tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post5613184167666228838..comments2023-12-07T03:49:54.864-05:00Comments on The Arms Room: Sunday Smith #25: Model 624, 1985Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-69810270107162558892009-02-01T12:35:00.000-05:002009-02-01T12:35:00.000-05:00I also am the proud owner of one of these Lew Hort...I also am the proud owner of one of these Lew Horton Specials. Although it rarely gets fired it remains one of my all time favorites. It took me some years to find one and I finally purchased one at a Sacramento(California) gun show some years ago for around $300.00. I love the way it fits my hand. Unfortunately there was no holster with mine but was in the original box with the cleaning kit. Can you imagine being a detective back when snub nose .38's were the norm and pulling this out on a bad guy. I imagine he would be in need of a new set of drawers.Electric_chargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520271943200020015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-88201199458878385522008-09-11T19:29:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:29:00.000-04:00I bought my model 624 about 10 years ago. I shoot ...I bought my model 624 about 10 years ago. I shoot mild reloads 240g semi wadcutter with 5.1 Unique. Very nice and accuracy is excellant at 50 yds.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036973529399188452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-46137181390522487292008-02-08T21:31:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:31:00.000-05:00I have a Lew Horton 624 with the 3" tube...I love ...I have a Lew Horton 624 with the 3" tube...I love It,in fact my wife through over her SP101 for it (stoled the 624 from me)and now I can't take enough 44 spec. ammo to the range when we go.It is a rather large piece but my wife used it to qualify for her ccw permit..I bought it from a local dealer in 1995 and would not sell it for any price...For a short barrel the accuracy and recoil is very good..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219685904670420230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-46840447347940480382007-12-07T21:55:00.000-05:002007-12-07T21:55:00.000-05:00Forgive me, but if that's a 3" barrel on that thin...Forgive me, but if that's a 3" barrel on that thing, that must be one behemoth of a wheelgun!<BR/><BR/>She's a beaut, though. NICE grips, too. How's it shoot?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-13756572472254051332007-12-05T17:13:00.000-05:002007-12-05T17:13:00.000-05:00I'm interested!Lemmenoe!I'm interested!<BR/>Lemmenoe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-69362199694163515962007-12-04T15:07:00.000-05:002007-12-04T15:07:00.000-05:00I picked one of these up a few months ago for $625...I picked one of these up a few months ago for $625. No holster and the box was falling apart, but I feel I got a great price on it. <BR/><BR/>Now I just need a few more models to finish my collection of 3" Stainless Smith Revolvers.DesertRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301339457613632708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-91738830728142741572007-12-03T22:14:00.000-05:002007-12-03T22:14:00.000-05:00Nice wheelgun. I have always been a big fan of th...Nice wheelgun. I have always been a big fan of the 44 special; I shoot it a lot in my Super Blackhawk and Redhawk. I also have a little snubbie made by Taurus, but it is a far cry from the 624.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-79824000554730042652007-12-03T15:56:00.000-05:002007-12-03T15:56:00.000-05:00Yep, that's a keeper.Yep, that's a keeper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-931306595380687352007-12-03T11:45:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:45:00.000-05:00I'm sort of a statistical anomaly what with owning...I'm sort of a statistical anomaly what with owning five .44 Specials and only the one .44 Maggie.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-9812822806609468222007-12-03T11:37:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:37:00.000-05:00.44 Special loads that are within SAAMI specs, whe....44 Special loads that are within SAAMI specs, when fired out of any steel N frame, are just plain PLEASANT to shoot. That's an amazing thing to say, when we're talking about a load that, with a decent hardcast semi-wadcutter bullet, is a very decent manstopper. I would not hesitate to hunt deer with one, with our .240g LSWC load over about 7g of Unique. I also would feel very well armed for street or even duty use. <BR/><BR/>People also neglect to remember the outstanding inherent accuracy in the .44 Special. It's a favorite round of mine, yet I sadly have nothing specifically chambered for it.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-58170112737914948732007-12-03T09:03:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:03:00.000-05:00Fairly mild for most commercial fodder; the differ...Fairly mild for most commercial fodder; the difference in percieved recoil is like the difference between .45ACP and, say, .357SIG. Your most common loads are 200gr HPs at moderate velocities or 246gr LRN moving even more sedately, and neither makes a big steel N-frame jump around much.<BR/><BR/>Buffalo Bore, however, loads a 255gr Keith bullet @ 1000fps; that's a load that will get your attention.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36483455.post-46350649922978160192007-12-03T08:51:00.000-05:002007-12-03T08:51:00.000-05:00Wow! That's a fine lookin' piece of wood and steel...Wow! That's a fine lookin' piece of wood and steel! How's the .44 spcl recoil compared to the .357 mag. in similar configuration?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com