Are Big Bore Revolvers the Answer to the Crunch?

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Without a doubt. My duty weapon was a S&W 25 in .45 Colt, and my off duty daily carry was a Charter Bulldog in .44 spl. My woods gun has/is/always will be a Vaquero in .45 Colt. My rifle is a Hawken in .54 caliber, with a 450 grain LRN!:cool:

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If I were living in a cooler climate, I would "as before" carry IWB, a revolver, or a 5 inch 1911. That is not possible in 100 degree weather. Those who say it is, don't partake in the Florida lifestyle. Beaches, boats, pools, etc. So unfortunately a 38 would be as small as I could go, or one of those mule kicking lightweight 357's. So it's not for me down here.
I have been thinking of the 7 shot 686, but I know that it's going to collect dust, other than the occasional trip out at night to a restaurant, or to the store.
Or a fanny pak, with a rock in it. More or less why the single stack 9mm is what I carry.
 
I saw a ruger super redhawk "toklat" at the local shop the other day in 454, I would love to buy it but I can't justify the purchase beyond the cool factor, and I live in Alaska so if that isn't enough reason I don't think anything can help me.
 
i bought this old model ruger vaquero a few days ago. this thread was the tipping point.
 

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I saw a ruger super redhawk "toklat" at the local shop the other day in 454, I would love to buy it but I can't justify the purchase beyond the cool factor, and I live in Alaska so if that isn't enough reason I don't think anything can help me.
Love to get it to but the price factor does make it difficult to justify.

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I saw a ruger super redhawk "toklat" at the local shop the other day in 454, I would love to buy it but I can't justify the purchase beyond the cool factor, and I live in Alaska so if that isn't enough reason I don't think anything can help me.
I'm a Ruger fan but have never heard of the Super Redhawk "Toklat" varient. Was that a factory offering or a custom run?
 
They can be "the answer" if willing to dress to conceal. I don't see that in younger people.

In semis, the good ole .45 ACP keeps marching on at about 50 cents a round store bought, and having some advantage in volume pricing for the reloader.
 
Sure, they have always been around, and have a great reputation for self defense performance, but should we now focus on them to end "the crisis"? First of all, they don't throw brass in the grass, etc. They get the job done with less pressure, making the brass last longer. They are pre-expanded (isn't a.45 is what a .380 or 9mm wants to be when it mushrooms?) and cut big holes in things. They do very well with CAST LEAD BULLETS (a viable answer to the "bullet shortage"). What's not to like? OK, you DO need big pockets to pocket carry them, and not everyone's wife, mom, or girlfriend knows how to let out pockets on the sewing machine. I haven't run out of .22's, or my other reserves of bullets YET, but I am eyeballing that dusty, rusty old Lee pot, and thinking about standing on the corner with a sign "Will Work for Wheelweights".......................
21 feet.... that's what the CCW class emphasized. A charge, thats what the CCW class emphasized. So what does this mean really? It means that you have to be on your shot. This means hours on the range... and not the target range either... it means Gunsight/Frontsight etc or that venue or competition activity. So now my OPINION...

Anything that can mushroom to a 45 should maybe just be a 45 going in! 7 yards. That is about a second, max 2. Identify, verify, and shoot. Accurate? If you're not isn't the 44-45's more appropriate for those serious threats you rarely but could encounter?
 
I shoot both a 1911 and a S&W 625 Revolver in
.45 ACP. I reserve the +P .45 ACP for the 625. Since
the 625 has the full underlug and is 45 oz. empty it's pretty
much a range and HD gun. I carry the 1911.
That said the 6225 definitely compiments the 1911
and I have some heavy loads in .45 AUto RIm

Always have coveted the Model 58 S&W .41 Mag. with the
vixed sights it's inda unique to the N frames.

R-
 
supposedly the toklat's are a special run for Alaska only, they have a 5.5" barrel, the one I was looking at was 800 bucks and they had a diamond d guides choice holster molded for it (evidently one of diamond d's employees bought one so he decided to mold a bunch of holsters off of it).

I want it so bad, but I know it's an impulse buy.
 
I've been in the big bore camp all along. I can't stand shooting .22's...they are entirely boring to me.

I reload and money really isn't a problem so I can shoot big bore stuff til my hearts content. And I REALLY like the fact that I don't have to chase brass. That feature alone has me shooting revolvers more than the auto's.
 
I still occasionally carry my 296, an AirLite-Ti L-frame 5-shooter in .44 Special, pocketed in a Mika's pocket holster. I carry my 642 more - but mostly, my pocketed EDC is a 7-shooter .22 WMR - a 352PD. Why my migration to smaller bores? Overall weight and recoil. Loaded and holstered, the 352PD still weighs less than the empty 642 - far less hiking up the old britches! Also, there is my worsening arthritis and CTS. I still enjoy my .45 Colt 625MG - and mild loads in my 629s - and everything else I own. I just fear my hand locking up at an inopportune moment - as it has recently with increasing frequency at the range - but in an 'emergency' EDC situation. That's why this is my frequent EDC:

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I guess it's slowly built up - it has been nearly nine years since I traded away my favorite Ruger, a 7.5" .454 SRH. Still, I did buy a S&W Governor when they first came out - still a fun .45-ish shooter - exceptionally mild with .45 ACPs. Big bores do rule... for fun, etc.

Stainz
 
supposedly the toklat's are a special run for Alaska only, they have a 5.5" barrel, the one I was looking at was 800 bucks and they had a diamond d guides choice holster molded for it (evidently one of diamond d's employees bought one so he decided to mold a bunch of holsters off of it).

I want it so bad, but I know it's an impulse buy.
Revolver Ocelot, did they happen to make a "Toklat" SRH in 480 Ruger by chance?
 
I only own one revolver, and it would be pretty hard to conceal.

45 colt 270 SAA hollow point cast boolit that flies at 700 fps and 460 Mag with the same boolit over trail boss puts it at 1000 fps. A5744 will easily push that 270 to 1400 fps. My hot load is a 240 jacketed bullet over 45.0 grains of win 296 and it chronoed at 1900 fps.

Even the 45 colt loads are very easy to put on target compared to a shorter semi auto pistol. I have to really screw up to miss my steel plates at 25 yards, where the semi auto pistols take a bit more concentration, possibly due to the shorter sight radius.
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I have never had a bad revolver from a good company. Some may have but not me especially the big bore guns. There is nothing more comforting that a double action .44 or .45 and for me the shorter the barrel the better. I love S&W N frame guns.

Oh yea, I forgot, I love single action big bore guns too. Never had a love affair with a semi-auto as I do with revolvers. Semi-autos have no soul. :evil: I have some and use them, but they are tools just like a hammer or a screwdriver. Revolvers have personality and style. :):D
 
Ah yes...revolvers. Many times I just have a "44" day at the range with my Ruger Bisley flat top and SW 21 along with my 629-1. A reloaders friend for sure
 
I do like the Big Bores. I started out with a 1917 Colt New Service in .455 Eley, it's still one of my Favs. I had a Mod. 25-5 S&W ,45 LC for several years. (great gun). I've ran a couple of 1911's over the years and also have a Colt Anaconda in .45LC.
Most often my carry is my Springfield .45 (1911 type). But I do get an urge to break out the wheelguns now and then, you can't beat em'.
 
my three big bore revolvers, a ruger .45colt/45acp, a S&W 29 in .44mag and a ss charter .44 special. eastbank.
 

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I have a S&W 45 Colt Mtn Gun that will always be one of my favorites. Built like a tank, locks up tight and shoots well. Can be carried concealed with the right grips and holster and is very intimidating if it needs to be.
 
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