Do You Carry A Revolver Exclusively?
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Yup, I carry one almost all of the time.I Carried a .41 magnum as a LEO. I have a couple of 10mms in 1911 configuration, but haven't carried them in nearly a year.
I carry a Model 19 most of the time, and a 640-1 when circumstances and clothing require something a bit smaller.
Why? I guess I grew up with revolvers and I trust them to work when I need one.
I carry a Model 19 most of the time, and a 640-1 when circumstances and clothing require something a bit smaller.
Why? I guess I grew up with revolvers and I trust them to work when I need one.
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Carried S&W revolvers for years. Model-60 and 65. Accurate, reliable and consistent.
After years of dissapointment with semi-autos, I finally tried the ugly Glocks. I now carry the G26 and G29.(9MMs) I still have the revolvers if the Glocks ever fail me.
My history of semi-auto disappointment includes owning Beretta, Colt, Sig, Springfield, S&W, Walther and a cheap High-Power copy. The S&W 45 auto was reliable but I never liked the transition from DA to SA.
My favorite part of revolvers is not chasing empty brass.
Happy New Year!
After years of dissapointment with semi-autos, I finally tried the ugly Glocks. I now carry the G26 and G29.(9MMs) I still have the revolvers if the Glocks ever fail me.
My history of semi-auto disappointment includes owning Beretta, Colt, Sig, Springfield, S&W, Walther and a cheap High-Power copy. The S&W 45 auto was reliable but I never liked the transition from DA to SA.
My favorite part of revolvers is not chasing empty brass.
Happy New Year!
Cocked & Locked
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Not exclusively but 95% of the time. When I do carry a semi its one that like a revolver all I have to do is pull the trigger.
Why? I don't want any safety doo-dads to fumble with.
Why? I don't want any safety doo-dads to fumble with.
Blue Brick
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Yes,
Tacoma
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Well said C&L.
Snubbies rule!
Cosmoline
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After years of trying various wheelguns and semis, these are my CCW pieces:
Usually carry in the maxpedition or shoulder rig.
As to why, I prefer the simplicity, balance, power and ease of shooting of the sixes. The .357 comes in a wide array of loadings for all kinds of purposes, which is a bonus.
Usually carry in the maxpedition or shoulder rig.
As to why, I prefer the simplicity, balance, power and ease of shooting of the sixes. The .357 comes in a wide array of loadings for all kinds of purposes, which is a bonus.
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Gunner4h1r3
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Blue Brick I have the exact same Service Six. Just got it the other day.
Back to the OP: I usually carry either a 3-inch barrel SP101 or a S&W 638 Airweight.
Back to the OP: I usually carry either a 3-inch barrel SP101 or a S&W 638 Airweight.
FruitCake
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I had a model 60 that that I traded in and lost lots of sleep. I finally went to the toy store yesterday lo and behold in the bottom shelf all the way in the back I saw a SP101 in 357 and I'm back in business. I plan on carying everyday.I will never do that again. Got it used for $320 out the door. Happy happy joy joy.
griz1
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only wheel guns for me
I carry a S&W Model 65 3 inch, Ruger SP-101 3 inch, or my older S&W Model 640 in 38 Sp.. Don't see the need for much else. Can't get any easier than stick finger in hole and pull trigger.
I carry a S&W Model 65 3 inch, Ruger SP-101 3 inch, or my older S&W Model 640 in 38 Sp.. Don't see the need for much else. Can't get any easier than stick finger in hole and pull trigger.
Standing Wolf
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If the cartridge doesn't include the word "magnum" in its name, I don't carry it, (and .327 doesn't count.)
gmh1013
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I only carry a .38 colt diamondback
Sniderman
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For Carry, Wheelguns only. My favorite snubby, had it for years is German made, H. Weirhauch 2 1/4 bbl in .357
Don't have to worry about hiding it under a "T" shirt, I wear a real shirt, with buttons, AND, a collar! when I leave the house.
Don't have to worry about hiding it under a "T" shirt, I wear a real shirt, with buttons, AND, a collar! when I leave the house.
Yup; you bet. A 4" GP100 on the waist with an SP101 on the ankle.
Reasons several but basically boil down to;
1. I can hit reliably well with either
2. Ease of action...no mechanical safeties to muck about with.
Sorry, no photo. I need to learn how to do that. I do appreciate the photos many of you provide so thanks.
Reasons several but basically boil down to;
1. I can hit reliably well with either
2. Ease of action...no mechanical safeties to muck about with.
Sorry, no photo. I need to learn how to do that. I do appreciate the photos many of you provide so thanks.
Guillermo
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most every day I carry a D frame Colt because I shoot them well (especially my Diamondback).
Sometimes I can't carry a revolver so a Kahr PM9 is in order.
Sometimes I can't carry a revolver so a Kahr PM9 is in order.
bdb benzino
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Most days for me it is either a S&W 638 or 642, and now adding my newly purchased S&W model 12 to the rotation. Around 10% of the time it is either a Kahr CW9 or one of my Makarov's. So i guess I carry 90% revolvers and 10% autos.
marsofold
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A Colt Agent because it never jams, is light, and holds six shots.
Currently my carry rotation consist of a SP101 and or a 642. I dont know I just find them as comfortable if not more so than my semi's. Although my Glock 26 is often easier to conceal I find I shoot not only my 3" SP101 but also my 642 better. I will sacrafice capacity for solid hits. I havent given up and this is subject to change at anytime.
Not exclusively
I carry a 7-shot .357 magnum snubby A LOT, although not exculsively. WIth it in my IWB holster, I do not have the "fear" that I did not put enough "test rounds" through it to be sure it WILL function reliably. I have no concern about FTF or FTE.
Yes, I have read about revolvers "jamming/ceasing up", but I think I've tried mine enough to not allow that possibility to dictate my choice of carry.
I carry a 7-shot .357 magnum snubby A LOT, although not exculsively. WIth it in my IWB holster, I do not have the "fear" that I did not put enough "test rounds" through it to be sure it WILL function reliably. I have no concern about FTF or FTE.
Yes, I have read about revolvers "jamming/ceasing up", but I think I've tried mine enough to not allow that possibility to dictate my choice of carry.
Hondo 60
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I like my revolvers because there is so little chance of a malfunction.
And I reload my own ammo & it's soooooo much easier to open the cylinder to extract the brass than bend over to pick it up (if you can find it).
And I reload my own ammo & it's soooooo much easier to open the cylinder to extract the brass than bend over to pick it up (if you can find it).
BBroadside
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'Scuse my ignorance, but what exactly do you call the metallic part that goes on the front of the grip (right under three fingers of your shooting hand)? I assume this is intended for the shooter's comfort ... is it mainly for folks with longish fingers?
Easily removed?
Easily removed?
doc540
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yes, just so I can look in my pants and admire it often
MikePGS
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Wow that is a work of art Doc!
For my first year of wearing the badge, March 1984 to 1985, the rules said revolvers only, whether on or off the clock. I started with a 4" Model 686, 4" Model 581, 2.5" Model 66, 2" Model 60, and soon added a 4" Model 629, all S&W.
There were other periods since then when I have set aside autos totally for a year or two, the most recent being 1994 or 1995 to 1997, when I carried a 4" S&W Model 66 at work, and either the same 66 or a 4" S&W Model 19 concealed off the clock. Back-up was generally a J-snub of the Model 642 persuasion. (Not actually a 642, but a Performance Center limited edition called the M460, and that is not a typo.)
In between, I toted a 4" GP100 on and off the clock, a near-24/7 gun, from 1993 to '94 or '95. There were times in the mid-late-1980's when the Model 58 was a virtual 24/7 gun.
Since 1997, I have carried autos as "primary" on duty, unable to switch back to sixguns due to the turnaround of policy. I have often carried the same autos much of the time off the clock, for convenience. (Revolvers remain OK for back-up at work.)
Since October of 2010, I have generally toted revolvers off the clock and as back-up at work, only carrying the duty SIG P229R in the duty rig. Time will tell whether I revert to being all-revolver 24/7 after I retire, but I did recently purchase a 3.06" SP101 and a 4" S&W Model 19 with my retirement years specifically in mind.
FWIW, I am not stuck in the past. I started handgunning with a 1911, and used to think revolvers were obsolete, before I learned to appreciate them while a rookie LEO. I still like both autos and sixguns.
There were other periods since then when I have set aside autos totally for a year or two, the most recent being 1994 or 1995 to 1997, when I carried a 4" S&W Model 66 at work, and either the same 66 or a 4" S&W Model 19 concealed off the clock. Back-up was generally a J-snub of the Model 642 persuasion. (Not actually a 642, but a Performance Center limited edition called the M460, and that is not a typo.)
In between, I toted a 4" GP100 on and off the clock, a near-24/7 gun, from 1993 to '94 or '95. There were times in the mid-late-1980's when the Model 58 was a virtual 24/7 gun.
Since 1997, I have carried autos as "primary" on duty, unable to switch back to sixguns due to the turnaround of policy. I have often carried the same autos much of the time off the clock, for convenience. (Revolvers remain OK for back-up at work.)
Since October of 2010, I have generally toted revolvers off the clock and as back-up at work, only carrying the duty SIG P229R in the duty rig. Time will tell whether I revert to being all-revolver 24/7 after I retire, but I did recently purchase a 3.06" SP101 and a 4" S&W Model 19 with my retirement years specifically in mind.
FWIW, I am not stuck in the past. I started handgunning with a 1911, and used to think revolvers were obsolete, before I learned to appreciate them while a rookie LEO. I still like both autos and sixguns.
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