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At the time of its introduction, the Model 29 was the most powerful production handgun, although it was later overtaken by handguns chambered for the even larger .454 Casull, .50 Action Express, and .500 S&W Magnum cartridges. It was made famous worldwide by association with the fictional character "Dirty Harry" Callahan.
Mack Bolan of The Executioner book series carried a .44 Auto Mag he named "Big Thunder" in his war against the Mafia. In 1983, the Auto Mag was featured in the fourth Dirty Harry movie, Sudden Impact. Clint Eastwood's character Harry Callahan uses his .44 Auto Mag to kill Mick after Harry loses his Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver in a fist ...
Despite the ".44" designation, guns chambered for the .44 Magnum round, its parent case, the .44 Special, and the .44 Special's parent case, the .44 Russian all use 0.429 in (10.9 mm) diameter bullets. [3] The .44 Magnum is based on the .44 Special case but lengthened and loaded to higher pressures for greater velocity and energy.
The high point was in 1955, when the company created the Smith & Wesson Model 29 chambered in .44 Magnum, after the round's creator Elmer Keith had encouraged Smith & Wesson to develop a revolver for his new ammunition. [7] The Dirty Harry movies made this gun a cultural icon two decades later. [8]
Smith & Wesson (NAS: SWHC) , Sturm Ruger (NYS: RGR) , and Olin (NYS: OLN) are three venerable firearms manufacturers that could add firepower to your portfolio. However, before you pull the ...
Fifty years ago, "Dirty Harry" became one of 1971's biggest hits. It spawned four sequels and gave Clint Eastwood the most iconic role of his career.
The reference inaccurately refers to the bullet fired by Clint Eastwood's fictional character Dirty Harry in the eponymous movie series. Eastwood's character actually fired a .44 magnum load from his iconic Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver, neither the same charge nor the same bullet as any .45 caliber round, including the 5.56×45mm.
One thing that all the great, iconic, landmark Hollywood films of any era have in common is universality. As Clint Eastwood’s iconic serial killer thriller “Dirty Harry” turns 50 this week ...