What Do You Believe The Greatest Duty Revolver Was?

[slickracer]

Smith & Wesson Mod 19.

 

[Gun Master]

Re : Postings # 124 and 125.
C'est la guerre. Probably the field latrines.

The S&W Models 10 and 19 are both good candidates, but it depends on what your definition of "greatest" is.
I really like 'em both.

 

[P5 Guy]

Colt or S&W 1917

 

[davidh5000]

I wonder what the answer would have been to this question would have been if it had been "What Do You Believe The Most DURABLE Service Revolver Ever Issued Was"

 

[tark]

Not sure how to tell, Gun Master. Will these two pics help? Were you thrown off course by the polished trigger and hammer? I did that myself, in violation of my "don't touch milsurps" rule. It really jazzed up the guns looks. For the measly sum I paid for it, why not!

 

[tark]

I think Davidh5000 has a good topic for a new thread.

 

[Sarge7402]

For me it was a Colt 1917 which I carried on a duty belt in a small rural community. My speed loader pouches were filled with two each full moon clips giving me a quick reload and 30 rounds at my disposal.

 

[Gun Master]

Greatest Duty Revolver ?

Not sure how to tell, Gun Master. Will these two pics help? Were you thrown off course by the polished trigger and hammer? I did that myself, in violation of my "don't touch milsurps" rule. It really jazzed up the guns looks. For the measly sum I paid for it, why not!

tark, you've got a Izhevsh 1944 "year of God" (the little r looking symbol), like we'd say "The year of our Lord".
As far as polishing the hammer and trigger, I'd say "you done good".
It's your gun, correct? Do what you want with your guns. Looks good.

It has been said that if anything went wrong with the 1895 Nagant, they'd fix it with a hammer.Yes, it is a very durable revolver, no matter "how great" it may or may not be.

 

[Panzerschwein]

tark, you've got a Izhevsh 1944 "year of God" (the little r looking symbol), like we'd say "The year of our Lord".
As far as polishing the hammer and trigger, I'd say "you done good".
It's your gun, correct? Do what you want with your guns. Looks good.

It has been said that if anything went wrong with the 1895 Nagant, they'd fix it with a hammer.Yes, it is a very durable revolver, no matter "how great" it may or may not be.

The word "год" means "year" in Russian, and is pronounced as "god" (pronounced with a long O sound). It does not mean "in the year of our Lord" or anything like that. The Russian word for "God" is "Бог", pronounced "bog".

 

[Float Pilot]

I carried both a S&W N frame model 25-5 in 45 Colt and a 4 inch Python as duty guns for a few years before eventually switching over to an auto loader. The 45 Colt with hollow cavity ammo gave me a better feeling when I was working in bush villages. Over-penetration is a real concern inside of a smallish log house when 8 family members are all sitting behind a drunken idiot who is waiving a 30-30 at you.
The larger frame also worked well in sub-zero temps as long as it was dry lubed.
Lots of things go wrong at 65 below zero.

 

[USSR]

Cooldill is correct in his Russian language lesson.

Don

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Originally posted by Sarge7402

For me it was a Colt 1917 which I carried on a duty belt in a small rural community. My speed loader pouches were filled with two each full moon clips giving me a quick reload and 30 rounds at my disposal.

I'll go you better. Not far from where I live, members of a Union patrol killed 6 Confederate guerillas, and took 36 revolvers off their bodies. That's what I call firepower.

 

[Bama Drifter]

If I were to carry a revolver for duty today, it'd very likely be a 627 with 8 rounds of 357 mag on tap.

Before that? I'd like a 686, all the strength of the N frames but without all the heft.

Before that? I'd take a M19

Earlier than that, I'd probably like a M1917 S&W 45acp.

Before even that, probably a Colt SAA.

What era of duty revolver we talking about here?

^This sums it up for me.
Especially as I personally own a M-19 and Colt .45 SAA, those are tough to beat depending on what era we are in.

 

[tark]

I just learned something. Thank you Gun Master. I'm starting to have more appreciation for these odd revolvers. If only it were not for that gruesome trigger....

 

[Gun Master]

Agreed. It was an early DA design, after about 1/2 a century of SA.
I like shooting it SA, most of the time.

 

[kevincallahan]

model 19

For me it was my smith model 19. We had to carry 38+p, no magnums and it was smooth and easy to line up the next shot. It carried well too. The 586 was a lot heavier and I did not want the extra weight on the belt. Also, right as the 586 was coming on line, there was talk we were going 9mm, so it just worked out. I had a Python, but after carrying it, I found out what a lot of the older guys had already told me. It was not a gun to be on the job every day, getting dropped, and all the other things that really happened on the street in that time period. It shot great, but it was not really a gun for patrol work.

 

[sgt127]

I'll nominate my first carry gun. A S&W Model 58. The all lead .41 lead semi wadcutters were great to actually shoot. I found it easier shooting than a K frame .357. The 210 GR Soft points were miserable.

Fixed sights, no frills. A Model 10 on steroids. Great gun. Still sitting in my safe. I wanted a blue one, couldn't find one, wound up with nickel. Only nickel gun I ever bought. 1978....wish I had bought every one I saw...

Its funny...fast forward 30 years and, the .40 is carried by an awful lot of LE agencies...Pretty much .41 in an auto.

 

[DanLee]

Of course the greatest duty revolver was the Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum carried by Dirty Harry Callahan, the most powerful handgun on earth that would blow your head clean off. Punk.

 

[rushjay]

I choose one of these.

 

[9mmfan]

Dependent upon the service, one of these...

 

[Gun Master]

I choose one of these.

Although I like all three, the middle one (1911) is not a revolver.

 

[Old Dog]

My first duty gun as a 21-year old deputy: The S&W Model 19.

 

[USSR]

Nice 19-3 you got there, Old Dog.

Don

 

[RJM52]

..the gun and round that was meant to take the place of all of them...the .41 Magnum Model 58!!

 

[69Falcon]

Should have been the Triple-Lock .44 Special.