Large Bore Snub Nose?

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7" Darrel Ralph Titanium handled saber grind . That thing is California legal and fits in a front jean pocket with just enough to grab showing.:D
 
Nice!

I've been looking for that gun for twelve forevers... :cuss:

To give you an idea how long ago it was when I bought it, I bought it back when you could still buy guns on eBay. I had to fake an intestinal emergency to leave a business meeting long enough to put in my bid before the auction ended.

I haven't seen another like it since.

Best of luck.
 
My apologies for not having the time to take pics for this thread, but let me offer a classic and one which might be a surprise for some of you.

In 1985, S&W and Lew Horton teamed up to produce a very limited run...a round-butt 29-3/.44 Magnum with 3" bbl. and factory combat grips. If you've checked all the posts in this thread, you've seen the 3" equivalent in 629 configuration which was a much later run.

To appreciate the 29-3, you need to shoot it at dusk and have someone video the basketball-sized fireball that erupts from that short barrel. Wow!

Now, for the surprise...and from a brand that most consider a third-tier revolver company at best: The Rossi 720 Covert Special/.44 Special with bobbed-hammer, fixed sights and 3" barrel. They actually made two more versions, including one with adjustable sights, but the bobbed hammer and short barrel made the 720CS a favorite for its very short run.

Could be the best revolver that Rossi ever produced. Shoots those 200g, beer-mug shaped bullets out of the aluminum cases from a well-known ammo mfr. with real authority. Managed to fit mine with modified J-frame Macassar Ebony grips and they set off the polished-stainless frame really well. Carry it occasionally...just because.
 
I believe you. I can find it blued every once in a while, but not the stainless.
Charter currently lists a similar model, but it's DAO with no hammer spur at all. I like having the option for SA in the unlikely event I want it. The bobbed hammer has just enough of a spur to catch a holster strap if you adjust it just so. The current model has nothing. Also I don't like the blasted finish on the new ones as much.

http://www.charterfirearms.com/products/Charter_Bulldog_74421.asp
 
My favorite 44!

A 44 magnum S&W model 629-6 Talo Deluxe with a 3" barrel. I sent it to the S&W Performance Center for the master revolver action package and for a fixed C&S extreme duty rear sight.


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If I shot that with full .454 loads like from Buffalo Bore I'd wear a welders helmet just in case it came back into my face.

Deaf

The recoil on the Alaskan does not cause severe muzzle flip, even with buffalo bore rounds. It's more of a push back into your hand.

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At least not with this factory over-moulded grip...
 
DammitBoy said:
The recoil on the Alaskan does not cause severe muzzle flip, even with buffalo bore rounds. It's more of a push back into your hand.

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At least not with this factory over-moulded grip...

That must be one fantastic set of grips. My 7.5" ported version of that revolver with Pachmayr Decelerator grips doesn't JUST push with full loads, it kicks like an angry mule. :D
 
I'm not sure why a northern wilderness protection revolver would need to have a very short barrel, but big bore (caliber starts with at least a 4) revolvers with snub nose (under 3") that make much sense for regular use have all been discontinued. Even 3" like the Taurus .44 Special (my gun) are gone.

Some like odd guns, but big bore and carry together are sort of an oxymoron. The only good reason to have a so called snub nose is for carry, so if the caliber and weight of the frame are too heavy, such a gun does not make sense (and is not offered because it won't sell in sufficient numbers).

I would like an L frame 44 Special or 41 magnum. I am not interested in loading a caliber down to make it more manageable in a smaller gun, although I do that in 357 Magnum. As long as the brass length and frame strength are what was intended, e.g. 44 Special, not 44 Magnum shot with 44 Special, I'm okay with it.

What I would jump at is an L frame, 5 shot 45 Colt, which I expect would be manageable to shoot regularly with loads that aren't too wild.
 
I think it was Mas Ayoob that said big bore snubbies gave the "illusion of concealability". While I absolutely love the things, he does seem to have a valid point in the real world.
 
A 2-3" Model 17 Smith is not that much different than a 3" "L" frame, and people run to those. As a matter of fact, a short barreled .45 1917 is lighter than a comparable "L" frame .357.
 
Well, at least a 3" L frame is a real gun that you can buy new. It is a 357 though. There is a 44 mag PC model in 2.625". The 17 is currently only offered in 22LR, near as I could find. I didn't find any archive reference to the 17 in 45 that had a barrel as short as 3".
 
You are making me laugh. :D REAL GUN? Buy an OLD 1917 and cut the barrel off. It will cost you the same as NEW gun, and be better made. There was probably a time when I was very young when I thought all guns had to be new and shiney.
 
A couple of Big Bores

625 in 45 Colt / 45
629 Reeder 44 mag

Does my 10mm stubby count?
 

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