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[Walter45Auto]

Went to the gun show at Big Town yesterday, and picked me up a gun I've wanted for ten years. S&W 649 in .357 Mag! Been carrying it in my pocket since. I now own a J-frame. I gotta say I Love it! Now I need to shoot it to see what loads it likes, and eventually get Laser grips for it. Probably LG-405's for better concealability. Got it in a cheap pocket holster, but I want to get a better one. Something leather, with a closed muzzle. Will post J-Frame porn as soon as I can. Now what should be NEXT on the list? I'm thinkin maybe a .357 Lever action with a 16 in barrel and large loop. Oh that reminds me, A guy had one on his table, a Rossi, for $525, then when I set it down, he handed me a Pre-Safety Rossi .45 Colt JUST LIKE one my dad used to have. Asked what he was asking for it, he said $500. Made dad and I wish he'd bought 12 of them when he got his for $200 10 years ago.

[fightingquaker13]

Went to the gun show at Big Town yesterday, and picked me up a gun I've wanted for ten years. S&W 649 in .357 Mag! Been carrying it in my pocket since. I now own a J-frame. I gotta say I Love it! Now I need to shoot it to see what loads it likes, and eventually get Laser grips for it. Probably LG-405's for better concealability. Got it in a cheap pocket holster, but I want to get a better one. Something leather, with a closed muzzle. Will post J-Frame porn as soon as I can. Now what should be NEXT on the list? I'm thinkin maybe a .357 Lever action with a 16 in barrel and large loop. Oh that reminds me, A guy had one on his table, a Rossi, for $525, then when I set it down, he handed me a Pre-Safety Rossi .45 Colt JUST LIKE one my dad used to have. Asked what he was asking for it, he said $500. Made dad and I wish he'd bought 12 of them when he got his for $200 10 years ago.

Good buy on the J frame. Just remember the downside. Its not meant to shot a lot with .357. Still, who cares, shoot ehough SD loads to figure out what it likes and you to get comfortable with and then practice with .38. A great gun. As far as the Rossi, from what I've heard, I think you will get your money's worth at around $500. The more I've looked at their stuff, shotguns to carbines, the more impressed I've gotten. It's hard to find a bad word.
FQ13

[Walter45Auto]

Yeah, That Rossi .45 dad had was an awesome rifle. Plenty accurate at 50 yards. DEFINITELY worth the $200 dad gave for it. He's kicked himself once or twice for getting rid of it.

[Hazcat]

Walter,

Here are some Rossi Leverguns.

http://www.davidsonsinc.com/consumers/subsites/inven_sql.asp?preview=&manufact_combo=Rossi&category_combo=None&price_range=None&mod_ser_combo=None&g_type=Rifle&finish_type=None&calib_combo=357&sight_class_combo=None&num_rec=50&instock=all&offset_rec=0&b1.x=57&b1.y=16

[1911 Junkie]

Why are you carrying around a gun you have never fired?

Carry something else until you get to the range with it.

.02 cents

Nice gun though.

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[Hazcat]

Why are you carrying around a gun you have never fired?

Carry something else until you get to the range with it.

.02 cents

Nice gun though.

I wuz thinking the same thing but didn't post it. 

[tombogan03884]

Does the J frame have the safety lock ?
Just my $.02 but if I were getting the lever gun and revolver I would get them in the same caliber, and since you already have 1 .357 that is what I would get.
 Personal preference, I've never shot a .45 colt.
However in the interest of having as many guns in as few calibers as possible I will point out that you can even find a 1911 in .357 Mag.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/904404604/Guns/Pistols/Coonan-Arms-Pistols/COONAN_ARMS_MODEL_B_357MAG_IN_BOX.htm

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Coonan-Arms-357-Magnum,Model-B,with-box,&-manual-nice-.cfm?gun_id=100087342

[Hazcat]

I wonder how those run.  .357 in an auto would be pretty cool.

[tombogan03884]

I saw one in a gun store once, grip seemed somewhat larger than a .45. but I did not get to shoot it.

[Walter45Auto]

Yes it does have the safety lock.

I've seen a Coonan at gun shows a couple times. if I remember right, they've long been discontinued, and it makes me wonder where you'd find parts if you needed them. I'd like to fire one but I probably wouldn't own one.