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6/3/2012 3:45:13 AM EDT
So I picked up a S&W 442 with a magna-ported barrel.
Anyone else have one? What do you think of it?
6/3/2012 9:12:56 AM EDT
[#1]
I had my S&W 640 Magnaported, and really like it.

The porting takes the wallop out of it, even with decently hot .357 loads.  .38 Special rounds are a piece of cake.

I'm going to have my .44 Bulldog ported as well.

So people claim that you should not have a defensive handgun ported - some nonsense about the side blast hurting you if you shoot it at super close ranges, or that it will affect your night vision (as if the fireball from a 2 inch .357 Mag at night won't do that all by itself).

Enjoy.
6/6/2012 8:50:52 AM EDT
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6/6/2012 8:56:38 AM EDT
[#3]
I've had a few guns Magna-Ported, Colt Python, S&W M41(yeah a 22LR pistol). I find it that you can really feel the difference in muzzle rise, and not recoil, even in a 22LR.