I know I said I completed my collection but after seeing the price of .44 mag and.44 special ammo I thought a .357 that can shoot .38 special would be considerably cheaper, especially for someone who does not want to reload.
Also, a friend with a .44 mag said that the Mountain Gun I own can turn you away because of it's recoil and that a .357 can kill a deer just as well with the right rounded and be cheaper to shoot recreationally. I still plan on shooting a deer with my .44 mag and using it as backup for bear. But if I want to shoot recreationally this .357 with a longer, ported barrel, shooting .38 specials should be easier on the recoil and wallet.
This is a Smith and Wesson 686-4 .357 mag with a ported barrel from the factory according to the previous owner. He said he only fired a cylinder of rounds through it and it's been sitting in his gun safe ever since.
Anyone know the origins of this gun? I never heard of S&W porting guns from the factory?
Does this add value to the gun and if so, how much?
I trust the previous owner that this is true since I do know him. He is not a stranger. Just trying to find out more about the history of this gun.
Also does is this guns front sight moved away from the tip of the barrel where it would normally be to make room for the port? And why does this front sight look different than some others of the same model?
Also, a friend with a .44 mag said that the Mountain Gun I own can turn you away because of it's recoil and that a .357 can kill a deer just as well with the right rounded and be cheaper to shoot recreationally. I still plan on shooting a deer with my .44 mag and using it as backup for bear. But if I want to shoot recreationally this .357 with a longer, ported barrel, shooting .38 specials should be easier on the recoil and wallet.
This is a Smith and Wesson 686-4 .357 mag with a ported barrel from the factory according to the previous owner. He said he only fired a cylinder of rounds through it and it's been sitting in his gun safe ever since.
Anyone know the origins of this gun? I never heard of S&W porting guns from the factory?
Does this add value to the gun and if so, how much?
I trust the previous owner that this is true since I do know him. He is not a stranger. Just trying to find out more about the history of this gun.
Also does is this guns front sight moved away from the tip of the barrel where it would normally be to make room for the port? And why does this front sight look different than some others of the same model?
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