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BCRider said:
Fair enough. I only brought it up again because it's VERY seldom you see anyone asking about which revolver to buy when the choice is between a flip open hand ejector style and a single action. Rather like asking "do I want an apple or an orange?"

For what it's worth single actions ARE very cool. And the ones with fixed sights might limit the variety of ammo you can shoot in them but again they just look so darn sweet . And best of all they let us get in touch with our inner cowboy.... :d

Happy gun shopping to you and your wife.
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Didnt mean to seem like I actually know what im talking about. We are just aware of it now that its been pointed out, most handguns we have fired have been semi auto and I am not that knowledgeable so hence the question. I kust try to pay attention, we googled it up and watched them in use and her first comment was that it is cool and how we wouldnt be scrambling everywhere to pick up shells (she is hardcore on cleaning up)
 
If you want to see some single action guns in use you and the wife should head out to one of the KTSA or Heffley Creek monthly cowboy action matches. You'll see some shooters that can be timed with a calendar instead of a timer but you'll see a number of shooters that can rattle off the shots from these single actions at a pace which would make a lot of semi auto shooters feel humble. By hanging around at the loading and unloading tables you and her can also get a good view of how different folks handle the guns. The better ones can unload and reload in not much more time than it takes to reload a hand ejector revolver. At least when the hand ejector isn't being loaded with a speed loader.

Of course you could get around all this with one simple decision.... The question is a "do I get a modern DA/SA hand ejector revolver or a single action revolver?" The only CORRECT answer is "yes.... one of each". :d
 
BCRider said:
If you want to see some single action guns in use you and the wife should head out to one of the KTSA or Heffley Creek monthly cowboy action matches. You'll see some shooters that can be timed with a calendar instead of a timer but you'll see a number of shooters that can rattle off the shots from these single actions at a pace which would make a lot of semi auto shooters feel humble. By hanging around at the loading and unloading tables you and her can also get a good view of how different folks handle the guns. The better ones can unload and reload in not much more time than it takes to reload a hand ejector revolver. At least when the hand ejector isn't being loaded with a speed loader.

Of course you could get around all this with one simple decision.... The question is a "do I get a modern DA/SA hand ejector revolver or a single action revolver?" The only CORRECT answer is "yes.... one of each". :d
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See when I firts signed up here i wanted a nice rifle, shotgun and handgun....

now its I need a Modern Revolver, Cowboy Revolver, 1911, Glock style, .308 rifle hunting rifle, long range tacti cool rifle, tacti cool shotgun, over/under benelli shotgun and 3k ammo for each firearm.... I already have 4 firearms and I was kinda happy with them..... but now its..... $$$$
 
Sorry dude but you're into it now! :d

As with so many equipment sports the proper answer of how many is enough is always N+1 where N is however many you have already. :d

Before you leap on either option be sure to grab your eyes and ears and go visit one of the local monthly cowboy action matches to see those single actions in use. Too many folks dismiss them as only suitable for slow target shooting and even slower reloading. But with the right method and a bit of practice these very cool handling single action revolvers won't hold you back much at all.

I'm going on more about the single actions because a lot of folks dismiss them in favor of the flip open guns like GP100's and S&W's. And certainly I have my share of these as well. I'm just trying to make sure that the single actions get a fair shake in your decision making.

In time I suspect that if you and her enjoy handgun shooting that you will get both. So the question is which comes first. Since I gather this one is mostly for her she's got to be there to help out with the decision.

On the DA/SA revolver front I own examples of both Ruger and S&W. Of the two brands I enjoy the S&W trigger much better than the Ruger trigger. Now I mostly shoot them in DA mode. Hardly ever #### the hammer and shoot SA. So a nice smoothly progressive DA trigger is important to me. And that's where Ruger fails by a slim margin. The Ruger makes a little "click" that I can feel in the trigger when it releases the cylinder stop. And that tells me that the break point is going to happen a short travel later. I don't like that because it takes my attention away from the sight picture and a nice smooth trigger travel. So I'm a solid S&W fan as a result. The Ruger GP100 is a nice gun. But it has that "click" in the trigger travel that I can't tolerate. So my recomendation is an easy one. Buy a S&W if you opt to go with a DA/SA hand ejector revolver. Then fit it with a Wolff spring kit with the lightest return block spring option and both you and your wife will smile a lot when out shooting.

I'm also a fan of the classic blued steel guns. When given some nice wood grips they just ooze classiness. But if you two are fans of silver then a stainless gun isn't that bad I guess... :d
 
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