Best 44 Special for Concealed Carry

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Another one for the CA Boomer. I have some thin custom Juma grips that are grippy in the hand and slippy in the pocket.

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You will definitely feel that in your hand when you fire it. No padding but then it is utilitarian to the max, no sights either. Just a belly gun supreme! And some pretty hefty ammo.

 

[DM~]

I went through my 44spl. "phase" long ago, back then I went through several 44 spls., but after many years of owning/shooting S&W's, the "others" just weren't going to satisfy me.

SO, I ended up with a S&W M-19 "K" frame in 44spl., and carried it many years, but for several reasons I went back to the 357 Magnum and it's served me well.

DM

 

[Viper1357]

You will definitely feel that in your hand when you fire it. No padding but then it is utilitarian to the max, no sights either. Just a belly gun supreme! And some pretty hefty ammo.

Your description is very accurate to my experience!
I made the grips before I shot it, and other than the aesthetics I totally went for utilitarian aspect. Then I shot it, and yeah it stung and smarted like heck. After 10 rounds my trigger finger was buzzing and stinging. Anyway, at first the lack of sights and POA to POI was perplexing for anything but a belly gun, but by the third time shooting it (only 5-10 rounds each outing..lol) I figured out the POA for at least decent center of mass at 15' one handed. Not a lot better than a belly gun, but maybe just a bit. Even with the sting, I'd rather be in the back of it than the front. Small, easy to carry and deploy 5 heavy hits. I don't like it too much for recreation, but I like it for CC more than I thought I would.

 

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Your description is very accurate to my experience!
I made the grips before I shot it, and other than the aesthetics I totally went for utilitarian aspect. Then I shot it, and yeah it stung and smarted like heck. After 10 rounds my trigger finger was buzzing and stinging. Anyway, at first the lack of sights and POA to POI was perplexing for anything but a belly gun, but by the third time shooting it (only 5-10 rounds each outing..lol) I figured out the POA for at least decent center of mass at 15' one handed. Not a lot better than a belly gun, but maybe just a bit. Even with the sting, I'd rather be in the back of it than the front. Small, easy to carry and deploy 5 heavy hits. I don't like it too much for recreation, but I like it for CC more than I thought I would.

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THIS:

A belly gun is not intended to be shot at distances of more than 8 or 10 hefty steps, generally a heap less. So it does not need any sights. A sight is a device which lends itself to a feeling of false security. It makes the user believe he is going to place a bullet with more precision. Instead of hitting an adversary anywhere in the big middle, he is going to drill him fair between the eyes. This is dangerous thinking and will get a man killed.

They even go so far as to recommend cutting out the front of the trigger guard:

Chop the forward end of the trigger guard out. When you need the gun in a hurry, the trigger guard serves no better purpose than to get in the way. It is argued that a sawed-off with the front of the guard whittled out is dangerous — so is the other man when he is intent on pumping lead at you. I have carried six shooters without a whole trigger guard for 20 years and have yet to have an accident. A belly gun out of a pocket, or from a holster, or snatched from any convenient spot goes into action eons quicker if the trigger guard is open in front.

Example given in the linked article:

 

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