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yeah, true...lol!!

is that a barrel off of an old 44 special or did someone mill the rib off the original barrel? it looks great.

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It's a 29-9, "Heritage" Model, 44 Mag. Light skinny barrel with ball detent front lock. The Heritage series was made some years ago {2000-2002 I think} in K and N frame revolvers {.38, .44 Sp, .44 Mag and .45 Colt}, about 250-500 each model as I remember. Blue, nickle and case hardened frames. They were sold as "collector" guns but I use mine. CDNN had them for sale, and for a while they could be sniped off Gunbroker or Gunsamerica for around $600. I see now they tend to go about $1000 or more. I had another one in nickle but sold it when I realized I could make a couple hundred bucks. I hate nickle, too.

The gun handles about identically to a 1926 Target and makes for a light steel-framed .44 Mag. I use a sort-of medium level handload in it of 18 grains of 2400 under a 240 grain bullet for about 1200 fps. I shot a bear with it and have used it around the ranch here but I'm really no handgun hunter. Mostly I use pistols for shooting butcher stock and stock-chasing dogs.

Truthfully, I prefer auto pistols and little-by-little got rid of all my revolvers some years ago. This is the last of my wheelguns left but it's a keeper.

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