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I notice now most of us older guys (50+)

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curiosity on my part

Sorry to say, But I'm an older guy and revolvers don't do anything for me.

I guess most means more than 50%, but count me out.
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Just curious...as this thread is in the revolver section did you read all 20 pages of it?
 
I'm 59 and have posted on this thread. I've been buying a few revolvers since the first of the year.

Went pin shooting last week. Took the Les Baer PII and the 25-13 Mountain Gun. I shoot the Baer better and faster. The S&W with the heavier charge throws the pins further. I've probably put 30,000 rounds or so through the Baer, and 1,500-2,000 through the S&W. I just installed a new Wolff main spring in the Smith to go with the reduced reset spring. Maybe I'll get as fast on the shooting. Hard to say if I'll get there on the reloads.

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In reference to old guys how many of you remember

Back in 1974 you could buy a Thompson .45 for $149. that costs $1,500+ today?
Or an AR-15 for $300 back then and well you know the cost of it today at least 5 times that.:what:
 
Cocked & Locked said:
Are you speaking of this Colt? If so its an Official Police .22 LR and the serial number puts it at 1937.

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YES!....Im drooling all over keyboard for one of those.
I love the old .22-.38 pencil barrel revolvers...hard to find one and if you do they are bad shape most of the time.
 
I must be an old head. At the age of 33, I was ecstatic last Christmas when my wife bought me a Ruger GP100 4" with Hogue grips.

Yesterday, I traded an HK USP .40 for a near mint condition blue 4" Smith and Wesson model 29-2 (.44 magnum).

The guy I traded with (age 26) thought he got away with an absolute steal for "some old revolver" and couldn't understand why a perfect blued finish and some beautiful (even shiny) wooden grips got me all excited...
 
boomstik45 said:
I must be an old head. At the age of 33, I was ecstatic last Christmas when my wife bought me a Ruger GP100 4" with Hogue grips.

Yesterday, I traded an HK USP .40 for a near mint condition blue 4" Smith and Wesson model 29-2 (.44 magnum).

The guy I traded with (age 26) thought he got away with an absolute steal for "some old revolver" and couldn't understand why a perfect blued finish and some beautiful (even shiny) wooden grips got me all excited...
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What do those Mod. 29 go for these days?
What is today's equivalent to that gun and cost now?
 
The guy I traded with (age 26) thought he got away with an absolute steal for "some old revolver" and couldn't understand why a perfect blued finish and some beautiful (even shiny) wooden grips got me all excited...
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I just bought a 1970 Ruger 357 - 9mm convertable. I said I was excited and a guy at the shop said "Over a single action?"
 
I guess im the baby on this thread... At the old age of 16 I find myself drawn to anything K frame or single action. Any new autoloaders just dont feel right to me. But original 1911's with flat mainspring housings are another story! Anyways I think we can all agree on one thing! Shot placement, and weapon proficiency are far more important then firearm design or preference of said designs. Just use what makes you happy! -Chris-
 
the S & W Model 617 10 shot revolver .22 LR is a nice gun but why the cost is so high especially for a .22 when you can get a heavier caliber for less $$$.:confused:
 
I'm not even 30 yet and I'm moving away from auto loaders. My next gun will be a .357 snub for CC. Then a 4" for home defense.

When fractions of a second count I don't want to be slowed down clearing malfunctions. I want to squeeze the triger and try again.
 
MikeNice said:
I'm not even 30 yet and I'm moving away from auto loaders. My next gun will be a .357 snub for CC. Then a 4" for home defense.

When fractions of a second count I don't want to be slowed down clearing malfunctions. I want to squeeze the triger and try again.
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Reliable, simple, easy to clean.
 
Yesterday found me at the range with just my 4" x10 617 plinker and 4" 64 'house gun'. A pill bottle of el-cheapo Federal .22's and a DS-10 speedloader & loading plate - and a couple of bulk boxes of my .38's in 125gr plated HPs & 158 gr LRNFP's & HKS #10 speedloaders. Super fun - shot the SPC steel plates - missed one plate with one .22... almost boring! You can have a lot of fun with plinker-revolvers!

Stainz

PS I am 62! The 617 is just as hard to make as any other caliber in a K/L frame - and then some, due to the 10 hole cylinder.
 
Revolver after 50

I'm 30 and I have a revolver addiction.

I think it just has to do with what you grew up with. I know I'm the not the norm for my generation but my father controlled the remote and John Wayne movies were why he had cable. As much as I hated the movies then and I still don't prefer to watch them. The revolver bug bit me and there is not turning back.
 
Stainz said:
Yesterday found me at the range with just my 4" x10 617 plinker and 4" 64 'house gun'. A pill bottle of el-cheapo Federal .22's and a DS-10 speedloader & loading plate - and a couple of bulk boxes of my .38's in 125gr plated HPs & 158 gr LRNFP's & HKS #10 speedloaders. Super fun - shot the SPC steel plates - missed one plate with one .22... almost boring! You can have a lot of fun with plinker-revolvers!

Stainz

PS I am 62! The 617 is just as hard to make as any other caliber in a K/L frame - and then some, due to the 10 hole cylinder.
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617 in .22 LR is even better in revolver form since .22 LR has lots of misfires. All all you have to do is go to the next chamber.
 
I own about equal numbers of autos and revolvers. The first question I ask myself is "What do I want to accomplish?" rather than "Which action do I prefer?" If I want to hunt deer, one of the .357 revolvers gets the nod (if not the .30-30 Contender). If I want a self-defense piece that holds lots of ammo and reloads very quickly, then one of the autos is chosen. If I want a self-defense piece that is pocketable, we're back to a revolver...and so on. This is still the US, I am not limited to owning one gun and I see no reason not to pick what is most suited to what I want to do.
If all we're talking about is fun at the range, we are especially into neither is superior to the other territory.
 
Old guys???

I dunno about you guys but I am not an "old guy" and I cherish my wheelguns. Well, I am 62 but I still wake up in the same body that I did at 21 and somebody neglected to tell my brain that I was old. Not only have I been selling off most semi-autos and buying revolvers but I also have noticed an inability to rack the slide on most bottom feeders that scares me. I had a stroke last November and fell down the stairs at home. Both arms and wrists broken and my 1911s were outside my comfort zone. I kept a couple Glock .357s and an AMT DAO .45 because the slides work well for me. My primary CC gun is a S&W M64 that has been worked over professionally and I carry WW 147gr +p+ subsonic LEO rounds that I trust. I also bought a 325NG and a 329PD and have had no problems with either the .45acp or .44 mag and Spl rounds. One concession I have also made to my elder years is a lack of desire to "customize" everything I carry. I love the look of the older Colts, Rugers and S&Ws. My 1968 Trooper Colt has stag service stocks and I even found Tyler Industries and bought a bronze "T-Grip" for it.:D
 
Here's my oldie but goodie, a Dan Wesson 14 Service six inch .357 magnum.

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It's a little worn finish wise but a shooter like it was new.
 
aryfrosty said:
I dunno about you guys but I am not an "old guy" and I cherish my wheelguns. Well, I am 62 but I still wake up in the same body that I did at 21 and somebody neglected to tell my brain that I was old. Not only have I been selling off most semi-autos and buying revolvers but I also have noticed an inability to rack the slide on most bottom feeders that scares me. I had a stroke last November and fell down the stairs at home. Both arms and wrists broken and my 1911s were outside my comfort zone. I kept a couple Glock .357s and an AMT DAO .45 because the slides work well for me. My primary CC gun is a S&W M64 that has been worked over professionally and I carry WW 147gr +p+ subsonic LEO rounds that I trust. I also bought a 325NG and a 329PD and have had no problems with either the .45acp or .44 mag and Spl rounds. One concession I have also made to my elder years is a lack of desire to "customize" everything I carry. I love the look of the older Colts, Rugers and S&Ws. My 1968 Trooper Colt has stag service stocks and I even found Tyler Industries and bought a bronze "T-Grip" for it.:D
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Good for you. that's a consideration that is important with most autos that you have to be able to rack the slide and a little more work when you have to clean the autos.
Some models in Baretta have that tip up feature and double action but those are not large caliber guns.
 
I am going to sell my 3 Glock 9 mms,17,19,26. and or trade for more revolvers. I have enough speedloaders for my revolvers half S&Ws and the rest RUGERS DA revolvers. rich642z
 
Hmm; 50+ years of age? I am still a bit shy of 49 years old. I started handgunning with a 1911 in 1983, but then had carry what I then considered the antiquated sixgun as a rookie peace officer in 1984, like it or not. Well, the sixgun grew on me, and I am now definitely in the revolver camp, though I still like autoloaders well enough. I later carried 1911s as duty pistols, until 2002, when I switched to Glocks for a couple of years, before settling on the SIG P229.

Now, nearing the end of my peace officering days, I recently purchased my probable primary retirement-era carry gun, a 3.06" SP101 in .357 Magnum. I have long used snubby SP101s as back-ups at work and off the clock, and sometimes as "primary" when off the clock. From 2002 to 2006, I routinely toted two SP101 snubbies on my own time. The 3.06" barrel of my newer one will give me a bit more sight radius, for my aging eyes, and a bit more heft to dampen muzzle rise. I installed a spurless hammer, so the little fivegun will not eat my clothes like a metal moth. I can get all of my skinny fingers on the factory grip; no dangling pinky. Life is good.

Of course, I do still have one 1911; I kept my best one, a Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special. 1911s AND revolvers. Life is really good. :) I will admit though, I will probably not tote an auto daily after I put my retired badge on a plaque.
 
Rexster said:
Hmm; 50+ years of age? I am still a bit shy of 49 years old. I started handgunning with a 1911 in 1983, but then had carry what I then considered the antiquated sixgun as a rookie peace officer in 1984, like it or not. Well, the sixgun grew on me, and I am now definitely in the revolver camp, though I still like autoloaders well enough. I later carried 1911s as duty pistols, until 2002, when I switched to Glocks for a couple of years, before settling on the SIG P229.

Now, nearing the end of my peace officering days, I recently purchased my probable primary retirement-era carry gun, a 3.06" SP101 in .357 Magnum. I have long used snubby SP101s as back-ups at work and off the clock, and sometimes as "primary" when off the clock. From 2002 to 2006, I routinely toted two SP101 snubbies on my own time. The 3.06" barrel of my newer one will give me a bit more sight radius, for my aging eyes, and a bit more heft to dampen muzzle rise. I installed a spurless hammer, so the little fivegun will not eat my clothes like a metal moth. I can get all of my skinny fingers on the factory grip; no dangling pinky. Life is good.

Of course, I do still have one 1911; I kept my best one, a Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special. 1911s AND revolvers. Life is really good. :) I will admit though, I will probably not tote an auto daily after I put my retired badge on a plaque.
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I remember 1983 era very well. This was the time the glock 17 was coming in and you could get one for $300+ dollars. It was the first of its kind polymer striker fired. The Glock got a reputation of being a terrorist gun one that you could get through airport security but that was just a rumor that was untrue.
This was standard issue to the Austria army.
The early Glocks magazine release did not drop the mag out immediately in order to prevent one from losing the mag by accident if mag button was engaged in error.
The newer Glocks do drop the mags out for faster reloading. At this time the 9mm vs. .45 ACP debate was the main topic of the time. The US Army got the contract from Baretta to produce 9mm to replace the old .45ACP which the army gave up. Let me tell you it was impossible to purchase a Baretta 92 9mm auto at this time when they got the contract for the army.
Police departments nationwide were starting to switch over to auto mainly 9mm.
San Francisco Police was in transition to switch to the Glock and had the option of still keeping their issued large Mod. 27 S & W revolvers.
The revolver was still very popular then.
Now the .40 cal is in with law enforcement.:eek::confused::uhoh:
 
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