Let’s see those 44 “Special” Revolvers

Status
Not open for further replies.
Really falling in love with this early 80s stainless 4 5/8" Ruger .44 spl that Andy Horvath made into .44 special from .357 and put on Custom Gold front ramp and Bowen rear sights and tuned everything but left the Warning ! He did remark it .44spl. I have only fired a couple cylinders of 240 grain reloads at around 900fps but the sights were pretty close at 50 feet with tight clusters. I love my American Osage Orange Bear Hug grips I installed . I also love the OLD Original Jackass form fit holster, it rides perfect for me on a 1 1/2" gunbelt .
index.php
!
index.php
 
lee n. field said:
A bog standard Charter Arms .44 Bulldog. I picked it up used, got it for cheap...

It's got "some issues"*, that I'm working through.
...

*.......
Ejector rod is intermittently "scrapey" feeling when used. Works, but no other revolver I have feels like this. I'll have to, sometime, take it apart, check it out and possibly replace springs.
Click to expand...

Looked at another one today, a .44 "Bulldog Pug" from the Charter 2000 era. The ejector rod was, if anything, worse feeling than mine. Worked, but "scrapey & crunchy" feeling.

He wanted $300, the gun was more "cosmetically challenged" than mine, and cost more than mine. Pass. Maybe I should have given him a low ball offer. Wouldn't hurt me to have a spare/parts/practice gun. <shrug>.
 
Last edited:
Stumper said:
Lovely guns, both. Osage orange is a photo reactive wood. It will continual darken with light exposure. Honey brown in a few years. Purple black in about 40.
Click to expand...
Honey brown also comes in about 50 years if left outside as a fence post... OO is a crazy species. Best firewood ever, as long as you have an enclosed wood stove. Stuff pops and crackles like Rice Krispies.
 
The top .44 S&W 296 is an L frame gun and was too big for the pocket and the holsters were too big for such a lightweight gun , also the bore axis is real high making it kick up like a mule. I sold both for over a $1000 each after I got them out of my system !
P1010500_zpsacf28cd4.jpg These Charter Bulldog .44s are going nowhere ! They pocket carry perfectly in that Mika Holster and the Bore axis is lower and with the same loads the Buldog feels like half the recoil of the larger but about the same weight S&W296 ! The Blued Bulldog is an early one and extremly accurate and well made. The Early Stailess one is also very well made , but not quite as accurate.
IMG_20170401_112226714_zps89425a26.jpg The top 5" gun is a 2nd model S&W Hand Ejector .44special from the early 30s and the little S&W I frame is a 3" .32 S&W Long . I sold the set for $1800 a couple years ago to a lady back East , the S&W Case and knife went with it as it protected them in shipping and she paid well and were from an 1980s set of M29 and Kit gun that were sold separately in the early 90s.
P1030504%20-%20Copy_zps2ed501d6.jpg
The 7 1/2" Colt New Frontier SAA with the walnut grips is a .44 special. It "shoots like a rifle". I only fired it less than 50 rounds in 35 years to sight it in at 25 years when I got it but off bags Factory ammo did around an inch at 25 yards !!! I'm waiting for prices to rise on them, and they are starting to.
002-4_zpsc82b9139.jpg
 
Last edited:
Driftwood Johnson said:
Howdy

In the beginning, there was the Smith and Wesson 44 Hand Ejector 1st Model, also known as the New Century, but popularly known as the Triple Lock.

This well worn Triple Lock shipped in 1907. One year before they were officially cataloged. Notice the barrel marking says 44 S&W CTG (short for cartridge). This was before they started marking them 44 S&W SPECIAL CTG, as the later ones were marked. I found this one on the white elephant table of a local auction, because the finish was so worn. I got it for a song. Worn as it is on the outside, it still locks up tight and shoots great.

View attachment 1045458




This Target Model Triple Lock is a little bit more scarce than the standard fixed sight models. It shipped in 1913. Notice the barrel marking now says 44 S&W SPECIAL CTG.

View attachment 1045459




This nickel plated Triple Lock shipped in 1915.

View attachment 1045460




When S&W introduced the 44 Hand Ejector, 2nd Model, in 1915, they did away with the complicated 3rd lock and the under barrel lug that housed it. This resulted in a factory price reduction from $21 to $19. This equates to $54.44 in today's currency.

View attachment 1045461




In 1926, Texas dealer Wolff & Klar requested an update to the 44 Hand Ejector line. They requested a return to the under barrel lug, although the third lock was not reintroduced. (It never was) This very funky 44 Hand Ejector, 3rd Model, also known as the Model 1926 for the year it was introduced, was carried during WWII by an officer. The grips are very worn, and it has been refinished with nickel plating. Somewhere I have the holster that came with it. This one shipped in 1929.

View attachment 1045462




This 44 Hand Ejector 4th Model shipped in 1955. After 1957 this model became known as the Model 24.

View attachment 1045463




A bit more recent, this Model 624 shipped in 1985. I substituted Magna grips for the original over sized target grips.

View attachment 1045464
Click to expand...
Beautiful pieces of craftmanship. I would take any one of them in a heartbeat.
 
I was cruising through here looking to see if anyone had a Ruger GP100 Jeff Quinn edition from Lipsey's.

I don't have a 44spc, but a similar one would be what I've kept my eyes out for.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

J
  • Locked
45 ACP or 44 SPL (for my wife)
2 3
Replies
58
Views
2K
USBP 1969
U
L
  • Locked
Compact .44 Special Revolver?
2
Replies
31
Views
19K
Logan5
L
T
  • Locked
New Ruger Flat-top .44 Special strength...You decide.
Replies
15
Views
5K
BlkHawk73
B
C
  • Locked
Who makes a .44 Special revolver?
2 3
Replies
56
Views
7K
Desertrat357
D
If1HitU
  • Locked
In the woods with a .44 Special.
Replies
9
Views
6K
Loyalist Dave
Loyalist Dave
Back
Top