S&W .44 Magnum For Sale

mrerick · 10-27-2014, 10:07 AM

Rich, if that's yours, I'm really sorry for your loss! Hope you didn't get injured.

I wish I had one like this for teaching my reloading classes. Nothing like a prime example to get students' attention...

Marc

sheepherder · 10-27-2014, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mrerick

Rich, if that's yours, I'm really sorry for your loss! Hope you didn't get injured.

No, not mine. I visually check each case charge.

This pic was on root66's site, with the 'quick-change' Luger barrel. No other .44 pics; I'm guessing this is one of those pics that get passed around among the gun community for years...

Only 'problem' I've ever had with loads was shooting in the Winter and the case lands in the snow...Even though it lies in a heated basement for a couple day, the melted snow inside the case didn't evaporate...There was maybe only a drop or so but I didn't notice it and it was enough to soak the powder..."Click, phht"...Out comes the squib rod!

Now I shoot indoors.

kurusu · 10-27-2014, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

No, not mine. I visually check each case charge.

Again the greatest danger is getting your powders mixed up. Imagine you think your using 18 grs of VV n110 (fairly light load .44 Mag wise but a mangun load nonetheless) and you use instead 18 grs of VV n320.

rhuff · 10-27-2014, 05:29 PM

This photo and other views of this revolver have been around on other gun forums for quite some time. The majority of folks vote for overcharge(double/triple) with a low loft fast powder that made critical mass when the primer ignited. A S&W N frame is a rugged revolver, but there are, obviously, limits to it's strength.

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rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	This photo and other views of this revolver have been around on other gun forums for quite some time. The majority of folks vote for overcharge(double/triple) with a low loft fast powder that made critical mass when the primer ignited. A S&W N frame is a rugged revolver, but there are, obviously, limits to it's strength.