What are your three finest shooting revolvers?

[Twang Banger]

First choice would have to be my Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley Hunter, .44 Mag, 7.5" bbl

Next would be it's little brother, Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley, .44 Mag, 3.75" bbl

Third would be the Ruger Redhawk, .44 Mag, 5.5" bbl


And a First Runner-Up, the Ruger Police Service Six, .357 Mag, 4" bbl

 

[WheelGunMan]

My all time favorite is my Security Six 357.


Followed by a tie for second with my SP101 357 DAO and my LCR 357

 

[Eddietruett]

Most Accurate: Model 686 with 8 3/8” Barrel
Most Fun: Grab any of the 3” K Frames
Prettiest Gal at the Range: Model 27-2 with 8 3/8” Barrel

 

[Drail]

(1) Ruger Bisley 7.5 in. .41 Magnum. (2) S&W 57 no dash 4 in. .41 Mag. (3) S&W 696 no dash 3 in .44 Spl.

 

[PzGren]

For accuracy in rimfire it is a Korth 32 series.


For accuracy in centerfire a Korth 26 series.


For pure fun plinking and shooting steel, it is a law enforcement trade in S&W M65 that I got when the general gun buying public wanted "wondernines"..

 

[Eddietruett]

I’ve heard many great things about the Korth Revolvers. I had the pleasure of handling one of the .357’s at a recent gun show. Felt good and had a very smooth action. What I can’t figure out is why they are priced so high.

 

[Bushpilot]

The best shooting revolver I've ever had is a scoped, 8 inch, S&W mod 29, 44 mag that I bought new in the late 80's or early 90's. It's had a great trigger from day one and has just gotten better over time. I won't bore you with stories of how well it shoots but it does shoot great...

Next is an old Dan Wesson mod 15 .357... I have 4 and 6 inch barrels for it but it always wears the 6 inch. When shooting single action, this is probably the most accurate open sight, .357 revolver that I have ever owned.

The third is an old 6 inch S&W mod 17, 22....

 

[Hasaf]

I will start with my 1858 Target.

I purchased in to the mid 1980's, when I finished Army Basic Training. This is not actually my picture. For whatever reason, I don't have a picture of it on my computer. The image is from here.

My 1860 Army:


My 1849 Pocket Pistol:


So, why do I list black powder pistols as my three best shooting revolvers? Because they're my only revolvers.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Well they would have to be the only 3 I own.

Smith 66 2 1/2"
Smith 60 snubby
Smith 38 snubby.

All no dash.

 

[PzGren]

I’ve heard many great things about the Korth Revolvers. I had the pleasure of handling one of the .357’s at a recent gun show. Felt good and had a very smooth action. What I can’t figure out is why they are priced so high.

The Korth revolvers that are now imported by Nighthawk are no longer made in the old Korth factory in Ratzeburg, that was more of a customs shop than a factory. I take my hobby serious and visited both Korth factories, in the old factory the guns were mostly made by hand fitting and hand polishing with sand paper. They were happy to sell seven to ten guns per month right before they closed in 2008. The new factory in Lollar bought the name and patents and is making the guns on very advanced CNC machinery. Their revolvers are selling well in Europe but their main focus is to manufacture precision car parts for upscale sports cars, like Ferrari, guns are more of a hobby for the owners.

As a side note, I have an old German catalog from around 1969 and a .22 l.r Korth revolver costs DM 569, while a S&W Masterpiece M17 is DM 533. Willi Korth had to compete with the established American names of Colt and S&W and it took a while until his products got the acceptance and recogniton they deserved.

 

[Pete D.]

Easy for me as I do not have an extensive revolver collection:
1- Ruger SBH .44 mag. Five inch barrel.
2- Ruger new Vaquero .45 Colt, 4.62” barrel
3- S&W model 10.

 

[Glockula]

I'll play

1. My Taurus 669CP 6 inch barreled .357 magnum SS. I bought this in 1994 and have put a ton of rounds through it. It is my knock around woods gun and has many cotton mouths and copper heads to its name. I have killed a doe at 30 yards and had several finishing kills with this pistol. The pistol is extremely acurate and I know some people get lemons from Taurus but this is not one of them.

2. Dan Wesson ss .357 magnum with 3 and 6 inch barrels. I mostly use the 6 inch barrel. A beautifully built and accurate pistol. I have less than 500 rounds though it and she is mostly a safe queen.

3. A late 90s model 60 lady smith SS with the exposed hammer and original wood grips. For a snubbie ir is reasonable accurate and comfy to shoot with .38s. I rarely run .357s and if so a mild loaded 158 over Unique is the ticket. The lady smith alternates with my Glock 43 as an EDC.

 

[Dave T]

First would be a S&W M 25-2 that got customized into a "Mountain Gun".

Second would be my 5" S&W Heavy Duty.

And finally it would be one of my USFA single actions. They all shoot about the same but if I had to pick one for accuracy it would probably be the 7.5" for the longer sight radius.

Dave

 

[If1HitU]

S&W .686-6 .357 Mag.,Ruger GP 100 .357 Mag.MC,S&W 69 .44 Mag. View attachment 805799

 

[Riomouse911]

I put out four as well, even though the two big bores sorta-kinda overlap. I have some .357's I like, but these are the ones that I really enjoy shooting:


7.5" Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull-.45 Colt,
6.5" Powerport S&W 629 .44 Mag,
6" S&W 17 .22 LR,
and a 2" Colt Cobra .38 Spl.

Stay safe!

 

[wankerjake]

The three best shooting...

I'm glad you didn't limit it to less than three.

From prettiest to best shooting:

3) This would be the last revolver I would part with and it's a great shooter. The 4" shoots great too, but I give this the edge. S&W 66:


2) All around awesome, this pistol is tits. I can shoot stout 357 mags, I can CCW, and it looks good. Love this pistol. Currently has the Badgers but I love Chigsgrips too, Ruger SP101 for the most versatile (Had a 3", sold it for a 2..25"):



1) My best shooting revolver, and my best shooting pistol. If I were challenged to pick a pistol to shoot a bandit or a rabbit or a pop can with at 25 yards, it'd be this one. It puts a 260gr LSWC wherever I want it to go, every time, and it hits hard when it gets there. Something about 45 recoil that I love. Ruger New Vaquero 45 Colt for the win:

 

[hemiram]

1. Dan wesson 715 6" .357, first and best deal ever on Gunbroker. The gun, in almost mint condition, custom sights, original sights, 3 grips, some parts, the box and papers, for a whopping $269. I worried about "What did I miss?", until it came into my FFL and he told me, "Looks really good!". Why only two bids on it was a total mystery.
2. S&W 28-2 6", from 1971, about 98%, no papers or anything else. Target hammer and trigger. Very nice action.
3. Dan Wesson 15-2, 4". Was amazingly dirty, to the point it could barely be cocked. Cleaned up to look almost new. Only problem was trigger spring broke a week after I bought it. I had a spare and it was fixed in minutes. Almost, but not quite as accurate as the 715, even with a 6" barrel on it.