The National Interest

Smith & Wesson’s Big .44 Magnum Revolver: A Legendary Gun Like No Other

One of the first, if not the first handguns to take advantage of the .44 Magnum round was the Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver. A blued, six cylinder revolver, the Model 29 weighs nearly three pounds ...
The National Interest

Smith & Wesson’s .44 Magnum Revolver: Why You Should Fear the ‘Dirty Harry’ Gun

Few handguns combine power and cachet, but the Smith & Wesson Model 29 manages to do so with ease. Described by fictional San Francisco Police Department Detective Harry “Dirty Harry” Callahan as “the ...
Digital Trends

Do you feel lucky, punk? The magnum revolver’s reign as gaming’s favorite sidearm

Ahoy has posted a video history of the Magnum revolver, one of the most iconic handguns in film and games. From “the gun that won the West” to Dirty Harry’s weapon of choice, and now the favorite hand ...
Alaska Dispatch News

.44 Magnum has power and the Dirty Harry cool factor, but you probably don’t need one in the outdoors

“Being that this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world …” I didn’t finish the line from the 1970s movie, “Dirty Harry,” which put the .44 Magnum on the map. My hunting buddy’s ...
American Rifleman

Colt's .44 Mag. Anaconda Returns

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