Targa
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Yeh, I typed without thinking, I see you in the hand loading section. Also, I am looking forward to joining the Anaconda club myself, I hope yours has been treating you well.
I think I'm becoming a revolver guy
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Stefan A
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Of my 4 revolvers, the Anaconda is the best. The smoothest and the most well refined. It’s also the most expensive.
sparkyv
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I learned shooting handguns with revolvers. Left them behind for semi-autos in my teens, but thankfully have returned so many decades later. The down side is cleaning them; it is at least 6 times more work than semi-autos. 
I'm a DA/SA S&W revolver guy, but had this out on Friday and had so much fun!
I'm a DA/SA S&W revolver guy, but had this out on Friday and had so much fun!
I don't know how populat they are, but I can't imagine why just about everyone doesn't own one of the modest priced .22 LR Revolvers out there. A HRR or a Wranger, and I'm sure there are others. The price point makes it so accessible, how could you not have one?
I had been mostly a revolver guy for decades. I didn't dislike all semi-autos, or even the concept of a semi-auto, but I never really connected very well with any of the semi-autos I'd owned or shot. The Smith and Colt revolvers just interested me more and I shot them much more.
Then several years ago I bought a CZ 85 Combat and it instantly gained an equal level with the Smith revolvers (certain ones of which had become my favorites), and I soon owned more CZs and soon made them even better with some CGW parts. Then later still, I bought a Browning International Medalist (aka FN 150), which quickly became my favorite handgun to shoot even though it's a .22LR. I wish I'd discovered this gun many years ago, but better late than never I suppose.
I still love my Smith revolvers, but once I found the right semi-automatics for me, I realized that the problem hadn't been the platform, but rather that I hadn't yet found the right guns.
Then several years ago I bought a CZ 85 Combat and it instantly gained an equal level with the Smith revolvers (certain ones of which had become my favorites), and I soon owned more CZs and soon made them even better with some CGW parts. Then later still, I bought a Browning International Medalist (aka FN 150), which quickly became my favorite handgun to shoot even though it's a .22LR. I wish I'd discovered this gun many years ago, but better late than never I suppose.
I still love my Smith revolvers, but once I found the right semi-automatics for me, I realized that the problem hadn't been the platform, but rather that I hadn't yet found the right guns.
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Charlie Martinez
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I too seem to prefer revolvers even these days. I trust a revolver more than a pistol when it comes to life threatening situations. I don't think I ever heard anyone tell me they needed to fire a revolver several hundred rounds without a failure before they trusted it completely. I love 1911's and shoot them regularly but I have had them jam enough times to say that IMHO the revolver is more reliable. I may be going out on a limb here but I also find that revolvers are for some reason more accurate than pistols of comparable price and quality.
Three score and seven years ago or thereabouts, I spent a lot of time engrossed in the 1944 first edition of the Gun Digest and a 1953 or 54 Shooters' Bible. I spent my time looking at Colt and Smith DA revolvers. There were no Colt SAAs in production. There were only a few semi-autos--Gov't Model, Woodsman, and some pocket pistols.
Old Dog's picture of his new King Cobra causes the same reaction of excitement.
I like shooting revolvers, but I prefer my semi-auto for SD and for carrying all day.
Old Dog's picture of his new King Cobra causes the same reaction of excitement.
I like shooting revolvers, but I prefer my semi-auto for SD and for carrying all day.
NIGHTLORD40K
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With prices skyrocketing and clean vintage examples getting harder and harder to find, I dont anticipate buying many (or any) more revolvers. But I count myself very lucky to have found the ones I do have.
Armored farmer
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I edc a 9mm Hellcat because it is lighter, thinner, better sight radius, higher capacity, solid flat black finish, night sights...
....but this is my favorite handgun
....but this is my favorite handgun
JT-AR-MG42
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Ain't it the truth.
Just don't see Colt DAs like I used to, so I've gone to looking at Smiths.
But when you find yourself not looking too hard, good things can happen.
Got these two within a month of each other and felt lucky to come across them.
I've had the 19 for quite a while and it outshoots the 66 I found recently hands down, but this 66 shoots much better than the first one I had
almost 40 years ago.
Two weeks later I came across this 624 NIB.
After finding I was the last person to hear of the recall on them, namely after I bought it, I re-checked the gun and box to find it had both the stamped cylinder
and 'circle C' box.
Whew!, as the LGS did not give this one away. I put the old style grips on it as I've never cared for the new style N frame grips.
Pretty even spread of autos to revolvers, but the revolvers get the call for most outings these days.
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jag1954
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Well, you could say that I'm partial to revolvers....
bangswitch
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I started out on revolvers, back in the 1970's, and I still like them better than semiauto's. However, I do appreciate semi's and have several, but they're mostly 1911's or similar. For the last 20 years, my primary CC was always a semiauto, but in the last few years I've started carrying a revolver most of the time, as my grip strength for racking a slide has decreased a bit. I still enjoy shooting them all.
These are just the ones I have that are .40 or larger.
These are just the ones I have that are .40 or larger.
Vern Humphrey
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I like revolvers for woods carry -- they don't spit my brass all over Hell's Half Acre, and they have all the power I need. My favorite is a Colt New Service in .45 Colt, with adjustable sights and Herrett Shooting Master grips. I can load it to .45 ACP +P levels quite safely and it will drive a 255 grain wide flat nose clear through a deer from any angle.
For self defense I carry an M1911, although in the gym I find a Colt Detective Special is easier to conceal,
I have to admit, I have never used my M1911 in an actual shootout. In Viet Nam, I carried a Colt M357 and used it twice. The second time my opponent was an NVA Lieutenant with a Browing Hi Power made by Inglis of Canada. To be completely fair to him, when I stripped his gun later, I found the barrel completely rusted out from using corrosive primers and not cleaning.
For self defense I carry an M1911, although in the gym I find a Colt Detective Special is easier to conceal,
I have to admit, I have never used my M1911 in an actual shootout. In Viet Nam, I carried a Colt M357 and used it twice. The second time my opponent was an NVA Lieutenant with a Browing Hi Power made by Inglis of Canada. To be completely fair to him, when I stripped his gun later, I found the barrel completely rusted out from using corrosive primers and not cleaning.
Old Dog
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Already posted in the thread, but feel compelled to add that it's kinda heartwarming to see all my fellow revolver aficionados chiming in with pics of our favorites.
P5 Guy
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"L" frame Smiths my favorites
HEAVY METAL 1
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For me there is a certain "chill factor" in revolver shooting since one is limited to 6 rounds. Of course can practice speed techniques if one so chooses. When I take my semi autos to the range I go through a significantly larger amount of ammo so there is an economic factor for me with revolver shooting.
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Don’t know if it’s all of them or not, but my King Cobra also has the best trigger of any revolver I own or have ever owned, and that’s a sample size of about 100. Second place is…a new Cobra I recently picked up. Sadly, my Python’s trigger is good but nowhere near those two guns, and none of my Rugers or Smiths are anywhere close, save one pre-Model 10 M&P from 1947 that I believe had some work done on it somewhere along the line.
megatronrules
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To the original poster I agree with all of your points about revolvers. I too prefer revolvers for shooting and self defense as well. In fact my EDC is a wheel gun. A current production Colt king Cobra carry in 357. I also carry a S&W M&P340CT airlite also in 357 Magnum.
The Colt is what I and other have called Colt's "new D frame" if you will as it's almost identical in size to my Colt cobra that was made in 1973. I've taken to carrying the Colt more because it's 6 rounds instead of 5 and I shoot it better than the Smith airlite,due to it's much nicer trigger and heavier weight of 25 ounces loaded. I plan on getting a high end 1911 probably a Colt defender in 45 but I'll probably get a 2020 python 4" before that though.
The Colt is what I and other have called Colt's "new D frame" if you will as it's almost identical in size to my Colt cobra that was made in 1973. I've taken to carrying the Colt more because it's 6 rounds instead of 5 and I shoot it better than the Smith airlite,due to it's much nicer trigger and heavier weight of 25 ounces loaded. I plan on getting a high end 1911 probably a Colt defender in 45 but I'll probably get a 2020 python 4" before that though.
The Goldilocks Smith & Wesson.
AzShooter1
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Over the years I've found that I truly love shooting revolvers over automatics. I now shoot my 617 at Steel Challenge matches in the Rimfire Pistol classes, either with a C-More RDS or Iron sites and my times are better than with my Volquartsen Black Mamba.
I joined ICORE (Intenational Confederation Of Revolver Enthusiast) as soon as it started and have come in the top 10 three times. Was a Master Class Shooter many years ago but looking at the times kids are shooting now I wouldn't have a chance.
I like the fact that I get back all my brass. Shooting one of the moon clip guns guys will pick up my brass before they get them for the auto shooters. In USPSA it's a blast everything I beat a bottom loader.
