Gun Picture Thread

91bravo said:
I’ll try one out when they release here. Of course it will be a 17, since it’s my favorite handgun. Hopefully they don’t jack the price on them.
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The 17 is now the 47. They no longer make a 17 like we already have. It will now have the 19 spring in it. Supposed to be the same price as the original MOS.
 
BMCGear said:
The 17 is now the 47. They no longer make a 17 like we already have. It will now have the 19 spring in it. Supposed to be the same price as the original MOS.
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Yeah, I guess I’ll hang on to both of my 17s now. I like the look of the full length dust cover. The 47 doesn’t look bad though.
 
91bravo said:
Yeah, I guess I’ll hang on to both of my 17s now. I like the look of the full length dust cover. The 47 doesn’t look bad though.
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When I think of Glock, the 17 is hardwired into my brain. I owned a 47. Recoil impulse was slightly different than the 17. I like the 17 more. But, I also like the slower impulse of the 34.
 
This one deserves more than just a pic, as it has grown on me like few others. Finding purpose-built .44 Special six-guns has never been particularly easy, and even less so today, as the .44 Magnum quickly overshadowed the .44 Special after it was introduced (even though many people, after a few cylinders of .44 Mag, opt for shooting .44 Special instead….). People often say, why not just get a .44 Magnum and shoot .44 Specials out of it? Sure, you could do that, but a purpose-built .44 Special doesn’t need to be built to the same heavy-duty specs as a .44 Mag does. One can get away with a lighter medium frame, which is more nimble and nicer to carry on a long day afoot in the field.

I could opine on the wisdom of Keith, Croft, Skelton and others when it comes to the development of the .44, but suffice to say that everything they discovered about an ideal woods caliber, and the proper gun to go along with it, is no less applicable today. The civilized world may have changed, but the backcountry not so much. A .44 Special “Keith Load” with a 255 gr. semi-wadcutter cast bullet, traveling around 950-1000 fps, will take care of 95% of what needs taking care of in N. America, and decisively so. 566 M.E. (or more usefully, a TKO rating of 16) is nothing to take lightly.

Enter this beauty - the Flat Top Bisley .44 Special with a 4-5/8” barrel, built on a Blackhawk medium-frame. With a reasonable weight, a relatively short barrel and a 6-round capacity, it may just be the Perfect Packin’ Pistol, as one of my two favorite fellow-Idahoan sixgun aficionados would have called it. Most importantly, it just feels 'right' in the hand.

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RHINOKNIVES said:
I had a Charter Arms Bulldog .44 Special & while they won’t win any awards for beauty it would take the starch out of any man or beast out to 25 yards.

It doubled as a flamethrower!🔥
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I've considered getting a Bulldog. I'm really hoping Ruger will re-issue the 3" GP100 in .44 Special. When they (rarely) come up on the aftermarket, it's usually for ridiculous prices.
 
Hammer67 said:
I've considered getting a Bulldog. I'm really hoping Ruger will re-issue the 3" GP100 in .44 Special. When they (rarely) come up on the aftermarket, it's usually for ridiculous prices.
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what I prefer in the CA Bulldog is the lighter weight for carry. I never pumped a ton of ammo through it like a 9mm, .45acp or even a S & W .357 wheel gun.
 
Hammer67 said:
but a purpose-built .44 Special doesn’t need to be built to the same heavy-duty specs as a .44 Mag does. One can get away with a lighter medium frame, which is more nimble and nicer to carry on a long day afoot in the field.
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Some people have spent a lot of effort having small frame Ruger .357 converted to .44, now you can buy that configuration directly from Ruger.
 
Hammer67 said:
Indeed. And the people who can competently pull off that conversion are sadly becoming fewer.
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I know that you already know this, but...


When it comes to wheelguns, it's not only the "custom" guys, but also the guys at the OEMs. (*BTW, is Hamilton Bowen even still alive?)

I have a Smith revolver that's about to go back to the factory for the THIRD time. Yes, Smith & Wesson...the "Great Grandfather" of revolver manufacturers. Hell, I've even had one Colt and one Ruger that have had to go back for a "visit" to the Warranty Department.


As a diehard revolver guy, I've just had to accept that all the "cool kids" are buying/using Tactical Tupper nowadays, and that the Engineers and "Craftsmen" who built and worked on revolvers are either dead or in their 70's and 80's (*It's much the same for 1911's, of which I'm also a diehard owner/user). Every time I think of the words, "Evolve or perish", I want to vomit because it forces me to accept my own aging/decline and mortality.

Whenever I think about stuff like this, I think about Danny Devito's "buggy whips" monologue in "Other People's Money". In that flick, he talked about the issues/dangers of acquiring "an increasing share in a declining market".


As much as it pains me to type, I reckon that "Time marches on." 🫤
 
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