rickiesrevenge
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Please tell me more about your 357/44 bd. Im torn on doing one of those vs 357max
Varmint pistols
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Bullseye69
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Well they seem aboot the same in power. Maybe the max has an edge on speed but as far as availability of brass. 44 mag is easy to find and no special dies are needed but a FL size die to form them and no trimming. Max brass can be hard or expensive to acquire.
Anything chambered in 357 mag can be made into 357/44BD.
Ive always thought aboot making a 357/445SM.
Anything chambered in 357 mag can be made into 357/44BD.
Ive always thought aboot making a 357/445SM.
Bullseye69
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Heres a good article on the B&D.
Bullseye69
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Pistol or rifle?
I built a Savage 340 into a 357/44B&D.
rickiesrevenge
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It would be a single shot pistol. Leaning towards 357max. Starline makes brass and its not something Id need 1000s of brass for.
rickiesrevenge
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You bedded it with the trigger installed? Never done it that way. Normally I'll just put plasticine in the trigger areas of the stock to keep bedding out.
17VLD
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Always wanted an original six shot 647 or 648 Smith but after seeing your single action I may have to amend my thinking. Love the stock set on that revolver.
Sieg
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Yes I did, the reason being the trigger is so crisp. The trigger adjustments are factory sealed with a hard-set epoxy and I didn't want anything to change.
It breaks at 1.75lbs with zero creep, but feels more like 1lb. Basically, I didn't want to risk compromising one of the best factory triggers I've ever felt.
Rick in Oregon
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One of my dedicated varmint handguns; Smith M648 22 Magnum 6" with Leupold 4X EER scope.
Deadly on pd's, rockchucks and ground squirrels out to 100 yards if "I'm on".
It's pretty effective shooting CCI Maxi-Mag +V HP's. Another one I wonder why Smith discontinued the model.
Deadly on pd's, rockchucks and ground squirrels out to 100 yards if "I'm on".
It's pretty effective shooting CCI Maxi-Mag +V HP's. Another one I wonder why Smith discontinued the model.
Rick in Oregon
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Now Matt, why did you have to go and post that? Just when I thought my revolver buying was done......
kiwishooter
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That is some pretty slick enabling right there
17VLD
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Here is the sku# Rick,definitely not as cool as yours. Ergo the safe lock and 8 shot cylinder. Looking forward to finding an errant chuck to test it's mettle. Hope to find a six shooter one day to match my wonderful 617,wished I'd bought more of them when they were more readily available.
Matt
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Rick in Oregon
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Matt, that's tempting, like the 8-shot capacity, but the 'Hillary Hole' is a non-starter for me. What an abomination! It ruins the overall aesthetics of a nice revolver and screams 'WOKE'!
It Smith decides to offer it in either 4" and 6", I'd be their Huckelberry.
In the meantime, like you, my 4" Smith M617 10-shot 22LR will continue to see field duty. One of my most favored rimfire handguns.
It Smith decides to offer it in either 4" and 6", I'd be their Huckelberry.
In the meantime, like you, my 4" Smith M617 10-shot 22LR will continue to see field duty. One of my most favored rimfire handguns.
Matt......
Kinda......sorta like my old 6" 648......except I added an old S&W 0.5" wide target hammer and 0.5" wide target trigger......and Millet target rear sight.
There was some action work involved too.....
Kevin
