I love revolvers and I'm young

[cackalak]

I'm not young young, (but 33 young), and have older guys compliment my revolvers at the range quite often. I love drowning out 9mm plastic ka-plinks with a magnum KA-BOOM.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Am I the only 30 year old person who still sees themselves as really young? Yea, I'm not as young as I used to be, everything hurts a little more in the morning, and a hangover is now a two day event instead of a bad morning, but I still have a lot of living and learning to do. It kind of cracks me up when I hear someone who is in their 20's say stuff like "Well, I'm not exactly young." When did everyone get so pesimistic, or has the invincibility factor worn off, and people realize that they do in fact age?

Anyway, I always thought that I'd be into semi's. I think it was the Hollywood factor. I didn't grow up around guns, so they almost seemed like a mythical thing when I was a kid. Then some friends took me shooting about five years ago. The first gun I ever shot was a Ruger Super Redhawk in .44 magnum. I shot full power loads, and I was hooked. I then decided to buy a handgun. I was looking at Judges, and did a sudden flip and bought a Ruger SP101 in .357. There is now no going back for me. Revolvers are the best.

 

[Y-T71]

My first firearm was a S&W 629-2 .44 when I WAS a young 18 years old (I'm 40 now) Had to have my Dad fill out the 4473 for me.

I have a lot more firearms now, including many autos, but revolvers will always play a prominent role in my collection.

You can't beat their simplicity of operation, ergonomics, reliability and ability to use ammunition of such wildly varying power levels and bullet weights.

Can't believe there's no pics yet!!

Top: 629-3, bottom: 629-2

Top: 66 no dash, bottom: 66-1

617 no dash

Couple of Ruger Security Sixes:


Got a couple more around here but haven't got any pics.

Oh, and I'm a longtime lurker, first time poster

 

[Josh45]

ArchAngel, That's another reason I prefer the .357. I can also use .38 in it Imagine that, One gun, 2 calibers.

I can't see how you can go wrong!

 

[Hondo 60]

Last Sunday I was at the range talking to a guy who looked to be in his later 20s or so.
He was firing a Ruger New Model Vaquero.
7 1/2" barrel, Stainless Steel, 45 Colt.
He said he just bought it

A great sight to see - a young man with a REAL gun.
Of course I had both of my Single Actions, 5 1/2", Case Color, 45 Colts.

 

[shooting4life]

I'm 26 and have sold all of my centerfire autoloaders for revolvers. Picking up brass is for suckers.

 

[Guillermo]

Glad you are smarter than me when I was your age.

There was no other gun but the 1911, no other round than the 45.

These days my carry guns have no external safeties and I am more concerned about shot placement than bullet size.

The Combat Commander is gone. These days it is likely a Colt Diamondback on my hip.

Even if I didn't change my mind concerning power vs accuracy, reloading makes man of us loose all interest in bottom-feeding brass-chuckers.

Enjoy your wheelies

 

[czhen]

My son is 13 and enjoy more shooting revolvers than pistols. However, rifles is his main attraction. The funny thing, happen last night, we got my seven year old daughter report card (1º grade with stragith "A" , so at dinner we ask what she want as award and she say a pistol, mom and grandmother still pale, I LOL).

Henry FL

 

[788Ham]

Just turned a "ripe young" 62 in mid June, have had a couple of semi's during these growing years, but the revolver is my go-to gun when needed. As one earlier poster mentioned, "Looking for a Python now", yes, this revolver is a dandy to own! I have blued 6" in the vault, doesn't see the range like I'd like it to, so, I've got my eyes on Ruger SP 101 in the next week or so, 3" model in SS, going to get CCW'd and carry it. My personal likes of a revolver over a semi, just fit my hand better, have shot one more, and can hit what I shoot at with one. The .38 for practice and .357 carry/defense mode is the reason for this purchase too, not older, just getting wiser.

 

[AethelstanAegen]

I like to think I still classify as young at 24 but perhaps the OP would disagree...haha. I got into firearms in general late, 21 was my first purchase (I've always had an interest but it's wasn't until I got out on my own that I was able to pursue it). I'd mostly bought semi-auto pistols but on a whim decided to buy a Nagant revolver (which I know is far from a top of the line revolver). It did however spark the wheelgun bug in me and I've since been adding to the collection (adding a cartridge conversion this month). Autoloaders still hold the majority of my handgun collection, but I forsee this changing over time. At the moment, I'm not drooling over any auto-loaders to add the collection but there are several revolvers I'd like to add.

 

[Lawdawg45]

"anyone have stories of either being approached by surprised people or people attracted to your wheel gun?"

I'll share a similar story. Last year I was at a local military/civilian range shooting my Henry lever action (45 Colt) on the 50 yard range, preparing for Deer season. I was hitting 8 inch groups at 50 yards with iron sights, and on the range next to me was a group of punks with AK/SKS type weapons, using scopes and/or red dot lasers, hitting the target maybe 1 time out of 10. After about 10 minutes of this they came over to ask what I was using.......it was a humorous encounter.

LD45

 

[Owen Sparks]

I friend was at the local range practicing with his revolver and a young off duty police officer was there practicing with his Glock. They started talking and decided to swap and try each others pistols as commonly happens. The young officer was excited at the chance to fire a revolver as he had never had his hands on one before and had to be shown how it worked!

 

[Jason_W]

Anyone else like both?

I've owned revolvers (I really miss a GP-100 I had to sell during very hard times) and the only handgun I currently own is a recently acquired Glock 20. I really like it and the grips fit my hand perfectly. I still love revolvers and can't wait until I can afford another .357.

I kinda think that a firearm is sort of like a guitar. Given equal quality, it should be more about whatever one feels just right than about appearance or type.

 

[gamestalker]

"I love revolver's and I'm still young"
What is that supposed to mean? A revolver is a potentially most powerful firearm with nearly every cartridge producing extreme velocity and accuracy, often much better than that of an AL handgun.

 

[jad0110]

I suppose you could say I have a very slight revolver preference.

There are even three or five revolvers missing from the handgun family photo below (BTW, I'm 32).

 

[CPLofMARINES]

I just turned 40, so I guess I feel I'm in the middle, I love both, but I love
my Glocks. BTY beautiful pic jad0110. I know what you mean, when I'm
at the range with one of my revolvers, you get the "what's that, look from
some younger shooters."


Semper Fi

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I bought my first revolver when I was 21. I've had her over 2 decades now and still shoot it as much or more than most of my other guns.

 

[w1mnk]

I'm 61 now, but when I was a young sprout of 21 helping out at Bernie Gould Guns in Medford, MA the first handgun I purchased was a model 27 circa 1955. It has the honored spot in the Ft. Knox. From here on out, it's revolvers and 1911s for me.

 

[Armed012002]

Nice Anaconda

 

[Waywatcher]

I'm a younger guy too; I was born in the 80's.

I really like revolvers as well. Especially blued ones. I have an autopistol, but my revolvers are more exciting, I handle them more, shoot them more and reload for them more.

There's just something about a blued revolver, loaded with lead bullets in brass cases, sitting in a leather holster. Feels classical, historical. Blued guns also look so good when they show wear.

My very first pistol ever was a blued S&W revolver.

 

[Dnaltrop]

Father's day.

A gentleman let me feed his suppressed 9mm (once the medical bills gone, I might have to get my papers in order and get at least one for me now...dangit) ... In return I passed him my .45 colt Schofield.

I'm a big guy, my perspective is admittedly skewed, I see larger guns as midsize. The look on his face as he dealt with the increased weight, then worked out that it was a Single action revolver and sent a few downrange was something to see. He did damn well too.

The Scho has been a great ice-breaker, You don't see nearly as many people at my range with revolvers, meaning I get the Wheelgun guys who've not handled a top-break... and some Semi-auto guys who've never fired a revolver period.

I try to keep soft, and harder recoiling ammo in reserve while I leave the range. It's been more than once that I've ended up talking to someone on the way to the door and end up adding another 20 minutes to the clock, reloading the revolver for someone else to enjoy.

My old man's SW Model 10 .38 was always my first choice as a sprout once I was allowed more than .22. Incredible gun, still works today even though it's starting to leak debris from the front of the cylinder (after 70 years of moderate use!) .

She used to be a gun-phobic, it took years to get her out, she hated my .22 rifles, The Model 10 was the first gun she ever had me reload for her. A revolver cured her!

My wife wants a Rhino now... at least she has decent taste.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Nice Anaconda

Thanks Ragsdale, but that one is a King Cobra.

 

[Armed012002]

Oops my bad

So is the King Cobra a less expensive Python? How is it different?

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Yes, the King Cobra is less expensive than a Python. Brand new the Python was almost twice what a King Cobra was. That's still the same today for the most part, except both numbers are a lot higher now.

The Python and King Cobra are totally different. The Python uses a leaf style main spring. The King Cobra uses a coil style....The King Cobra is a fine gun, though. It's action has been said by at least one famous gunsmith to be the strongest mid-framed revolver made. I like 'em both and will admit that if I had to sell all my revolvers and keep only one to use from now on it would be a King Cobra.

I know the pic of the gun above is glaring where "King Cobra" is written on the barrel, however one tell-tale sign that differentiates a King Cobra from an Anaconda besides the obvious cylinder size is the fact the Anaconda has a vent rib barrel and the King Cobra does not.

 

[deacon8]

Well I am definitely a DA revolver fan, especially S&W. The only semi-auto that I feel is a "must own" is a 1911. Give me a Smith any day of the week. I have several and they are all my favorite pistols. I find it kind of funny that some people don't think they are as effective as semi's. As one guy I know said, "Revolvers aren't really relevant in today's self-defense." What the hell does that mean?! Apparently, he is much more knowledgable than I ambecause I have no idea what he was talking about. I'd take the (extra) power, (better) accuracy, and (perfect) reliability over a couple extra rounds (without a reload) every time.