revolver

"Revolver" is easy in general use - calls to mind (for most) an image of a type of firearm that is easily agreed upon. John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Dirty Harry. I've heard/seen "handgun" and "pistol" used both interchangeably and in different ways, depending on comparison and conversation...

Preface: This is me sharing my personal opinion from my own understanding. And this is primarily with self-defense (against humans) in mind. Also with carrying wherever you can legally do so. This includes in public, running errands, work, etc. **Not** for example, in your own home, on some...

*I was going to post this in the other thread, but as the post got longer and more detailed I thought it deserved its own thread. I received my Henry Big Boy Revolver Birdshead model today. Here are the basics; The DA trigger is heavy, but not gritty. It feels like an average amount of travel...

Happy Friday all! I am making this post to reach out to other owners of new gen Colt Python revolvers, I have had mine for roughly a month now and have taken it on a couple trips to the range. Honestly I couldn't be happier with the revolver, it looks great, feels well machined as it can get...

Two questions about two different guns. Both questions asked to me by different friends. 1. Is it safe to carry a new S&W Model 27 classic with a full cylinder? I've done so for years, just assuming it must have a passive safety built in, but I couldn't actually find information on S&W's...

Hello all, I recently bought a Taurus Tracker (.44/2.5 inch), and I am trying to replace the front sight with a better one. The sights on this gun are unlike my other pinned sight revolvers, and more in line with a dovetail semiauto slide sight. Does anyone know the measurements of this factory...

My dad is pretty stoked now that he has a red dot on his 357 mag and wants to take it deer hunting (he’s got the skills, no worries about a clean shot there) So I already make him .38spcl for plinking which drill 8” plates at 50 yards just using a turret press and knocking out plinker rounds...

Looking forward to buying that revolver. Any good or bad review?

I have a pietta 1858 44 caliber revolver from 2020, I was wondering if I could buy a uberti 1858 18 inch 44 caliber revolver carbine barrel and put it on the pietta 1858 revolver frame, does anyone have experience or tried this? Thank you for your time

A little background before my question: I recently picked up a new Smith M69 and discovered that the barrel is either clocked or crooked. I've been monkeying around with picking aftermarket front and rear sights because I cannot see the factory sights in dim lighting...and I remembered that I...

Hi guys, I was wondering if someone could tell me what kind of factory loads are suitable for a uberti 38 special conversion? like the man with no name one. Am an Aussie and not many people seem to know nothing about that sort of stuff here cheers

Recoil comparison: shooting .38 spl ammo in 2 different revolvers with identical barrel length: A .38 spl vs a 357 mag revolvers with 4 in barrels. Which one will have the least recoil?

While I own auto's I am a revolver guy at heart and usually carry one. I have been looking at a lot of real life shooting channels on YT lately. While more prevelant in officer involved shootings, seems like a lot of semi-auto shooters are treating their pistols like "bullet hoses" just putting...

Prior to getting into competition I always thought that firearms were indestructible and lasted indefinitely. However, I was recently told that, for a semi-auto, each time the slide cycles it scrapes off a miniscule amount of metal from the slide rails. Eventually, the slide rails will get so...

I've had that handlebar bag for years. I've got an old Don Parker IWB I bought for my SR9c many years ago. It fits perfectly in the bag and my Shield Plus fits perfectly in the holster. Now, if the Drs would just let me ride again. IMG_20221022_154006062 by TarDevil posted Oct 22, 2022 at 3:45...

The s/n is 506xxx with a V, but the V is stamped away from the s/n so it does not immediately precede the s/n. I gather that this means that it was around during WW2 but I recall seeing s/ns in the high 470xxx range with owners claiming that they were made in the 1920s. 470xxx to 506xxx is...

Not an easy title to catch interest. So yesteryear’s 38spl 148gr HBWC over 2.7 gr of Bullseye was/is the unfailing PPC target recipe since forever. Now that we have great guns like the S&W 929 6” revolver in 9mm, I would like to know what is the unfailing great load for a 9mm revolver. Is there...

Hey y'all. I'm pretty new to cap and ball revolvers, just getting started in them this month. I know that a lot of paper cartridges are/were lubricated before being loaded into a weapon, and when not using paper cartridges, folks encourage either using a lubricated wad between the powder and...

I was reading an article about the first woman combat helicopter pilot (Indochina, 1951) which included this picture of a USAF rescue crew, apparently in Korea. The revolver on his hip is interesting. https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/sikorsky-h-5-helicopter-wounded-soldier...

I was gifted this old revolver and I'm just trying to date and value for my own curiosity. It's a Smith & Wesson .32 S&W CTG, top open, engraved, nickel plated and with pearl grips. Serial number 250304, both on bottom of grip and rear face of cylinder. Pat'd May 11, Jan 3(?), and April 9.