I Like Revolvers Better, So I Bought Some More

[gunlaw]

I’ve been going back to revolvers also. Bought a 686-6 about a month ago and put a 625 in layaway. One of my first center fire handguns was a Taurus model 82. Very reliable and accurate. Lost that one in a divorce.

 

[Billygoat109]

I grew up shooting a Single Six. My first real handgun was a Taurus Model 66. I enjoy shooting K frames and N frames and SA revolvers more than I enjoy shooting any service pistol. I shoot them better, too.

I've been "on a roll" lately. Prices have been crazy and I've only bought a few handguns in the past year or two. But recently I found three I really liked (and for decent deals). I was at the range today and starting thinking that I was pleased with my three most recent purchases. I put a box of ammo through a couple of them today and enjoyed them. Not surprisingly, they are all revolvers.

I own more semiautomatic pistols than revolvers, but enjoy revolvers much more. That's strange. I need to fix that.

Anyway, these are the recent additions. I've shot them all by now.

My LGS had a nice-looking used SP101. It had a nice trigger for an SP101, so I traded a couple of pistols I didn't want for it. I'd never gotten comfortable shooting an SP101 before, but the right Hogue Monogrips helped... and shooting more DA is helping too, I think. Anyway, I've put a couple of boxes of ammo through this and have had no problems. It's nice and sturdy, so the recoil is easy. I can shoot it about as well as any of my snubs. The moonclips were inexpensive and are easy to use. 9mm ammo is also the easiest to get right now.

Ruger SP101 9mm

• Tallball
• Mar 6, 2021

I wanted a 4.75" SAA clone. My LGS had a NiB Cimarron. I gave him a handgun and some money for it. I've never had a short-barreled SA revolver before. It's a lot of fun to shoot. The action is very smooth. I shot it better the second time, after I painted the front sight with white nail polish. I've put a couple boxes of ammo through it with no problems. It shoots a little low, but I like my groups. The trigger is excellent. The short barrel is handy and makes shooting it a little more challenging.

Cimarron Model P in 357 magnum

• Tallball
• Apr 24, 2021

My S&W 642 has not been reliable enough for me to carry (it needs to go back to the smith again, apparently), and I gave my Taurus Model 85UL to my FiL. Not having a j-frame was becoming inconvenient. It's a perfect fit for back pocket carry, like if I'm going to be walking the dog and know I'm not going to sit down. Anyway, I saw pictures of a very cruddy-looking Taurus Model 85 on Gunbroker. I've owned three before, and they all worked fine, so I made a modest bid on it. And I won, for $251. The pictures were terrible. When I picked it up at my FFL it looked more dirty than rusty. I spent an hour cleaning it, removing and cleaning the grips, and working on the rust spots. There are still three spots that need a little more work, and they will probably end up down to the metal. I'll just cold blue those spots. The trigger is okay, neither great nor terrible. I took it to the range with me today just to see if it goes bang. Yes, it went bang 20 times. I had a couple of flyers and the rest were tight. The trigger's better than I'd thought. I'd forgotten how easy to shoot the steel-framed ones are. It should eventually be fine for CC. I'll open it up, clean and lube the insides, give it new springs, shoot it a bunch more, and eventually probably grind off the hammer spur. It's already "pre-ruined", so I won't have to be careful with it.
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Anyway, if I'm going to buy any handguns in the foreseeable future, I should stick with revolvers. I just like them better. I've been shooting semiautomatic pistols for 40 years, and own some nice ones, but I just like revolvers better and that's all there is to it. There's no use me squandering any more of my "fun" money on handguns that are not so much my cup of tea. Some of my 22 autos and 1911's you would have to pry my cold dead fingers from (or my daughter would have to ask nicely), but the rest of them are just slide-racky little doohickies and I ain't gonna pretend to be in love with them no more.

Thanks, like revolvers too! This is a gas to shoot. Very smooth DA. Pairs nicely with the Henry lever action .45 Colt. Love that caliber Action SADA - Caliber .45 Long Colt - Capacity 6 - Material Carbon Steel - Grip Checkered Square Butt Walnut - Finish Bright Blue - Sights Pinned Patridge Micro Adjustable - Barrel Length 6.5 - Overall Length 12 - Weight 42.5 oz - Smith Wesson makes it possible for you to own a piece of history-in-the-making with these Classic revolvers. Theyre the finest new handguns possible with designs harkening back to the most famous and collectible guns that Smith Wesson ever constructed. Each is based on a model known for legendary performance then enhanced with modern advantages. Theyre the timeless best of both worlds Smith Wesson Classics.

 

[jstert]

my first, non g.i., handgun was a slightly used steel taurus 85 for $205 in 1985. i replaced the oem wooden grips with pachmayrs for shootability. it was my only handgun for too many years as i transferred around for work alot, still have and love it. a few years ago i got a second, newer, steel 85, it doesn’t seem as substantial but is perfectly decent too. taurus is the best of the second tier (charter, ria, windicator) revolvers. too many folks who chased a 9mm polymer semiauto pistol as their first defensive handgun in the past year would be much better served by a steel taurus 85 or 856 revolver, imho.

 

[DR505]

I like revolvers as well. I was spoiled...first handgun was a 4” S&W Model 27-3. Never looked back.

 

[Old_Grouch]

REAL guns are made of metal.................
and have cylinders.

My real guns outnumber my autos 2 to 1

 

[huntsman]

An SP in 9mm is about the only revolver I’d be interested in.

A .45 Blackhawk Convertible quenches my thirst for Big Bore and I got no use for .38-.357mag

 

[Sistema1927]

Revolvers are yucky, they don't have enough capacity, they are hard to shoot, they are old fashioned, they aren't cool. (And if I can get enough other folks to believe that, then there will be more for me and maybe prices won't skyrocket. )

 

[WestKentucky]

Taurus ... a "real" handgun??

Sorry to rain on your parade, but I've had sooooo many issues with Taurus that I will NOT buy another.

Not trying to flame, just that my experience has been very poor.

My results with Ruger DASA revolvers is the same as yours with Taurus. My Taurus experience has been all pleasant with revolvers. Almost all pleasant with semiautos, but that little pt22 never was reliable. Seems a common issue for the model. At least I didn’t have anything in it... won it on a bet.