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Dirty Harry, or at least that is what many people believe he said. The actual line uttered by "Dirty" Harry Callahan was: "I know what you're thinking: 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?" The monster hand cannon carried by Eastwood was the Smith & Wesson Model 29, and it received that shout-out, which made it infamous. In t...

Why the .44 Magnum Gun Is Here to Stay This kind of weapon and bullet are among the best and are also cultural icons. Key point: Good weapons for self-defense are important and so are bullets with enough stopping power. Here is what the .44 Magun can do. Few firearms are as famous as the Smith & Wesson Model 29, chambered in .44 Magnum—which the fictional Dirty Harry Callahan, played perfectly by Clint Eastwood, described as being the “most powerful handgun in the world.” In fairness, it wasn’t really the oversized hand cannon that Harry was holding but the cartridge. “Introduced i...

True West Magazine True West considers these the most significant workhorses of the frontier. Produced in St. Louis, Missouri, by the Hawken family, these heavy, large-bored, full- and half-stock muzzleloaders were designed for shooting dangerous Western game. More rugged than the earlier Pennsylvania rifles, the Hawkens were considered the best of the plains rifles. Hawken customers included mountain men Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, Mariano Modena and Jedediah Smith, among others. – firearm photo courtesy Rock Island Auction Company –   “The Gun That Won the West!” “Which gun was that...

CHP Officers Killed In The ‘Newhall Incident’ Remembered On 51 Year Anniversary Officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Office are remembering their four fallen brothers who were gunned down 51 years ago Monday during the “Newhall Incident.” Shortly before midnight on April 5, 1970, a pair of career criminals shot and killed officers Walt Frago, Roger Gore, James Pence and George Alleyn in a gunbattle following a traffic stop. CHP Officer Walter C. Frago (6573) Bobby Davis and Jack Twinning, the pair of career criminals, first came into contact in federal prison and ...

They say every gun has a story. A reader submission series from American Handgunner, Wheelgun Diaries seeks to tell some of those stories through the words of revolver owners. The following stories were shared by email with permission to publish. Shorty ‘N Tell John Taffin’s piece on the Shorty Forty-Four gave me the idea to send you a photo of my shorty. A handy carry wheelgun with enough pop to discourage two- or four-legged predators, it’s a Smith & Wesson Model 29 with a three-inch barrel and a round grip. The gun is one of a limited run from the Lew Horton company, made in Novembe...