[popplecop]

Have had and shot for years S&W and Rugers in 44 mag. Have found if I am going to shoot heavy bullets with stout charges I'll stick with my Rugers. Sorry but they will stand up better to a lot of heavy loads. Right now trying to bring a 29-2 back on line. When fired the cylinder backs up about half a notch. Talked with Smith yesterday and everything they suggested had been done. They had never had this come up befor. I did fit a new cylinder bolt to it again, the other one improved it some. Maybe this will will be the cure. It would help if the guy would have marked the chambers (chargeing holes) in the cylinder it was happening on, has been instructed to do so if it recurs. The greatest N Frames ever made were the Model 27s and 28s. I have one that is a pre Model 27 and it's great. The 29s like the 19s were not designed to shoot heavy loads in large amounts.