Well, I haven't seen a thread for pics of revolvers yet so how bout
some pics of your wheel guns. I don't have many, but here they are,
down to the old black powder and RG10.
The others are: High Standard Sentinel .22, Taurus Tracker .44 mag,
Colt Python .357 mag, Rossi .357 mag, Colt Lawman MkIII .357 mag.
You know, I love my semi-autos, and carry one most of the time, but there is nothing like the look and feel of a revolver. I cherish the time spent shooting them and I never feel under gunned when I carry one. Both of my sons like to shoot them as well and wll three of us make a trip to the range from time to time to just burn some rounds, punch paper and knock over the metal targets and spend quality time together, shooting and heckling each other. I just don't understand people wanting to take away my rights to keep, bear and have a great time shooting my firearms......they just dont know what they are missing....would'nt you agree.
I like revolvers, the first handgun I ever shot was a S&W .357Mag Highway patrolman. However, I would feel "undergunned" while carrying one for a few reasons:
-They are thick
-They have low shot capacity
-I cannot fire them as fast as an autoloader
For that reason I do not own one right now. Not saying that I wouldn't like to have one for target shooting because they are accurate, but I can't feel comfortable carrying one for the aforementioned reasons.
I too prefer to carry an auto pistol for my primary carry gun, but revolvers
certainly have their advantages also and I do carry one from time to time and am perfectly comfortable doing so.
I always recommend a revolver to
anyone unfamiliar with handguns or any newcomers to shooting.
a) no external safeties to worry about.
b) very easy to visually identify if the gun is loaded.
c) not picky about the types of ammo you feed them.
Tex, I have some of the same guns you show here. I have a Redhawk cut back to 4" much the same as yours, except that mine is in 45 Colt. I have a Super Redhawk Alaskan, except mine is in 454 Casull. The first thing I did when I got my Alaskan was replace the Hogue grips with standard Super Redhawk grips (rubber w/laminated wood panels). This made a vast improvement in the way it handles, at least for me, and makes it more comfortable to shoot. I have an S101 3" 357 like yours and like quite well as a ccw gun. I also have 5.5" Redhawks in 41 and 44 Mag. One of these days I will post some pictures too, when I get around to taking some, and learn how to post them.
Best regards, BIGBOOMER
I like revolvers, the first handgun I ever shot was a S&W .357Mag Highway patrolman. However, I would feel "undergunned" while carrying one for a few reasons:
-They are thick
-They have low shot capacity
-I cannot fire them as fast as an autoloader
For that reason I do not own one right now. Not saying that I wouldn't like to have one for target shooting because they are accurate, but I can't feel comfortable carrying one for the aforementioned reasons.
Umm, I have to take issue with those statements…just in the course of general discussion. You are right that a revolver is harder to hide than an old slab side (unless ya got a Glock), and it doesn't carry a hunnerd and forty eleven rounds of ammo…But….
1. The heavier barrel on a wheel gun gives you more "point ability" than an electric gun (works for me on close range instinctive shooting, but that's just me).
2. I can empty a full cylinder and reload, or do a Barney Fife drill, fairly quickly.
3. If you have a bad primer all you have to do is pull the trigger again (but it looks like you have had training on an auto for just letting the trigger go forward until the sear engages instead of letting it go all the way forward).
4. Su Amigo.
No offense meant, just my 2 cents worth. To each his own.
Up here in Kanuckistan any handgun with a 4" barrel or less is prohibited and only the people who are 'grandfathered' with 12-6 classification are allowed to own/buy/sell them. I had a brain fart and this slipped past me when our government passed Bill C-68.
Anyhow, the top revolver is a S&W 686 Classic Hunter (.357 Magnum, replaced the original Hogues with Pachmayrs). The centre is a S&W Model 28 (.357 Magnum) and the bottom is a Colt Diamondback (.22 lr, I have the original wood stocks in storage but it currently has Pachmayrs on it).
edited to add: Compliments to you all, there are some very nice guns in this thread....
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