Favorite Revolver Make & Cal?
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Lexthedestroyer
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Holy necro thread indeed... I just bought my first, a 1976 Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .357 Magnum, 4 5/8" barrel. Waiting for the registration to show up, hopefully this week...
Myfirst revolver was a 686 4.25"er in .357. Would never part with it. My favourite might well be my Uberti Cattleman in 44-40. I love the proportions and look of the gun and that cartridge is just so unique to my calibres selection. I big fluffy freight train of lean that moves my steel targets with authority! Case hardened frame is gorgeous to boot!
OK for a first....the Ruger GP-100. Better initial build quality over the new Smiths. Be prepared to cut the forcing cone to 11 degrees and check the cylinders. Most will require reaming to .358. Mine were ridiculously tight. Replace a few springs and shim the trigger & hammer and you have yourself a very versatile piece. Pair the Ruger GP-100 with a Ruger .45Colt/45acp convertible and you are good to go from playing the revolver games to defending yourself from just about anything breathing on the planet that might do you harm. ...just ask my cardboard targets! The SA Ruger may require the same treatment as the GP-100. Ruger does make great "kit" guns.
Take Care
Bob
ps You can load both those guns from gallery to power house loads and have fun doing it.
Take Care
Bob
ps You can load both those guns from gallery to power house loads and have fun doing it.
I am always puzzled by posts like this. ("Buy a XYZ and then do this extensive list of upgrades and modifications to make it good")
Why not just buy a gun that comes finished and ready to go from the factory?
I am always puzzled by posts like this. ("Buy a XYZ and then do this extensive list of upgrades and modifications to make it good")
Why not just buy a gun that comes finished and ready to go from the factory?
Because for most the guns you describe do not exist at a price point most can afford that is why. It cost me less than $100 to turn a good revolver into an excellent revolver and more importantly a better shooter. If you have not figured this out yet you will or not. I hope this post lessons your confusion.
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Bob
Well, to each his own but I wouldn't buy a new gun I needed to rebuild to get it to work right any more than I would a brand new car that needed repairs.
Buying what you suggest would seem to reward manufacturers for building sub par products.
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B) AMEN in spades
Looked that one up... specs say 105mm barrel? AYFKM?? We can't have it for 1 lousy mm?
^This....or a Colt Officer's Model Match or Officer's Model Target in .38 and .22
They are all really close but if pushed I'd have to pick my 50's era K-38 over the .38 Colt OMM but my '52 Colt OMM in .22 over my 1949 K-22 by the slightest of margins.
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My 1916 Webley Mk VI .455 is a tack driver and I will never sell it.
Always check if you can the actual barrel length on the supposed 4" guns. I have a 686 no dash originally issued to US Custom Services. Barrel is 105.14 MM and is registered "Restricted" I have seen three of these guns come and go either on our EE or other sources. There likely are more with barrels just in excess of 105MM.
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Bob
Good advice.
I have a HK P7 where the published barrel length given by HK is 105mm. From what I have read most actually measure anywhere from 105 point-something up to 107. ( My registration certificate states "107mm")
