Spieler
Member
Okay, so after having played exclusively with auto pistols for the last twenty years or so I have finally been bitten HARD by the revolver bug....I really WANT one, but what to get?
I have fired a few over the years and am partial to the medium frame .38SPL/.357 Mags. I don't care to start off with an 11 oz scandium/titanium/aluminum/tinfoil 2 inch ported J frame .357Mag , and on the flip side I really don't want something so big and heavy that it requires a bipod to shoot well with. Middle of the road seems like a good place to start for me.
This will primarily be a range and fun gun so it won't consume a steady diet of +P+ or full house .357 Mags if I go that route. Are the surplus S&W 65 and 66s that I see from SOG and Centerfire for $220~$270 the way to go or should I go New gun?
Bottom line is I have a gun budget of $400 at the moment to spend. So, do I go new or used? Smith, Colt, Ruger, or Taurus? Classic blued or stainless? .38 Spl or .357 Mag.? 3 or 4 inch bbl? Fixed or adjustable?
Yes, I know it comes down to what I ultimately like and feels good in the hand, I'm just fishing for some input from a very knowledgable crowd here. So help me spend my money and show me the way to a happy six gun experience!
Thanks!
I have fired a few over the years and am partial to the medium frame .38SPL/.357 Mags. I don't care to start off with an 11 oz scandium/titanium/aluminum/tinfoil 2 inch ported J frame .357Mag , and on the flip side I really don't want something so big and heavy that it requires a bipod to shoot well with. Middle of the road seems like a good place to start for me.
This will primarily be a range and fun gun so it won't consume a steady diet of +P+ or full house .357 Mags if I go that route. Are the surplus S&W 65 and 66s that I see from SOG and Centerfire for $220~$270 the way to go or should I go New gun?
Bottom line is I have a gun budget of $400 at the moment to spend. So, do I go new or used? Smith, Colt, Ruger, or Taurus? Classic blued or stainless? .38 Spl or .357 Mag.? 3 or 4 inch bbl? Fixed or adjustable?
Yes, I know it comes down to what I ultimately like and feels good in the hand, I'm just fishing for some input from a very knowledgable crowd here. So help me spend my money and show me the way to a happy six gun experience!
Thanks!