Rossi Ranch Hand 44 Mag. 12" Large Loop Pistol

Ultimate outdoors has one or us gun genie on gallery of guns website

Thats a Pistol????
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/21_590/products_id/64675

A pistol? Yes, otherwise it would be classified as AOW by the BATFE, and don't even think of installing a shoulder stock on it!!!!

I might need one of those.

I'd like to get one, but I'd like to find one close to me. So I don't have to pay a ffl dealer his cut to order it for me.

douglashodges1:1419057 said:

I might need one of those.

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I think every man needs one of these!

I was looking at one of these today. Def has a cool factor but i dont really know what id use it for??

It is also called a "Mares Leg". Steve McQueen used a similar "pistol" on some old western TV show. I cannot remember the name of the show.

It would be cool to have on your UTV for riding around on your ranch. You could solve a lot of problems with one. That is for sure.

Magnificent seven

WANTED: Dead or Alive was the Steve Mcqueen TV show. One of my favorites

I've seen those everywhere lately. Academy in Rogers had a couple I think.
I cant figure out how you're supposed to shoot on of those things?

Sontag1 said:

It is also called a "Mares Leg". Steve McQueen used a similar "pistol" on some old western TV show. I cannot remember the name of the show.

It would be cool to have on your UTV for riding around on your ranch. You could solve a lot of problems with one. That is for sure.

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I believe the name of that show was "The Rifleman". Frontier Trading Post in Hatfield, AR has one in stock. 479-216-1994.

I have handled one of these but not fired one. The appeal is the novelty factor. From the feel it would not be an effective shooter as either a handgun or a rifle. There's not much point in it, other than it's kind of cool because other guys don't have one. Now that I think about it, that's as good a reason as any to get a new gun. Let us know how it shoots.

I actually youtubed it after my last post. Most videos, they're shooting it like a rifle except not with the butt against the shoulder. A few they're shooting it more like a pistol.
I wonder how accurately it could be shot? Since it's technically a handgun in a straight walled pistol cartridge, I guess it would be legal in zone 4 and 5?
I've got a big .44 revolver, and for my purposes it's just about as much of a novelty as this would be. Just had to have it that day at the gun shop though.

There's one video where the guy's got a big butt pad on his. It shows footage of him killing a coon at 100yds, but it doesnt show how he actually handles the gun. He must be shooting it off his shoulder?

Hobbshunter said:

Since it's technically a handgun in a straight walled pistol cartridge, I guess it would be legal in zone 4 and 5?

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No, the barrel is too long to hunt in Z4/Z5:

In deer zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B, modern guns are restricted to:

muzzleloaders;
shotguns (.410 or larger) with slugs; or
pistols having barrels 4 to 10 inches long, chambered for straight-wall centerfire cartridges and using lead, lead allowy, soft nose or hollow point bullets .30 caliber or larger.

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The Ranch Hand has a barrel that's 12".

Mr. Chitlin said:

No, the barrel is too long to hunt in Z4/Z5:



The Ranch Hand has a barrel that's 12".

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Well dangit. That's the only reason I was kinda interested. Dont know why, but I despise shooting slugs. Probably would be better off with a TC anyway.

Saw it off a 1/2"