Dream revolver

[Loomis]

What you need to do is start out with a smith and wesson model 67 combat masterpiece, then have a different barrel put on it. You need a pencil barrel with a pinned front sight and no underlug. That will get you the lighter weight and hopefully bring you down to 30 oz or less. And the pinned front sight will allow you the capability of adding night sights to the front. A round butt would help a little too, but I don't know if the 67 was ever offered with a round butt.

The hard part will be finding a stainless pencil barrel. They may not exist. You might have to have someone turn down a heavy barrel on a lathe, then weld the front lockup lug back on and the front sight.

Actually, I just had a thought. There might be an old colt 38 that could get you closer to your dream than s&W. Colt made small lightweight 6 shot revolvers. THe original was called the colt detective. Then came the colt cobra, with an aluminum frame, then came the colt agent with a stubby grip.

I know the king cobra was offered in stainless, but the king cobra was .357 mag. The cobra was a 38 special but I don't know if it was ever offered in stainless. As far as I know, the cobra never was offered with adjustable target sights...and 4" bbls were very rare.

You're going to have to do some modifying to get your dream pistol.

 

[wnycollector]

LNIB 3.5" registered magnum

 

[PRM]

Colt Bisley

Custom Built Bisley(.44 Special) with pre-ban elephant ivory by Jerry Meecham

A classic, smooth, accurate, and speaks with authority.
Carrys well in a "Crosshair" holster from El Paso Saddlery.

 

[Hawk]

I go marching off to the tune of a different orchestra.

If STI's supplier (or anybody else) can get the bugs worked out of the megabucks high end CNC machines so that the Texican is actually shipping in a reasonable manner and actually manages to produce high quality without any hand fitting...

They should turn their attention to a Python-alike that needs no hand fitting, suffers from no Monday gun syndrome and can be maintained by the average mortal with drop-in parts. It should lock up like a Texican, have the tapered bore and be Anaconda robust. Geometry rejiggered so the stacking is gone.

I'll take one in 4", 5 shot .44 special with a PVD finish. We'll give up the hand polish and live with the best the machinery can provide.

Probably still run 2K but I'm in.

I like older hand-fitted stuff reeking of craftsmanship but it's horribly inconsistent, difficult to maintain, needs Thorbardin Dwarven forgemasters to work on, subject to glacial turn-around times and can't be reasonably implemented in today's labor market. I'm really rooting for the "untouched by human hands" Texican production model - if it works... and could be expanded...

Now that's different - everybody else will have varying degrees of hand fitting in their "dream" revolver. Mine is built by robots, has Texican quality and is easy to work on.

 

[funnelcake]

Let's see:

A Colt DS-II-based revolver with these features:
-Sweet trigger like an original D-Frame
-In .38 Super using moon's
-2.5" barrel
-Low-profile front night sight
-Round-butt
-Std. trench rear with serrated top
-Checkered hammer spur, cyl. release
-Smooth trigger face
-Polish/ blue job like the late '30's (not as polished as earlier/ later models or a Python, but unique & attractive for sure).
-Fire-blued screw's & trigger
-Medium-size (think between Service & Diamondback size) full-checkered grips (think early Python or Officers Match) with non-abrading laser-cut checkering & silver Colt medallions.

...but I've never really thought about it.

Funnel

 

[Cosmoline]

The Korths don't impress me, esp. for the outlandish prices.

In a SA it would be a Keith No. 5

In DA it's the one I have, a Speed Six.

 

[hankdatank1362]

6" Nickel Colt Python

Mateba .44

I've got a real hankering for a S&W Night Guard 329 .44 Mag too...

 

[tinygnat219]

Here's Mine:

1898 Belgian Nagant Revolver in 7.62 Nagant:

 

[Stainz]

Gads - I've had an assortment of Ruskie-made 1895 Nagants for years - even 'make' ammo for them. They are interesting pieces of Victorian engineering - but hardly a 'dream revolver' to me. Well, unless I had some late night taco's or pizza prior to my sleep!

I recently bought a $309 security trade-in unissued (ANIB) 4" 64-8 - included shot cartridge dated 5/05. Believe me, there isn't a thing wrong with current production - and it is +P rated - states so on the barrel, which is unlugged (Exposed ejector rod - a la the 10 - it is just a SS 10!). It has the IL - no problem here - and a round butt, so it could be adapted to any grip style. A good smith could remove the fixed sights and add night sights - or a new 67 could be purchased, as it's front sight is pinned - and it has the standard S&W rear - easy upgrades to night sights. Sadly, they weigh 35.5-36 oz - about as light as you'll find a SS 4" .38.

Now... if you can forget they are .357Ms, which with a SS cylinder coudn't care less - and just shoot .38s from them, and you can get by the fixed night sights, 2.5" barrels, and the kilobuck+ MSRP, the new 'Night Guard' S&W 386 (7-shot) & 327 (8-shot) offerings, and the uncataloged NG 315, a similar but 6-shot .38 Special offering. There is also a performance center 3" full underlugged .38 Special - the '67 F-Comp', at 1.2+ kilobucks and 35 oz, but with a front night sight and adjustable rear. Full-lugged, comped, and 35 oz - for .38s - can't figure that one out.

Still thinking about my Nagants... the only revolver I've ever had to keep re-assuring the shooter it really was a DA - and to keep pulling. A 20# DA trigger - tweaked - has to be experienced.

Now, someone want to ask me about my 'dream' revolver? I got it late this past spring - a new 627 Pro... it'll never see a .'real' .357M here!

Stainz

 

[Drgong]

Real men shoot nagants in DA, fake men cannot!

Mine would be a custom 6 shot Colt Python in .38 special or .327 with a 2 1/2-3 inch inch barrel with a top notch grips on it.

 

[Stainz]

Ahhh, a Nagant is nearly as much fun in SA as DA. Of course, mine are all Russian refurbs - an original, non-refurb is reportedly better, action-wise. The Belgian brothers Nagant were some interesting guys - designed many interesting firearms. My Nagants look and carry properly in a bag chosen to match my Jeep Liberty's interior, thank you very much. Tres gauche.

Odd how 'dreams' change... I once desperately wanted a 4" .45 Colt DA - six years ago I got a great gift from my wife - a 625 Mountain Gun in .45 Colt. I started reloading... it was a constant range bag rider. I eventually added a second, actually older but LN version - as a shooter. The next dream was a 4" 627, realized with that aforementioned 627 Pro.

I really don't have another dream revolver in mind at the moment - I suppose a new 4" 617 is as close to being my 'dream' piece now. At my age, I try to keep realizeable goals!

Stainz

 

[Hawk]

I don't own a Nagant but based on my limited experience with one it might do me a world of good in the role of gymnasium equipment for my trigger finger. Hopefully, after several months of use, I could shatter a coconut using only my index finger.

My ideal runs more to a double action that's simultaneously smooth, light and can easily ignite S&B and Fiocchi rounds as well as CCI military hardasarock primers. In fact, if carbide test media were formed into the shape of a .44 round, the six pound DA trigger would propel the firing pin with sufficient force to be used as a Rockwell C probe.

There's a dream: cavalier disregard for the laws of conservation of matter and energy.

I suppose some Nagants might be said to violate the same laws in reverse: 40 pounds of work in, 4 pounds out. Insufficient BTUs generated by friction to explain the loss.

 

[Hawk]

Real men shoot nagants in DA, fake men cannot!

Careful, guy. We share more than a passing interest in Nagants:

'Course, mine's been molested some. The oddball engraving on the front strap is supposed to be feathers - "Hawk's gun" get it? wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

 

[ldp4570]

Dream gun, well I already have mine. Two 624's in 3" and 4" flavor.

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[Drgong]

Hawk, very nice BHP (And indeed, I love my BHP as well. )

It is funny, I find the 20+ lbs DA on the nagant 10 times more easy then my 16 lbs DA trigger on my new to me PA-63.

 

[theNoid]

Well, since we're dreamin' here...would sure like to have a S&W 8 3/8" full lugged smooth bore 410 wheelie.

Noidster

 

[easyrider604]

I'm cheap and easy. A slicked-up, 7-shot .357 mag GP100 in stainless, 6 incher half lug with factory scope rings like the Redhawk Hunter, and a dozen Safariland Comp 2s for it.

 

[ceadermtnboy]

I would like a gp-100 that has been refined with the sharp corners being rounded and the finish, sights, etc upgraded.

 

[Cesiumsponge]

I just picked my Mateba up after prepaying a year in advance waiting for a specific configuration I wanted (non-threaded, flush barrel, no scope mount hump. never got it, settled for this one). The owner of Mateba passed several months ago. I was lucky enough to get one as is.

I used to see these on gunbroker all the time with no takers. Now they're mostly gone or price has shot up 10-20%+. Since I'm stuck with an optic mount, I might as well put something on that optic mount...but I can't think of what.

It's so big, and pleasantly hefty And its beautifully blued.

 

[Srigs]

I like my 3 classic Smiths... Model 60, 66-1 2.5" and 15-4 4". Covers my needs perfectly.

 

[Stainz]

Okay, my real world dream revolver, the 627 Pro, was found several months back - here it is with another one of my earlier 'dreams'. The 627 now sports a new, and unmarked, JM grip like the 625JM - great for a 'fast' grab. I just 'dream' of shooting them better now!

To paraphrase a Sheryl Crowe song, it's better to want what you have than have what you want. I hope my wife doesn't remind me of that the next time I frequent a gun store!



Stainz

 

[Gtone]

1873 Colt SAA style (appearance) w/swing out cyl and DA. .357 with 5 & 7.5 in barrel choices.

 

[tim71]

A gun that looked and felt like Dirty Harry's model 29 but was as smooth as a Korth and shot the .480 ruger round.

Tim

 

[Marvin KNox]

.357 magnum K-frame with improved cone etc.

Smith and Wesson K-frame in .357 magnum.

Modern improvements applied to the old K-frame cone problems etc.

Stainless steel

Solid steel for belt carry and low recoil.

3" barrel maximum overall.

A "TRUE" milled in compensator outbound of the front sight like Smith does on certain PC models - for rapid repeat shots.

Smith and Wesson Performace Center trigger and custom work.

NO INTERNAL LOCKS ALLOWED!

Reduced price for keeping us waiting.

Written apology to all loyal Smith and Wesson fans included in each hard case - for the internal locks fiasco of the past.

 

[greenr18]

Colt Python, cant decide on barrel length though