought after a week of Dirty Harry movies, is a S&W 44 Magnum Moutain Gun (38 oz of Fire Breathing Stainless Steel).

[JimBianchi]

Very nice!

Have you shot it or tried to CCW it?

I am in the market for a "big" revolver.

Only requirement is it must have at least 6rds or 357 or 44. Currently leaning toward a Taurus 617 (7rds of 357)

[CJB]

Used to have a Smith 29 in 2-1/2"
But the PM45 does it for me now

[Barth]

Very nice!

Have you shot it or tried to CCW it?

I am in the market for a "big" revolver.

Only requirement is it must have at least 6rds or 357 or 44. Currently leaning toward a Taurus 617 (7rds of 357)

Have you shot it? Are you kidding LOL!
1000+ rounds (but not with the wood grips)

CCW? Yup. In an Eagle XL Fanny Pack for about 3 years.
(Had to stuff it in up side down - LOL!)

I am in the market for a "big" revolver.
S&W makes the best revolvers in the world - IMHO.
Recommend - S&W Performance Center 627 (8 shot 357)
They have the new night guard series as well - take your pick!

[TucsonMTB]

That is one elegant hand cannon! How do you prevent the cylinder drag line? Yours looks perfect!

[Barth]

That is one elegant hand cannon! How do you prevent the cylinder drag line? Yours looks perfect!

I don't know what that is?
Had to look it up.


That pic isn't my gun - but looks almost just like it.
The cylinder is still perfect though.
Mine is a M629-2 Mountain Revolver.
It's all ALL stainless including the hammer and trigger.
Is glass bead blasted for a satin finish that resists scratches.
Plus I had a professional action job and an over travel adjustment screw
put in the trigger. The action is like pure glass.
5 years in storage and I spun the cylinder and it just sang!
I think the all stainless construction with glassy action job and glass bead blasted finish keeps it looking pristine.

Update: Ops, mine does have a drag line...
You know how your girl remains hot in your eyes
even as the years pass by? LOL! Oh well, I love her anyway.

[TheTman]

I saw a movie the othernite, "Faster" with Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock, he had a Ruger Redhawk Alaskan in 454 Casull with 2.5 in barrel. We froze the DVD on a spot where you could read the etching on the gun so we know what it was. You know how Hollywood over does everything, but it sure looked like a hell of a gun. Looked like a hell of a hand cannon to me. It's 6 shooter too. My biggest gun is my 6 inch barrel S$W 629 .44 mag.

[BuckeyeBlast]

Love my Ruger hand cannons.



But if I want to just shoot something kind of bad-ass, then out comes Tommy!

[Barth]

I saw a movie the othernite, "Faster" with Dwayne Johnson AKA The Rock, he had a Ruger Redhawk Alaskan in 454 Casull with 2.5 in barrel. We froze the DVD on a spot where you could read the etching on the gun so we know what it was. You know how Hollywood over does everything, but it sure looked like a @#!*% of a gun. Looked like a @#!*% of a hand cannon to me. It's 6 shooter too. My biggest gun is my 6 inch barrel S$W 629 .44 mag.

That's what I'm talking about!
357/44/454 - We are talking Magnum Force Baby!

[gb6491]

Hand cannons

Here's my Ruger Bisley in .44 Magnum. It's actually pretty pleasant to shoot

The business end:

Regards,
Greg

[slowpoke]

My favs are:
5" 44 top
5" 357 middle
3" 357 bottom

I made the pic small so you can't tell how dirty they are.

[slowpoke]

Here's my Ruger Bisley in .44 Magnum. It's actually pretty pleasant to shoot

The business end:

Regards,
Greg

I’m guna get me another Ruger 44 SA. I used to have a Super Blackhawk that was eazy on my elbows. I could shoot that gun all day. I have a Vaquero that I can’t get to shoot any better than 2” @ 25yds but it’s a comfy shooter.

[OldLincoln]

My dad had one of those old .44 single action cowboy revolvers from the first part of the last century. He took me shooting with it and his ammo mush have been as old as the gun itself, it really looked bad, all tarnished and banged up.

The first round went pop like it was tired but it did shoot. The second was more like a Barney Frank fart and didn't make it all the way out. He pounded it out with a phillips screwdriver. The next one was just as bad so he finally says "Well, I guess this old ammo doesn't want to shoot today." and put the gun up.

He had a fine collection for a long time then started selling it off. After he died his Colt was the best of all his guns. He had pretty much worn out the hunting rifles. I guess that's the way to do it. You know you're getting close when your guns are worn out.

[Barth]

I’m guna get me another Ruger 44 SA. I used to have a Super Blackhawk that was eazy on my elbows. I could shoot that gun all day. I have a Vaquero that I can’t get to shoot any better than 2” @ 25yds but it’s a comfy shooter.

One of the many guns I rented before I bought my Smith was a Ruger 44 Super Redhawk with an 8 inch barrel.
It was one sweet and very accurate gun.
No problem handling full house 44 mags all day long.

So I bought my 38 oz 4 inch M629 44 Mountain Revolver ($350 used).
Didn't know what I was getting into - LOL!
I'd shoot Federal 240 grain Hydra-shocks (1350 fps).
And gun would throw a foot of flame out the barrel.
After 50 rounds my hand was bleeding and I'd have to stop.
Then I'd heal up and do it again. Super accurate though.
Screws would fly out of the gun while firing and I had to lock tight them!
Eventually I loosened the cylinder and had to have it tightened and the gun worked over.
I still have and love that gun. But I think my flame throwing days are over....

[Barth]

I’m guna get me another Ruger 44 SA. I used to have a Super Blackhawk that was eazy on my elbows. I could shoot that gun all day. I have a Vaquero that I can’t get to shoot any better than 2” @ 25yds but it’s a comfy shooter.

I grew up on westerns and a classic stainless SA revolver has always
been a guilty pleasure I may have to resolve some day....