Highest Quality Revolver for under $500

[Footcheese]

+1 for GP100

I haven't read the entire thread but I do own a Redhawk and Ruger's quality is not an issue. It's got plenty of nice little details I didn't expect after reading Ruger hate posts on the Internet (serrated top of the barrel, rosewood grips with a little inlaid metal redhawk,...). My father owns an old S&W Model 60 and my Redhawk has much friendlier checkering on the hammer than his Model 60 (unless you like having a raw thumb for no reason).

On the first page of this thread there was a guy saying S&W was more reliable because of the whole cast vs forged argument. If you read the Wikipedia article on Investment Casting you'll notice mention of it's use in aerospace and power generation, neither of which are industries with a very high fault tolerance.

Since you most likely want the highest quality revolver for under $500 that YOU'RE GOING TO FIRE, it's Ruger. You can get Hogue Tamer grips for a GP100 too (unlike S&W J frame).

 

[Footcheese]

Now that I read more of the thread I'm almost sorry I posted. Maybe I'll stoke the flame a little more! I was thinking about Kramerer's initial slam on Ruger in saying Ruger and S&W have the same administrative business costs since they're in a similar geographic location. I think that can only be called conjecture unless Kramerer has knowledge of the two's business processes. From my point of view, S&W spends much more effort on marketing to the law enforcement community which could lend itself to the increased cost of operating their business.

 

[Bboomer]

I withdrawl my on-topic comment.

The OP was submitted back in January.........................

 

[MJRW]

If Kamerer endorses the 686, then you can't go wrong with the GP100.

 

[XavierBreath]

This thread is closed.

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I fail to see how a member asking a simple legitimate question can result in a flury of insults and personal attacks.

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