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Hear me out before you laugh. I own a few darn nice guns by S&W. I have a Classic Hunter .44, a 6" 29 and a pretty nice .44 Mountain gun. They are all great guns. They are all better fitted and finished than my Taurus 44 magnum Tracker. My Tracker has a case of bad polishing on the cylinder and it's timing was a bit iffy when gotten new. The timing is now servicable.
The S&W's all have one disadvantage here...Not one of them is a medium frame 5-shot .41, .44 magnum, 45 Colt or .45 acp. The Tracker is the same basic size as an L-frame S&W 586 but it packs 44 magnum power in an accurate,4" barreled package that thanks to the porting, doesn't kick enough to speak of for someone already accustomed to 44 magnum recoil.
In the woods, there are no biker gangs to shoot it out with so 5 rounds is fine. My Tracker will shoot 3" at 25 yards off-hand in my hands on a good day. That's plenty good. I really think this gun is a winner and indeed, I'd take it over my S&W's for hiking where there may be a bear or human predator. It's light and hard-hitting along with it's compact size. My S&W's are my pride and joy, but the Tracker is just a darn good gun that S&W makes no equal to.Besides, the Taurus lock is nowhere near as horrendous as the S&W design.
That is my honest evaluation.Others may disagree and I'll lose no sleep.
The S&W's all have one disadvantage here...Not one of them is a medium frame 5-shot .41, .44 magnum, 45 Colt or .45 acp. The Tracker is the same basic size as an L-frame S&W 586 but it packs 44 magnum power in an accurate,4" barreled package that thanks to the porting, doesn't kick enough to speak of for someone already accustomed to 44 magnum recoil.
In the woods, there are no biker gangs to shoot it out with so 5 rounds is fine. My Tracker will shoot 3" at 25 yards off-hand in my hands on a good day. That's plenty good. I really think this gun is a winner and indeed, I'd take it over my S&W's for hiking where there may be a bear or human predator. It's light and hard-hitting along with it's compact size. My S&W's are my pride and joy, but the Tracker is just a darn good gun that S&W makes no equal to.Besides, the Taurus lock is nowhere near as horrendous as the S&W design.
That is my honest evaluation.Others may disagree and I'll lose no sleep.