Posted on 08/12/2004 11:00:36 AM PDT by TEXASPROUD
For all of the old farts out there that know a good revolver can settle a social fracas as well as a pistol, I got good news. Smith&Wesson is going to reintroduce the Model of 1950 .44 Military to be known as the Thunder Ranch Special Model 21-4. This will be a blued N-Frame, round butt, skinny barreled, fixed sight, .44 Special. I currently have an old Model of 1926 .44 Special, as well as an adjustable sight 6 1/2" Model 24 and a 4" Model 624 .44 Special. This retro model will bring us back to a simpler time, and for those from the Southwest, give an opportunity to own one of the more popular guns used by Southwest Peace Officers. I know the .44 Maggie can do more, has ammo interchangability, has more power etc., but for those more relaxed times you'll be able to slip on a hand tooled(basetweave) El Paso Saddelry Tom Three Persons holster, belt, and slide ammo carrier. Buffalo Bore bullets makes a .44 Special load that sends a 250 Keith bullet at 1000 fps from a 4" barrel @ SAAMI pressures. An ideal companion for the woods, the desert, or the jungles of New Jersey.(something for Mr.Benchley @ DU) The gun will be a standard item, not from the custom shop, so it should be affordable. I know there are better weapons out there for us to get to our rifles, but I for one am looking forward to acquiring one of these. Keep your powder dry. TP
It is too so. The length of a .50 ammo belt for American fighters in WWII was 27 feet, or 9 yards. This wasn't just the spec for Mustangs, but also Thunderbolts, Corsairs, etc. The length was standardized and fighters were designed to take this length of ammo belt. Giving somebody "the whole nine yards" meant lining them up in your sights and pulling the trigger until the guns all went "click."
I didn't know that... cool.
I'm not sure I forgive Smith and Wesson. I'm going to stay with my Chinese SKS made with good old fashioned slave labor. There's nothing that says quality like knowing the worker can get a bullet in the back of his head for making a poor product.
I was looking at a Nagant revolver made in 1926 the other day, but I figured there was a good chance it had gathered some serious bad kharma in a previous life.
I have a Nagant tucked away somewhere. I think the year on the side is 1936. I don't mind owning some guns that are weird or strange because I don't have to depend on it to save my life. There's others for that job. Besides, there aren't too many chances to buy a gun where the holster costs more.
For you .500 fans out there.
http://www.imageevent.com/fiveshooter/clements
By the way, I'm looking for a picture of this specific gun which is a link to a Linebaugh website. If anyone knows the address, post it please.
My S&W 45ACP double action revolver was a little rough out of the box, but some diligent exercise of the mechanism has smoothed it out very well. Trigger pull is still heavy but smooth, which suits me just fine.
Actually the Brits that sold the company lost money on the deal . They originally bought the company for over 24 million & sold it for just over 11 million to the present owners.
Prices? anyone know prices?
M/P Model, I don't know which model that was, please give a little more information/
Isn't that a thing of beauty. Mine is just like it but I lucked out and got the velvet lined case. People don't believe you about an adjustable firing pin.. HEEHee
The picture you sent is definitely the Model of 1955 .44 Maggie, however the Model 21-4 is the Model of 1950, which will have a skinny barrel, fixed sights, and a round butt. It will probably also have the new internal safety.
Nice picture BTW.
Actually the Brits that sold the company lost money on the deal.
Isn't the case diameter of the .50BMG too large to fit in the cylinder as depicted?
It's probably a two-shooter. ;)
Barrel's too high. Unless it's a one-shooter (with the cartridge sitting in the center of the cylinder).
Uh, yeah, that's the ticket. :)
I think that's explanation #493. There have been dozens of different claims to the "origin" of the phrase, including from tailoring, cement delivery, you name it.
As far as I know no one's been able to find definitive evidence for any of them. It's probably one of those things that are lost in the mists of time and will never really be settled.
Then I guess we all deserve an "attaboy" as they seem to have lost their asses on the deal.
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