One More off the Short List

[mr surveyor]

Today I became the happy owner of a very lightly used 1996 vintage Ruger Super Red Hawk .44 mag. It was lightly used, but obviously never, ever cleaned - inside or out. I spent about three hours detail stripping it and cleaning it tonight, so might have to make a quick trip to the range tomorrow to re-install some new grime. The recessed grip frame on the SRH actually makes it possible for my longitudinally challenged fingers to be able to operate this version of "big-boy gun", so one more slot in my collection quest is now filled. Obviously the Lee Carbide 4 Die Set is now on the shopping list:D

Moving real close to the 59 year age group, I figure I've got to own and shoot as many of these bone jarring masterpieces as I can.... while I still can.


surv

[MW surveyor]

Good for you. Ah, the joys of a new gun and new caliber to load for.

[Barth]

Good for you. Ah, the joys of a new gun and new caliber to load for.

I know it sounds bizarre.
Ok, maybe not coming from me - LOL!
But I really like Pachmayr's Compac grips on my Magnums.
And that includes my S&W 4" 629-2 44 Magnum Mountain gun.
I highly recommend them.
https://www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo25/86/cc/b09a8c52fb3b__1323801557000.jpg

[JFootin]

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee486/John_England/Misc/ermey-weapon.jpg

[pitbull1022]

Have a SBH 50th Anniversary 7 1/2 inch barrel. Great Gun. Congrats. Try a FEW Corbon or Buffalo Bore hard cast heavy loads. They say they will punch thru a full grown griz. I dont know about that. No Griz in S. Illinois. But you sure do know your shooting a BIG BOY GUN.

[TucsonMTB]

Today I became the happy owner of a very lightly used 1996 vintage Ruger Super Red Hawk .44 mag. . . . . so one more slot in my collection quest is now filled.
Congratulations! :)

[QuercusMax]

Moving real close to the 59 year age group, I figure I've got to own and shoot as many of these bone jarring masterpieces as I can.... while I still can.


surv

Life is short. You are doing the right thing.

I have seen too many people in the generation before me put things off to do "later" but then end up unable ever to do them.

My father, now gone, introduced me to firearms when I was a kid, but then I went decades as a "city kid" if you know what I mean. I am trying to make up for some of that lost time time. I am following closely behind you it seems.

OK, I've got shopping to do! :D

[mr surveyor]

Boom, Boom....it's gonna be a keeper:)

I decided to leave it unscoped for now and picked up a Bianchi holster for it tonight. I was looking for a pocket holster or ankle holster, but there were none to be found. Next will be loading dies and components.

[TucsonMTB]

I was looking for a pocket holster or ankle holster, but there were none to be found.
Yeah, sure. http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ejustsomeguy/icon_lol.gif

[Barth]

Although it's somewhat blasphemous.
One secret sweetness of the big 44 Magnum revolver
is it's ability the throw 44 Specials like a cool summer breeze.

[Ken_K]

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8739/thisthreadisworthlesswib.gif

[TucsonMTB]

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8739/thisthreadisworthlesswib.gif
Yeah. I understand Surv is getting picture posting lessons from Jocko, real soon now . . . http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ejustsomeguy/icon_lol.gif

[Ken_K]

Great, now we'll never see a pic of it :rolleyes:

[Armybrat]

Well here....maybe a pic of my Smith M29 will tide you over until Perfesser J completes his instruction:

http://i522.photobucket.com/albums/w349/ScoPro/Armybrat%20Album1/guns025.jpg

[mr surveyor]

o.k already...... turns out that Jocko sent me a roll of film for one of them "instamatics" and it wouldn't work in my Brownie camera... then when I finally found some film at the old drugstore/soda fountain I had to drive all over Stumpwater to find someone to develop the film....

anyhow, here's my daily field gun (the monster SP101 on the bottom) with his new baby brother (top....in case you don't notice it). I may, or may not worry about polishing the little surface scratches off of it.... didn't get it as a BBQ/Display piece. It's gonna get a lot more marks on it if I can stay healthy enough, long enough:D


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/cowpi/SRHANDSP101.jpg


oh... BTW, the panels on the SP are from Bawanna, December 2010:)

[QuercusMax]

The concept of a "short list" is not valid, I'm afraid to say.

Maybe I am different, but my short list gets ---longer--- every day.

Even when I cross something off because I have purchased something that was on the list, I keep coming up with more things !!!!

Thus the "short list" has become the "long list".

This is one of - and perhaps the only - situation where I am actually glad that I do not have have more money, because that would only make things worse.

[Ken_K]

Very nice!

[Armybrat]

I'm drooling now.

[Bawanna]

o.k already...... turns out that Jocko sent me a roll of film for one of them "instamatics" and it wouldn't work in my Brownie camera... then when I finally found some film at the old drugstore/soda fountain I had to drive all over Stumpwater to find someone to develop the film....

anyhow, here's my daily field gun (the monster SP101 on the bottom) with his new baby brother (top....in case you don't notice it). I may, or may not worry about polishing the little surface scratches off of it.... didn't get it as a BBQ/Display piece. It's gonna get a lot more marks on it if I can stay healthy enough, long enough:D


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/cowpi/SRHANDSP101.jpg


oh... BTW, the panels on the SP are from Bawanna, December 2010:)

It appears your in need of a matching set for the howitzer.

[mr surveyor]

that would look nice:)

[Bawanna]

I'll try to track one down and whittle some.

[mr surveyor]

that would be wonderful

I noticed the other night when I detail stripped it, the panels have recesses for the cylindrical "pin" that holds the grip to the grip frame. Wasn't expecting that

[TucsonMTB]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/cowpi/SRHANDSP101.jpg

I may, or may not worry about polishing the little surface scratches off of it....
Scratches? I don't see any . . . but look at the size of the feet on that puppy! That is gonna' grow up to be a big dog!! :eek:

[mr surveyor]

a couple hundred dollars more will let me buy the dies and enough components to teach it to make it's bite as effective as it's bark:D