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

[sungunner]

As a kid I always coveted the S&W 19 Combat Magnum, but really went nuts when the 66 version came out in stainless. Although the Python appealed to me, I liked the Smith better

In answer to the question though, I equate the .357Mag with the old Model 66 and the present 686+, and the .44Mag shared between the 29 and the Super Blackhawk.

 

[mauiglide]

S&W 686 Plus for .357 magnum
S&W 629 for .44 magnum

 

[t george]

i think rugergp-100 then ruger stanless hunter single action with 7.5 inch barrel

 

[.380awsome]

S&W 13
and
S&W 29

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

44 mag = S&W model 27

357 mag = S&W model 19

 

[msrtex]

357 Magnum makes me think S&W 19
44 Magnum, S&W 29

 

[possum]

when i hear .357 i instantly think of the s&w model 19

 

[f4t9r]

Model 29

 

[Brian Williams]

for the 357 I think of my S&W 13 3", for the 44 I think of a Ruger BlackHawk.

 

[10-Ring]

I'm w/ you on this one. My first thought of 44 mag wheelguns are of Dirty Harry & his 29. A blue 6" Python is my first thought when I think 357 magnum

 

[bflobill_69]

I grew up in NY, where every NYS Trooper had a BIG S&W model 28 on his hip! For .44, hands down S&W model 29.

Yeah WNY Collector I remember them too...

...but

I gotta go with 357: S&W M19 4" barrel
.44: S&W M29 6" barrel

Bflobill69

 

[JZ06]

.357 makes me think of my ruger sp101.

.44 mag makes me think of my friends a. super red hawk or b. his taurus snubby 2" ported .44!

 

[ParaElite]

My dream gun -- some day. A .357 magnum revolver made by Korth. Workmanship to the nth degree. I don't mean to sould like a snob, but damn that has got to be the most beautiful production revolver I have ever seen.

 

[Brett Byers AKA Slow]

GP100 and Ruger Redhawk

 

[thejetman]

My GP-100 wrapped in leather on my nightstand....Its a warm fuzzy feeling.

 

[Rossshady120]

colt 357. python

 

[Rossshady120]

i thought a gp-100 was a 20mm GL

 

[buck460XVR]

Since this is a subjective question as to what first comes to mind, I have a simple answer.........



comes down to when I think of .357s and .44s, I think wheelguns.


when I think of wheelguns, I think S&W.


don't get no simpler than that.

 

[cajun 48]

Yep wheel guns.
.357 mag = S&W Model 66
.44 mag = S&W Model 29
ajb

 

[LeonCarr]

Another vote for the .357 GP-100 and the .44 Redhawk.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[The Bushmaster]

Colt SAA .357 magnum...
S&W Mod 29 .44 magnum...

 

[jjohnson]

686+, 629

Yep, I've shot S&Ws since I was a kid in the sixties. I have Rugers and love them, too, but the straight answer to your question is stainless Smiths for both.

I won't buy another new S&W with a Hillary Hole but that's another issue.

 

[Meeteetse]

What I think of is S&W 27 (4"-.357) and 29 (4"-.44 mag) in blue.

What I carry are Rugers. Blackhawk (4 5/8"-.357) and Super Blackhawk (4 5/8"-.44 mag)

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

The original N-frame Smith & Wessons for both.

 

[420Stainless]

The .357 that comes to mind for me is the Python. For .44, S&W Model 29 is the picture. Strangely enough, although I have and love 2 n-frames, I've never shot a Model 29. Only Rugers in that cartridge.