Hello All,
I posted a while back that I was going to get .44 special Ruger but I was not sure as to if I wanted the standard plow handle grip or the Bisley style. As it turned out I ended up with my brother's! I got a chance to handle a Bisley model at a show and didn't really take to it all that well. Today we met at a friend of mines small gun shop and the brand new Colt New Frontier .44 Special in the case was calling to both of us. Must of called out a bit louder to him because he ponied up for the sizable chunk that it cost to take it home. He told me he didn't need two and wanted to give me the Ruger but I bought it from him instead to at least take some of the sting out of the cost of the Colt. This one is the 5 1/2 inch barrel and the standard grip and he bought it new in 2010. I would be surprised if it has had fifty rounds through it and I probably shot half of those! Now it's time to look for a set of wooden grips as I am not a huge fan of the plastic originals. I may look at dropping in a different hammer as well to give it more of the Bisley style profile. I did like the way it looked and felt when handled the other one. At any rate, when the weather breaks a little here in sunny Ohio, I will take it out back and sling some 429421's through it and see if it still shoots or if those fifty or so rounds over the last five years has worn it out!
Best to all,
Wolfgang