This was fun!

Nice control of those locked arms after that fireball........lol

I have a 4" Model 29 in 44 mag........always fun to watch first timers with it. My wife fired it several times a few years back and did well shooting it.
 
Awesome. Great pics!
 
Millie said:
Follow up...do revolvers shoot more fire than semiautos do?
Those pics are awesome!!!
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Often, yes...for a couple a reasons.

Some of the big "fireball" ammo is in calibers that you find much more often in a wheel gun.

The gap between the cylinder and barrel allows fire to come out sideways, similar to a brake on a rifle. So, you can get the appearance of more fire because it's not all focused around the end of the barrel. For example:

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BigWaylon said:
Often, yes...for a couple a reasons.

Some of the big "fireball" ammo is in calibers that you find much more often in a wheel gun.

The gap between the cylinder and barrel allows fire to come out sideways, similar to a brake on a rifle. So, you can get the appearance of more fire because it's not all focused around the end of the barrel.
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This is true. The particular round used in my pics was loaded to do that.
 
And that particular caliber is the most powerful handgun in the world...cause Dirty Harry said so!!

You can buy a 44 Mag semiauto, but you won't see them near as often as the revolver.
 
Yep, shot the .44 mag Desert Eagle. Not as much fun.
 
I too love that 329 scandium frame for carry weight but hate it for recoil of heavy Magnum loads ... it is a hand full. You done damn good!
 
BigWaylon said:
Often, yes...for a couple a reasons.

Some of the big "fireball" ammo is in calibers that you find much more often in a wheel gun.

The gap between the cylinder and barrel allows fire to come out sideways, similar to a brake on a rifle. So, you can get the appearance of more fire because it's not all focused around the end of the barrel. For example:

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Cool! Glad I didn't see these pics before I went to shoot for my CC!
But still.....excellent!
 
Millie said:
Cool! Glad I didn't see these pics before I went to shoot for my CC!
But still.....excellent!
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You do want to make sure you don't use an exaggerated both thumbs forward grip with a revolver, where the support thumb ends up near the cylinder gap. You risk it being cut/burned/etc by the blast.
 
BigWaylon said:
You do want to make sure you don't use an exaggerated both thumbs forward grip with a revolver, where the support thumb ends up near the cylinder gap. You risk it being cut/burned/etc by the blast.
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Well, I didn't get burned by fire, just bruised by grip...I'm glad I didn't know lots of fire was coming at my hands. My hold on the gun must have been OK except for the area that got bruised, of course! Lol.
 
Good form.
What was that loaded with, something like W296?

One of the most unpleasant guns I've ever stood by when fired was a 4" MagnaPorted Model 29. It was concussive and you could see the blast wave roll through the grass in front of the shooter.
The other unpleasant gun, to stand by, was a Dan Wesson revolver where the cylinder gap wasn't adjusted properly. It spit lead in my face. :eek:
 
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georgel said:
Good form.
What was that loaded with, something like W296?

One of the most unpleasant guns I've ever stood by when fired was a 4" MagnaPorted Model 29. It was concussive and you could see the blast wave roll through the grass in front of the shooter.
The other unpleasant gun, to stand by, was a Dan Wesson revolver where the cylinder gap wasn't adjusted properly. It spit lead in my face. :eek:
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That wasn't lead. It was a gun orgasm.
 
I owned one of those...for about a minute and a half. Trade for the opposite end of the spectrum, a 4" Redhawk/Anchor.
 
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