Cimarron "Bad Boy"

[mbaneacp]

Sorry I haven't been around much recently! The upcoming season of SHOOTING GALLERY is heavy on precision rifles, Scout rifles, and pistol caliber carbines. With it almost in the bag -- 2 more episodes to film this year -- I'm getting back to single actions.

I got one of the Cimarron "Bad Boy" .44 Magnums for T&E...Army style frame, flat top with adjustable sights, 8-inch octagonal barrel and a really great blued finish...I plan to do a full report on it for SGO (short for SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE...clever, huh?), which is unfortunately behind Outdoor Channel's paywall at MyOutdoorTV.com. I haven't really wrung it out yet, but I have a thing for Army frames and octagonal barrels. I ran a box of 240-gr JHPS through it on 15 and 25 yard steel, and I thought it handled just great, that big barrel soaking up the recoil. Short story...I told Cimarron I'd buy it. I see it as fitting in a "traditional" .44 Magnum niche, stopping at the 240-gr level...I've got the Rugers for dinosaur killers! Besides, it's just pretty.

I sent back the .45 Colt/.45 ACP Redhawk...shot just spiffy, but I decided to stay in .44 Magnum, .454 Casull and 45/70 for the big bore handgun needs. Love the 45/70 BFR! With the cowboy lead it's an accurate powderpuff and surprisingly gentle with the Hornady Leverevolutions...I have dropped any of Ashley Emerson's bombs in it yet.

Finally -- and Mr. Tiffin sorta warned me about this year's back -- I got to my orthopedist, and he's puzzled. He said I have classic "use" arthritis in the knuckle and finger joint of my right index finger. "How on earth," he asked, "does someone manage to overuse their right index finger?" Let me explain, I say...

Michael B

[taffin]

Oct 22, 2017 2:46:13 GMT -5 mbaneacp said:

Sorry I haven't been around much recently! The upcoming season of SHOOTING GALLERY is heavy on precision rifles, Scout rifles, and pistol caliber carbines. With it almost in the bag -- 2 more episodes to film this year -- I'm getting back to single actions.

I got one of the Cimarron "Bad Boy" .44 Magnums for T&E...Army style frame, flat top with adjustable sights, 8-inch octagonal barrel and a really great blued finish...I plan to do a full report on it for SGO (short for SHOOTING GALLERY ONLINE...clever, huh?), which is unfortunately behind Outdoor Channel's paywall at MyOutdoorTV.com. I haven't really wrung it out yet, but I have a thing for Army frames and octagonal barrels. I ran a box of 240-gr JHPS through it on 15 and 25 yard steel, and I thought it handled just great, that big barrel soaking up the recoil. Short story...I told Cimarron I'd buy it. I see it as fitting in a "traditional" .44 Magnum niche, stopping at the 240-gr level...I've got the Rugers for dinosaur killers! Besides, it's just pretty.

I sent back the .45 Colt/.45 ACP Redhawk...shot just spiffy, but I decided to stay in .44 Magnum, .454 Casull and 45/70 for the big bore handgun needs. Love the 45/70 BFR! With the cowboy lead it's an accurate powderpuff and surprisingly gentle with the Hornady Leverevolutions...I have dropped any of Ashley Emerson's bombs in it yet.

Finally -- and Mr. Tiffin sorta warned me about this year's back -- I got to my orthopedist, and he's puzzled. He said I have classic "use" arthritis in the knuckle and finger joint of my right index finger. "How on earth," he asked, "does someone manage to overuse their right index finger?" Let me explain, I say...

Michael B

I BOUGHT MY TEST GUNS. THE ARMY GRIP FRAME IS THE GRIP THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH COLT BACK IN 1863 AND RUGER IN 1959.

[CraigC]

Men after my own heart! I love the 1860 Army grip frame and some of my favorite sixguns wear them. I've also been threatening for several years to build some custom guns with the Army frame. I handled the Bad Boy at Texas Jack's last month and was really impressed. Seemed only slightly heavier than my Callahan Target and handled very well. I love the way this sixgun handles. Significantly lighter and more nimble in the hand than a large frame Ruger. The cylinder isn't long enough to heavy bullets but that's okay.

[Encore64]

I agree completely. I love my Uberti Callahan. One of the best built revolvers I own. It gets 44 Special +P loads in 44 Magnum brass.

[mhblaw]

Why doesn't this model show on the Cimarron web site? Too new?

[mbaneacp]

www.cimarron-firearms.com/bad-boy-44-mag-8-in.html

[tinkerpearce]

I put an Army frame on a SAA was in 1983. It was some Italian-made clone and with a little fitting I got an army frame from some other Italian clone on it... I loved it. I've been meaning to do it again ever since and somehow haven't gotten around to it. I think I may be inspired.