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Haha, I'll take your word on that. I've never heard of that round.
Model 329PD | Smith & Wesson
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Haha, I'll take your word on that. I've never heard of that round.
Model 329PD | Smith & Wesson
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oh it's an S&W wheel gun! Yeah that sounds terrible. My 629 mountain gun in .44mag is actually not fun to shoot. I do run it to stay current on it since it's my woods sidearm. I have some nice wood grips on it which helps a lot. The stock knurled plastic ones literally cut up my hands
I saw that one, gorgeous. The guy typed "Cody verified" enough times that I stopped reading because it become too annoying.Here is a fantastic piece of history.
This gentleman has some truly exceptional firearms for sale.
I have no affiliation, I just enjoy looking at and shooting historical firearms.
An exception to this is the 'AE' model WInchesters - AE standing for 'angle eject'.With the others, if you want to mount a scope it has to be a scout style long-eye relief scope mounted on the barrel.
Yeah,, in the earlier days of CAS/SASS, the '92s were king of the hill, this was before the Marlin 1894 action.So from my observations of the winners. They are usually........ Winchester 1873 and 1866 (actually the clones, as not too many originals are being run) and the Marlin 1894. Of note to me......is that the Win 1892 (includes the Rossi) and Win 1894 is not seen that often.
The advantage of the Marlin design is that it has side ejection. This means you can mount a scope in the standard full rearward position on the receiver. With the others, if you want to mount a scope it has to be a scout style long-eye relief scope mounted on the barrel. All the same problems as with a long eye relief scope on a pistol. Of course, to many, mounting a scope on a lever gun would be a travesty. But if I ever buy a .44 lever gun, it will be a Marlin, and I'll mount a scope on the receiver.
Yeah,, in the earlier days of CAS/SASS, the '92s were king of the hill, this was before the Marlin 1894 action.
The earlier Winchesters and Marlins that used the 94/336 actions were disasters in competition, they were designed for rifle-length cartridges, and while they work kind of ok for pistol rounds, they're 2nd rate at best.
The Marlins took over with the top shooters, but they still need work to run at speed.
The big advantage of the 66/73s is that all the cartridge handling is in a straight line,, no angled lifting or feeding to hang-up or jam.
The game has become one of pure speed, using loads that can barely get out of the barrel,, I witnessed one shooter who's .38 loads would not penetrate a sheet of heavy cardboard at 20 yards, but they were fast to shoot.
For general shooting fun it's hard to beat a slicked-up 92.
The now 'former' Remlins are hit and miss.What about the newer Marlins are they worth looking at