MountainBear
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My new toy should do the job. I may make some refinements (Like perhaps getting rid of the stupid lock) and deburring the innards. But I'm stoked. Just picked it up today and can't wait to shoot it...
What is the perfect Fighting Revolver?
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My new toy should do the job. I may make some refinements (Like perhaps getting rid of the stupid lock) and deburring the innards. But I'm stoked. Just picked it up today and can't wait to shoot it...
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TimM
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It is the one that is on you when the fight arises. The hand cannon in the gun safe does not count.
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Quote: "This is absolutely not the correct answer for this specific question."
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If you only want the absolutely correct answer to a specific question you must ask an absolutely specific question. Otherwise there are infinate viables including the ability to have the gun with you in the specific circumstance you are asking about.
How many people are we fighting? Will we likely need to reload? Are we in the sunlight? Are we inside? At what range will we be fighting them? Is the draw and fire from a concealed set up? Is it from an open carry? Will we be able to fire with two hands or will one hand be busy carrying the brief case with the jewels? Do we want to have bystanders be able to pick up our gun and make it work for them if we are wounded?
There are so many viables. Without being specific I suppose we would all agee that the best revolver for fighting is, indeed, a Gatling gun.
The point of my posting this is not just to be arguementative - really. It is to point out that since we cannot really know the specifics of the fight that may happen - the most pertinent question of them all when determining a specific gun for fighting is - what kind of gun will YOU be likely to be carring when the fight breaks out. The answer varies with lifestyles, I suppose. But it is indeed THE most pertinent question of them all. Without considering our own lifestyles we cannot answer the question of what gun is the BEST IMO.
Be specific or don't expect specific answers and be so quick to criticize the general input of others. This is all for the sake of stimulating discussion is it not?
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It is the one that is on you when the fight arises. The hand cannon in the gun safe does not count.
(endquote)
Quote: "This is absolutely not the correct answer for this specific question."
(endquote)
If you only want the absolutely correct answer to a specific question you must ask an absolutely specific question. Otherwise there are infinate viables including the ability to have the gun with you in the specific circumstance you are asking about.
How many people are we fighting? Will we likely need to reload? Are we in the sunlight? Are we inside? At what range will we be fighting them? Is the draw and fire from a concealed set up? Is it from an open carry? Will we be able to fire with two hands or will one hand be busy carrying the brief case with the jewels? Do we want to have bystanders be able to pick up our gun and make it work for them if we are wounded?
There are so many viables. Without being specific I suppose we would all agee that the best revolver for fighting is, indeed, a Gatling gun.
The point of my posting this is not just to be arguementative - really. It is to point out that since we cannot really know the specifics of the fight that may happen - the most pertinent question of them all when determining a specific gun for fighting is - what kind of gun will YOU be likely to be carring when the fight breaks out. The answer varies with lifestyles, I suppose. But it is indeed THE most pertinent question of them all. Without considering our own lifestyles we cannot answer the question of what gun is the BEST IMO.
Be specific or don't expect specific answers and be so quick to criticize the general input of others. This is all for the sake of stimulating discussion is it not?
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Gryffydd
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Personally, for it to be stimulating it needs to be relevant to the question asked...
content
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Hello friends and neighbors // My 586 6'' , is what I shoot best.
So I guess whatever you can actually hit the X with consistently at varying distances.
As I read somewhere " A hit with a .22 beats a miss with a .44 everytime."
So I guess whatever you can actually hit the X with consistently at varying distances.
As I read somewhere " A hit with a .22 beats a miss with a .44 everytime."
DougDubya
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Plus, as a pulp writer, I could give one of my characters that double TR8 setup.
Because nothing says action novel like 16 rounds of .357 Magnum on tap without reloading.
crawdaddy
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kinda already been said, but this gets my vote
http://www.cylinder-slide.com/gp100.shtml
http://www.cylinder-slide.com/gp100.shtml
wheelgunslinger
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nice article, crawdaddy.
Why do they always picture overweight white guys with revolvers. Am I the only fit dude who carries a wheelgun? Seriously, they break out the hot redheads for the 1911 and Glock articles.
Why do they always picture overweight white guys with revolvers. Am I the only fit dude who carries a wheelgun? Seriously, they break out the hot redheads for the 1911 and Glock articles.
Gryffydd
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Anything involving guns is likely to include fat white guys
Every now and then somebody pays to have a model hold a gun though. With Glocks I can understand. There is a level of ugly that no picture should exceed.
Every now and then somebody pays to have a model hold a gun though. With Glocks I can understand. There is a level of ugly that no picture should exceed.
TimM
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A lot of great answers (thoughts here). To kinda revisit my original question... If I absolutely knew that I was going into a gun fight with a revolver I would not feel under-gunned with that TRR8. I just wonder about the practicality of carrying moon clips. I never have done so, are they belt mounted?
Now if it was not absolute but highly likely that a fight would ensue... would the TRR8 still be the choice or would it be something a little more carry friendly? I am not sure. I am not sure that you can ever be sure until it happens.
In an ideal world you would have a rifle and pistol - or two, or three. I guess my original thought is about the perfect fighting/carry revolver. We can also discuss setup and accessories as well.
Now if it was not absolute but highly likely that a fight would ensue... would the TRR8 still be the choice or would it be something a little more carry friendly? I am not sure. I am not sure that you can ever be sure until it happens.
In an ideal world you would have a rifle and pistol - or two, or three. I guess my original thought is about the perfect fighting/carry revolver. We can also discuss setup and accessories as well.
armoredman
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That 581 is SWEET! But, if I were to get into a gunfight today with a revolver, this is the one.
Simple, rugged, reliable Smith 10-8 with old Pachmeyer grips, loaded with 158gr +P Winchester LSWCHPs.
In a classic rig,
Or a bit more modern,
Oh, and here you go, wheelgunslinger, not TOO overweight, I hope? That's my "I am a stunt double on Magnum PI about to get cold cocked from behind by Tom Selleck" look.
I trust this gun.
So, that's my perfect fighting revolver, because I know it and trust it.
Simple, rugged, reliable Smith 10-8 with old Pachmeyer grips, loaded with 158gr +P Winchester LSWCHPs.
In a classic rig,
Or a bit more modern,
Oh, and here you go, wheelgunslinger, not TOO overweight, I hope? That's my "I am a stunt double on Magnum PI about to get cold cocked from behind by Tom Selleck" look.
I trust this gun.
So, that's my perfect fighting revolver, because I know it and trust it.
strangelittleman
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I'd have to say the S&W M686 CS-1 w/4"bbl & Pachmayr Compact grips.
I also like the New S&W M686 SSR.
I also like the New S&W M686 SSR.
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DougDubya
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For regular carry?
Armoredman hit it right on the head. You really can't improve on a good Model 10 with a heavy barrel.
For attacks by robot tanks and ninjas, the TRR8's are good, but everywhere else, you can thrive and survive with a good old Model 10.
MountainBear
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Model 10's are great, but why carry a .38 Special when you can carry a .357 magnum, or better yet, a .45 ACP?
Marlin 45 carbine
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ditto #4.
What is the perfect fighting revolver?
I do not expect two fights to be the same and cannot think of any revolver being more suited than others to cover the wide range of possible scenarios but if a revolver is reliable and of adequate stopping power, it qualifies.
I do not expect two fights to be the same and cannot think of any revolver being more suited than others to cover the wide range of possible scenarios but if a revolver is reliable and of adequate stopping power, it qualifies.
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C-grunt
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I really like my Smith model 15. But it might be too pretty to take to battle.
In general, my perfect fightin' sixgun would be a 4" to 6" Ruger GP100 or S&W L-frame. I shoot these better than any other handgun, period. Specifically, my two older GP100 sixguns have grunge grooves under the extractor, to give somewhere for fouling to settle, if anything gets in there during a reload. To get even more specific, my first GP100, purchased around '91 or so; it is 4", fully lugged, with adjustable sights. Lots of felons have looked up its barrel, and one of them went to the morgue.
I like bigger bores, but my large hands are matched up with medium and small fingers. An N-frame or Redhawk is just too big for me to handle well in DA fire. My bigger bores are either autopistols or single-action sixguns. This same factor keeps me from taking advantage of the 8-shot S&W .357 revolvers.
I like bigger bores, but my large hands are matched up with medium and small fingers. An N-frame or Redhawk is just too big for me to handle well in DA fire. My bigger bores are either autopistols or single-action sixguns. This same factor keeps me from taking advantage of the 8-shot S&W .357 revolvers.
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