What is your favorite revolver?

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Mine also has an amazing trigger, I am often "surprised" touching one off.

Mine is that way. My 500 is not. Actually none of the other three in that picture have a trigger worth a crap in DA mode. Its difficult to botch a single action trigger but few have figured out a usable DA trigger in my experience
 
Wow! I am impressed. I particularly like hammer and the sights. 1st Gen huh? Do you know when it shipped?
November 1940. I had a Colt letter but I can't find it . It's a "no letter" gun, ie, they know when it was made but the shipping info and other stuff they'd include in a typical letter was misplaced or destroyed.
 
Jack B., that's an excellent photo of an under-appreciated Colt. It just takes more muscle and tolerance for recoil than I've got. And I wish I could keep my guns in that kind of shape. Do you shoot it with the factory grips? Do they suit you?
My wife and I shoot it just like it is. No changes.
 
To answer a previous question. The SW 632 that I have is a 3 inch J frame with a hammer and ported, 327 magnum. Here's a link to one https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/archive-model-632

Mine is stainless as compared to blued. It fits my smaller hands, has 6 shots and the full bore 327s are quite a kick. You can fire 32 SW Longs or 32 HR mags also. I put fiber optics on it. I had a SW Model 19, nice gun, too big for me and EDC.
 
How does that mount go on? I like that setup

It's a Weigand mount and it does not require any drilling.
The rear is attached by removing the sight and using that hole to screw to. The front is a strap that hooks around the ejector housing.
It's pretty solid, and the cost is very reasonable. I think $50 or $60.
Very easy to install. I'm not particularly handy and it was no problem.
 
Hmm...that's a hard one. All of my revolvers are different, so it isn't the easiest choice to make.

But...with that said. This is my 627 pro I picked up late 2017. I had it reworked by a local smith who is superb at doing S&W DA revolver work. (It's a crying shame that once he's gone, that skill will go with him, at least locally). Anyway, this fella has been designed for DA, 38 special range work only and at that task, it is superb. It's almost criminally easy to shoot with that red dot and trigger job. It's digested 1000's of my reloads and keeps asking for more.
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Hmm...that's a hard one. All of my revolvers are different, so it isn't the easiest choice to make.

But...with that said. This is my 627 pro I picked up late 2017. I had it reworked by a local smith who is superb at doing S&W DA revolver work. (It's a crying shame that once he's gone, that skill will go with him, at least locally). Anyway, this fella has been designed for DA, 38 special range work only and at that task, it is superb. It's almost criminally easy to shoot with that red dot and trigger job. It's digested 1000's of my reloads and keeps asking for more.
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Who makes that grip and do they make a round butt version?
 
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It's a no frills Hogue:

https://www.hogueinc.com/handgun-gr...-rubber-conversion-no-finger-grooves-monogrip

It is for a round butt, but it's a "conversion". It's super comfortable, especially with my sweaty hands. I'm not a fan of the finger grooves on most Hogue grips, it frustrates me that they don't offer more without them.

Dang I was hoping someone else was making a smooth grip like that. Hogue only makes the smooth version in round to square conversion. I really want a smooth round butt version.
 
Wow, hard to really qualify an answer to this one. Limited to, as Charlie Chan would say "Rewolower"...

There was a particular Ruger Speed Six, that was nicknamed "Fred". It was my first EDC
My current EDC is a Charter .44 Boomer, but its not a favorite of all time

I've owned Python, 686's, Cobra, J frames, Ruger SA's, Ruger DA's, Charters.... Even an RIA

Thinking more.... there's a certain GP100 that has a 3 inch barrel that's pretty nice, but... while writing this, I remembered my favorite

A first off the line, Ruger SP-101, in 38 Special, with 3" barrel, and a sort of dark olive green "Xenoy" grip inserts. Of revolvers, that pretty much did the trick for me, as it shot very well, smoothed up to ice-on-ice slipperiness, and was easy to carry.

So that's it: Ruger SP-101, 38sp, 3"., grip color don't matter
 
Dang I was hoping someone else was making a smooth grip like that. Hogue only makes the smooth version in round to square conversion. I really want a smooth round butt version.

Yeah...I don't know, there must not be a market for something like that, I don't get it. Personally, for any kind of range work, I much prefer rubber to wood grips, I just get a better purchase with them. I also can't stand most grips with finger grooves and for some reason, they never seem to fit my finger spacing correctly.

Wood grips sure do look nice, though.
 
Jeeez, what in the world is that cannon? :)
Freedom arms 83 in 454 casull, 10" barrel. Makes shooting big heavy bullets more fun, lighter loaded rounds are more fun too. That one always gets a few looks at the range, I was going to have it shortened to 6" but I have other guns that are meant to be portable already so this one's going to stay long (to impress the ladies, or something like that)
 
Gary W, Strange, it is remarkable to me that same person finds all those different grips comfortable. That N-frame grip looks just plain huge. I have to say my favorite of these is the S&W .22, but I would be all over the place with that long slender barrel. I hope you can shoot it well.
The grips on that N frame is no bigger than factory grips. I find it odd, that a person can't shoot with different grip setups. A double action in a larger caliber is different than one in a rimfire. Also a single action is a total different set up. As is moving from revolvers to simi-autos. Myself, I don't find it comfortable or fun to shoot larger caliber double action revolvers with small grips, but a single action revolver is better because the shape of the grip is not straight into the palm of the hand in recoil. Grips are a personal thing. What works for one may not work for someone else. Look a the grips Elmer Keith and others had on their revolvers. The carvings he had on some of his revolver grips would eat my hands up, but it worked for him well. I shoot what I have well, if not, I would change it up so it would shoot well or if I couldn't, I would move it on.
 
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