dickydalton

Member From New Mexico

Joined: Oct 6, 2012

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- dickydalton reacted to vanfunk's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  I’m a niche guy, living a niche life. .44 will always be a part of that life, until that life is no more. I love the caliber; I love...
  
  Yesterday at 11:59 PM
- dickydalton replied to the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying?.
  
  The first S&W I bought was a Model 51 22 Mag. (still have it) the second one was a Model 29 4" in 1974 that left due to chemo bills in...
  
  Yesterday at 4:22 PM
- dickydalton reacted to CraigC's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  We'll never truly know but I always credited the .44Mag's popularity to Elmer Keith, Skeeter Skelton and silhouette shooting in the...
  
  Yesterday at 4:11 PM
- dickydalton reacted to Styx's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  When people think of semiautos, 22lr, 9mm, and 45acp are king. Those are the staples and the standard calibers. Likewise, regardless of...
  
  Yesterday at 4:36 AM
- dickydalton reacted to CraigC's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  This ain't bickering, it's a discussion. Meplat matters to this discussion. I get your point, I've heard it a million times. My point...
  
  Yesterday at 4:36 AM
- dickydalton reacted to CraigC's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  The bullet diameter is irrelevant. It's the meplat that creates the wound channel, not what's behind it. Look at both the .44 and .45...
  
  Yesterday at 4:35 AM
- dickydalton replied to the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying?.
  
  Since 1989, my most used and loved...
  
  Thursday at 8:22 PM
- dickydalton reacted to CraigC's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  Probably because you used the word "superior". How can something that is less in every way be "superior"? Maybe preferable but as others...
  
  Thursday at 8:18 PM
- dickydalton reacted to silicosys4's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  Its pretty simple. An N frame is sized for the .44. You are carrying exactly the amount of gun you need. No more, No less. You get...
  
  Thursday at 8:17 PM
- dickydalton reacted to silicosys4's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  Except the guns built in .41 are almost all built on .44 size frames so are overly big and bulky for the caliber, ammo is harder to get...
  
  Thursday at 8:17 PM
- dickydalton reacted to CraigC's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  Anyone who thinks the .45Colt is more controllable, it's because they're comparing milquetoast 800fps loads to 1400fps loads that are...
  
  Thursday at 8:13 PM
- dickydalton reacted to Hookeye's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  Have no use for a 629 4" again. But I still want one LOL They're just cool.
  
  Thursday at 8:13 PM
- dickydalton reacted to .45Coltguy's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  "And I'm a .45 Colt fan. But I know .44 Magnum is the better of the two cartridges." Truth!^^^
  
  Thursday at 8:13 PM
- dickydalton reacted to Miami_JBT's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  Prior to the release of Dirty Harry, the .44 Magnum was dead. S&W literally stopped making 'em when Dirty Harry was being made and S&W...
  
  Thursday at 8:12 PM
- dickydalton reacted to Miami_JBT's post in the thread Are 44 Revolvers Dying? with Like.
  
  Piece I wrote about the wheel gun a few years back. https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/is-the-revolver-dead-is-that-a-trick-question/
  
  Thursday at 8:12 PM
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