Got revolvers?

Lately the 357, 44 and 50s are in the range case while the 9mm, 40, 45s are home.

No more picking up brass, grabbing the wrong mags (Glock mags all look alike in a rush).

617, 627 VComp, 625, Python and Anaconda are next on my list.

50 S&W fire breathing dragon, NUFF Said.
 
Whoa, back from the internet abyss! Anyway when this thread started in 2009 you couldn't give me a revolver. I owned (and still do) a beautiful 5" 629-3 Classic DX at the time and it never came out of storage. I was shooting my semi's all the time. Well, as I matured with handguns I grew into revolvers and now prefer them over any semi. I have added several to my collection since. No digging brass out of the snow. Better triggers and much ###ier in my opinion. I prefer single actions and the longer the barrel the better. Opening that loading gate and loading one at a time is very enjoyable for me. As you mature you'll see....it will happen to all of you young bucks eventually.

I'm just wondering if Onagoth bought a revolver yet????
 
I'm with armorman...back in the 70's, my father started me off shooting HG's with his S&W 15 Combat Masterpiece.
When I got my RPAL it was all semi's. Fast forward a few years and maturity...I now prefer my revolvers. I've learned to shoot better slower (if that makes sense). I still enjoy my semi's but the revolvers always go to the range with me.
I just wish I had the proper status to keep that 4" S&W 15. At least I still have his mint "T" series BHP.
 
Have been eyeing a couple of revolvers Ruger & Smith in 22 cal.. for some time.

I shot range 617's and found the grip a little uncomfortable for my wide hand short fingers. The double action seems difficult out of the box, so calling on the experts here what would you advise. I like the looks and feel of the gun and shoot it reasonably well compared to my semis (Shadow excluded)

I also like Ruger and prefer double actions if they are smooth and easy to pull. I shoot mostly bullseye at 20 yds and prefer 10 round cylinders..

Was looking at a Ruger super single six hunter ss but not sure if it's too front heavy, and not sure of smoothness of action.

What say you .. to this wheel gun NEWBIE, I feel there is one coming to my family my wife likes them as well but small hands.
 
SIlverfox, the great thing about revolvers is that there are a wide variety of grip shapes you can get. So if you like the gun you can MAKE it fit you by simply choosing the scales you put on the gun.

In double action guns you're pretty much limited to a 10 shot 617. The Single 10 is a single action only gun which loads differently and does not use a DA/SA action. So keep that in mind.

In terms of center fire revolvers watch your options and consider if you'll want to shoot in any matches with them at some point. Both IPSC and IDPA have revolver classes that limit the guns to holding 6 rounds. You can use a 7 or8 shot gun but you're only allowed to load 6 rounds. So for a center fire revolver I'd suggest that you might as well stick with a 6 hole option to allow future competition use if you go that route.

If you want to shoot more in a string simply learn to get fast at using speed loaders. Hell, it's part of the fun to be able to pull off a fast dump and reload and keep going.

I've got both S&W and Ruger double action revolvers. I much prefer the smooth feel of the S&W action. The Rugers have a little "click" in the trigger that happens when the stop bolt is released a little before the hammer trips. The tendency is to use this click as a staging point. But it's not a good habit to get into if you want to learn to shoot accurately in DA mode. Meanwhile the S&W is simply one smooth pull all the way until it simply releases the hammer totally by surprise. It's a small point but one which I notice every time I shoot my Ruger DA revolvers. It doesn't help that those are .44Mag and when I feel the little stop bolt "click" that my mind instantly tries to tell my hands to flinch.... :D
 
I prefer a semiauto pistol (glocks, etc) as my primary go to handgun

However I really enjoy the odd use of a revolver, for a special treat now and then, you can't beat it
 
Smith 17, 19, 29. a GP100, a H&R 999 and a Pietta 1860 Army cap&ball. My fav is the 19 with the GP100 a close runner up.

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silverfoxdj...if you're thinking about a Smith or Ruger how about a 460V or .44mag Redhawk? I just picked up a fire-breathing .22lr Bearcat. It may fit your wife's hand better and a bit softer to shoot:)

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S&W Model 25-3 45 ACP
S&W Brazilian M1937
DW Model 44
S&W 629 Classic
Colt Anaconda
S&W 624
Colt Model 357
S&W Heavy Duty
S&W Model 64-3
Great Western SAA copy
Ruger Old Army 5.5" in ss
Ruger Old Army Liberty Model in ss
 
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silverfoxdj...if you're thinking about a Smith or Ruger how about a 460V or .44mag Redhawk? I just picked up a fire-breathing .22lr Bearcat. It may fit your wife's hand better and a bit softer to shoot:)

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I was hopeing to get her a Ruger SP-101 but good luck finding one in Canada, how does the Bearcat compare as there seems to be some around..
 
The Bearcat is very small but seems to be size appropriate for the .22lr ammo. It's made well and has good weight in the hands. Loading and unloading is slow innitially but you get the hang of it quickly.
So far I'm liking it! Although the sights are fixed it's fairly accurate... even with my lowly skills. Fun and cheap to shoot!
 
BCRider said:
SIlverfox, the great thing about revolvers is that there are a wide variety of grip shapes you can get. So if you like the gun you can MAKE it fit you by simply choosing the scales you put on the gun.

In double action guns you're pretty much limited to a 10 shot 617. The Single 10 is a single action only gun which loads differently and does not use a DA/SA action. So keep that in mind.

In terms of center fire revolvers watch your options and consider if you'll want to shoot in any matches with them at some point. Both IPSC and IDPA have revolver classes that limit the guns to holding 6 rounds. You can use a 7 or8 shot gun but you're only allowed to load 6 rounds. So for a center fire revolver I'd suggest that you might as well stick with a 6 hole option to allow future competition use if you go that route.

If you want to shoot more in a string simply learn to get fast at using speed loaders. Hell, it's part of the fun to be able to pull off a fast dump and reload and keep going.

I've got both S&W and Ruger double action revolvers. I much prefer the smooth feel of the S&W action. The Rugers have a little "click" in the trigger that happens when the stop bolt is released a little before the hammer trips. The tendency is to use this click as a staging point. But it's not a good habit to get into if you want to learn to shoot accurately in DA mode. Meanwhile the S&W is simply one smooth pull all the way until it simply releases the hammer totally by surprise. It's a small point but one which I notice every time I shoot my Ruger DA revolvers. It doesn't help that those are .44Mag and when I feel the little stop bolt "click" that my mind instantly tries to tell my hands to flinch.... :D
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At this point my preference and only experience is with the Smith 617 (want to stay in 22cal) unless they bring back a Smith 9mm..

Any opinions on the Ruger super single six hunter ss ? as far as smoothness of the trigger and balance being the most important to me compared to the 617.

Can the long pull (heavy) be easily improved in the Smith 617? As you can tell I'm partial to the Smith quality in a wheel gun. (My benchmark)
 
I would shoot a revolver over a semi-auto any day of the week.

From a reloader's perspective, it's great not having to chase brass, and you can load everything from the most ridiculous baby-breath load to the most ridiculous dragon-breath load without having to worry about malfunction. I own twice as many revolvers as I do semis, and I expect that trend to continue (or perhaps the ratio will grow). My 4.2" GP100 is easily my favourite handgun - perfectly proportioned with enough power to keep things interesting, and accurate enough to have some fun when things are kept to a more civilized level. As much as I like my CZ 85 and Ruger SR1911, they're somewhat boring in comparison to the fun that can be had with a revolver, mixing up the loads a bit.

I would much sooner CLEAN a semi-auto than a revolver though.

Wiping down a slide and scrubbing a barrel is much more easily and quickly accomplished than scrubbing a cylinder (inside and out, with 6, more or less, chambers), scrubbing the frame, getting in all the little places around the cylinder crane AND scrubbing out the barrel. With a revolver the crap gets into and onto everything.

Still, a revolver comes with me on every range trip, although I tend to limit myself to just one or two because the clean-up is always in the back of my mind.
 
There are more revolvers that I like than there are semi-auto pistols. I've owned three of the former, one of the latter, now down to two and one. I don't shoot any of them a lot - I like to hunt and I don't shoot my long guns enough, but I suggest every gun owner should get a restricted class license and own a handgun on principle.

There are a few revolvers I can think of that I'll add to the collection if they show up at the right price when I am in funds, but only one semi-auto and even if I liked it I expect I'd sell it after shooting it a bit.
 
My first handgun was a CZ75B. I loved it and it used to digest about 100 rounds a week.

I got my first revolver a month or so later and the CZ mostly sits in the range bag now. I purchased a .22LR revolver as well. It's not that I don't enjoy semi-automatics, but quality revolvers are just more fun from my viewpoint. I also enjoy not having to hunt the brass down.

Other than maybe picking up a .45 at some point, I am pretty sure I'm a wheelguns-only guy from here on out.
 
Onagoth said:
So, I'll never knock a guy for owning any gun they want, and if a revolver is what you want, have at it. But me, I can never see owning any revolver, to me, these guns seem boring and antiquated compared to a good pistol.

Am I a sucker for modern day guns, or do you agree?

PS I know this thread will attract many opinions, but I'm bored right now and this thought just popped into my head.
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Never say never. Have you ever shot a good revolver? A good wheelgun is timeless...no such thing as a modern or old wheelgun. Just good or bad ones. IMO, a pistolero should own and shoot both revolver and semi-auto. Not necessary to shoot both types equally well, he just needs to love them both.

Three yrs ago I sold all my semi-autos to concentrate on wheelguns just because my 686s shot way better than my Gold Cup, I got tired to sweeping up brass to reload and I wanted to simplify casting and reloading. Said I'll never go back to semi-autos.

Now I got three times more semis than revolvers. Never say never.
 
Any one?

At this point my preference and only experience is with the Smith 617 (want to stay in 22cal) unless they bring back a Smith 9mm..

Any opinions on the Ruger super single six hunter ss ? as far as smoothness of the trigger and balance being the most important to me compared to the 617.

Can the long pull (heavy) be easily improved in the Smith 617? As you can tell I'm partial to the Smith quality in a wheel gun. (My benchmark)
 
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