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Section 8: Handguns Subject: M325 Nightguard Msg# 852844
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If the six shot .45/.44/.41 is not enough, there is always the .357, which is either a 7 or 8 shooter. I don't recall if they build them on the 686 frame (7 shot) or 627 frame (8 shot) without looking. If I were as enthusiastic as you, I'd consider having whichever I chose, if not the .45, which comes this way, converted to accept moon clips. With dedicated practice, you wouldn't be short-changed. Considering that most guys practice far less than they should, eh?
I'm not sure if it holds any interest, but there is always the Ruger Redhawk with a 4" barrel (below) or the Super Redhawk Alaskan .44 Magnum with a 2.5" barrel (bottom). The Super Redhawk is a beast, and weighs 4oz. more than a full-size 1911. The Redhawk is more compact--not compact in any sense
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I have considered this Nightguard in my now nearly yearlong consideration for a new main carry gun. While I havent shot one, I have handled it, and it feels good. I like revolvers. I like they way they look, the way they feel and feel comfortable carrying one, and feel more assured it will go bang when I pull the trigger. Now, this gun is big and the ammo capacity is smaller and the reload time is slower, I see those as the main detractors from a daily carry. Sure it wont fit as comfortably in my pocket as a j-frame, but with they right holster it will fit in some of my pants and jacket pockets. I havent shot one, but the reviews seem good. They are not out of the running yet, I just need to narrow down my search to a few and go and shoot them. Of course general availability of guns in this area is hampering my search at present. |
--but more so than the Super Redhawk, but weighs 2oz more due to a longer barrel. The Redhawk comes in .45 Colt, however, and with Buffalo Bore and Double Tap, you have very good .45 Colt loads at your disposal. The Redhawk also comes in .44 Magnum of course, and those companies also offer great loads not only in .44 Magnum, but in .44 Special. Though a Super Redhawk as a vehicle for .44 Special loads, even hot ones, seems somehow wrong, eh? 
