Post your revolvers and what you like about them, and why the GP100 is so great.
I just like them.
>>62926188many holes.
>>62926188Currently, only have a Dirty Harry as my only revolver. Looking to get something in .357 mag again someday but its a low priority.
I also have a NAA 22LLR. I love that little guy.
>>62926720Oh and I'm a slut for the old Colt bluing.
I like to shoot the big bullets…. Something about pulling the trigger on something that feels like it’s just a few steps past “this much force is a bad idea” in a handgun is just extremely fun for me.
>>62926365Lemat? If so, nice! Got to shoot one in scouts as a kid. Cool piece.
>>62926188Op here. What's a good set of sights (night sights, holo sights, etc) and grips for a GP100?
>>62926770These are nice.
>>62926741You did it! How is the quality and have they folded yet?
>>62926188Only reason id get a gp100 is .327 mag, wish there was an N frame equivalent that holds like 10 rounds of it
>>62927013Thanks. I want to pick up a double action 357 at some point. Actually got to try a gp100 and liked it, however there’s a pawn shop near me with a s/w 357 that’s blued, not sure which model… with a Leopold pistol scope on it for 1100$ ish…. Which would probably be worth it for the scope. Or if I can find a 6 shot 357 red hawk at the right time…
>>62926371Model 29 will never not be cool anon.
This one is my favorite that I own but I’ve got way more down in the safes.
>>62926188Love my GP100. It was my first gun ever. A graduation gift from my dad, used to belong to my late grandpa. Such a beast of gun. Shoots smooth and damn accurate. I keep it safely stowed and well meticulously clean.
>>62927087There's usually one 6 shot Redhawk for sale online. Not hard to find, K recommend them.
>>62927186Yeah, it’s just been bad timing. Eventually it’ll happen.
>>62926817I keep thinking about these since I wanna try my 454 loads from a longer barrel than my Alaskan. But I think I’m gonna spring for the longer barreled 460 x frame.
>>62927131What kind of ammo do you like to shoot through it? Do you reload?
Saw these on sale on ebay. Carved in Thailand. For the GP100/Super Redhawk.Thoughts?
>>62927554T I G E R S
>>62927554Hey all you cool cats and kittens….
>>62927549>What kind of ammo do you like to shoot through it?Whatever I can get my hands on since .500 Mag is so expensive lol. My favorite box ammo is probably Magtech’s 400gr JSP since at 1650fps it’s nearly identical to one of the original offerings from Cor-Bon. It’s a good balance between being truly powerful but not being as insane as the Underwood or Buffalo Bore loads I’ve got.>Do you reload?Absolutely. Picrel is the first test batch of a light target load I made back when I got it. I used 350gr XTP bullets and nickel-plated brass just because that was all that was available. I bumped it up to 34.4gr of 2400 after that so it’s a little spicier but nothing crazy.
>>62927573If you can find unique and want to do some reduced recoil loads for anyone who wants to try the 500 but doesn’t have a lot of big bore experience you can do reduced power loads.. little Smokey, seated to 1.98. But a lot less of the full shock you get from some of the hotter powders…
>>62927588I’ll definitely have to try that load out. I’ve got some Unique downstairs that I was making .44 Mag loads with but it’s so dang smoky and dirty I hate shooting it lol. It’s like black powder on steroids.
>>62927573I’ve only messed with the Hornadys and some 400 gn hardcasts, but I’ve tried the magtechs, the Hornady ftx rounds, some hsm loads (which were incredibly light) and then some heavier rounds from aria. The other load I have is seated to 1.975 to better line up the cannelure on top of 41 gn of lil gun… Looking at getting the casting supplies and gas checks to start making some hardcasts.If you want some nuclear factory ammo look up aria ballistic engineering. They have some plus p stuff that makes the 700 gn underwood’s feel tame.. these guys are 600 gn rated for 1475 fps out of an 8 inch x frame.I like my BFR and love the conversion, but the x frames are really neat. Would love to get one of the mid length barrel ones someday. Love the big bore stuff. Gotta enjoy the kaboom.
>>62927603I don’t like the smoke, but ive tried it and had it work reasonably well for everything from 45 acp, 38 special, 357, 45LC, 44 and 500…. It’s really versatile if dirty.
>>62927603I was getting about 1400 fps out of it from my BFR pretty reliably.. it tends to run a little slower than what the published data expects, even with the longer barrel, which I think might be due to how far it’s gotta move before engaging the rifling through the bushwacker bored cylinder… might be a touch faster out of your x frame.
>>62927609>these guys are 600 gn rated for 1475 fps out of an 8 inch x frame.Holy shit lmao. I bet the blast from that is insane. I'll have to check them out.>I like my BFR and love the conversion, but the x frames are really neat. Would love to get one of the mid length barrel ones someday.Do it. 100% worth it. I love mine to bits. I really like the BFRs too, been wanting to get one in .45-70 so I can fulfill my New Vegas larp dreams.>Love the big bore stuff. Gotta enjoy the kaboom.The boom is by far the best part. I just love the sheer versatility of these calibers too. That you can take a humble .44 Magnum and kill anything that walks on this earth with it and still have it be a viable carry piece if you load it right is amazing to me. I love coming up with loads to try out too just to see what happens. I'm thinking for my next .500 Mag load I'm gonna try and copy picrel.
The finish on the cylinder, hammer, trigger, etc. is garbage on the rhino
>>62926188Are the Uberti S&W No.3's in .38 Special the only top break revolvers in a cartidge that is cheaply available? I just think top breaks are neat.
took a year but i finally got an AIWB holster for my R8. only issues rn is the rear sight blade can catch on a tshirt, also 5" is probably the longest barrel i'd ever want to carry, even with long-ish arms its kind of a pain to hoist a gun that long out of my pants.
>>62926365Its a Lee Matt!
>>62927988Who did it for you?
>>62928057MTR custom leather. it was really reasonable too.
>>62926188Trusty little .38
>>62926951I've always been partial to XS Sights since they're>A. actually good>B. made in Ft. Worth, TexasNot sure of any other US made Tritium front sight you'll find for a GP100.Bowen Rough Country rear sights are amazing for revolvers IMO>>62927940It's not just those things anon, it's the whole gun>>62926188>Post your revolversOk
I bought this, it's a really nice gun. Paid 2800€ for it but it was worth it imo. I'm just a bit upset that for some reason I'm an awful shot with it, I just can't figure out revolvers.
>>62926188what would an H&K revolver look like
>>62929224I've considered one but I can't outshoot my Python's accuracy so I feel like it would be a total meme.
>>62929233South American Grandpa will hook the engineers up.
I want an Artillery SAA in nickel but I heard modern cleaners and lubes damage nickel?
>>62929242fit it with a 416/417 grip, a trilug adapter and we got a deal
>>62929224There's really only one revolver I believe is consistently more accurate than the next cheap factory offering and that's Freedom Arms.
Question.Why do so many of you insist on keeping those nasty rubberized grips?Every single time I touched someone else's revolver with rubber grips they were all worn out, sticky, gross and soft. Why do you bother keeping them? That rubber degrades so fast
DW 44mag. I've had it for 40 years.
S&W 629 3" lew horten
>>62929343Rubber grips can be comfy on heavy recoil and does a better job from losing your gripWhy people keep nasty grips is because they're cheap. Why they degrade fast, I dunno, I have Hogues that don't get to that point for years.Also, if they're gross just wipe them down with WD-40.Fun fact: Hogue grips aren't rubber, they're technically plastic>Pachmayr is rubber though>>62929289Some can, most famously Hoppes no. 9 does. Regular old CLP ought to be fine however. Just check your cleaner/solvent/lubricant/etc. against your finish and/or material
>>62929343Because if you shoot some of these calibers with wood grips the webbing between your thumb and your hand is gonna be fucking gone.
S&W 66
>>62929386Isnt all synthetic rubber plastic?
>>62929343Some things are not super comfortable.
>>62929407Yes, but not all "rubber" grips are synthetic. Not everyone knows the following and it can be helpful>a "rubber" grip like Hogue isn't actually rubber>a grip like Pachmayr actually IS rubber >actual rubber is degraded by oil (like gun oil you use to clean your gun)That last point can be prescient to the other anon who is worried about what chemicals are safe to use on his guns. Old Pachy grips can be quite nice and it'd be disappointing to see them wear prematurely because someone was unaware their goto lube was damaging them.
>>62929336Well that's the thing, Spohr is not a cheap factory offering, it's a premium gun. And for another, I have witnessed other people putting rounds on top of each other with it at the range, so it's absolutely me and not the gun.
>>62929481You should see what brake cleaner does to them :)
Those fuckers at S&W better bring back the Night Guard series, notably the 386.We are in a revolver Renaissance right now, I'd bet the farm they'd sell like hot cakes>also don't want to pay GunBroker scalper prices for them right now
>>62927977Funny you mention this. I just won picrel off GB recently, but she's in .38 S&W, which seems to be about $10 more expensive per-box than .38 SPL, based off LuckyGunner (I know they tend to run expensive), but I'm fine paying the extra cost since she's just a five-shot, and I plan to save the brass to reloooad.Doesn't really answer your question directly, but I don't really know of any relatively common top-breaks in calibers other than .38 SPL & .38 S&W, so yeah, I guess go with that .38 SPL if you've got a lead on one. I overpaid for mine, but only because I was tired of getting outbid for the past 6 months on others I was after. (Though that's sort of my fault for being a notorious lowballer)
>>62929517While they're at it, they should bring back their steel-frame autos like the 5906 and whatnot, imo!
>>62929387omae wa mou shindeiru
>>62929815You're probably only experiencing 75% of the advertised velocity out of that.
>>62926188What model is that without the underlug?
>>62929841KGP-160K = stainless 6 = barrel length 0 = half lugI have a GP-160 which is the blued model
>>62929517what we need are more kydex holsters for revolvers other than k-frames and lcrs
>>62929841OP here. On top of what >>62929852 said, this is an older model. 1987 to be specific. They don't make half lug variants anymore as far as I can tell.
6 inch 686+ or 5 inch Performance Center 686+? I already have a 4" Model 10 and 617.
>>62926188I don't have a GP100 but I do have it's little brother.A lot of people made it seem like .357 is horrific to shoot out of a snubby, boomers talking about how they can't hit the broad side of a barn with a J-frame in .357, so I was very pleasantly surprised when I got around to using it in .357This thing rapidly became my favorite gun out of all of them. Revolvers are just so fucking fun. Helps that I can hit my target with much, much more precision than any autoloader I've tried thus far
>>62930274If the PC is anything like how the Competitor I played around with was, I'd definitely go that route, personally.I compared it to a Korth Mongoose and a 686 SSR and it absolutely blew me away. I liked it MUCH more than the other two.Sort of gave me doubts about how much people talk up the Korth's and Manhurin's based on what I felt/saw/etc,. but I'll have to get a hold of an MR73 to see for myself how good they actually are, or if the "flex" of just dropping $4K+ on a wheelgat makes people cope in their own heads or something.I even liked the SSR more than the Korth, but I didn't really like the SSR that much in the first place, if that says anything. I *did* think the cylinder swap thing on the Mongoose was kinda neat, though.I wouldn't even try and get the Competitor "tuned up" by a smith or anything with how much I liked it.My point is, either the 686+ PC, or give the Competitor a look if you haven't before! That thing has been living in my head since that day, but even ~$2k for a revolver isn't quite "right" for me, atm, unfortunately...
>>62926188>>62926188Just my beat up old Model 65. Wanting to get a Single Six here soon- the Heritage and Wranglers feel so cheap in comparison, and I'm trying to buy nice stuff when I can. Has anyone else experienced Blazer Aluminum 38 spc binding up after a number of rounds (50+)? I'll get an occasional sticky sort of feeling when going to fire the next round, that feels like the cylinder binding up. I'm figuring it's something to do with thermal expansion of either the gun itself or the cartridges. It also happened to the RSO's GP100 when he loaned me it and I tried shooting the cartridges through there, so I'm partial to blaming the cartridge expanding in a hot chamber.
>>62926770>>62929381Unfluted cylinders are so sexy
>My Single Action Army that I ordered last December finally showed upToday is a good day
>>62930335> Helps that I can hit my target with much, much more precision than any autoloader I've tried thus farI've both felt and seen that really obviously with new shooters, who can almost immediately shoot well at 15 yd while they're all over the place with an autoloader. I chalk it up to the trigger and maybe something with the non-reciprocating action and lack of ejection reducing flinching.
>>62930452revolvers are just less picky about grip and usually your support hand isnt touching the trigger guard. i noticed with my glock 43 if my trigger finger touches the palm of my support hand while pulling my shot will go a foot low at 7yds. its freaky.
>>62930499Good point, I've not paid much attention to my grip in general. I'll try focusing on that more next time.
>>62930508ive come to realize grip is like 90% of what makes you accurate. its hard to fix solo, at the very least try to tape yourself shooting
>>62930499>>62930508>>62930540Also, make sure your sights are actually on and don't guilt-cope yourself into thinking it's ALWAYS something you're doing though.I refused to believe my M&P sights were off and that it was just me/my grip causing all the shots to be left. (Not low left, literally just left, perfectly next to center) so I changed to a different backstrap, tried different grip techniques/fixes, tried different ammo, and had other people shoot it. ALL LEFT. Later on, I just tapped the rear sight over, and viola, dead center.We're our own worst enemies sometimes, I guess. (That, or I'm just rarded)
>>62930274I hear bad things about modern S&W. If you want a 686, consider paying some extra for a Spohr. They're basically the same thing, but with better looks and quality.
>>62929744I assume you mean hammer fired DASA autos, because yes, they shouldI think one of the things that makes the old semi-autos endearing is the internal locking lugs a la 1911 or BHP. There's an aesthetic to something that doesn't use the typical system of locking on the chamber a la Sig P220 and most semi autos since (Glock, M&P, P320, etc.)I could see them making an M&P Metal that's DASA and hammer fired, hell, I'd be cool with it being as interchangeable as possible with the M&P (think P30 and VP9), hell it can be polymer framed too even (but, metal please, aluminum and steel)I don't know why they haven't yet, it seems the semi-auto, hammer-fired, DA/SA movement isn't quite here yet. It's certainly popular though, LTT alone has shown these guns don't just have staying power but they're as popular as ever. Even just SA hammer guns is obvious with all the 2011s hitting the market in the past few years.S&W themselves even say "revolver resurgence" on their site; they recognize the current zeitgeist and I hope they fully capitalize on the opportunity with the autos too.Thankfully the striker-fired, polymer-frame gun craze is settling down to where it should be. Everyone and their mother jumped on Glock's dick thinking it was the one and only future in handguns and we're finally moving on to saner times.
>>62930746What's weird too, about S&W specifically, is they were making the Model 952 until, like, 2010 or something, albeit from their Performance Center for crazy money if the GB listings are anything to go off of, so I feel like it's not impossibly hard to imagine they still have SOME tooling and know-how for just a "refresh" of the old lines or something, compared to a "fresh design" that, admittedly, would be cool as hell too...
I have wanted a Colt Python for a long time. I don't watch tv and never watched that show "Walking Dead". I wanted one from well before that show came on.
>>62930827Who knows. Even though it's a S&W design they may not have some specific tooling to make it anymore, the original TDP could be lost, etc.It could very well be they'd have to "make a new gun" even if it's not new. It seems like a simple thing but there's still a lot of investment and R&D that would have to go into it.Or it could be simple for them, they could maybe tool up for it tomorrow, I have no idea. I just don't see how it wouldn't be worth it for them.>>62930866>I wanted one from well before that show came on.Who cares? If you want it that's all that matters. Could be from the show. Could be from a game. Could be because you saw it and thought "cool". Could be that your uncle had one and he was a rad dude. Any reason is justifiable, just go get one.
>>62930881Yeah... Here's hoping for one day though. I'd still like an OG 5906 or plain 39 or something like that, but wouldn't balk at a new production either! Get more people appreciating real steel guns. They were *SO* close with the metal frame carry comp M&P to me, just a shame it's aluminum and not steel. That would've immediately sold it for me.
>>62930585People been saying that S&W revolvers have problems since the 70s. If I get a lemon I'll bend S&W's customer support over backwards until I get it fixed.
>>62930585>paying some extra for a Spohr3x the cost is not "some extra"Besides, modern S&W is fine, if not, send it back in, they will take care of you.My gripe is the lock. I don't care the hole is there, I don't care the history or none of it. But what it does is change the angle of the curvature of the hammer channel. Look at the back of a pre-lock 686 vs a modern one; it could look so much nicer...>>62930934Some day. Hopefully in their original glory. Until then there's no end to 5906s and they don't break the bank either.But OMG if I could have one of those super rare custom ones like pic... oh man...
>>62930988I think I just nutted
Lol, my Redhawk is on its way back to Ruger for the 3rd time. That fucking piece of shit can't get through 3 rounds without jamming up. It has been a severely disappointing gun. I can understand a gritty shitty trigger because "lol burrs" but this thing turns into a manually rotated revolver by like the 2nd shot and I'm only using factory ammo.
>>62930746DA/SA pistols have a small fanbase, but they don't have the fame and uniqueness that revolvers do. They could ride a 80s-style guns revival if one were to ever happen.
>>62931115What do you mean by "fame"? Other than the Model 29, what other "famous" revolvers are there, really? Or are we talking about things like SAA's and the like, too?5906's, 92's, Glawks, etc. were EVERYWHERE in the 80-early 2000's. What pop culture/crime/war stuff were revovlers doing then? Maybe if you were a big fan of Adam-12 or whatever that show was you could become a fan of the Colt Police Positives or whatever they were using, but for the life of me, I can't think of too many "famous" revolvers, least of which things like the GP100/686/etc....
Haven't posted in a while. In the market for a pistol optic to put on it for funsies
>>62931137I'm talking about revolvers in general, not a specific model. They have a unique design compared to pistols and are a distinct part of certain movie genres, like cowboy and noir flicks.
>>62930442God damn, how much did that run you?
>>62931169Eh, I sorta get what you mean, but regardless, and "80's-style gun" "revival" would indeed be sick. If not for anything other than maybe we'd see a little more variation in firearms other than just;>AR-15 design #4,667,923>AR-18 derivative #612>Polymer framed pistol #6,000,000,000>"Subcompact" variant of said polymer pistols #1,200,000,000,000>Same rebranded Turkshit shotgun, againetc...I wonder if it'd be viable to have sort of business model where certain designs are "made" and "shown off", but perhaps they're niche enough that large production wouldn't be feasible, so they're like a semi-custom order you request? Different than one autist contracting a gunsmith to make a one-off, but also a little more "inspired" than another MP7 wannabe or X variant of an existing product, etc...? Know what I'm trying to say? Some actual, real-deal, semi-snowflake """uniqueness"! Think of some of the more "stand-out" firearms from the 80's maybe 90's, compared to the last ten years... Can you think of any? I barely can...
>>62930988>3x the cost is not "some extra"They're not that expensive, I paid 2800e for mine. Compared to a 686 at around 1900ish they're a bargain.
>>62931203I'm still waiting for the Bren Ten to come back, damnit. I want to give my 10mm M&P a DA/SA buddy.
>>62931210Have you ever looked into any of the Tangfolios? I have a very old model TZ-75 that I absolutely LOVE, and saw their 10mm "Defiant Limited Pro" while trying to find a Signalis pistol lookalike and immediately fell in love. Might be one of my more "immediate-future" pistol purchases, depending. Very chic look, I think!
>>62931208Holy shit, an 686 is expensive in Europe. In burgerland, a basic 4 inch 686 costs $979 MSRP while a 4 inch L562 Standard costs $2,999 MSRP.
>>62927554Custom grips are awesome. This lends a distingusion trademark that is just yours.>inb4 all the others are the sameDifferent wood grain, dear.
>>62926720I have one too, favorite carry piece wearing scrubs at work.
>>62931278I'm just wondering how comfortable it'd end up being considering the potential recoil of 357 rounds. Rubber grips exist for a reason.
>>62931300Does 357 really kick that much? I have wooden grips on my L562 and I don't find it bothersome. I thought rubber grips would be more appropriate for the hotter loads like 44, 500 or 454.
>>62931262I've heard about Tanfoglio 10mms, but not that specific model. I'll check it out.
>>62931335Might be kinda pricey, but I seem to recall them having other, less expensive options in 10mm possibly.Turns out the Signalis pistol is in a "sort of" .40 S&W and is based on one of the very first CZ-75's or something, so I kinda stopped my search there. Glad I found that one Tanfoglio I mentioned though.It'll maybe either be that, or see if I can find a gunsmith to try and make me a Rhino-esque revolver in .500 Special, or if that'll be something I have to figure out how to do myself.
>>62931315I haven't fired 357 yet, to be honest. Sounds like I'll be fine. I just plan on firing 38 special, 38+p, and 357 off of it.
>>62929517I'm curious why those were ever discontinued. A medium size, light weight revolver in .357 is the perfect happy medium. >>62931140Get this mount, it's the lowest one I could find. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1008936677?pid=124151You can use anything with the RMSc footprint on it out of the box, or file off the rear lugs and use Holosun K footprint optics. The mount you get might require fitting to properly attach to the revolver, so be aware of that.
>>62931359Speaking of revolvers, Signalis made me want a Rhino, but close to $1000 for an aluminum revolver? I'm not paying that much.
>>62931380>I just plan on firing 38 special, 38+p, and 357 off of it.So in other words you plan on shooting all available loads through it. There isn't anything hotter than 357 commercially available, you'd have to start handloading and risking hand granading your revolver if you wanted even tighter loads than 357mag. If you think 357 isn't a problem (it shouldn't be), then you don't need rubber grips.
>>62931421Good to know! I tried an LCR not long ago and I hated it- it hurt the fuck out of my right hand's web. It was a combination of the snub nose and the TINY ass grip (I have large hands). The Model 10 I tried out afterward was much better. Doesn't look like 357 is all that worse. I think I'll go for that grip after all.
>>62931403Yeah, it really does kind of become a downer, and it makes me wonder if that's why there's no .44 or larger Rhinos made? Maybe there's aluminum .44 Mag revolvers out there I'm currently unaware of, but it makes sense in my headcanon. I'd like to tell myself that surely there's enough interest to make the Rhinos in bigger calibers, right? Make them steel frame, chamber .44 Mag, a boom, at least DECENT sellers. (Make one just like the Signalis revolver for me too Chiappa please? kthx.)
>>62931445It also depends on the kind of a frame you're about to buy. If you get something that's too light, there's very little mass there to dampen the recoil, so even a 357 could prove uncomfortable to shoot. But if you're planning on getting a normal steel-framed 4-incher or bigger, it shouldn't be too harsh.
>>62931467It's the GP100 in the OP: A 6 inch half-lug.
>>62931453I'd jump on a steel frame .357 Magnum or even 9mm steel frame Rhino if Chiappa ever made them.
>>62931523Just like everything cool in life, I'll believe it when I see it, unfortunately. :(
>>62931467Anon's mom told me 4 inches is just fine.
>>62931501Half lug is for quitters, anon.
>>62931383Bookmarked, thanks
>>62931590Goldeneye ahh revolver
>>62931600good call. need another for dual wielding purposes
Great breakdown of why modern model 19s are better than the old ones, from an an S&W armorer that got his training straight from S&W's factory in the early 70s.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9l2ipiKf4
>>62931104That's rough, I'm hoping the Redhawk I just bought doesn't have any issues. Just waiting for it to be shipped to my LGS now, I pray that the 80s made Redhawks don't have gritty triggers.
>>62931104This tracks with what I've heard about Ruger's QC going down the shitter. I remember seeing sorties about how even Blackhawks are coming out of the factory with major issues now.
>>62931706I'd rather have an 80's era gun desu.First up, it's got a good chance that it was made by some silent gen who could be bothered to actually give a full fuck about what he was making unlike some shitheel boomer. 2nd, the front sight will be of the plunger type, which is superior and I have no idea why ruger changed that along with their barrels. Maybe the barrel is better now but the sight is a worse design.
>>62931315Depends on the gun weight, and how hot it’s loaded. Most 357 revolvers are a decent bit smaller than a 44 let alone the bigger guns. If you go to the extreme and get one of the air weight snubnose 357’s it’s gonna kick hard on pretty much any 357. For what it’s worth 158 gn 357 running around 1300 - 1450 fps feels fairly spicy in my Blackhawk. These were loaded pretty hot. 158 gn hollow points.
>>62931706Redhawks in my experience never have gritty triggers of basically any era, but my 2 from 1985 are a little different. The 357 model is really stagey because the cylinder is so heavy, while the 44 is wonderfully smooth.
>>62931300I shoot >>62926207Really comfortable, the plinking loads are 6gr Universal under a 158gr SWC. Can shoot those all day.
>>62931636They're better except the triggers which are substantially worse.The ball detent "lock" isn't particularly useful, maybe better than nothing.
>>62931905When I got my used red hawk (post warning text, pre QR code) used it had no grit in the trigger. By comparison when I got my super red hawk it had noticeable grit.. I took it apart, sanded all the rods and sliding surfaces with 2000 grit then put an extremely tiny bit of lube in it and reassembled it. Then found the spring I’d launched when letting the cylinder stop flip up, took it back apart, put that in, then tested it and it was a night and day difference… I think some of the “gritty” complaints will probably work themselves out if you just dry fire the hell out of it till it smooths itself out.
>>62931973I'm lazy, I took the Redhawks down, polished contact surfaces, used shims, removed material off the nose of the hammer until it almost captured the transfer bar(better ignition).Dry fire smoothing takes a long time.
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>>62931315>L562>42ozMy wife could shoot my slightly lighter 686 with 158gr off the shelf with no issue. I would only shoot 357 out of it unless I was absolutely dryIt's mostly the weight of the gun, I think once you get below 30oz it starts to get uncomfortable. Once you get below 20oz you are a sadist.I recall reading up on the 340PD, all 11.8oz of it makes it the absolute lightest 357 revolver ever made>scandium frame>titanium cylinderI've shot the LCR in 357 and it's slightly heavier and not pleasant. One guy described the 340PD like "slapping your hand against concrete" and another guy had pictures of his palm where he burst open some blood vesselsI still want one tho
>>62931383>I'm curious why those were ever discontinued.You and me both. I think it was ahead of it's time and it'd do great now.Just don't make it a "Carry Comp" the 19 and 586s look retarded.
>>62926188Picked up one of these, a 29-3 Silhouette, for under $1200, box and all. Barely been used.I will bag a deer with this bastard someday.
>>62935581What did the deer ever do to you
>>62934533you can get 340PDs cheap used, probly due to how unfun they are
>>62935901That would be really expensive here.The other problem you'll experience is the CIP loadings of 44 Mag are still warm compared to SAAMI, model 29s like the -2 don't get along well with heavy loads for very long before finding their way loose.
>>62935901How busted is it? Can you provide pictures? Have you had the opportunity to finger fuck and shoot it?Feels like basics to me. 1800 is a lot of money, and you could be buying a rusted off-timing paper weight. But if it's in mint condition then it could make sense.>>62935917Really expensive here too.https://www.nettiaseet.fi/search/?keywords=.357
>>62935935Fucked up the search, as an idiot I searched for 357 instead of 44. Still expensive.https://www.nettiaseet.fi/search/?keywords=.44
>>62935945There's a Dan Wesson or the Anaconda, both of which I think do better than the 29-2 for the money.
>>62926207
As usual forgot the K22
>>62935610NTA but deer ticksI don't even kill flies unless I have tobut TDD is on the menu
I love livin the 70s detective larp but I really need something for 20s-30s detective larp, my .32 top break H&R doesn't have enough main character energy
what's a good first revolver to get? I'm thinking the Ruger LCR
>>62929815>fuck both of us.
>>62926188I'd love to have one of these. Maybe a Webley too, but I'd rather have something with commonly available ammo. Does anyone still make any new production top break revolvers?
>>62931590I don't see a lot of these.
>>62938714That depends, are you going to go right into carrying revolvers? I recommend a medium frame as a first revolver but if you need a carry gun now then the LCR is a good one.
>>62938714>what's a good first revolver to get?a cheap police trade-in one. check centerfire systems or AIM surplus.
>>62938714Korth, Manurhin or Spohr probably
Thoughts on Kimbers?
>>62931140
>>62939742Is that an R8 with grips, a sight, and a light?That's sexy as hell in a Blade Runner sort of way.
>>62939717It's obvious when a noguns just repeats back what he heard from another noguns on /k/.
>>62939800if you look close its a screw-on rail extended attached to the fixed rail. unfortunately the stock R8 underbarrel rail is useless for anything other than a bipod.
>>62939818What do you mean? My first revolver was a Spohr.
>>62926188I like my model 610 because I can plink .40 S&W out of it
>>62926730>Oh and I'm a slut for the old Colt bluing.this has got to be one of the worst millennialism
>>62928623what's the top left revolver?
>>62940022Aside from the philosophical nd ideological reasons, is the HILLARY HOLE really so innocuous? I would rather have a nice S&W with one than no S&W at all.
I wish they made a modern 38/357 LeMat with a 20 gauge shotgun center barrel.
>>62938963Uberti makes repros of various S&W number 3 revolvers.
>>62940320Same, but in .22 and .410.
Is there a market for shorter revolver cartridges?
>>62931300.357 doesn't kick that hard. Maybe Maximum does, but no one here has one of those anyways.
>>62940415The heavier stuff in max is going to be similar to light 44 mag loads.Have shot 210gr right at 1500fps in 357 Magnum, primer pockets don't like that though.
>>62940415I actually really want to get one.. then I can run 500 special, 500 mag and 500 bushwacker through my BFR, 44 special, 44 mag and 444 marlin through my lone eagle, and 38 special, 357 mag, and 357 maximum through my (hopefully double action) revolver.. Dan Wesson is looking like the only realistic option unless I decide to just go single action and probably get a short cylinder BFR.
anybody know of a grip that can fit a Zastava M83? I've heard K frame grips work but I got no clue
>>62940672Don't know for sure, but looks like they could with some fitting on your end.
>>62926188I think I'm going to sell my 3" 686 (Which I love) and in its place buy a 3" model 60 and a 4" 686. Thoughts?
>>62940737Buy European instead, we make much better guns. This guy >>62939717 (Me) had the right idea.
>>62940737Why sell a gun you love? Just buy one of the other guns and keep the 686 you have.
>>62940772I don't know. Seems like I don't need a 3" and a 4" 686. Especially if I also have the 3" m60
>>62940801>needLad you're getting awfully close to heretical territory. Cast away those disruptive thoughts and buy more guns (preferably European).
>>62940844>>62940767I think Euro revolvers are ugly.
>>62941049Yeah the Korth sport models are kinda uggo but the basic models such as Mongoose are really nice.
>>62940341I mean seriously, is it that hard to respec the drawings in CAD and then start milling new parts with CNC machines?
>>62928128>Taurus >taking a shitChecks out, ya find that thing in the toilet?
>>62940229They are very easy to remove and plug. I had a model 36 freeze up on me because of them. Now I don't trust them at all. The fact SW are starting to release carry oriented revolvers without them leads me to believe they are starting to phase them out.
>>62941275This is the sort of unverified anecdotal evidence I was looking for to continue justifying not purchasing a smith with a lock. Thank you anon.
So besides my revolver, I'm planning on eventually getting a rifle.Gun lockers. What's a good, affordable one to recommend? Enough to fit a Remington 700 or similar.
i really want to pull the trigger on this, i love the bluing on this and i just dont want to drop $800 on a nicer revolverdo i do it /k/?
revolmver
>>62942193I’ll be honest.. i hadn’t seen the price for these…. I have some nice revolvers and I think it might be fun to drop 300 on a 38 beater…
>>62930866OH KITTY KITTYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teGItOTf0xo
>>62940229The frame curvature where the hammer channel rides is more pronounced on pre-lock guns. It's something I can't unsee so on that alone it bothers me.Don't give a shit about MIM or the lock itself, I have a ton of rounds through a 686-6 but want to trade for a 686-4 just cause. But I am lazy and it's not a huge priority.
>>62942509Yep, they definitely look fatter and less sleek.
>>62940737You will regret selling a 3" 686. It is the sweet spot.
>>62942553Disagree, 4" on a med-large frame is just about the minimum to my eyes.It's not a carry piece, many other smaller guns do the same thing but easier to carry.
>>62941109>basic models such as Mongoose are really nice.I want a Mongoose so bad because of it's classic look. I played with a couple of the silly looking ones but and the triggers were insanely amazing. It put the MR73 and the nicest S&Ws and Pythons I've ever held or shot to shame>>62941248Neither the Kimber nor the SP101 belong here, their size is more akin to the S&W J-frame and Colt D-frame. If you want Ruger to have a space here you'll have to put in the Security Six where it comfortably sits with the others in size, capacity and weight.>pc of D-frame, K-frame, SP101 and K6S>also the Kimber is aluminum alloy frame the rest are all steel>>62942193If you're okay with a rebranded Taurus go for it, I have heard nice things about new Taurus FWIW since they moved to Georgia a few years ago.NGL I want that 692 Executive with the swappable 9mm cylinder.>>62942517Plus they come with Altamonts which suck ass. I mean, they can be swapped, but it doesn't help with curb appeal.
>>62942553>You will regret selling a 3" 686. It is the sweet spot.It's nice, I'm with >>62942586 tho, I think 4 (not 4.25) is juuuuuuuuuuuust right. In order:>4 > 4.25 > 3 > 2.5/2.75 > 5 > 6 or more > 2 or less (fuck your silly ass 327 snub nose)>I have never liked any 6" guns and I've owned a coupleAs far as mid to mid-large frames go>K/L frames, E/I frames, GP100, Security Six, 15-2, etc.>>62941248That was the other thing I was gonna say, these are mid frames, not small.
>>62930442Merry early Christmas
My 6" Colt pythons. I like that I have two of them.
>>62943059I like that too bro.I want just one, but probably a 4".Especially if they unfuck the blued one's vent rib count.
>>62943073No. Get the 6"
>>62943059Isn't the cylinder release awkward as fuck to operate on the colts?
>>62943078I have my fill of long barrel revolvers already.
>>62943084But they're not pythons.Get the 6" and get two of them
>>62943083Who's reloading here? That's what my other guns are for
>>62943093I refuse. Actually, I won't get any colts at all because you're being obnoxiously insistent.
>>62943105Your loss More for me. I'm gonna buy two more and strap them onto my body somehow to spite you.
>>62943113Just strap them on my body. I'll hold them for you bro.
>>62943113You can put one in your ass for all I care.
>>62943124Nice try
>>62943127Not oneTwo Pay attention
>>62943127This is original, I don't think I've seen this idea on 4chin before?
>>62943138I'll be sure to file a patent on the idea.
>>62943157File two
>>62943083Only if you're playing gun games where you have to do arbitrary shit like keeping the barrel pointed downrange, and not above or below the berm, at all times. For the regular irl "combat dump" you quickly get used to the different way and it's just like you've always done it that way. Aesthetically, the olt design is much better and makes the Smith style look positively crude.
>>62930442Hope you found self-actualization through your new life partner, anon! Surely you've got a glut of ammo to put through her?
>>62938714Ruger SP101.
>>62942624What's the problem with Altamont grips?
>>62942193Anon, you can almost always get your guns cheaper somewhere other than Range USA. Even with a 10% member discount, their prices are usually way higher than finding the same gun on-line and shipping it to an FFL (other than them, because they can suck fat donkey cock for charging a $100 transfer fee).
>>629425863" is better for CC, 4" is better for duty holster. 6" is too slow target to target.anything under 3" has a shortened ejector rod.
>>62942643>I have never liked any 6" guns6" helps tame wrist snap on 44mag
>>62944702The paradox of a longer barrel is that you are increasing muzzle velocity and therefore recoil.It's not taming anything.
>>62944811
>>629446903" still sucks compared to snub for cc. Even a 3" lcr isn't as nice as a snubby that fits in your pocket.
>>62943083It's not bad. What's nice is because it pulls back Colt cylinders fall out more easily where as S&W has to be pushed out.Between the three systems:>push style (S&W, Taurus)>button style (Ruger, Kimber)>pull syle (Colt)The best one is pull down style that Dan Wesson puts on the crane because it can be released and opened very easily one handed while your dominant hand goes to reload. Every other system requires it to be released and opened with two hands on the gun.It's just intuitive. Push, button, pull, they all require you to put your thumb somewhere unnecessary in the reload process. With the DW your non-dominant thumb ends up where it will be going to anyway.I'm splitting hairs, I am just trying to sing it's praises because I do think it's an underrated system.>>62944502They're thin, cheap, and they're on every factory Colt & S&W with wood grips. The Python is a great gun mired by shitty grips. Easily replaced, sure, but the Pythons of old had target grips that filled your hand.>>62944702I full well believe that. I'm almost ashamed to admit it but of all the revolvers I've owned I've never had anything larger than .357... I need to change that. But I only plink anyway and I have a ton of 38 & 357.
>>62944514when its a cheap gun the problem is that adding in shipping and then the $30 transfer fee for the other FFL near me, it adds up to making up the differenceid save like $10 if that and i feel like its extra hassle to contact my FFL to make sure he is actually going to be there because its a one man shop
>>62941248>>62942624>>62942643I have that SP101 w/ the 4.2 barrel and really really like it. Great target sights and pretty accurate if you do your job. I open carry it when working in the field and its just light enough to want to carry, but still heavy enough that you don't mind shooting 50 hot loads with it. I wanted lighter before I bought it, but am totally okay with the extra 5 oz or so that it has.Gotta say tho, the factory grips are fucking trash. I swapped them for a set of rubber houge grips and it transformed the gun.
Which one is going to be the smaller and lighter revolver? 3" Colt Python or 3" King Cobra? Colt's website is trash and doesn't even list weights.
>>62944811my experience disagrees
>>62946110NTA but are you by chance retarded?
>>62944811You increase velocity but because you're adding very dense material to increase the barrel the extra mass in the gun mitigates it a lot, its the reason why .357 magnum in a levergun doesn't blow your arm off.
>>62946135are you projecting?
>>629460783” King Cobra. The Cobra is a smaller frame, roughly in between S&W J and K-frame size.
>>62946225I'm asking because you're showing an image of a firearm being shot at a moment when recoil hasn't yet happened and presenting it as an argument.
>>62946265I have experience (see pic) of shooting hot 44mag out of 3" and 6" revolvers. Guess which has less muzzle rise?
>>62946284You haven't provided a pic. Also 3" revolvers are usually smaller in size too which makes managing their recoil more difficult.
>>62946110You aren't shooting 360gr at 1430fps either.>>62946140An extra inch of barrel is only 1 oz.You're not combatting an extra 25% more muzzle velocity.Cope how you like.
>>62946078Get a Viper.
I prefer the ergos of my GP100, but the trigger and aesthetics of my 686. I am destined to be forever dissatisfied.
>>62946326Buy a Euro revolver and get both of best worlds.
>>62946326Dual-wield them
>>62946319damn hadn't heard of it before>actually has comparable weight to the Kimber K6S DASA 3"surprisingand it looks less dorky to boot
>>62946326My hands are too sweaty for g10 grips. :(
>>62946449Have you considered the 3" model 60?>>62945110Who makes good grips in your opinion. I'm in the market.
>>62946332I considered a Spuhr but it's just a super autistic 686 knockoff. It's the GP100 grip angle and placement that I love.>>62946348Need to lift more to pull this off.>>62946873That's what extra aggressive textures are for.
>>62947060>Need to lift more to pull this off.Also learn to shoot the Specialist with your foot while standing on one leg.
>>62926188Too lazy to take another revolver-only picture. 357 magnum is the Lord's caliber
>>62947113Alhamdulillah.
i hate how all the good revolver accessories are from sites like this where you cant even see the prices half the time and need to fill out a fucking order form and email it to them
>>62946874>Have you considered the 3" model 60nahI'm a stickler for a 6-rounderdon't really have any good reason for that beyond "mmmmm SIX shooter cool"
>>62946874>Who makes good grips in your opinion. I'm in the market.For synthetic I like Hogue and old Pachmayr. I've had new ones that didn't fit, were poor fit or needed to be fit. The few old ones I've bought always fit fine and were pretty seamless.Word of caution on Pachs is they are rubber (Hogue is synthetic) so oil can degrade it over time. Don't get crazy about it but just make sure it's not trapped between the grips and frame.As for wood...There's a ton of Asian (e.g. Thai, Indian) cheapos out there of questionable quality, material and just plain ethics.For high-end my go-to grips are Eagle and Deer Hollow if you want quality, to-spec Colt reproductions. There is of course Nill-Griffe as well, never had those but I've heard nothing but good things and they look beautiful.>>62947407I imagine it's because nearly all revolver smiths are Fudds that don't care to invest squat in their website more than once a century. Whether that is true or not you are absolutely right; most of those sites suck for pictures at least>order form madness isn't THAT prevalent but I do hate thatHeffron Precision is like a goldmine of revolver smith knowledge but it's so hideous to look at I have to look at it in "reader" mode
>>62926188Looking for recommendations on smooth grips to replace hogue finger groove ones on a 686+, L sized hands. Thinking about cheaping out and just getting the smooth hogue ones. VZ seems overpriced, altamont seems like it might be the way to go. Any other suggestions I should check out?
>>62947706Dangit. These grips are one of said Thai grips.>>62927554Hope they end up being good.
>>62938983sarcasm? It's just a GP100.
>>62948105You'll need to bed them.If you don't they'll assuredly break upon firing or be rattly/loose.Check also that there's a cut made for the locator pin, otherwise you get to make that.
>>62948140Doesn't the pin already come with the gun? I'd just have to use the one it comes with, right? As far as bedding goes, I guess I'll just ask the gun shop about that one.
>>62948140Oh I see what you meant by the cut. Yeah, it's supposed to have one but the diameter of the pin itself might differ.
S&W or Colt 1917?
>>62948959I would recommend Korth, Spohr or Manurhin instead of either of those.
>>62948975You do not own any of those guns.
>>62948991Incorrect, I do own a Spohr L562.
>>62949015pics or it didn't happen
>>62949018Currently fingerfucking her in bed.
>>62949033>no timestamp
>>62949059Well that's the best you're going to get. I don't want to get out of bed just for you.
>>62949072confirmed fake and gay
>>62949107Guess I'll be fake and gay then. But you should definitely join the Euro revolver club instead of buying any amerijunk.
>>62947407I have a buddy with a 19 snub with one of their rear sights. The screw is not flush with the bottom of the top strap, so he's getting wear spots on the cylinder directly beneath the screw hole. Be wary of that issue.
>>62944811I've shot both my 6 inch Model 27 with target grips and my friend's 4 inch Model 28 with target grips back to back. The 6 inch was noticeably tamer to shoot.
>>62946874NTA but I like Pachmayr and VZ Grips if I'm not rocking original S&W wood grips. That said, if you want cheap grips to modify, Altamont's gunbroker page is a good place to look.
>>62948959Smith because I can't stand an unsupported and unprotected ejector rod.
I ordered a Nanuk 910 case + a lock for my GP100. Should I cancel my order for a different one, or is that one fine enough?
I bought my first revolver tonight; a Ruger Wrangler. I'm excited to shoot it tomorrow.
>>62949294Must be nice not having to wait 10 freaking days to do that. Happy for you, anon!
>>62949306Thanks, friend. I recently moved from Illinois to Indiana and I was amazed at how much easier and quicker it is to buy guns out here.
>>62949312California here. Gotta pass a multiple choice safety test to get your first gun, and every gun you get going forward is held for ten days due to background checks. And has a heavy amount of fees. And you have to store them ammo-less in a locked container if you don't have a carry permit.
>>62949294
>>62949327I'm sorry, my guy. Is it still worth living there despite all the crazy gun laws?>>62949394Good advice for anyone.
>>62949493Eh, it's all I've known. The weather's nice.
>>62949245It's fine to be wrong, but 357 Magnum in an N frame isn't going to have a substantial difference.The difference between a 3" and 7.5" gun is going to be up to 8ft/lbs of energy thanks to velocity difference.We don't even have to rely on anecdotal experience, it's a simply numbers game as to which has more force acting upon the shooter. You'd have to make the gun substantially heavier to offset the greater recoil velocity affords.
>>62947407The dude's like a 1000 years old or something so the website is just as ancient. >fill out order formJust call him. It's what I did and everything went fine.
>>62949497my job has offices across the midwest and an office in california, it 100% is not worth staying in californiataxes are insane, laws are insane, and it just feels needlessly dangerouseven if it wasnt expensive, I wouldnt want to live there because it felt like i had to study all the laws when just going out to the california office for a week, the state is almost like a different country in terms of how its governed
>>62947407i actually like it, its like a step back into the past when the internet was a better placehalf the forums devoted to revolver stuff is also just exclusively boomers, its pretty cool
Charter Arms, American made, better than Taurus, cheaper than S&W. The Gentleman's choice.
>>62950549all these zoomers who saw a meme and now they're like 'yeah i dont like john lennon too!'
>>62950652It's like a hole in the fence by the railroad trakes. One sheep gets through, the rest follow, then they all just gobdiwn the tracks lost and not knowing why. The Godless are like that.
>>62949205Why didn't he take a file and shorten the screw Or better yet go to Lowe's and home Depot and find a matching machine screw that's shorter for like twenty cents
>>62929297
>>62946078Get a 6" barrel
>>62950652You'd hate him too if you listened to his music.
>>62926188Dan Wesson is best Wesson
>>62950750>imagine all the people
>>62950745I intend to CC the 3">big enough that it can deal with aggressive animals in the woods>small enough to CC3" is the happy medium I arrived at
>>62929343None of mine have ever degraded, and I keep buying them because they're cheap and work well. What I would love is a full-size revolver grip built the same way as this Hogue boot grip, where the sides of the grip are hard plastic while the front and back are softer rubber. >>62939845I forget that you're a Euro and actually own a Spohr, but it's a bit weird when a guy is talking about buying a $500 snub nose for his first revolver then someone recommends a $3000 full-steel revolver with a minimum barrel length of 3 inches.
>>62950883Like I said earlier, the Viper is a cool gun.It's internally exactly like a King Cobra, but a halflug barrel and nicer looking grips.
>>62944811This might be the dumbest thing I've ever read on here, and that's saying something.
>>62950939I'm just doing some free shilling for Euro companies, don't mind it.
Who here /handload/?
>>62950952Comparing velocity from a 7.5" 44 Mag (54oz) sending a 340gr bullet at 1478fps vs a guy chronographing it at 1230fps in a 2.5" Alaskan (44oz).The longer barrel, heavier gun is still producing 3 more ft/lbs of recoil than the smaller gun.Are you retarded?
>>62951051I don't like your math.
>>62951118Well I can't help it buddy.With lighter bullets, the gulf in perforcmance gets even worse because slow powders don't burn well in short barrels. The heavy bullets were actually the most favorable.So a factory 240gr that travels 1500fps in the same 7.5" would do 1050fps in that Alaskan 2.5".22ft/lbs in the long barrel, but just 16.4ft/lbs in the short barrel. Can't compensate for the additional recoil unless you add a lot more weight, far more than a barrel. In order to make the recoil the same between the two to compensate for the velocity gained, you'd have to add an additional 20oz.
>>62951157>buddyI didn't say I don't believe you, I said I don't like the math. Btw, nta here: >>62950952 you're preaching to the choir, I'm a big wheel guy, I just don't like math. I think some people are just pussies about recoil and I don't get that. For myself, I just get a good grip, watch my stance, check my corners, squeeze and let it go off. Recoil ain't no big, but I'm only shooting .44remmag, not a big cartridge.
>>6295124944 mag is still a big boy, and in your gun it can reach mid-454 ballistics.(like 300gr cast at 1560fps)It's as comfortable or uncomfortable as you'd like to load it.
>>62951157You're forgetting how changes in explosion physics effects the weapon's handling. How does more powder burning (or being unburnt) outside of the barrel compare to it igniting inside the barrel and within the gun?
Anons can you recommend a wheelgun to a relative first time wheelgunner? It would be a carry pistol ideally.
>>62951418*fast powder/slow powder is relative to a given cartridgeMost of the powder is burnt when peak pressure is achieved. Smokless powders burn progressively in a feedback loop, more pressure = burns faster = more pressure.Peak pressure occurs either in the chamber(heavy bullet/fast powder) or once the bullet is engraving(light bullet/slow powder).The reason longer barrels give greater velocity is because gasses are still expanding and performing work on the bullet as it travels down the barrel.So really the power doesn't burn all that much in the barrel.
>>62951480Do you already have a caliber in mind? What would be your theoretical targets? Like is this just for the range, for ventilating a culturally enriched individual, dealing with wild bears, etc?
>>62951480Get a S&W Model 10 if you're OK with a used revolver. If you want to stick with something new, I haven't heard anything bad about the Taurus 856 series. If you have a bit more to spend, Ruger, Colt, and Kimber are a safe bet and it would come down to which you prefer.
>>62951521>taurus he hasnt given a budgetno need to shovel Brazilian poverty slop on to him yet>>62951480hey what budget?are you willing to spend 1000 - 1500?
>>62951480Any good quality mid-size .38spc, preferably +p rated.Just finger-fuck a bunch of them and pick one you like.
>>62951480Spohr 283 carry, obviously. It even has your intended purpose in its name so you know it's good.
>>62951629>SpohrJust reading this put my bank account into negative numbers.
>>62951577>Just finger-fuck a bunch of them and pick one you likethis fuddlore needs to stop being promoted on /k/
>>62951480Ruger LCR, SP101, S&W J-Frame, Taurus 856, Kimber K6 series, or Colt Cobra/King Cobra/Viper. Most other guns will be quite large and heavy to carry. Revolvers run big, although they do conceal well due to their rounded lines and less mass above the belt line.>>62951629I shoot my spores into your mother all the time
>>62951745How much of your collection is just Glocks and ARs?
>Hey Italy can we have a repro of the super cool and sleek 1862 Pocket Police conversion, the most common example of converted revolvers, far outnumbering the converted Army and Navy models which you make many copies of? >Mama mia, best we can do
>>62951629>>62951577>>62951564>>62951521>>62951505Hey thanks for responses, sorry for the delay.I'm probably looking at <1000 dollars. 357 or 38sp would be sufficient to me, if someone built a good case for 22lr I'd consider that too.Mostly for defense though having something for mountain lions could be good too for hikes.
>>62951756>I shoot my spores into your mother all the timeThat's great, she has been feeling a bit lonely ever since dad died 4 years ago. She's a bit of an older lady, so you really took one for the team there.
>>62951756oops thank you too, didn't mean to leave you out.
>>62950740I should've clarified, the screw is too short, thus there is a "pocket". The gas that escapes from the cylinder gap bounces out of the pocket and into the cylinder face, creating wear spots. You can see them in this picture.
>>62949981I'll trust my own senses, thank you.
>>62950652>beat his wife>abandoned his child>wrote terrible music after leaving the Beatles>turned into a pretentious fuckwit>was a communistThere's a lot of good reasons to hate John Lennon.
>>62952131Get a 3 inch .357 of whatever manufacturer you want. Personally, I would recommend a Colt King Cobra, Ruger GP100, or S&W 19 Carry Comp or 66 Combat with a 2.75" barrel.
>>62952341GP100 is a big un'SP101 is more comfy, but if people are married to 6 shots then an old Ruger Speed Six is an excellent carry
>>62952306>>beat his wifeYoko Ono? I would too.
So right now I'm leaning most heavily towards the Colt Viper. What value do you get out of a heavier 3" barrel revolver? What value would I be getting out of the additional weight on something like the Model 19 Carry Comp? Same capabity, same barrel length, and same caliber, yet manages to weigh ~10oz more. What do the beefier revolvers bring to the table?
>>62951480ruger lcr 38 special with the fiber optic sight replacementinsanely light, great trigger, and with the fiber optic sight its actually decent to aim for a snub
>>62952808Unfortunately, that's the only woman he DIDN'T beat.
>>62950652I dislike John Lennon because of the things I've been told about John Lennont. Zoomer
>>62953085Weight is good for recoil management and larger frames are usually easier to shoot, but harder to conceal. In case you do get it, note that the Viper should fit in 3" King Cobra holsters.
>>62953906>Weight is good for recoil managementdoes this even matter on a revolver if you don't plan on ever speed shooting?
>>62954464I guess if you only ever did slow fire the weight would just make the experience a little more comfortable. I think the steel frame 3" smaller-frame guns like the Viper or SP101 have enough heft to comfortably tame 38 +P and can at least make .357 tolerable. Aluminum, scandium, or hybrid polymer guns are just terrible with .357.
>>62953085Makes shooting .357s more pleasant. The 19 Carry Comp also has a compensator/ported barrel that helps with muzzle flip, but having a revolver that doesn't play nicely with cast lead bullets is kinda gay.
>>62952341Seconding the 2.75" 66, really nice gun, the barrel length is great for CC and it has a full length ejector and ball detent lockup on the crane. Throw a smaller grip on it like a pachmayr professional and it concels in the appendix position very nicely.
