New Trail Gun

mk70ss · November 8, 2018, 04:23 PM

Been wanting a classic Bulldog .44 for awhile. Walked into the local pawn shop today and got this and a box of Hornady XTP HP ammo for $325 out the door. Also ordered a set of wood grips from Ebay for $25.

lunger · November 8, 2018, 04:34 PM

That is HUGE.

shurshot · November 8, 2018, 05:21 PM

Very nice!

Chowder · November 8, 2018, 09:15 PM

Very nice! I would love to pick one of these up. But on my 42" monitor this looks like a 4.4 special haha.

rclark · November 8, 2018, 09:18 PM

Nice but boy, that sure is a huge picture! Hopefully the gun isn't that big

. Never fit that in a pocket!

Buckeye! · November 8, 2018, 11:08 PM

Great looking revolver!!!

**Mike Irwin** · November 9, 2018, 07:30 AM

If your photos come to the point where you can see individual pores in the finish, please use the [ resize=X] (where x = pixel size, the picture I resized is 500) and [ /resize] to end it.

Just make sure that there are no spaces between the [ and the code

the Black Spot · November 9, 2018, 07:46 AM

Me likey!!

lunger · November 9, 2018, 08:56 AM

That is nice . Should fit the role of trail gun well.

bamaranger · November 11, 2018, 05:33 AM

I had a very early classic Bulldog from the 70's/80's and used it mostly exactly as you describe, a trail gun. I had two or three holsters for it, some loaders, and both the factory wood and a square but Pachmyer Premier rubber. It shot precisely to point of aim with its fixed sights and a reload with a 250 gr Keith bullet. Carried it a SD gun too, with Federal 200 gr LSWC hollow points.

Really enjoyed that gun, shot it frequently, and found it about the perfect size. But eventually, with my 250 gr reloads, I shot the gun out of time. I've thought more than once about obtaining another.

If you plan to shoot yours much, I'd suggest as light a load as you can stand for practice and plinking.

TxFlyFish · November 11, 2018, 06:06 AM

That’s a very sweet setup, especially w that bobbed hammer

HighValleyRanch · November 12, 2018, 09:05 PM

I don't know why one would want a bobbed hammer on a trail gun........................unless it was for bobcats!

mk70ss · November 13, 2018, 06:56 AM

You can still cock the bobbed hammer. It has serrations on the top surface.

tallball · November 13, 2018, 07:20 AM

Nice! I have a 44 version with a shrouded hammer that I carry sometimes, and a 45acp with a regular hammer that I bought recently just because. I've had the 44 for five years or so, and it works just fine, but I don't shoot it a whole lot and I use light loads when I do. It's a nice coat pocket carry piece for the cold weather we're starting to get around here.

arquebus357 · November 13, 2018, 12:04 PM

That's the very gun that saved the .44 special from obscurity. Charter sold a crapload of them.

Congrats on a great find.

November 8, 2018, 04:23 PM	#1
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,597	New Trail Gun Been wanting a classic Bulldog .44 for awhile. Walked into the local pawn shop today and got this and a box of Hornady XTP HP ammo for $325 out the door. Also ordered a set of wood grips from Ebay for $25. __________________ Say when.....

November 8, 2018, 09:18 PM	#5
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,618	Nice but boy, that sure is a huge picture! Hopefully the gun isn't that big . Never fit that in a pocket! __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.

November 9, 2018, 07:30 AM	#7
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,379	If your photos come to the point where you can see individual pores in the finish, please use the [ resize=X] (where x = pixel size, the picture I resized is 500) and [ /resize] to end it. Just make sure that there are no spaces between the [ and the code __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

November 11, 2018, 05:33 AM	#10
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,295	Bulldoy I had a very early classic Bulldog from the 70's/80's and used it mostly exactly as you describe, a trail gun. I had two or three holsters for it, some loaders, and both the factory wood and a square but Pachmyer Premier rubber. It shot precisely to point of aim with its fixed sights and a reload with a 250 gr Keith bullet. Carried it a SD gun too, with Federal 200 gr LSWC hollow points. Really enjoyed that gun, shot it frequently, and found it about the perfect size. But eventually, with my 250 gr reloads, I shot the gun out of time. I've thought more than once about obtaining another. If you plan to shoot yours much, I'd suggest as light a load as you can stand for practice and plinking.

November 12, 2018, 09:05 PM	#12
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,065	I don't know why one would want a bobbed hammer on a trail gun........................unless it was for bobcats! __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

November 8, 2018, 04:34 PM	#2
lunger Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2007 Posts: 443	That is HUGE.

November 8, 2018, 05:21 PM	#3
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	Very nice!

November 8, 2018, 09:15 PM	#4
Chowder Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 449	Very nice! I would love to pick one of these up. But on my 42" monitor this looks like a 4.4 special haha.

November 8, 2018, 11:08 PM	#6
Buckeye! Senior Member Join Date: September 1, 2008 Posts: 849	Great looking revolver!!!

November 9, 2018, 07:46 AM	#8
the Black Spot Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2009 Location: arkansas Posts: 218	Me likey!!

November 9, 2018, 08:56 AM	#9
lunger Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2007 Posts: 443	That is nice . Should fit the role of trail gun well.

November 11, 2018, 06:06 AM	#11
TxFlyFish Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2011 Posts: 1,246	That’s a very sweet setup, especially w that bobbed hammer

November 13, 2018, 06:56 AM	#13
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,597	You can still cock the bobbed hammer. It has serrations on the top surface. __________________ Say when.....

November 13, 2018, 07:20 AM	#14
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	Nice! I have a 44 version with a shrouded hammer that I carry sometimes, and a 45acp with a regular hammer that I bought recently just because. I've had the 44 for five years or so, and it works just fine, but I don't shoot it a whole lot and I use light loads when I do. It's a nice coat pocket carry piece for the cold weather we're starting to get around here.

November 13, 2018, 12:04 PM	#15
arquebus357 Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2016 Location: Atlanta, Georgia area Posts: 455	That's the very gun that saved the .44 special from obscurity. Charter sold a crapload of them. Congrats on a great find.

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