It's Wheelgun Wednesday

As close as I can get to a Texas Style BBQ gun...

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Smith 64-3, Hogue Monogrips and a Tucker Gunleather HF3 rig. Holster cost almost what the gun did.
 
Picked up my ‘Dog from the pound (gunsmith) yesterday after he turned the barrel a smidge to adjust point of impact. I’ll pocket carry it in my field coat when out with the dogs, loaded with Critical Defense 165 grainers. No doubt it’ll get me killed as I won't be strapped with my 52oz CZ TS2 with 20+1 and two extra 20 round mags.

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I tend to revolve ‘round every day. Wheel all week. The full-duty-sized Glock Gen4 G17 is a supplement, as needed, usually in a small backpack. Though we live in a small, quite safe city, relatively speaking, a loop of Interstate 610 links us to several of Houston’s most dangerous ZIP codes, uncomfortably nearby, and it is amazing how often a “warrant wagon” will have mechanical trouble, or run out of gas, coasting to a stop, just down our block. Even so, a sixgun is for STOPPING a fight, not “exchanging gunfire.”

Even when I wear the Glock in a holster, I normally still consider the revolver, if I am also carrying one, to be the “go-to” weapon, if trouble springs up, unexpectedly. Long-stroke double-action, in a medium-to-large-frame revolvers, remains my most-consistently accurate system.
 
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Rex down there your most likely to get “spray n prey” fire back IF you were in a fight. While on your side….you’re STOPPING the fight. Good on ya. Let’s pray that never happens
 
I am pretty much Wheelgun Wednesday every day. Heck, sometimes I don’t carry at all. It depends where I am going and what I am doing.

This 442 is my primary carry these days.
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Now that Frank Glenn has given my Colt DS a clean bill of health I’ll be carrying it on occasion, once I find the right holster.
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I have others to choose from, but the 442 usually ends up as my go to.
 
shoebox1.1 said:
Rex down there your most likely to get “spray n prey” fire back IF you were in a fight. While on your side….you’re STOPPING the fight. Good on ya. Let’s pray that never happens
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While I do not worship screen writers, or consider them to be religious advisors, I like “Lord, make me fast and accurate,” and also like the “Aim small, miss small” quote, both spoken by Mel Gibson, in “The Patriot.”

In short, I care about my neighbors. “Love thy neighbor as thyself” is one of the two Greatest Commandments, and makes sense, even for agnostics and atheists, in order to best get along well in a civilized society. I cannot reasonably “throw away” a shot, or use suppressive fire, in most of my daily environments.

My first pistol, at age 21, in late 1982 or early 1983, was a 1911. At that moment in time, I thought revolvers were quaint relics of history. In mid-1983, however, almost on a whim, I applied to work for a big-city PD. In late 1983, I started the police academy, where I had to train with an S&W L-Frame, and shoot it only DA. I knew that I would have to survive my first year of sworn duty while using DA revolvers as my only handguns, for duty and personal-time defensive carry, 24/7 /365. Thanks to excellent instruction, especially from Firearms Training Officers Phil Bankston and Debbie Lokey, plus diligent dry and live fire, on my own time and my own dime, I learned to really like going ‘round and ‘round with DA revolving pistols.

Notably, I only had to use DA revolvers as duty handguns during that one rookie year,, but ended up carrying DA revolvers as primary duty handguns for about ten years of my 33+ years of big-city policing. The “limitations” of long-stroke double-action did not get me kilt in the streets. A major reason to tote an auto, on the duty belt, is that mag pouches are more space-efficient, an a duty belt. I maintained a 33”-34” waist size, on my duty trousers, for entire career. As spare cuffs and mandated Tasers entered the picture, compromises needed to be made. Notably, several felons got to see the business end of my GP100 or S&W Model 19, during some “special” occasions, such as felony vehicle stops, while my duty auto remained holstered, becasuse I tended to bring a 4” sixgun to work, with me, slung in a Safepacker, on the car seat headrest.

That first long-stroke trigger pull is not a problem, for me, in the real world. I am more consistently accurate with a Ruger GP100 or S&W K/L-Frame, preferably with a 4” barrel, than any other handgun. (A snub barrel requires me to concentrate more, on the sight alignment.) Long-stroke DA is, for me, a less-perishable skill than running a Glock, DA/SA auto, or 1911. Since retiring from LEO-ing, I have lost access to the 24-hour, five-days-a-week police range, and that cheaply-priced training ammo, so, the perishability of skill is a serious consideration.

I can shoot a good 1911 every bit as accurately as I can shoot a GP100/K-/L-Frame, but, I can best realize that accuracy potential by dropping to prone, becoming one with the earth, or using a nice sandbag on a sturdy bench. When caught in a sudden emergency, having to respond while on my hind legs, long-stroke DA is, for me, more stress-resistant. Firing a 1911, while standing, can be quite accurate, for me, but when any stress is introduced, a flyer is more likely to occur.
 
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Rexster said:
While I do not worship screen writers, or consider them to be religious advisors, I like “Lord, make me fast and accurate,” and also like the “Aim small, miss small” quote, both spoken by Mel Gibson, in “The Patriot.”

In short, I care about my neighbors. “Love thy neighbor as thyself” is one of the two Greatest Commandments, and makes sense, even for agnostics and atheists, in order to best get along well in a civilized society. I cannot reasonably “throw away” a shot, or use suppressive fire, in most of my daily environments.

My first pistol, at age 21, in late 1982 or early 1983, was a 1911. At that moment in time, I thought revolvers were quaint relics of history. In mid-1983, however, almost on a whim, I applied to work for a big-city PD. In late 1983, I started the police academy, where I had to train with an S&W L-Frame, and shoot it only DA. I knew that I would have to survive my first year of sworn duty while using DA revolvers as my only handguns, for duty and personal-time defensive carry, 24/7 /365. Thanks to excellent instruction, especially from Firearms Training Officers Phil Bankston and Debbie Lokey, plus diligent dry and live fire, on my own time and my own dime, I learned to really like going ‘round and ‘round with DA revolving pistols.

Notably, I only had to use DA revolvers as duty handguns during that one rookie year,, but ended up carrying DA revolvers as primary duty handguns for about ten years of my 33+ years of big-city policing. The “limitations” of long-stroke double-action did not get me kilt in the streets. A major reason to tote an auto, on the duty belt, is that mag pouches are more space-efficient, an a duty belt. I maintained a 33”-34” waist size, on my duty trousers, for entire career. As spare cuffs and mandated Tasers entered the picture, compromises needed to be made. Notably, several felons got to see the business end of my GP100 or S&W Model 19, during some “special” occasions, such as felony vehicle stops, while my duty auto remained holstered, becasuse I tended to bring a 4” sixgun to work, with me, slung in a Safepacker, on the car seat headrest.

That first long-stroke trigger pull is not a problem, for me, in the real world. I am more consistently accurate with a Ruger GP100 or S&W K/L-Frame, preferably with a 4” barrel, than any other handgun. (A snub barrel requires me to concentrate more, on the sight alignment.) Long-stroke DA is, for me, a less-perishable skill than running a Glock, DA/SA auto, or 1911. Since retiring from LEO-ing, I have lost access to the 24-hour, five-days-a-week police range, and that cheaply-priced training ammo, so, the perishability of skill is a serious consideration.

I can shoot a good 1911 every bit as accurately as I can shoot a GP100/K-/L-Frame, but, I can best realize that accuracy potential by dropping to prone, becoming one with the earth, or using a nice sandbag on a sturdy bench. When caught in a sudden emergency, having to respond while on my hind legs, long-stroke DA is, for me, more stress-resistant. Firing a 1911, while standing, can be quite accurate, for me, but when any stress is introduced, a flyer is more likely to occur.
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Thank you, what an enjoyable read. I find the same to be true for me, in this age of barely affordable ammo and ranges- the long DA revolver stays with me, and even the 1911 can throw flyers under duress.
 
the Black Spot said:
45 colt CA
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Thank you for posting your Bulldog. I wasn’t aware that CA made revolvers in 45 Colt. They are listed as available for sale on the CA site. Very tempting. :thumbup:

What is the weight of yours? …ballpark is fine. The website lists weight as 19-39 ounces. Apparently that weight span covers all the Bulldog models.
 
fxvr5 said:
Um, the website says 20 oz.

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Model # 74530

Model: 74530 Finish: Stainless Steel Frame: Stainless Steel Grip: Neoprene Standard Rubber Barrel length: 2.5" Capacity: 5 Shot Caliber: .45 Long Colt Hammer: Standard Weight: 20 oz.
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Thanks. I didn’t drill down very far on the website.

20 oz in .45 Colt? No thanks.
 
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