/k/ - Weapons » Thread #27691454

[8 / 3 / ?]

95KiB, 900x525, 329a.jpg

S&W 329

Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 16:09:35 No.27691454 View Reply Report Delete

Quoted By: >>27693290 >>27693444 >>27697496

Have any of you /k/unts owned or shot a 329? I hear various reviews of the recoil ranging from manageable to being fucked to death by a sledge hammer. I see videos of kids shooting them without issue and video of adults to afraid to use anything but 44 specials in them. I almost want to get one just to see if its really that painful or if people are just being pussies about it.

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO sw386pd.jpg, 24KiB, 527x405

Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 19:15:53 No.27693290 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>27693329 >>27693700 >>27695979 >>27697496

>>27691454
I never owned a 329, but I used to own a 386PD like in the pic. It was a 7 shot AirLite 357Magnum. It is one of only two firearms that I ever sold, and this is the one that, as they say, I kick myself over selling it every time I think about it.

With the Hogue rubber grips the recoil on my 386PD was no different than the recoil on the GP100 that I replaced it with. One of the reasons I sold my 386PD was the false reputation that the scandium framed revolvers have regarding felt recoil. A reputation that I have come to realize is perpetuated by limp-wristed pussy faggots.

Don't let the reputation of these guns dissuade you from purchasing them. Listen only to people who have actually shot a 329, and then determine for yourself if you should heed that advise, because it may be coming from a limp-wristed pussy faggot.

If you can, shoot it for yourself before purchasing it. There is not substitute for actual experience shooting a firearm, if not the exact one you but, then the same model.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 19:18:35 No.27693329 Report Delete

Quoted By:

>>27693290
That should be "if not the exact one you BUY, then the same model."

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 744VH.jpg, 1MiB, 3264x2448

Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 19:28:14 No.27693444 Report Delete

Quoted By:

>>27691454
Good friend of mine from Alaska has one and I Have shot it extensively. In my mind if I were to buy this gun it would serve one purpose "Bush Carry in the Woods."

Yes the recoil is a little more stout when using full 44 mag loads, but it is not unbearable. I personally wouldn't want to shoot it 50 times in a day, but if a bear or something came up on me, firing all 6 wouldn't be an issue.

The fiber optic front sight is really nice too. Draws your eye right in onto it.

Personally though my favorite 44 mag is my Dan Wesson with a 4" barrel. Heavy enough to absorb the recoil nicely and small enough to carry around all day with no trouble.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 19:48:49 No.27693700 Report Delete

Quoted By:

>>27693290
I think I'm set on getting one at this point. The only thing that really gave me pause was people saying they weren't "fun" to shoot. I don't know how "fun" you want a 44 to be at 80 cents a pop, but I think something that kicks like a bitch is fun in it's own right. Might be the same people saying it kicks too hard are the people who say ".45 is a cannon!" And ".357? Hope you had a big lunch"

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 23:17:32 No.27695979 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>27696436

>>27693290

Why did you sell it based on it's reputation if you already found it to be untrue?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 00:04:21 No.27696436 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>27697496

>>27695979
I did not realize the reputation was untrue until I shot the gun I replaced the 386PD with, a 6 inch barreled GP100. Even though the KGP161 was much heavier, the recoil of shooting the same rounds out of it felt the same as the recoil of the 386PD. That's when I realized I made a huge mistake.

I did not mean to imply that I had already found the reputation to be untrue. I meant that now, in hindsight, I realize the reputation was untrue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 01:36:28 No.27697496 Report Delete

Quoted By:

>>27691454
My dad has a 329PD and it's pretty brutal to shoot 240 grain .44 magnums with, but not too bad for a short shooting session. As long as you can train yourself to not flinch, you can be very effective with one.

I also had a 360PD, which is an 11 ounce .357 magnum snub nose, and I really, really didn't like how it shot. It flipped in my hand much more than the 329PD and would regularly draw blood on my palm before I'd shot 10 rounds through it. But I still do kick myself over selling it, if only because it was so unique (but I don't miss it enough to buy a second one).

Someday, I will buy either a S&W 460V (.460 magnum with 5" barrel, 61 oz), or a S&W 69 (L frame, 5-shot .44 magnum, 37 oz). Until then, I will continue to use my Glock 20 for wilderness defense.

>>27696436
>>27693290
FYI, the 386PD is an 18 ounce handgun, which is on par with the .357 Ruger LCR. The 360PD is 11 ounces. Eleven fucking ounces. Yes, a 64% increase in weight makes a difference.

Subject

Name

E-mail

Password

Capcode	All Only User Posts Only Verified Posts Only Moderator Posts Only Manager Posts Only Admin Posts Only Developer Posts Only Founder Posts
Show Posts	All Only With Images Only Without Images Only Spoiler Images Only Non-Spoiler Images
Deleted Posts	All Only Deleted Posts Only Non-Deleted Posts
Ghost Posts	All Only Ghost Posts Only Non-Ghost Posts
Post Type	All Only Sticky Threads Only Opening Posts Only Reply Posts
Results	All Grouped By Threads
Order	Latest Posts First Oldest Posts First

On these boards

Your latest searches

S&W 329