What is your favorite camp or woods revolver?

paulsj said:

Unless one loves rodents killing snakes makes no sense.

To answer original question my is model 940. Its the only revolver I own.

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Both my farrier and his wife have been bitten by copperheads in their stable. I have killed half a dozen copperheads in my stable. I get rid of rodents with One Bit <tm>.

Either a stainless Ruger Speed Six (2 3/4) or a Police Six (4).

If there's also a rifle/shotgun about? The 3" High Standard Sentinel R-100 9-shot .22 LR "Ugly Ducklin'" in a suede IWB holster.

If not, the 5" Ruger Super Single-Six .22 LR or 6-7/8" Mk II Target .22 LR. when it's warm,

...or a GLOCK G23/.40 or Springfield 1911-A1 .45 ACP if it's cold.




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When I step off the pavement, I want this one on my hip. 44mag Vaquero.

I don't carry revolvers, but if I did, it would be a 4" GP100 stainless. Powerful enough to handle any critter I would come in contact with, and could shoot snake shot if I saw a need.

If and when Ruger ever releases it, the 3 inch .357 LCRx will immediately become my favorite camp/hiking/snowshoeing/biking revolver.

MillCreek said:

If and when Ruger ever releases it, the 3 inch .357 LCRx will immediately become my favorite camp/hiking/snowshoeing/biking revolver.

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4 inch .357 LCRx.






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Garandimal said:

4 inch .357 LCRx.

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I've been saying for awhile I'd like to see a GP100 sized LCR style. I think that if they released it in some recessed rim cartridges it'd be a decent seller.
7rds of 9mm 5/6rds of 10mm and a 7rd 357mag.

Put a rail on top for RDS and I think it'd do well with the tacticool crowd as well as being a good tool for those of us that just happen to like wheel guns.

The full size grip would make recoil manageable even though it'll have a low weight.

Stainless 7.5” RedHawk Hunter in 44Mag.

It’s good for everything I need it to be good for.

Many many many years ago - decades, actually - I could go hiking for long periods of time and never encounter anyone or anything. So my favorite hiking/trail gun back then was a 4" S&W Model 34 .22, as I often did a little plinking along the way. But as the years passed, it seemed that I would encounter more folks out and about in the "wilderness" and evidence of suburbia sometimes encroaching a bit too ....... like more dirt roads and even an occasional structure of some type where none was there before. So for safety reasons, I eliminated the "spontaneous plinking" I used to do. And these factors led to the decision to pack a bigger caliber. The old Model 34 .22 cal is mostly a range gun now, and a 4" S&W Model 66 has been my usual trail/hiking gun for the last decade or so.

4-5/8" .44 Special New Model flat top stoked with 250 grain LSWC over 7.5 grains Unique.

For now, I'm using a Jordan-style holster blocked for a formerly-owned .41 Mag Blackhawk but I'm looking around at some custom leather.

gotboostvr said:

I've been saying for awhile I'd like to see a GP100 sized LCR style. I think that if they released it in some recessed rim cartridges it'd be a decent seller.
7rds of 9mm 5/6rds of 10mm and a 7rd 357mag.

Put a rail on top for RDS and I think it'd do well with the tacticool crowd as well as being a good tool for those of us that just happen to like wheel guns.

The full size grip would make recoil manageable even though it'll have a low weight.

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Really like to see it in the same frame, 4" Bbl., but chambered in .40.




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A .22 probably makes a bit more sense, but a full size .357 probably covers more bases.

My pick would be a long barrel GP, 686, or Blackhawk.

MillCreek said:

If and when Ruger ever releases it, the 3 inch .357 LCRx will immediately become my favorite camp/hiking/snowshoeing/biking revolver.

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Hell yeahI! 've been waiting for that to come out. I mean I wouldn't shoot .357 often but it's nice to have the option . Underwood's 38 special 158 grAin hard casts are pretty impressive.

Garandimal said:

4 inch .357 LCRx.






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Now that would be awesome. Light weight,decent sight radius and good velocity. I'd buy one!

gotboostvr said:

I've been saying for awhile I'd like to see a GP100 sized LCR style. I think that if they released it in some recessed rim cartridges it'd be a decent seller.
7rds of 9mm 5/6rds of 10mm and a 7rd 357mag.

Put a rail on top for RDS and I think it'd do well with the tacticool crowd as well as being a good tool for those of us that just happen to like wheel guns.

The full size grip would make recoil manageable even though it'll have a low weight.

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The thought of a full size LCR never crossed my mind. That would be awesome. Big enough for control yet light enough to carry all day and not even notice it. And I wouldn't be afraid d to mark it up. This would be the ideal gun in .357 to carry when doing laborous tasks in the woods such as hanging tree stands,clearing roadways or dragging brush. I like your thinking!

Garandimal said:

Really like to see it in the same frame, 4" Bbl., but chambered in .40.




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The 10mm version would work equally well with 40sw. Just like 38's in a 357.

gotboostvr said:

The 10mm version would work equally well with 40sw. Just like 38's in a 357.

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True, but I was thinking about a 180 gr, subsonic round... and even that would be a handful out of a lightweight revolver.




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My 2nd year Ruger GP100 is pretty hard to beat for a woods gun (well, my Glock 20 would argue). Slick as melted butter and strong as an ox.

single six. been my woods bumming gun for close to 40years.

Have never shot one, but I keep eyeballing that Ruger LCRx 3" and thinking it would make about an ideal camping gun.

The only question I'd have about it is if the recoil would be painful, cause for me, camping guns often come along with a box of ammo and get some plinking done as well. I have shot those snub-nose J frames in 38, and while part of it was that the guns were too small to get a good grip on, the J frames were about the same weight as an LCRx and those suckers bit you.

ColeK said:

Around the camp in the spring to the first frost, I carry one of my .22LR's. In the woods I carry one of my S&W Model 10's loaded with #8 shot, these are for shooting snakes.

After the first frost, I carry one of my 45 Colts or 45 ACP's.

What you carry?

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Well, I guess it would be where I would be camping..

Short of an area that would have large, aggressive, animals, I would think a a 22 rim fire or 38 caliber revolver loaded with shot and ball would be adequate. The first couple of rounds would be shot followed be some kind of ball ammunition.

Large, agressive animals change the equation a bit but I'd think a 45 Colt or 44 Special would be an adequate deterrent for the most part. In this situation, a DA/SA revolver would be my choice.

As an aside, I've been bush hogging my pastures this week. Yesterday, I noticed 8 to 10 rats scurrying to avoid the bush hog blades. I kind of wished I had a handgun loaded with shot to try to dispatch a fey of the rats. Oh, well, maybe next time.

Model 63 Smith (22LR) and occasionally a Model 57 Smith.

Hey Vern...I just killed a copperhead in my barn yesterday with a Kimber UCC II .45 ACP. One shot, lost the case darn it.

My woods/camp carry is a M19 S&W nickle plated 2 1/2" .357 mag.

The Bushmaster said:

Hey Vern...I just killed a copperhead in my barn yesterday with a Kimber UCC II .45 ACP. One shot, lost the case darn it.

My woods/camp carry is a M19 S&W nickle plated 2 1/2" .357 mag.

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That's why I like revolvers for woods carry -- they don't fling your brass to hell and gone.

I can see the need to kill a copperhead in your barn. I however avoid killing just about any snake these days unless it's in my yard and poisonous. Too bad you lost your brass. Yep. Use a revolver.

Not sure loosing brass is really a consideration on if I am going to choose a particular firearms for a job. I can always buy more brass.