The irony is the gun isn't much used by police because of it's monstrous recoil. Milius stated he picked the .44 Magnum because it was a hunting round and he wanted to show Harry was a hunter.

Absolutely love the 44 Magnum!

I bought my blued 6.5 inch barreled model 29 in 1981 and still have it. It is a great gun, very accurate.

The Great Legend Elmer Keith will always be remembered as long as guns chambered in .357 and .44 Magnums existed and are being used.

RIP, Jim. You will be missed.

I think of the late Mr. Elmer Keith when I here 44 Magnum. Thank you very much. Have a blessed weekend. LORD GOD Bless all and stay vigilant.

I really appreciate how you presented the history on this!

I happen to be in the right place at the right time and picked up one. 29-3. Blued and 6 inch barrel. I love owning a piece of legendary history.

44 Rem Mag. Rocks! Smith & Wesson handguns Rock!

Sadly, if you remember the range scene with the four rookies in Magnum Force, Harry Callahan admits to shooting 44 special in his Model 29.

I have had a few 29 Smiths all very good guns accuracy always very acceptable, my last one was a beautiful 8 3/8" and I have had three 6" and one 4" in the end the 6" was my favorite because I carried in a hip holster a lot. Great guns and one of the best medium calibers out there!

Literally my favourite revolver of them all

I've got one of the more recent models with the awful lock. That aside, it's a great shooter. Packs a wallop and certainly turns heads whenever I fire it at my local club's indoor range. LOL.

The Lord Hummungus, Rick Simon and Sledge Hammer liked this Hand gun as well

have 3 .44 Magnum's Ruger Redhawk, S&W Mod 29 and the New produced Colt Anaconda. Love the .44 Magnums.

Nickel plated 29-2 6 1/2" bought in 1975, blued 4" and 6 1/2" 29-2 purchased in 1976 still have them, my favorite carry is the 4" since then the other two have been safely resting in the safe ready for duty...

I had an 8-3/8" model 29 and loved that gun! Wish I still had it....

In 1974 I picked up a blued 6 1/2 inch S&W model 29 and in 1979 I picked up a model 629 with a 6 inch barrel. Both are great shooters. I reload and used to cast bullets for them. The preferred cast bullet is Lymans # 429421 cast bullet out of hard lead. The powder has been either Alliant 2400 or Unique. H110 is another powder. All loads give significant recoil

The actual gun that made movie legend was purchased from Miller’s Gun store in Wilmington, DE.

Jim's voice is epic!!

Definitely on my bucket list however I prefer the 4” over the 6”

Unrelated because i just found this video but holy shit the narrator's voice is awesome

Haven’t shot one yet ,in the early 80s they were hard to get so I got a Dan Wesson 6” instead, still have it and it’s very accurate.

A respectable icon in America. 2A! I still love the 44 Magnum over the 357 Magnum.

I seen one in 2017 used $1,000. I should have got it. 2017 was a good year...

Love these videos!! They 'Make My Day'!! 👍

It's a beauty.

Great gun for everyone!

If he didn't totally waste the strength of one finger by trying to hold onto the trigger guard, a round one at that, and use all his fingers on the actual handle he might control the recoil better.

Yep the 44 auto mag he had that one to that is a great Weapon

I owned two Smith & Wesson Model 29's in my life, a 6 inch barrel and a 4-inch barreled Model 29-2. What I learned was that over time they will shoot themselves loose, which is why the Model 29-3 had what's known as the "endurance package) added to it in the 1980's. I got far more use and what was a better shooting gun what my Smith & Wesson Model 57 in .41 Magnum, which looks identical to the Model 29. Mine was a 4 inch barrel and it had belonged to a Vermont constable who used it his entire career until he retired. It was a better shooting and more comfortable gun with less recoil but in .41 still packed enough of a punch. My favorite .44 Magnum was a Ruger Blackhawk flat top 50th anniversary gun. It shot better and held up a lot better than either of the two Smith & Wesson revolvers I had.

Portuguese Special Police unit used the SW .44 Mag also, 4 inch and Hogue grip mostly.

I used to have a Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter Model in. .44 Magnum with a Nikon 2x scope on it and it was perfect for stand hunting and still hunting deer 🦌

Go ahead make my day and you did!!

I have a 4" 29-2 that is in pristine condition. The trigger is ridiculously smooth and stages perfectly. I wished I could handle that recoil anymore but I’m reduced to pretty much only shooting 44 special in it. It’s my safe Queen for sure.

Got my 6.5” 29-2 at the used counter at bass pro, and my 629 8 3/8 at a gun show. The 629 is scoped up for hunting, hoping to get a deer with it next season. Or pig or bear or elephant

I picked up a new 29-10 4 inch. Absolutely my favorite firearm. The new ones may have the key lock, MIM parts, sleeved barrel , but it still an awesome revolver, and it can handle +P magnum loads all day.

Simply a beautiful gun. I've got a model 28 nickel plated which is the 357 cousin of this brown girl and I love it. Just started moving into collectibles so maybe I'll add this one to my stable

I'm new subscriber I liked the Guns

Model 29 is my handgun. Extremely accurate, sexy as all get out and a pleasure to shoot. Just don't fight the recoil. Target shoot mainly with specials and load magnums for real business

Lol the title sounds like the meme.

Nice!

Yes....I know all about it!

The 44 magnum is fun to shoot once but overall exhausting to shoot long term. If you want something powerful but easier, I'd recommend the 45 ACP desert eagle. Strange how much of a difference such a small change in size makes. Obviously a 9mm is king for accuracy and speed but the desert eagle is a great balance between the fun of shooting a gun with a lot of kick and still being accurate and repeatable.

Larry Kelly of Mag-Na-Port fame and origin used the Super Blackhawk in a five inch barrel, and ported of course, to drop an elephant. He used a KTW tungsten core bullet to brain the beast as he reached out with his trunk to grab him.

I wouldn't use that for defense against other people, I'd use it for hunting Lions, Bears, Tigers, etc.

Question: Is there such a thing as a "Light Special"? Just asking.

Moćan revolver i odličan

Unico,irrepetible, inalcanzable...SW 29...el Padre de los revolveres.

fav gun too why the cannon? cause I hit and what I aim at.

I prefer the 629.

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Dirty Harry character in the movie is after San Francisco police inspector Dave Toschi who carried a Smith & Wesson 44 magnum and he was the inspector who hunted the zodiac killer in bay area

Came here after taxi driver...👍

Had a 29-3 for 21yrs. 8 3/8s nickel square butt. 240gr federal hydrashoks leave little for evidence

Love mine. 29-10

Do ya feel lucky!

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I have a 629-6 with a 4inch I love it I use for home defense and Baer defense

Back in to late80s I had a model 29 44 mag with a 4 inch barrel. I would go to the range and shoot 200 rounds each time. I did not like the ribbed trigger I got a blister in that finger.

I bought one in Germany.in 1973...I saw Dirty Harry at the post theater at Grafenwohr in July of 1972...but none were available and none were expected to become available for the foreseeable future...I forgot about it until December of '73cwhen I got a call from the manager of the Illesheim Rod and Gun club telling me that one was available from the S&W bonded warehouse in Ulm which was being closed..my price was $205.50!!!! I could believe my luck, but didn't have the cash available at the time...rules were that you had to pick up the handgun and bring it to the company arms room the day it arrived...the R&G club had no safe or security to hold firearms...I called my dad in New Jersey and asked him for a loan...I'd already spent as much on a plane ticket home for Christmas of that year...in mid January of 74 I got another call to pick up the gun...I think I ran the half mile to the R&G club in about 10 seconds!!! Unfortunately it was stolen in Feb of '82...I have both the receipt and Post MP registration card....

Did Clint fire 8.3 or only 6.5?

I have Ruger Super Blackhawk

It was not an M29. Inspector 71 carried an M57 .41 magnum....(i recon so)