What is the first gun you have in mind when you hear 357 Mag or 44 Mag??

[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

 

[Ringtail]

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

 

[collector14]

Colt Python

 

[General Geoff]

Desert Eagle..... JUST KIDDING!



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.

 

[Snubster]

19 or 27, and 29.

 

[easyrider604]

.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.

 

[Catherine]

357Magnum = the FIRST gun that I learned to shoot using my late husband's gun. A Dan Wesson one. (I usually thought of Smith and Wesson the FIRST though.)

Also... the S&W Model 686 of mine when I first started to buy my own guns from May 1998 and on.

44Magnum = Our former S&W Model 29s in 29-2 and 29-3. DIRTY HARRY = my hero!

Catherine

 

[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

 

[joneb]

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.