Elk34 wrote: ↑October 11th, 2019, 7:35 am
I wonder how Clint Eastwood would carry his 44?
One of my all time favorite movies. Saw that one in the movies as a kid and now own 4 of the cop movies on DVD.
Hmmmmm Considering he hit the dude with the first shot at about 60 yds with a one hand hold while gnawing on a hotdog ... I think he can carry it any damn way he pleases!!
Im a little jealous. He is a fair bit taller than I am so he can carry that beast under a sport coat .. at my height I think I would need a trench coat and 5 minutes to draw.
As far as which .44 .. I have never had a Ruger in .44 but have been drooling over this boy for a while
https://www.ruger.com/products/redhawk/ ... /5059.html
I did have 2 629's post lock and they were a hoot to shoot and never gave me a bit of trouble. You really cant go wrong with either comany. I have decided that about 4" is my limit on handguns for being quick, handy, I shoot well and are easy enough to carry if its something you want to wander the desert with.
You cant go wrong with either the S&W or Ruger. I have examples of each in .357 and there are differences but in practical use they are not very different.
I consider my Rugers to be kind of the Glock of revolvers. The cylinder doesnt snap into place as soundly and as satisfyingly as my smith and other tolerances are not as bank vault snick snap like a fine machine but .. because of that it is not finicky, will shoot anything, doesnt mind a bucketful of dirt and is bone simple to work on and slick up. Others will certainly disagree but if I were asked to bring a revolver into a combat situation or those fun end of the world scenarios it would probably be the ruger. It is not nearly as sweet as my smith. it doesn't feel like a nice watch like my smith but I think I could drop it out of a second floor window into a mud puddle, shake it off and fire.
Of course means permitting .. you could get one of each!!
I miss my .44. I wasnt reloading when that last ammo shortage happened and I couldnt feed it so I let it go. In hindsight ???
I have since taken up reloading soooooo ... Maybe on the next bargain I will have to crack open the wallet.
Edited to add
OH! and its got to be steel .. come on was that a real question!?