Thoughts on the S&W 69?

[Riomouse911]

I actually qualified with my 4” Model 69, as I use it as a fishing sidearm when up in the Sierras trying for early season trout. I highly doubt I will see another bear up there, as the only one I’ve seen ran away so fast it was a blur. But in the early season they may be pretty fresh from the den and hangry, so the .44 goes with me.

Didn’t do too badly, but shooting one-handed right and one-handed left opened up the impacts a bit (My 5 left-handed shots all went furthest right, go figure!)



Load was 7.3 gr Unique under a 215 gr Brazos coated SWC in .44 Spl. cases.

Stay safe.

 

[silicosys4]

I keep oscillating between really wanting one, and talking myself out of one.
I have a 6 shot .44 when I want to carry specials, This is only a smidge bigger than a S&W 69 with 1 extra shot


And I have a 4" 629 when I want to actually shoot full power .44 magnum



Between the two I can usually talk myself out of the 5 shot .44's, especially since those smaller frame magnums aren't exactly comfortable to shoot with magnum loads.
But I know its just a matter of time before a .44 M69 or GP100 comes my way.

 

[GooseGestapo]

What sort of shot placement do you use on trout ?

I actually qualified with my 4” Model 69, as I use it as a fishing sidearm when up in the Sierras trying for early season trout. I highly doubt I will see another bear up there, as the only one I’ve seen ran away so fast it was a blur. But in the early season they may be pretty fresh from the den and hangry, so the .44 goes with me.

 

[Riomouse911]

What sort of shot placement do you use on trout ?

A barbless lure landing about 6’ upstream from it if I am lucky.

Stay safe.

 

[GooseGestapo]

Nice rebound!

I used to tease hunters that would say: I got a 10pt last night! Meaning they shot it at dusk.

I’d ask them what kind of spotlight they were using? I’d then tease them for confessing to “Night Hunting “. A very serious offense in my jurisdiction.

Ever fished with dynamite ?
Called up a catfish with the telephone?