[HiJinx]

So very well said, Ol' Son!
I'm going to have to go looking, I received my monthly NRA magazine this week, and John Milius is there...
Clint Eastwood gave the .44 Magnum used in the second Dirty Harry movie (Sudden Impact?) to Milius, and it is now resident in the NRA's National Firearms Museum.

[Long Cut]

The second "Dirty Harry" movie was actually called Magnum Force. It was followed by The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool. All are available as a DVD box set if you're interested. Clint Eastwood has expressed interest in making one more "Dirty Harry" movie to close out the series.

I got that magazine myself. The gun is the one used during the opening credits of Magnum Force.