george29
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revolver for a lifetime
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ThomasT
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Here is a link to a Ruger revolver I just won off Gunbroker that should be a long lived gun. I have a 6" GP100 and several S&W guns that should last as long as I have left to live. Plus several Ruger single actions.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=225263349
$325.23 to get it shipped and $20 for the dealer on my end. I still plan on getting an SP101 I just can't decide between the 2" or the 3". And getting both is not an option. I know how some of you guys think.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=225263349
$325.23 to get it shipped and $20 for the dealer on my end. I still plan on getting an SP101 I just can't decide between the 2" or the 3". And getting both is not an option. I know how some of you guys think.
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I like revolvers.
My Model 60 S&W probably meets my needs as far as size and caliber more than any other.
Some days I like a 4 inch and my Colt Police Positive comes out.
And, there are those occasions where I like the big 44 Special. My custom built Colt Bisley rides high on those days.
I also like elephant ivory as my choice of ultimate upgrade.
My Model 60 S&W probably meets my needs as far as size and caliber more than any other.
Some days I like a 4 inch and my Colt Police Positive comes out.
And, there are those occasions where I like the big 44 Special. My custom built Colt Bisley rides high on those days.
I also like elephant ivory as my choice of ultimate upgrade.
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Those are sweet, and the grips are gorgeous! I especially love the Police Positive. I've often thought that that was the best .38 carry revolver ever made. They look so cool, and feel great in the hand. It's surprising how light the PP is, too.
The Bisley and S&W 60 were great, too.
Thank you very much for sharing!
Dirty Bob
Those are sweet, and the grips are gorgeous! I especially love the Police Positive. I've often thought that that was the best .38 carry revolver ever made. They look so cool, and feel great in the hand. It's surprising how light the PP is, too.
The Bisley and S&W 60 were great, too.
Thank you very much for sharing!
Dirty Bob
Scipio Africanus
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Ruger Redhawk in .45 Colt.
Have owned a Colt Python, Rugers, S&W's and now spend a lot of time with a couple of Eye-tal-yen Remington NA copies; but it's no contest.
S&W K-frame .357, round butt, 3" barrel, preferably with an ejector shroud. 19,65,66,60, yeah whatever.
And I'd pay whatever it takes to make the action as smooth as the 13-3 (square butt 4"bbl) that I bought and my wife "took over" because she likes it so much.
Want the shroud underlug because the arthritis in my wrists progresses daily and that little bit of extra weight is a good thing. Want the K-frame because, compared to our particular Model 13, the actions on most Combat Masterpieces feel "a little rough" and the Python I owned (again, comparing to this particular M13) felt like the 4-speed transmission on a 1947 Ford F-1 farm truck that had been "rode hard and put away wet" too many times.
Blasphemy, maybe (if you're a die-hard Colt fanatic); honesty, YES!
Oh, and..... stainless would be good, too.
While I'm at it... anybody that complains about the weight of an SP101, GP101 or Security Six should try carrying around a 5-1/2" Pietta " '58 Remington" clone for a while. And I'm being generous - the other BP revolver I own is the same critter with a 7-1/2" barrel. Try to conceal THAT!
S&W K-frame .357, round butt, 3" barrel, preferably with an ejector shroud. 19,65,66,60, yeah whatever.
And I'd pay whatever it takes to make the action as smooth as the 13-3 (square butt 4"bbl) that I bought and my wife "took over" because she likes it so much.
Want the shroud underlug because the arthritis in my wrists progresses daily and that little bit of extra weight is a good thing. Want the K-frame because, compared to our particular Model 13, the actions on most Combat Masterpieces feel "a little rough" and the Python I owned (again, comparing to this particular M13) felt like the 4-speed transmission on a 1947 Ford F-1 farm truck that had been "rode hard and put away wet" too many times.
Blasphemy, maybe (if you're a die-hard Colt fanatic); honesty, YES!
Oh, and..... stainless would be good, too.
While I'm at it... anybody that complains about the weight of an SP101, GP101 or Security Six should try carrying around a 5-1/2" Pietta " '58 Remington" clone for a while. And I'm being generous - the other BP revolver I own is the same critter with a 7-1/2" barrel. Try to conceal THAT!
TexasBill
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S&W Model 60-15, interlock, MIM parts and all. Added grips from the Model 60 Pro. This would be my choice. It's concealable, packs a punch, can handle all sorts of loads from snake shot to Magnums and came with a sweet trigger pull right out of the box.
S&W Model 637-2 - My New York reload, also with Model 60 Pro grips.
S&W Model 637-2 - My New York reload, also with Model 60 Pro grips.
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Hoppes Love Potion
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A Dan Wesson .357 with 6", 4", and 2.5" barrels.
If that ^ is cheating, then I'd take a S&W 640 in .38sp.
If that ^ is cheating, then I'd take a S&W 640 in .38sp.
How about a S&W CS-1 (special 686 run for the Customs Service) with 3" barrel:
If too heavy, maybe a S&W Model 65 with 3" barrel:
If still too heavy, Colt made the SF-VI and Detective Special II in Stainless Steel for a couple of years:
Don't have pics, but I also like my 3" Model 60 in .357 Magnum and 2.75" Speed Six in 9mm.
If you are big and into old school bad-a**, how about a 3.5" pre-27 or two:
If too heavy, maybe a S&W Model 65 with 3" barrel:
If still too heavy, Colt made the SF-VI and Detective Special II in Stainless Steel for a couple of years:
Don't have pics, but I also like my 3" Model 60 in .357 Magnum and 2.75" Speed Six in 9mm.
If you are big and into old school bad-a**, how about a 3.5" pre-27 or two:
wlewisiii
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Smith & Wesson Model 64, 4" loaded with FBI load.
Elm Creek Smith
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Smith & Wesson Model 13-3 .357 Magnum Bianchi Lightning grips by Pachmayr.
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1) Ruger Speed Six-Stainless with 2.75" barrel.
2) S&W Model 65-Stainless with 3" barrel.
3) Ruger SP101-Stainless with 3" barrel.
2) S&W Model 65-Stainless with 3" barrel.
3) Ruger SP101-Stainless with 3" barrel.
InkEd
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I think a 3" j-frame airweight.
To my mind, "lifetime" = Ruger.
"Big enough to fight with" = SP101.
Indeed, my recent purchase of a 3.06" SP101 was with my retirement years in mind. I already owned, and still do have, shorter-barreled examples of the same, but they were often backing-up a larger weapon. I always liked the concept of the 3" small-frame, and deeply regretted parting with a 3" S&W Model heavy-barrel that I had let get away from me years go. I would still pick a bigger sixgun if I knew I was going to have to fight, and could not grab a long gun, but the 3" SP101 seems "big enough."
In the true "fill-your-hand" category, I love a GP100. The original, pre-Hogue GP100 factory grip is
absolute perfection for my hands; I doubt a true custom grip maker could beat it. If I knew I had to get onto a fight, involving guns, and could not lay hands on a long gun, THIS is my choice.
I am not stuck on Ruger; I just think, based on reserch on the 'net and in written literature, plus handling many pre-owned sixguns, and owning a few, that an S&W is more likely to need to be rebuilt to stay tight and in time. I own some S&W sixguns, including a 19-5 that I recently purchased, and which I sometimes carry. I shoot a good 4"+ K-frame about as well as a GP100, and find the 19 a bit more packable that the slightly heavier GP100.
I would not want to be without all three of these revolvers, with each perfect for a certain niche.
"Big enough to fight with" = SP101.
Indeed, my recent purchase of a 3.06" SP101 was with my retirement years in mind. I already owned, and still do have, shorter-barreled examples of the same, but they were often backing-up a larger weapon. I always liked the concept of the 3" small-frame, and deeply regretted parting with a 3" S&W Model heavy-barrel that I had let get away from me years go. I would still pick a bigger sixgun if I knew I was going to have to fight, and could not grab a long gun, but the 3" SP101 seems "big enough."
In the true "fill-your-hand" category, I love a GP100. The original, pre-Hogue GP100 factory grip is
absolute perfection for my hands; I doubt a true custom grip maker could beat it. If I knew I had to get onto a fight, involving guns, and could not lay hands on a long gun, THIS is my choice.
I am not stuck on Ruger; I just think, based on reserch on the 'net and in written literature, plus handling many pre-owned sixguns, and owning a few, that an S&W is more likely to need to be rebuilt to stay tight and in time. I own some S&W sixguns, including a 19-5 that I recently purchased, and which I sometimes carry. I shoot a good 4"+ K-frame about as well as a GP100, and find the 19 a bit more packable that the slightly heavier GP100.
I would not want to be without all three of these revolvers, with each perfect for a certain niche.
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Snubshooter
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An SP101 or a 3" fixed sight GP100. No timing issues and good carry size.
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Any 2.5" or 3" .357 with adjustable sights would fit my bill. Adjustable sights are essential for a revolver that can shoot bullets from 110 to 200 grains. My two top choices currently would be the Night Guard 386 (2.5" barrel at 24 ounces) or the Talo 3-5-7 special (3" barrel in the mid-thirties). The former would be a little easier to carry, the latter a little easier to shoot. Either would do very well as the "one gun."
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Since my first post in this thread, #12 on pg. 1, I got the CTCs. CTC makes two sets of grips for this gun; one with a full grip, and one for a two-fingered grip. Now my pinky fits comfortably and it looks proportionally like I think a 3" DA revolver should.
The laser has made it a lot more accurate. (infinite sight radius, but still with the short barrel)
I've done some trigger work to it, and this is a great little gun.
The laser has made it a lot more accurate. (infinite sight radius, but still with the short barrel)
I've done some trigger work to it, and this is a great little gun.
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Rexster said:
I know one retired gunsmith who will agree with you. The active ones may not be so quick to agree, because they make (or made) so much money working on S&Ws.
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