revolvers

[iblong]

I've spent so much time the last few years shooting my autos,that I almost forgot how fun it is to shoot wheel guns.
Yesterday I pulled my old tuned 586 out of the safe and did some shooting out back in the snow,I also remember why I willnever sell it.It almost shoots it's self 5gr unique 38spl brass and 148gr hard cast wad cutter. 60yrd plates in double action did not stand a chance,I need to do this more often.
Gotta love dumping your brass in a can vs digging them out of the snow.

 

[herkyguy]

agreed. i shoot my wheelguns more often than my autos.

also a ton easier to save brass!

 

[f100owner]

Did not enjoy my revolver shooting much until I purchased a K-frame S&W. After that it was night-and-day in terms of personal enjoyment over my j-frame size Colt Agent.
I am generally more accurate with the k-frame than any of my semi-auto pistols.
And .38 special/.357 mag is so reasonable to reload.

 

[Steve51]

I only own revolvers (.22LR & .22Mag; .32 H&R Mag; .357 Mag). I like shooting them and I feel they are much safer, especially when taking my grandkids shooting.

 

[Drail]

The revolver. The thinking man's choice of sidearm. (or as I like to call them - fixed magazine rotary guns)

 

[JERRY]

revolvers are fun to train with; they instill the necessity to make your shots count.

 

[f100owner]

seriously consdering a revolver in .17 hmr. Sounds like a wonderful match.

 

[exbrit49]

Fun but accurate

Despite the weather (raining) I was in the mood to shoot today. Got out the favorite wheel gun. .357 SW model 19. Ah what a morning. Pretty much kept them all in the black shooting at 25 yards freehand.
Very Rarely shoot the autos anymore. The revolver is my favorite style and has been for many years. MY shooting is always so much more accurate with revolvers. Actually thinking about selling my excess 9mm and 45 Autos.
Personal favorites are SW Model 19s and Dan Wesson model 15-2s , also love the Ruger Blackhawks. Comfortable and solid as a rock!
They seem to love warm loads and are very comfortable to shoot accurately
Yes I have plenty of semi autos, but they lack the appeal of the revolver and I am not having to scramble all over to pick up my brass.
To make the morning even sweeter, I picked up a heck of a lot of brass laying in the mud. 0ver 80 pcs of 45ACP. 260 - 9mm - 230 40SW and wonder of wonders, a box of 357 Mags as well as a couple dozen 38 Spl.
So all in all darn near a perfect day despite the rain. Most of the brass is already cleaned, sized and flared. (The 357Mags were the first!!).
Yep got to to love the wheel guns

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I did the same thing last weekend...... and then I had revolvers on the brain. I put a new one on layaway yesterday. I couldn't help myself.

 

[beag_nut]

In my entire life I have seen just ONE semi-auto which made the chore of retrieving brass almost as convenient as a revolver: it was a heavily-smithed .45 Colt 1911, one of those available to civilians after WW2. The empties simply dropped at one's feet. I know because the owner let me fire it.
Every revolver does as well and better.

 

[TennJed]

The chasing brass thing has made me really appriciate 22 autos. I find myself shooting center fire revolvers much more than centerfire autos. When I want a bottom feeder, I pull out a 22 more often than not.

 

[MrBorland]

There are a number of reasons why I enjoy shooting a revolver, but easy brass retrieval isn't one of the major ones.

 

[FM12]

Revolvers: Everything you need in a handgun, nothing you don't.

 

[Hardtarget]

The first handgun I shot was a revolver. My dad's S&W K-22.
I now have two semis. A Ruger .22 standard and a S&W .45acp for my carry.
I have Four revolvers. The revolvers get ten times as much range time.Two Colts and two Smiths.

It always surprises me how far that .45 brass goes when ejected.

Mark

 

[BYJO4]

I alternate shooting revolver and semi auto with each range trip. Both are fun to shoot.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I'm a huge fan of revolvers and really enjoy shooting them. As a matter of fact I only own 2 centerfire semi-auto pistols. One is a 1911 because every man should own at least one and the other a Kel-Tec P-32 for those times only a very small handgun will do...

 

[bannockburn]

While I have more semi-auto pistols than revolvers I always instinctively come to the Revolver forum here on THR first, before I go anywhere else. There's just something about revolvers that return me to my earliest experiences with handguns; a very pleasant and memorable journey back in time.

 

[boom boom]

Learned to shoot decently with Smith and Wesson Model 15 revolvers in the Air Force. Did not do well with the transition to the Beretta as I have small hands. For that reason, with a few exceptions, revolvers just fit my hand better with the proper grips so I keep coming back to them.

Ironically, back to the future again yesterday with snagging a pre-model 15 with a five inch barrel. Little holster wear but lockup is like a bank vault. Major issue with it was cleaning the barrel from leading--had to break out the Lewis Lead Remover and JB Bore paste to get it all. Bore is now clean and shiny.

 

[2zulu1]

Most of my shooting is done with 1911s in 38 Super and 45 auto. It's a coming home feeling when I take the 357s to the range.

 

[Walkalong]

I have more revolvers than autos, simply because they make so many more cool revolvers than they do autos.

 

[dagger dog]

I've owned and shot revolvers most of my life, the smoothest double action revolver I have shot was a 1948 Colt Officers Model 38 Special, it just happened to be the best single action trigger too, don't know if that gun was "tuned" but from the feel it must have been, and by someone who knew their business.

Only 2 autos I've owned and shot that even came close to the OM is a factory stock 1965 Colt Woodsman Target, and a West German SIG 226 with a double action pull that had to be felt to believe, this gun had to be highly tuned also.

 

[farm23]

I have a number of revolvers & pistols but carry and shoot revolvers most of the time. I am confident I will always have 6 go bang. I have not had a problem with the pistols but around here my main concern is 4 legged critters and I shoot better with a revolver. If I go to town I carry a 1911 since it is easier to conceal.