OMG!! I think I've become a "Revolver Guy"

I have owned wheelguns for 44 yrs and bought my first .45 3 yrs ago. They are fun but picking up brass sucks big time. I have a few .44's and one is the Ruger Super Redhawk with the 9 1/2'' barrel, big gun for sure. Last week a package came to my door, and it was a box. Iwas expecting a revolver but the box was huge. When I opened the box I almost sh!t myself. It was a BFR in 45/70 with a 10 1/2'' barrel I was staring at in disbelief, IT WAS HUGE!!!! Now I can actually say I now know what a HAND CANNON looks like lol..
 
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Hand cannon, circa 1840.
 
Brutus said:
^Hhhmm, I don't think I personally would call a DW with this fully lugged barrel on the light side friend.
Of course the single most important factor is the fully lugged barrel versus those that are not.
I'm pretty sure this one sits right around 52 ounces or thereabouts.
IMO, even the frame alone is built as strudy as a panzer tank so to speak.
This weight and uber long barrel makes for a very decent shooting platform, pretty much ideal for longer shooting sessions with full house loads.
I bought this one here on the EE, probably approaching a decade ago.


Cheers..........
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Good to know. Clearly, I've never held or shot one (they're not common), but I've been interested in a few on the EE in .357 mag. The ones the barrels can be swapped out at home. 3 barrels, one of which would be prohib. (interesting concept). And I didn't know DW can be found in .44 mag.
My comment on the build of the DW comes from here. Quite some time ago, there was mention by someone who owned one (.357) who commented at how surprized he was at the internal structure when he took his apart. He even commented that one of the springs looked like it came from a click pen (very light). He said everything worked fine, but was amazed at some of the internals. (I'm paraphrasing him).
But 10+ years of magnum dieting speaks volumes to me!:)
 
Yes, come to think of it there are some very odd looking parts for a magnum revolver. But at least with this Model 44 there has been no parts breakage to speak of. The previous owner, I think he was a 'silly wet' shooter. I say this because it appears he 'lock tited' the barrel nut on with a minimal barrel to cylinder gap.
In the future this kind of shooting I also wish to partake in.

Thank you for the interest plinker 777!
 
I have had many a Hand Guns including the one I kept is a Smith & Wesson Model 39.The one I should have kept was a Colt Diamond Back in 38 special not a great shooter but nice to hold and look at.Good luck with your next purchase.
 
Not sure if it was said But ( A WHEEL GUN IS A REAL GUN) LOL I love my revolvers. The work man ship is great Old school
 
johNTO said:
….just to add…the sound of the "clicks" that a spinning cylinder of a Single Action revolver is like angels singing.
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Love it to, my 44 mag 1873 SAA Pietta, it have a real cool click, click, click, everytimes i do it, i feel like Tuco assembling is revolver... JP.
 
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