[saturno_v]

I think that when it comes to these 2 calibers the first gun in my mind is the Colt Python for the 357 Magnum and the S&W mod 29 for the 44 Magnum.

IMHO these 2 revolvers are the quintessential iconic handguns for the 2 cartridges and made famous by Hollywood.

They are the symbol of the modern American revolver at its finest before the auto craze raged on.

So 357 Magnum = Colt Python and 44 Magnum = S&W 29....do you agree??

Comments and Opinions??

Regards

[ZeSpectre]

357 Magnum makes me think S&W 686
But I'll agree on the .44 Magnum, S&W 29

[Shawnee]

686 for the .357

Ruger Super Blackhawk for the .44


:cool:

[Ringtail]

.357 mag. - S&W Mod. 27
.44 spl. - S&W Mod. 24

[collector14]

http://www.guncollectorsclub.com/images/guns/Python_002_400x300.jpg

[General Geoff]

Desert Eagle..... JUST KIDDING! :D



Model 29 for the .44 Mag
Model 19 for the .357

[Tacbandit]

Quote by ZeSpectre:
"357 Magnum makes me think S&W 686
But I'll agree on the .44 Magnum, S&W 29"




Yeah,...what he said...+ 1 to ya, Ze......

[CSA 357]

357 Black Hawk 44 Mag 29

[Jack2427]

Smith 27 (the original magnum) and the Smith 29 (the original 44 magnum), maybe because of Clint Eastwood????

[Deadmanwalking_05]

S&w 65

[ndh87]

.357 - Ruger speed six. First 357 i ever shot (and still own)

.44 S&W 629 - Because i want one so bad.

[Boulder]

19 or 27, and 29.

[easyrider6042004@yahoo.ca]

.357 magnum - S&W 686
.44 magnum - S&W 29

[MikeKeyW]

The snake in 357, Colt did it right though a 27 is a strong 2nd.
Dirty Harry's 44. the 29. The Anaconda was too short lived to bump it

[vanilla_gorilla]

Simply mentioning ".357 Magnum" evokes thoughts of the true .357, the first .357, the Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum, now the Model 27.

Same for the .44 Magnum. When I think .44 Magnum, the first picture in my head is of a S&W 29.

[KC0QGL]

Ruger Blackhawk for both.

[Gunsby_Blazen]

Marlin 1894, and Ruger Blackhawk, I know its not one, but that's what I think of...
but when it comes down to it..
GP100 for .357
BlackHawk for .44

what can I say?? I like Rugers

[jibjab]

For me the Mod. 27 and 29, I'm to young to remember the registered Magnum.

[madcratebuilder]

Blackhawk and Super Blackhawk. M27 and M29. My first revolver was a Ruger.

[jhco]

python and 29

[ldp4570]

.357Mag. unquestionably a Model 28 with 3.5" barrel.

.44Mag. Model 29.

[Checkman]

357 magnum: S&W Model 28 Highway Patrolman w/ 4"bl

44 magnum: S&W Model 29 w/ 6.5"bl

[MCgunner]

.357.......M19
.44 mag....anyone who has EVER SEEN dirty Harry will know...M29 How could you think of any other .44 than a 29? Dirty Harry made the .44 cool, nay, a must have! Guy's were buying 'em up like they buy up AR15s and AKs now days.

[rtrwv]

Without doubt for me it was the first 357 magnum revolver I shot. A Taurus, not sure of the model number but It belonged to my brother-in-law and still does. Even his best efforts could not get me to pick that 4 inch barreled wrist breaker up again. And it was not the ammo nor my grip, he spent weeks with me showing me the proper methods and ergonomics. A few other people we know shot it and felt the same. The most common comment was that it was posessed. :evil:

[Quoheleth]

.357 - GP161 (blue) - my first revolver of any sort. But, I won't argue with anyone who says the Python is just about the prettiest .357 ever made.

.44 - Model 29 - is there any other choice? Well, is there, punk?

Q

[22-rimfire]

My first centerfire revolver was a Python and my first 44 mag was a Model 29 Smith. Does that answer your question? :)

I currently own neither at this time.

[Stainz]

No doubt - a 4"/5" 627 (X8) for .357M and a 629 4"/6" for .44M - maybe because that's what I have! Always - a S&W!

Stainz

[MCgunner]

Without doubt for me it was the first 357 magnum revolver I shot. A Taurus, not sure of the model number but It belonged to my brother-in-law and still does. Even his best efforts could not get me to pick that 4 inch barreled wrist breaker up again. And it was not the ammo nor my grip, he spent weeks with me showing me the proper methods and ergonomics. A few other people we know shot it and felt the same. The most common comment was that it was posessed.

I have a couple of Taurus 66s, a 3" and a 4" and they're no worse than my M19 Smith was. I'm not sure the problem you had. My WORST .357 medium frame for felt recoil was a Ruger Security Six, my first centerfire handgun. Thing HURT worse than my SP101, REALLY. The 4" 66 is sweet.

First gun that comes to mind when I think 357, though, is the 19, the original medium frame. I was never in love with N frame .357s, heavy. I like medium frame guns like the K frames. They're not as strong, but I don't feed 'em a steady diet of hot stuff. That's what my Blackhawk is for.

[cicguy]

Both I think of Smith & Wesson. I still have my first .357 Mag bought brand new in 65 or 66. It's is Model 19-2 with a 6" barrel. Still have the box. It sleeps next to me every night "just in case"


For God and Country,

CICGUY

[Hawk]

Hmmm.

The Dirty Harry movies would seem to make the model 29 the .44 that everyone knows of.

I don't know about the .357. There were probably more Highway Patrolmen and Pythons weren't even around in the 40s and first half of the 50s. It might be the .357 standard bearer due to cult following but I think more people associate V-8 with "Chevy" rather than "Cadillac", for whatever that's worth.

Actually, there is a movie featuring a .357. It's even named for the firearm in question - can you imagine if "Dirty Harry" was actually released as "S&W 29"?

So, who here is going to take it upon themselves to see to it that the movie is dubbed, or at least subtitled and released here on DVD to compete in the several "revolver movie" threads?

http://www.mr73-lefilm.com/

...or has it already been done?

:evil:

[Water-Man]

.357mag - Ruger GP-100
.44mag - Ruger Redhawk

[rondog]

Model 29 for the .44 Mag
Model 19 for the .357

Same here.



.44 - Model 29 - is there any other choice? Well, is there, punk?
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/DirtyHarry.jpg

[cowboy68t1]

Depends- Do you want to hunt with either gun? Or are they for home defense or target shooting? If hunting I'd go with a 6-1/2 inch Ruger Blackhawk in .357 mag. And the 10-1/2 inch Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 mag. Now if for home defense or target practice go with any Smith and Wesson and you really can't go wrong. I us mine for longer range hunting. Zero is 100 yards on 3 of the 4 Rugers I use. (Blackhawk .357 6-1/2 with a Red-Dot scope, Super Blackhawk Hunter .44 7-1/2 with Burris 2-7 power scope and Super Blackhawk .44 10-1/2. Open site on this one. Try one and you will know why.) The 4th is a 4 inch Blackhawk .357. I just got and I think I'll use it for those to close for a rifle shots when calling in coyotes. Up to you, I like Ruger single action hand guns so much I have the Sturm Ruger Emblem tattooed on my left arm. But Smith and Colt make awesome guns. Just try as may as you can before you buy one.

[earlthegoat2]

colt python,

i really dont care about 44s unless its the 44 special

[Colt46]

First .357 I spent any time around was a Smith and Wesson 66 4", Don't have a .44 magnum, but the Super Blackhawk always comes to mind when it comes up.

[BullRunBear]

.357 - Ruger Redhawk, huge, stainless and my first ever 357 magnum. But I suspect more people would think of the Blackhawk or a S&W double action.

.44 - Model 29, definitley. I can't think of any caliber/revolver combination so well known to the general public except maybe the Colt SAA in 45.

Jeff

[Ala Dan]

Smith & Wesson's model 19 .357 magnum and 29 .44 magnum

[wnycollector]

I grew up in NY, where every NYS Trooper had a BIG S&W model 28 on his hip! For .44, hands down S&W model 29.

[Claymore1500]

http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/f050aNFhIgNqNdgiblajWlYYNITWGkViiPFvv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg

These!

[Claymore1500]

delete

[2ndamd]

.357mag - Ruger GP-100
.44mag - Ruger Redhawk

+1
I agree

[glockman19]

.357 Mag I think of S&W 686
.44 Mag i think of S&W 29, 629 or Ruger Blackhawk.

[foghornl]

.357Mag??

Ruger "3-Screw Old Model" with 6-1/2" barrel...first center-fire personally owned handgun.

.44Mag??

The classsic S&W Mdl 29..."Dirty Harry" style. Although a very close second is the 7-1/2" barrel square trigger guard Super Blackhawk

[tim71]

.44 = Model 29 with 6.5 inch barrel. Dirty Harry is the man.

.357 probably my Colt Python although I'd love a model 19.

Tim

[Fisherman_48768]

Mdl 19 357 Mag
Mdl 29 44 Mag

[bannockburn]

.357 Magnum-Colt Python 6" Blued

.44 Magnum-S&W Model 29 6 1/2" Blued

[Ben Shepherd]

As a die hard ruger fan it pains me to say this, but if you want the first guns I think of with those 2 calibers, here goes-

357? S&Ws Registered magnums.

44 Mag? S&W model 29.

True. Just don't let anything in my safes hear I said that. SSHHHH!!!

[BigBlock]

These are the ones I bought, and paid top dollar for new. If I thought there were better ones I would have bought them instead. :neener:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/BatteryCharger/rugers.jpg

[tasco 74]

jack2427 and i are on the same page......... i have that pic of dirty harry hanging over my loading bench rondog....................



LIFE IS SHORT...............

[sungunner]

As a kid I always coveted the S&W 19 Combat Magnum, but really went nuts when the 66 version came out in stainless. Although the Python appealed to me, I liked the Smith better

In answer to the question though, I equate the .357Mag with the old Model 66 and the present 686+, and the .44Mag shared between the 29 and the Super Blackhawk.

[mauiglide]

S&W 686 Plus for .357 magnum
S&W 629 for .44 magnum

[t george]

i think rugergp-100 then ruger stanless hunter single action with 7.5 inch barrel

[.380awsome]

S&W 13
and
S&W 29

[XD-40 Shooter]

44 mag = S&W model 27

357 mag = S&W model 19

[msrtex]

357 Magnum makes me think S&W 19
44 Magnum, S&W 29

[possum]

when i hear .357 i instantly think of the s&w model 19

[f4t9r]

Model 29

[Brian Williams]

for the 357 I think of my S&W 13 3", for the 44 I think of a Ruger BlackHawk.

[10-Ring]

I'm w/ you on this one. My first thought of 44 mag wheelguns are of Dirty Harry & his 29. A blue 6" Python is my first thought when I think 357 magnum :cool:

[bflobill_69]

I grew up in NY, where every NYS Trooper had a BIG S&W model 28 on his hip! For .44, hands down S&W model 29.

Yeah WNY Collector I remember them too...

...but

I gotta go with 357: S&W M19 4" barrel
.44: S&W M29 6" barrel

Bflobill69

[JZ06]

.357 makes me think of my ruger sp101.

.44 mag makes me think of my friends a. super red hawk or b. his taurus snubby 2" ported .44!:evil:

[ParaElite]

My dream gun -- some day. A .357 magnum revolver made by Korth. Workmanship to the nth degree. I don't mean to sould like a snob, but damn that has got to be the most beautiful production revolver I have ever seen.

[Brett Byers AKA Slow]

GP100 and Ruger Redhawk

[thejetman]

My GP-100 wrapped in leather on my nightstand....Its a warm fuzzy feeling.

[Rossshady120]

colt 357. python

[Rossshady120]

i thought a gp-100 was a 20mm GL

[buck460XVR]

Since this is a subjective question as to what first comes to mind, I have a simple answer.........



comes down to when I think of .357s and .44s, I think wheelguns.


when I think of wheelguns, I think S&W.


don't get no simpler than that.

[cajun 48]

Yep wheel guns.
.357 mag = S&W Model 66
.44 mag = S&W Model 29
ajb

[LeonCarr]

Another vote for the .357 GP-100 and the .44 Redhawk.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

[The Bushmaster]

Colt SAA .357 magnum...
S&W Mod 29 .44 magnum...

[jjohnson]

Yep, I've shot S&Ws since I was a kid in the sixties. I have Rugers and love them, too, but the straight answer to your question is stainless Smiths for both.

I won't buy another new S&W with a Hillary Hole :fire: but that's another issue.

[Meeteetse]

What I think of is S&W 27 (4"-.357) and 29 (4"-.44 mag) in blue.

What I carry are Rugers. Blackhawk (4 5/8"-.357) and Super Blackhawk (4 5/8"-.44 mag)

[The Lone Haranguer]

The original N-frame Smith & Wessons for both.

[420Stainless]

The .357 that comes to mind for me is the Python. For .44, S&W Model 29 is the picture. Strangely enough, although I have and love 2 n-frames, I've never shot a Model 29. Only Rugers in that cartridge.

[Silvanus]

S&W 686 and 29

[benderx4]

Colt Python

Ruger Redhawk

(Runners-up: SW 686 and 29)

[wep45]

The .357 Magnum revolver = S&W model 686-4 with a 6" barrel

86940

[Revolver Ocelot]

gp100, redhawk

[russcoh]

44 Magum- Ruger Super Blackhawk
357 Magnum.. Ruger GP100

[Mat, not doormat]

.357 = S&W .357 Magnum, aka Registered Magnum, later the 27.

.44 = Ruger Super Blackhawk or Smith 29. SBH, because that's what I have and shoot in .44, 29, because, well, because.

~~~Mat

[silverking]

.357 mag= S&W mod 19-5 cuz it's what I have.(6 " bbl)

.44 mag= If I had one it would be mod 29

[3pairs12]

Blackhawk.

[abuelo]

357---S&W 686
44----Ruger Redhawk

[SniperStraz]

Gp 100

[ADKWOODSMAN]

S&W Mod. 27 6" for the .357

Redhawk 5 1/2" for the .44

I own the Redhawk but the .357 is a Mod. 28 Highway patrolman picked up for $98 in 1969.

[wanderinwalker]

Mention magnum revolvers and I picture N-frame Smith and Wessons.

The first, for the .357, is grampy's old M-28/Highway Patrolman with 4" tube. (Not sure if it's a pre-model # or not.) Learned to shoot DA revolvers with that gun and .38 Specials.

For the .44s, it is the M-29/629. I have a 6" 629 sitting with me right now, and will probably take it to the range later today. The first handgun I bought for myself, and I don't think I could ever part with it.

Now, in the .357 I'd say the M-19 runs a close second, and I have always wanted one, even though the 686 is stronger.

[drewball]

For me it has nothing to do with a gun I own or have ever shot. It is an impression left with me as a kid in both cases. Even to this day when I hear or read .357 the first thing that comes to my mind is a cop. Not a detective but a patrolman: Blues, nightstick, handcuffs, bright shinny badge on his chest, radio, and of course a gleaming blue steel Smith & Wesson combat magnum in a duty holster on his hip. I can still see an officer with that shiny deep blue gun to this day. I still remember staring in awe at many officers with those shiny blue revolvers in their holsters growing up. Until they started carrying wondernines or plastic-fantastics that was all I ever saw. Sure who didn’t want a python, but they all carried , blue steel, Smith & Wesson combat magnums. As for the 44 Mag? “You’ve got to ask your self one question: Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?” I own versions of both now.

[hiker44]

I grew up hearing nothing but Colt Python for the .357. The Smith 29 also pops to mind regarding the .44. I carry neither, but have a Smith 66 and a Smith 329PD, respectively.

[C-grunt]

.357 for me is the Highway Patrolman S&W with a 4 inch barrel. I think the model is the 28.

.44 is easily the 29 with the 6 inch barrel. I want one soooooo bad but would also love a 629.

[batmann]

I had to think of all of 2 seconds----
Python
M29

[Nacho Libre]

Desert Eagle.

[Rodentman]

S&W 28 and 29, both of which I owned in the 70's and wish I still had.

[gallo]

Sw 686
sw 29

[Johnboy53]

Nothing like a SMITH - 686 and 629

[fireman]

Nothing like a SMITH - 686 and 629

+1
6 Inch Bbl
Fireman

[Deanimator]

.357 - 3 1/2" Model 27
.44 - 6" Model 29-2