Getting stuck with a handgun you don't want
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Probably scandium frame 329? Yeah, I don't know why you'd want a 44 mag revolver to be lighter, but apparently some people do. You could get the barrel ported (I.e. magnaport), and that would help with muzzle flip, maybe a bit of recoil. Throw some Hogue rubber grips on it, that'll help too.
Sounds like the OP has a S&W Model 69 'combat magnum' - 5 shot on the L frame.
https://www.gotenda.com/product/smith-wesson-model-69-revolver-44-mag-162069/
If I owned it, I'd just load the .44's down to .44 special loads & enjoy it as is.
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https://www.gotenda.com/product/smith-wesson-model-69-revolver-44-mag-162069/
If I owned it, I'd just load the .44's down to .44 special loads & enjoy it as is.
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onetwentyish
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Better than being in my situation and not having any revolvers while having had aspirations of someday enjoying cowboy action shooting... guess I'm going to have to make friends with someone that participates in these events...
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I take it your BIL didn’t pay for it when you ordered it?
What model did you buy? The smaller K-frame 69 combat is all steel. Only the N-frame 329 as Scotty notes, is alloy, I believe.
I look at some of the smaller 44 mag revolvers as primarily 44 specials with the bonus that you can shoot full magnums on occasion. Load it down. It might grow on you. Grips make a big difference. If it is a K or N frame round butt, put up some Hogue X frame grips. They are by far the best out there for absorbing recoil. I put a set on my 4.2 629 and they are great. Even the newer factory rubber wrap-around grips for the N-frame are a large improvement over the old woods or older Hogue rubbers with the exposed backstrap. Pachmayr's are good too.
As others have noted, maybe you'll be able to unload it to someone with a work permit.
I look at some of the smaller 44 mag revolvers as primarily 44 specials with the bonus that you can shoot full magnums on occasion. Load it down. It might grow on you. Grips make a big difference. If it is a K or N frame round butt, put up some Hogue X frame grips. They are by far the best out there for absorbing recoil. I put a set on my 4.2 629 and they are great. Even the newer factory rubber wrap-around grips for the N-frame are a large improvement over the old woods or older Hogue rubbers with the exposed backstrap. Pachmayr's are good too.
As others have noted, maybe you'll be able to unload it to someone with a work permit.
The 69 is a stainless frame, he said it's a lighter alloy. The only material Smith makes it's revolver frames out of that isn't steel (Or at least the centerfire ones) is a Scandium alloy, no?
OP, is it this one- https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/model-329pd ? It's still metal, just made to be lighter than steel (The TRR8 and the R8 are both the same Scandium alloy).
No. He did offer to write me a cheque for it but I told him to hold off till we figure out the “borrowing” thing. The second Glock hasn’t even showed up yet and his license still hasn’t come through.
My first handgun was a Chiappa 1873 .22/.22 mag combo I bought in Feb. but after watching a few videos the Heritage Rough Rider was one that was seen as a superior gun so bought that thinking I would sell the Chiappa.
Long story short is I never sold it and it has become one of my favourite guns. In fact I liked that class of gun so much mow I have the Ruger Wrangler on order also.
Always said I can remember the great cars/motorcycles/etc that I have owned but can never remember what I did with the money I got from selling them. Unless you actually NEED the money eventually they will find their proper place in your life. No regrets of any guns I have bought or ordered.
Long story short is I never sold it and it has become one of my favourite guns. In fact I liked that class of gun so much mow I have the Ruger Wrangler on order also.
Always said I can remember the great cars/motorcycles/etc that I have owned but can never remember what I did with the money I got from selling them. Unless you actually NEED the money eventually they will find their proper place in your life. No regrets of any guns I have bought or ordered.
Good therapeutic thread. I don't necessarily regret any of my purchases but definitely made some quick purchases without knowing a lot. Best example is buying a pair of original model Ruger Vaqueros in 44-40 Winchester because I wanted to get into CAS. Found out after that this ammo is impossible to find and that the 44-40 has an engineering flaw because it uses Ruger's 44 mag Barrel which impacts accuracy. So now I have 2 wheel guns with no ammo that don't shoot straight. After doing some research I learned that there are fixes for this like reaming out the chambers to improve accuracy and maybe even making them into 44 MAG convertibles if I can get my hands on a couple of New Blackhawk cylinders. So I take this as a fun future project rather than a regret.
The one I thought I would regret when I bought but now actually don't was a Glock 41. I had no intention of buying a Glock and was anti cult of Glock. But then I had FOMO when 1 came up at a reasonable price so I picked it up. Later learned you can also convert it to a 10mm and I only have 1 other 45ACP so will be good for comparison purposes. So also not a regret at the end of the day.
The one I thought I would regret when I bought but now actually don't was a Glock 41. I had no intention of buying a Glock and was anti cult of Glock. But then I had FOMO when 1 came up at a reasonable price so I picked it up. Later learned you can also convert it to a 10mm and I only have 1 other 45ACP so will be good for comparison purposes. So also not a regret at the end of the day.
False.
33 Subject to section 34, a person may lend a firearm only if
(a) the person
(i) has reasonable grounds to believe that the borrower holds a licence authorizing the borrower to possess that kind of firearm, and
(ii) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, lends the registration certificate for it to the borrower; or
(b) the borrower uses the firearm under the direct and immediate supervision of the person in the same manner in which the person may lawfully use it.
This part would be applicable where the borrower does NOT possess a valid PAL.
Trimmer 905
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I'm thinking the same thing. Rushing out to pay ridiculous amounts of inflated prices for something we knew was going to so heavily restricted as to render them completely useless was a sheer stroke of financial idiocy.
Leavenworth
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Tell all your friends to vote for Pierre P. It at this time seems like our only hope !
Sorry to hear that some of you ended up with something you are not happy with , hope it all works out for you !
Leavenworth
Sorry to hear that some of you ended up with something you are not happy with , hope it all works out for you !
Leavenworth
No, some are built on L frames, though N frames are the norm. Even there, a few models were built with scandium alloy frames if memory serves. Not sure which model the OP has however. - dan
I did the opposite of what far too many others did; instead of trying to profit from the doom of our sport I sold the guns I didn’t want to keep forever for a good deal and they all were snatched up off the EE within minutes of posting the ads. Furthermore, I dedicated time to sit by the phone to hit redial as many times as it took to ensure all my incoming and outgoing transfers got through the process as quickly as possible. Fortune favours the prepared.
There are lots of guns I would have bought if money was not a concern, but I am very comfortable with where I landed.
There are lots of guns I would have bought if money was not a concern, but I am very comfortable with where I landed.
most of us did the same to have everything approved in time and manner. a shame im keeping a 9mm 1911 lol ... i got what i wanted and sold what i think was not needed. and even my wife stole me one that i need to find very fast ...to get one for me.
sometimes it is not easy to find what may fit or not especially where we are. sometimes worst the gamble sometimes not.
some were joking on the heavy price, it was subtle that many did not even sees it ...
I wanted to sell my Walther p22 to fund other purchases, but i had lent it to a friend and the transfer back to me didn't clear before the freeze.
I don't feel like I'm stuck with it, I do like the gun, but I would have preferred to sell it as I bought a few handguns including another 22lr semi auto this summer. If nothing else it is great for dry fire practice, my new semi auto has a decocker while the p22 only has hammer block safety so I can put the safety on and still dry fire.
I don't feel like I'm stuck with it, I do like the gun, but I would have preferred to sell it as I bought a few handguns including another 22lr semi auto this summer. If nothing else it is great for dry fire practice, my new semi auto has a decocker while the p22 only has hammer block safety so I can put the safety on and still dry fire.
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