Nightstand Revolvers

[Gun Master]

At least once a month I load up the guns in the jeep, pick up my grandson, brother, and whoever else wants to go and head for the range.
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These all get a workout from 25, 15, 7, 5, 3, and 1 yards (I shoot the Oklahoma CLEET Qualification course. Lately, though, this has been on the nightstand more often than not:
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I got it back from my brother a few weeks ago, and it has already been to the range twice! I carry it concealed under a Hawaiian shirt.

Is the top of the first three a 3" Bodyguard, or are those special grips that makes it appear so ?

 

[Waveski]

I keep it simple :
My edc is a S&W 60 no dash 2". (1 7/8...) My dress-up carry is a 60 dash something 3" , all buffed out and wearing fine Nil grips. Both are in my nightstand.
As to practice with my nightstand gun(s) , I keep a range bag in my truck , and I shoot my edc several times per week. I don't shoot the dress-up 3" nearly so often , but the two are similar enough that it is second nature to switch.

 

[joneb]

Wonder how many of these guns see regular practice?

Mine do because they are fun to shoot.

 

[sarge83]

My small grandson a toddler is currently roaming my house so I have only a couple of revolvers out and they are on top of the fridge. I keep a Glock 21 on my night stand unchambered currently. If no little ones are about I prefer a revolver on my night stand and my choice is either a S&W model 19-4, 4 inch barrel with 125 grain JHP's or a Ruger GP100 with a 3 inch barrel and 125 grain JHP's.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

Is the top of the first three a 3" Bodyguard, or are those special grips that makes it appear so ?

It is a K-frame 3" barrel, round butt Model 13-3 with Bianchi Lightning Grips. Bianchi designed them and originally made them from wood which was too fragile. He contracted with Pachmayr to make them from neoprene. They have steel inserts and add some weight to the gun. On the plus side, they make the gun controllable with full house magnums and keep the hammer from wearing a hole in your cover garment from the inside out.
The second is another K-frame, a 2" barrel Model 12-2 Airweight. Since the frame on the pre-Model 12, the Model 12, the Model 12-1, and Model 12-2 is .004" thinner than the rest of the K-frame revolvers, including the Model 12-3, they are often referred to as the KA-frame.
The third gun is a J-frame Model 642-2, stock except for an Aker Duty Spring kit.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

My small grandson a toddler is currently roaming my house so I have only a couple of revolvers out and they are on top of the fridge. I keep a Glock 21 on my night stand unchambered currently. If no little ones are about I prefer a revolver on my night stand and my choice is either a S&W model 19-4, 4 inch barrel with 125 grain JHP's or a Ruger GP100 with a 3 inch barrel and 125 grain JHP's.

You might want to keep electronic ear muffs on the nightstand, too. I fired a single .357 Magnum round in a hallway back in the early '70's and my ears are still ringing (not that 20 years on tanks didn't contribute to the continuing cacophony in my hearing). I keep a set with my nightstand guns mostly to let me hear stuff like mouse pharts or footsteps in the rest of the house. The fact that they shut down at 85 dB is a bonus.

 

[Confederate]

My favorite drawer gun of all and one I recommended for years is the S&W Model 13, followed by the Ruger Speed-Six/Service-Six loaded with +P. For those who traveled frequently, the 3-inch models were my favorites. I'm not a fan of the modern .357 revolvers. They're too bloody front heavy. One of my favorite .357s is the S&W 686 4- and 6-inch barrels; however, not for home defense. The 4-inch model is okay, but not for the elderly. (My grandmother kept a Colt .32 revolver in her drawer and, being raised in the country, she knew how to use it. When she began forgetting people and accusing television repairmen of changing her channels, my dad infuriated her by taking away her pistol. It might have been a better idea for him to have removed the firing pin and let her keep it, but it's funny how dementia works. That's the kind of things people don't forget. But we couldn't let her keep a working revolver.



The Ruger Security-Six is my personal favorite now and I would buy one used if I didn't have one now. I rounded the corners on the ones above. With about a thousand dry snaps, the action becomes as smooth as ice.

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[Risky buisness]

My all day gun, 637 Smith beds down on the nightstand, right next to a flashlight, and electric muffs. In a drawer, lives his big brother , M19 Smith 2" plus some speedloaders and more flaslights, the Mrs, keeps my old duty gun, Glock 22, with the same accessories.

 

[MillCreek]

I keep a 2.75 inch stainless Security Six in a shoulder sling bag under the bed. I also have a flashlight, folding knife, pepper spray, ASP baton, housekey and two speedloaders of .357 125 grain JHP in the bag. The main safe is in the home office closet, but I keep a Mini-14 and Ithaca 37 ready to go in a hard case in the bedroom closet. It is just me, the wife and the pets now, so I don't have to worry about children accessing the firearms.

 

[Steveo_1704]

3" Ruger SP101 loaded with something but I forget now. It's too damn early to remember.
I take it to the range every week and put at least half a box thru it to keep the muscle memory fresh.. And its fun to shoot.

 

[heyjoe]

Smith and Wesson Model 69 loaded with 44 special wadcutters.

 

[milemaker13]

Ive had the 3" SP101 in the drawer at times. It was the first to reside there

 

[2ndamd]

My side a S&W model 64 2 inch brl with 130 grn micro +p loads

Wife's side another 2 inch model 64 with Hornady 158 grn XTP loads

 

[The Evangelist Cowboy]

I keep a 4" M10 loaded with the FBI Load by my bed along with a short barrel shotgun loaded with #4 Buckshot.

A formidable combo indeed my .45 Redhawk and a Mossberg 12 or 20 ga is mine.

 

[The Evangelist Cowboy]

I have but 3 revolvers. All at one time or another have spent time on/in the night stand. The Vaquero is always there or on the shelf below as I like to play with it. IMO all three (the Vaquero 45 Colt, Smith 686 and Taurus 85)are up to the task of HD


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I remember a case in which a woman whose husband had died and was a big time CAS shooter used his vaquero to subdue some vermim that entered her abode unwelcome. The tech may be older but it still does the job.

 

[tactikel]

Since weight and bulk is not a factor with bedside access, I like my S&W 28-2 4" with 125 gr .357s.

 

[sarge83]

I live in the country and have a creek at the bottom of the road to my house and from time to time me and the beaver go to war because they started damning and flooding my bridge. One morning leaving for work I noted one of these scoundrels meandering around the creek bank in day light hours. Taking this brazen parading about in the day light hours as an insult I had to reply. I grabbed my S&W model 65 out of my glove box and rolled the window down and let fly at 25 yards. I hit him and sent him to a better place but I paid for it.

You might want to keep electronic ear muffs on the nightstand, too. I fired a single .357 Magnum round in a hallway back in the early '70's and my ears are still ringing (not that 20 years on tanks didn't contribute to the continuing cacophony in my hearing). I keep a set with my nightstand guns mostly to let me hear stuff like mouse pharts or footsteps in the rest of the house. The fact that they shut down at 85 dB is a bonus.

 

[FAS1]

This photo is a 3" Taurus Raging Judge in a FAS1-Magnum XL quick access handgun safe. This safe is usually used with full size 6" barreled revolvers. The holster needed for this gun to fit is out Tactical Light holster! The gun still barely fits to give you an idea of it's size. This customer chooses to keep it loaded with .410 shot shells for home defense use.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

A formidable combo indeed my .45 Redhawk and a Mossberg 12 or 20 ga is mine.

Also a formidable combination. Either will deliver a bad day for the bad guy!

 

[Tallball]

Does someone use an older S&W than this one for their nightstand revolver? I don't use it as such, but it would serve quite well.
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This one isn't my nightstand revolver, but it's another one that would be very functional. Ya gotta love that 45acp.

Smith And Wesson Model 625

• Tallball
• Apr 5, 2018

Here's another one that I carry sometimes, but doesn't happen to sit on my nightstand. It's certainly worthy of it. The trigger is SO SWEET.
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[The Evangelist Cowboy]

Does someone use an older S&W than this one for their nightstand revolver? I don't use it as such, but it would serve quite well.
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This one isn't my nightstand revolver, but it's another one that would be very functional. Ya gotta love that 45acp.

Smith And Wesson Model 625

• Tallball
• Apr 5, 2018

Here's another one that I carry sometimes, but doesn't happen to sit on my nightstand. It's certainly worthy of it. The trigger is SO SWEET.
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That 10 is rough! Looks like it was ran through a river... I love it!!!

 

[WestKentucky]

Does someone use an older S&W than this one for their nightstand revolver? I don't use it as such, but it would serve quite well.

1897 production new departure in 38 s&w. When it’s working...it has a problem with eating bolts. Perhaps I have a problem with heat treating said bolts.

 

[Tallball]

I got the old "Military and Police" (Pre-Model 10) for $145 around five years ago. The blueing is pretty much worn off and the rifling in the barrel is a bit worn as well. I'm curious how many rounds have been shot through it in its lifetime... probably many thousands. It was made in 1916, IIRC. It still shoots just fine. I've never had any problems with it. It puts .38 caliber holes through things just as effectively as any of my other revolvers, though with tiny sights and a kind of stiff trigger.

 

[jar]

One of my old Brazilian Contract S&W 1917 with a couple spare moon clips.

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[22-rimfire]

If something goes bump in the night, I grab my 3" Ruger GP-100. A lot of bumps, I may add a shotgun, but I usually don't think about that until afterwards.