It's a myth
On a larger and/or higher-resolution screen, you can clearly see the "44 MAGNUM" stamp on the side of the barrel in the final scene.
The story of how S&W more or less 'scrambled' to provide the original Dirty Harry set with a Model 29 is also well documented.
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- 'Dirty Harry' has all the fun − *NOT* blondes -
FOG,
2013-03-19, 09:20
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- In Magnum Force, Harry said he used a .44 Special load. -
Andrew,
2013-03-19, 16:35
- Indeed, and a "light Special", at that -
FOG,
2013-03-19, 16:44
- Seems I read somewhere that the gun Harry used -
Bob Hatfield,
2013-03-19, 17:51
- It's a myth - FOG, 2013-03-19, 18:23
- Seems I read somewhere that the gun Harry used -
Bob Hatfield,
2013-03-19, 17:51
- John Milius admits in his commentaries that he should not -
AkRay,
2013-03-19, 18:45
- I always wondered about that - FOG, 2013-03-19, 18:55
- Indeed, and a "light Special", at that -
FOG,
2013-03-19, 16:44
- My 629 would LOVE to have those... - Boge Quinn, 2013-03-20, 08:12
- In Magnum Force, Harry said he used a .44 Special load. -
Andrew,
2013-03-19, 16:35