bushmaster1313
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If a revolver is too big to put in a pocket and too small to stop a bear, what is it good for?
I ask because the nice large revolvers go for a pretty penny.
I ask because the nice large revolvers go for a pretty penny.
What do people do with full size revolvers?
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earlthegoat2
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You can always wear them on your hip. THey make nice IWB rigs for even the biggest revolvers. There are more than a few who can pack an N frame or a Ruger Redhawk.
Heck a 3" 629 would be a sweet carry revolver. Even better to have a 625.
Heck a 3" 629 would be a sweet carry revolver. Even better to have a 625.
Crusader103
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I'll go....
1) Shooting is fun.
2) Shooting a revolver is a lot of fun.
3) .357's (and others) make great hunting sidearms in and of themselves
4) .357's (and others) are great back-up's for open carry while hunting
5) very formidable home defense handgun
6) great truck gun
7) everybody needs a Smith & Wesson
8) everybody needs a Colt
9) everybody needs a Ruger
10) everbody needs a .....
11) revolvers are nostalgic
12) my speedloaders don't work well in my autos
13) you're going for your 5-gun master in IDPA
14) shooting double action a lot make you a better shooter
15) I do conceal a full size revolver, regularly (S&W M66 & M19 4")
16) good choice if you are an open carry advocate
17) I would argue it's still a great choice for police officers (I would have chosen it given the option by my agency).
18) it's hard to be undergunned with a full size revolver
19) great gun to start out new handgun shooters on
20) what else am I going to do with my reloading dies
21) they make ammo for it so why not
22) they withstand neglect better than many other choices
23) you already have a holster so you need a gun to fill it
24) many revolvers are just plain beautiful to look at
25) ....the list goes on but I'm at 25 so I'll stop
1) Shooting is fun.
2) Shooting a revolver is a lot of fun.
3) .357's (and others) make great hunting sidearms in and of themselves
4) .357's (and others) are great back-up's for open carry while hunting
5) very formidable home defense handgun
6) great truck gun
7) everybody needs a Smith & Wesson
8) everybody needs a Colt
9) everybody needs a Ruger
10) everbody needs a .....
11) revolvers are nostalgic
12) my speedloaders don't work well in my autos
13) you're going for your 5-gun master in IDPA
14) shooting double action a lot make you a better shooter
15) I do conceal a full size revolver, regularly (S&W M66 & M19 4")
16) good choice if you are an open carry advocate
17) I would argue it's still a great choice for police officers (I would have chosen it given the option by my agency).
18) it's hard to be undergunned with a full size revolver
19) great gun to start out new handgun shooters on
20) what else am I going to do with my reloading dies
21) they make ammo for it so why not
22) they withstand neglect better than many other choices
23) you already have a holster so you need a gun to fill it
24) many revolvers are just plain beautiful to look at
25) ....the list goes on but I'm at 25 so I'll stop
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bushmaster1313
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Do people hunt with a 4" .357?
How about a .38?
How about a .38?
eddism
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I got a great holster for my Thunder Five concealed under the left shoulder. It is packed full of all kinds of fun.
I know this is going to get some people upset, and lot of people won't believe it, but..... 
There are a few of us that still like to shoot for fun, and when it come to defensive weapons we still recognize the inherent reliability of revolvers that aren't dependent on whatever ammunition is being used to function.
For the most part we don't double-tap or triple-tap and produce targets that look like someone let loose with a load of buckshot.
My mid and large frame revolvers will produce effective groups out beyond 100 yards, and while tracking around in the woods and deserts that has been useful on occasion.
As I previously mentioned in passing, a revolver will reliably shoot any load in the book – light or heavy, using any listed bullet - without worrying about if it will go up a feed ramp or not.
And when I'm done I don't have to look all over the landscape to find my brass.
But don’t tell anybody… Ignorance helps hold down prices…
There are a few of us that still like to shoot for fun, and when it come to defensive weapons we still recognize the inherent reliability of revolvers that aren't dependent on whatever ammunition is being used to function.
For the most part we don't double-tap or triple-tap and produce targets that look like someone let loose with a load of buckshot.
My mid and large frame revolvers will produce effective groups out beyond 100 yards, and while tracking around in the woods and deserts that has been useful on occasion.
As I previously mentioned in passing, a revolver will reliably shoot any load in the book – light or heavy, using any listed bullet - without worrying about if it will go up a feed ramp or not.
And when I'm done I don't have to look all over the landscape to find my brass.
But don’t tell anybody… Ignorance helps hold down prices…
MCgunner
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I was carrying my CCW in a JIT Belt Slide Don Hume one day when I stumbled upon this hog.....
I've taken rabbits aplenty with .38, also. When I have hunted out in west Texas, I usually either carried a .38 or .357 loaded with .38 for camp meat. I also took a javelina with a 4" Rossi 971 .357 magnum. Yeah, you can hunt with a 4" gun, not a problem. That hog was shot with a 3" gun.
I've taken rabbits aplenty with .38, also. When I have hunted out in west Texas, I usually either carried a .38 or .357 loaded with .38 for camp meat. I also took a javelina with a 4" Rossi 971 .357 magnum. Yeah, you can hunt with a 4" gun, not a problem. That hog was shot with a 3" gun.
I use mine to encourage bowling pins to do triple back flips off of the table. Works flat good. Large caliber revolvers also are excellent if you want a pepper popper to lay down very quickly. But the best use I have found is when you see a steel ram at 200 meters that needs shooting. Of course they work pretty good on zombies too.
TexMexSu
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Simple.................we shoot them!
Big ones, small ones and anything in between.
Big gun, big flame. Fire is cool!
MachIVshooter
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Yup. At 5'10", 180# and 12% body fat, I don't find it difficult to conceal my 3" 629 under a light jacket, vest or untucked shirt.
I actually had it on me tonight when I went with a lady to look at a used car in a more questionable part of town. Carried IWB @ 1 O'clock with wranglers and a medium size tee. No problem. A longer barrel would be cumbersome, though.
Crusader103
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Sure, all the time. I have personally taken hog, rabbit, and prairie dog, while many of my friends have hunted deer.
My uncle was a Tulsa police officer. In the 80's he had occassion to shoot a mountain lion terrorizing a neighborhood. If I remember correctly it was caught on video by a local news station. I now own that Smith & Wesson 66. Great gun.
Buck Snort
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Problem is you have to replace all your pants with larger ones because a full sized revolver takes up SO MUCH room inside the waist band.
ArchAngelCD
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Anything you can do with a full size semi-auto.
My 4" M686 is a sometimes woods carry when I'm not carrying my 5.5" Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt. The M686 is also a great HD handgun without a doubt.
Marlin 45 carbine
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in NC it's not legal to hunt with a less-than-6" bbl revolver unless a .22 rimfire for small game.
I do hunt with a ROA and a '58 Rem that have longer bbls.
I do hunt with a ROA and a '58 Rem that have longer bbls.
I have been carrying a 4" S&W N frame since the late seventies. I have other K, L, and N frames that I use to hunt, plink and compete.
I don't see the need for what passes for a pocket revolver. I carry what I feel comfortable with and adjust my wardrobe to accommondate my choice. I use a Bainchi 5BH waist holster and carry it just behind my right hip. If anyone has ever noticed it, I have not been made aware of it.
And like Old Fuff, I shoot one shot at a time and hit my target. With the 4" 45 ACP I carry, I shoot at targets of chance out as far as I can see them. On the property I wander, there seem to be many 5 gallon pails laying about. I find them easy targets out to about 100 yards or a bit farther. After that I need to drop to a sitting position or fire from a braced position.
I don't see the need for what passes for a pocket revolver. I carry what I feel comfortable with and adjust my wardrobe to accommondate my choice. I use a Bainchi 5BH waist holster and carry it just behind my right hip. If anyone has ever noticed it, I have not been made aware of it.
And like Old Fuff, I shoot one shot at a time and hit my target. With the 4" 45 ACP I carry, I shoot at targets of chance out as far as I can see them. On the property I wander, there seem to be many 5 gallon pails laying about. I find them easy targets out to about 100 yards or a bit farther. After that I need to drop to a sitting position or fire from a braced position.
FoMoGo
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I carry my 2.75" inch .44 mag, I shoot it for fun, I sit around shining it up...
Same with my 2" .44 special.
Jim
Same with my 2" .44 special.
Jim
Carl N. Brown
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If a revolver is too big to put in a pocket and too small to stop a bear, what is it good for?
Back when Tennessee required Application for Permission to Purchase a Handgun, you had to give a purpose. So I got an Official Purpose for my fullsize revolver.
I bought a 4" barrel .357 Ruger Security Six signed off on by the Chief of Police with purpose: target shooting. (BTW, the state pistol purchase permit was superceded by the federal 1993 Brady Act instant check system.)
I did use the fullsize Ruger revolver mainly for target shooting, quite frankly, and usually carried in a handgun case, although I did occasionally keep it ready as a home defense gun, and have carried it in a holster as a sidearm when outdoors. (Attorney General opinions recognize Tennessee Constitution Article I Section 26 RKBA to encompass all lawful uses of firearms.)
When carried outdoors, first round in the Ruger was a shotshell with following rounds 158gr JHP +P; intended for defensive use against snakes, rabid animals, feral dogs, coyotes, etc. I suspect that .357 Mag 158gr JSP or FMJ might be effective against a bear if subject to attack, but I would not seriously consider hunting anything larger than deer with a 4" .357.
Back when Tennessee required Application for Permission to Purchase a Handgun, you had to give a purpose. So I got an Official Purpose for my fullsize revolver.
I bought a 4" barrel .357 Ruger Security Six signed off on by the Chief of Police with purpose: target shooting. (BTW, the state pistol purchase permit was superceded by the federal 1993 Brady Act instant check system.)
I did use the fullsize Ruger revolver mainly for target shooting, quite frankly, and usually carried in a handgun case, although I did occasionally keep it ready as a home defense gun, and have carried it in a holster as a sidearm when outdoors. (Attorney General opinions recognize Tennessee Constitution Article I Section 26 RKBA to encompass all lawful uses of firearms.)
When carried outdoors, first round in the Ruger was a shotshell with following rounds 158gr JHP +P; intended for defensive use against snakes, rabid animals, feral dogs, coyotes, etc. I suspect that .357 Mag 158gr JSP or FMJ might be effective against a bear if subject to attack, but I would not seriously consider hunting anything larger than deer with a 4" .357.
Guillermo
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too small to stop a bear?
what are the chances that you will get attacked by a bear?
The North American Primate is much more of a threat and my full sized revolvers are perfectly suited to taking them down.
They are fun too
what are the chances that you will get attacked by a bear?
The North American Primate is much more of a threat and my full sized revolvers are perfectly suited to taking them down.
They are fun too
woad_yurt
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Full-sized revolvers can be a good thing to have on the nightstand next to one's bed.
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