Who else hunts with an SBH with 10.5-inch barrel?

[BillinOregon]

I currently don't have one, but I sure miss the two I have had. Both were SS and I equipped them with slings. Both had Leupold 2X scopes on them. I never got a shot at a mulie either season I hunted with them, but I sure liked the accuracy and the tame manners with hot-loaded Hornady 300s.

[myronman3]

i had one and it sure was sweet.  a bear to pack, though.  my dad liked it so much that i gave it to him.   i figured that for all he has done for me,  it is the least i could do.  he likes it alot, too.  it is a sweet shooter, accurate and polite.   sure beats the other pieces of junk he has tried to pass off as handguns over the years.   he struts around like a banty chicken at the range.  pretty funny.  i kind of miss that gun,  but it gets more attention where it is at and i am sure it is happier.   :wink:

[BillinOregon]

Myron, that's a nice thing you did for your dad. The long barrel is a bit ungainly to pack, but the SBH is no harder to carry than any of the single shots and it's a sixgun. Where that big SBH really shines is shooting from the Elmer Keith back position. Man, that long sight radius makes the rig fun to plink with at long range.

[Graybeard]

Nope. Gave up on those snub nose handguns  :-D  and bought me a 12" barrel Taurus Model 44. I'm still trying to push that darn front sight out far enough to be able to see it once again. I think an 18" barrel just might put it out there where I could really see it.  :eek:




However as much as I've always liked long barrel handguns if I were to scope it which I no longer do to revolvers I'd want it no more than about 7.5" and 6" is even better if scope is on frame not barrel.

[BillinOregon]

Whoa, Bill, that is one long-barreled Jose.
Even I might find that length a little unhandy. Bet it is an accurate pussycat, though, especially from Keith back rest position.