Panzerschwein
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Those 720s were well thought of.
Some say the best Rossi revolver ever made.
Some say the best Rossi revolver ever made.
Big Bore favorite for ccw.
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I have a S&W 625-9 Mountain Gun in my favorite chambering, .45 Colt. It's the revolver I carry while hunting out of town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I also carry it for CCW while on those trips. That allows me to carry one revolver that meets all my needs and keeps things simple...I switch between a set of Ahrends round butt to square butt stocks and Eagle boot grips depending on circumstances. I have a Simply Rugged pancake holster that can be converted from OWB and IWB. I usually carry it loaded with Speer "flying ashtray" 200 gr for in-town and my 250 gr LSWC at 850 fps handloads for woods carry...I carry it in my home town sometimes, just because I like it. Toting an N frame all day can be a bit of a burden but I enjoy it and shoot it well. I have a Ruger Redhawk 4" in .44 Mag but it's beyond my maximum weight level for all day belt carry.
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Panzerschwein
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Used to carry a .44 BULLDOG from Charter.
Good pistol but it was a little fat for my frame. Hell, I'm fatter now myself so just might to get another CABD-44. I see they have the "Son of Sam" special out again these days, 3" unshrouded job with the wood grips.
Good pistol but it was a little fat for my frame. Hell, I'm fatter now myself so just might to get another CABD-44. I see they have the "Son of Sam" special out again these days, 3" unshrouded job with the wood grips.
I decided that the .44 Spl. cartridge was the perfect cal. for a snub belly gun that you would always have on you. I have been using them since 1987. Haven't found anything better. But you really need to handload it. If you don't then the Speer 200 gr. Gold Dot is the BEST choice.
Well, my favorite carry gun is my 3" 44sp S&W 696. At least it is on Monday's, Wednesday's & Friday's.
Tuesday & Thursday belong to the 3" 45LC S&W 625-7.
Saturadays are reserved for a Gary Reeder 3.75" rebuild of an Accu Sport, 5.5" Ruger 45LC
Sunday's usually find me wearing a nice 4" 45LC S&W Mountain Gun.
Joining the rotation, from time to time:
3.5" Ruger Blackhawk 45LC
3.5" Uberti El Patron 45LC
A couple of 624s and 24s (all 3 inch) and 1 3" 629.
I admit it, I get/got carried away but, you know, you can't take it with you.
Truthfully, the 696 & 625-7 are the ones most often carried, with the 696 carried most often.
(I just ordered a 3" 45acp Kimber Ultra Carry HD. I hope the 696 and 625-7 don't get jealous.
I forgot to mention, the 696 were twins!!! I have two of them.
--Nashtn--
Tuesday & Thursday belong to the 3" 45LC S&W 625-7.
Saturadays are reserved for a Gary Reeder 3.75" rebuild of an Accu Sport, 5.5" Ruger 45LC
Sunday's usually find me wearing a nice 4" 45LC S&W Mountain Gun.
Joining the rotation, from time to time:
3.5" Ruger Blackhawk 45LC
3.5" Uberti El Patron 45LC
A couple of 624s and 24s (all 3 inch) and 1 3" 629.
I admit it, I get/got carried away but, you know, you can't take it with you.
Truthfully, the 696 & 625-7 are the ones most often carried, with the 696 carried most often.
(I just ordered a 3" 45acp Kimber Ultra Carry HD. I hope the 696 and 625-7 don't get jealous.
I forgot to mention, the 696 were twins!!! I have two of them.
--Nashtn--
RealGun
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No surprise that a more compact L-frame (696) would be your favorite. That's some big iron you carry. Is that open carry or concealed?
Man I wish I would have bought two 696s when they only $400 apiece. Who knew? At least I got one and it's not going anywhere until I reach room temperature........ The 696 was one of the BEST ideas S&W ever had. Sadly the ammo industry would not support the caliber - there were still too many OLD guns floating around that would not handle ANY high performance ammo. But if you handload - it just doesn't get any better in a snub revolver. I also wish I had grabbed a couple of the Taurus .44 Spl. snubs back when I could buy them at dealer cost. Those were very nice CCW guns and were very affordable. The Taurus guns of the 90s were nothing like what they currently put out.
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I am privileged to own both a 696 and a vintage Taurus 441. Not using them often though, since moving up to six rounds for carry in a 41 Special custom GP100. The 44 Special is shot more often out of a NMBH Flat Top 4".
I don't have a 696 to compare to, but isn't it more or less the same size and weight as a 69 (ignoring barrel length)? I am imagining the 2.75" 69 will be a second chance for those who missed out on the 3" 696s, and it will handle as much performance as the shooter will which will be nice.
That is concealed carry, about 3 inches right of my gig line, in a cheapo Uncle Mike's IWB. I've got a bunch of expensive, leather IWBs and none are as usefull or comfortable as UMs.
Also, I reload for my 44s and 45s.
--Nashtn--
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Smith and Wesson 25-5 with 4 inch barrel and correct size throats. Not bad for a nearly 145 year old cartridge.
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A 1980-made S&W 25-2, a moon clipped .45ACP target revolver with its 6 1/2 barrel shortened to 3 1/4." Back in the day, S&W was unresponsive to the demand for a revolver like this, so many gunsmiths solved that problem quite well!
This custom revolver has an AMAZING trigger job, both single and double action, and the ultra wide, grooved/flat faced original target trigger is radically narrowed, smoothed and rounded for fast double action use in steel and bowling pin matches. The front sight is now a sharp-edged patridge type, intentionally done this way for in-house use at night . . . for a short barreled big bore is hard for an intruder to grab in the dark, and if they do, a quick yank on the revolver will lacerate the attacker's hand severely. It is SHARP!!!.
I keep a special holder for EIGHT 6-round moon clips in the glove box, and another in the bedroom. It is the ultimate fighting revolver. Grips are custom Elk "stags" by Patrick Grashorn of Colorado, with an old-school Tyler T-grip. What an incredible firearm in the many handgun matches I've shot it in . . . and won a lot with it too! Although it has a short tube, it still "thinks" its a target revolver . . . putting a whole cylinder's worth of .45ACP into a single jagged hole at 10 yards, unsupported.
This custom revolver has an AMAZING trigger job, both single and double action, and the ultra wide, grooved/flat faced original target trigger is radically narrowed, smoothed and rounded for fast double action use in steel and bowling pin matches. The front sight is now a sharp-edged patridge type, intentionally done this way for in-house use at night . . . for a short barreled big bore is hard for an intruder to grab in the dark, and if they do, a quick yank on the revolver will lacerate the attacker's hand severely. It is SHARP!!!.
I keep a special holder for EIGHT 6-round moon clips in the glove box, and another in the bedroom. It is the ultimate fighting revolver. Grips are custom Elk "stags" by Patrick Grashorn of Colorado, with an old-school Tyler T-grip. What an incredible firearm in the many handgun matches I've shot it in . . . and won a lot with it too! Although it has a short tube, it still "thinks" its a target revolver . . . putting a whole cylinder's worth of .45ACP into a single jagged hole at 10 yards, unsupported.
I've owned three of the Rossi 720's . All three were adjustable sight models. I have sold two as I am selling down to only a few guns. They are great revolvers from my experience. I will die with the one I have. Going to try to make it a couple more days before that happens.
I have only seen one of these guns in fixed sight version with a non bobbed hammer. The one I seen, the hammer was changed to the spur type. So yours is sort of interestingly scarce.
They are closer to a K-frame than to an L frame which makes them even better to carry in some ways to the S&W 696 . Although I wouldn't give up a 696 to buy the Rossi . Bottom line - they are a very nice gun in all respects IMO as well as many others. Enjoy
I have only seen one of these guns in fixed sight version with a non bobbed hammer. The one I seen, the hammer was changed to the spur type. So yours is sort of interestingly scarce.
They are closer to a K-frame than to an L frame which makes them even better to carry in some ways to the S&W 696 . Although I wouldn't give up a 696 to buy the Rossi . Bottom line - they are a very nice gun in all respects IMO as well as many others. Enjoy
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I have 2 big bore favorites for carry. Both are in .45 ACP .One is the CA 45 Pit Bull , the other is my ATI Titan . Both will get the job done
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