What piqued your interest of revolvers?
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Sniper X
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Personally I have always loved the way some guns look. And some revolvers are just so good looking. When I was a kid of 10 the other thing was, there weren't many autos I felt I could shoot so I bought a Diamondback in .38spl with lawn mow money. After that, I was hooked on revolvers. It wasn't until I was about 15 when a competition Army shooter took me shooting and let me shoot his copm 1911 that I became a 1911 nutjob both of which have stuck permanently in my life. Now all I have is a bunch of revolvers and 1911's and only ONE other auto, a P3AT.
JFrame
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Good question to which I don't think I have any ONE answer...
- Mass media (Dirty Harry, Tony Baretta -- yeah, that's how he spelled his name, Frank Bullitt, Shane -- the novel, Dick Tracy, etc.)
- Bill Jordan
- Elmer Keith
- The S&W 63 .22 kit gun is the second firearm I ever owned, and is still on my short list of "the one gun I would keep if I could only keep one"...
- I find few things in the firearm world as beautiful as a well-designed revolver
Probably many more inputs that don't occur to me at the moment...
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i wanted to shoot high power handloads without having to worry about cracking slides or frames. decided on my beautiful powerful GP100 instead
Steve_NEPhila
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I started shooting and loving revolvers for the challenge. I grew up during the "wondernine" years of the 80's and 90's (I am early 30's) and shot many many autos since I was a kid. I wanted to hone my trigger control and decided to start spending a lot of time shooting double action revolvers. One thing led to another and I shoot bullseye and action events as well as carry revolvers on a daily basis.
Revolvers are pretty high tech when it comes to material, yet simple when it comes to functionality. For example, what autoloader has the power of .357 Magnum in a 20 ounce package that has a spot for all of your fingers and has a 4 inch barrel? (revolvers and autos measure barrel length differently, a .357 mag revolver with a 3 inch barrel would be the equivalent of an auto with a 4+ inch barrel because autos count the chamber and revolvers do not count the cylinder)
Here is my 20 ounce, 7 shot .357 magnum carry gun with tritium front sight, fixed rear sight and a slick action:
And here is one of my Performance Center revolvers, an 8 shot .357 Magnum model 327 M&P R8!!!
And just because you asked for it, here are a couple more high tech revolvers in a collage of sorts:
Revolvers are pretty high tech when it comes to material, yet simple when it comes to functionality. For example, what autoloader has the power of .357 Magnum in a 20 ounce package that has a spot for all of your fingers and has a 4 inch barrel? (revolvers and autos measure barrel length differently, a .357 mag revolver with a 3 inch barrel would be the equivalent of an auto with a 4+ inch barrel because autos count the chamber and revolvers do not count the cylinder)
Here is my 20 ounce, 7 shot .357 magnum carry gun with tritium front sight, fixed rear sight and a slick action:
And here is one of my Performance Center revolvers, an 8 shot .357 Magnum model 327 M&P R8!!!
And just because you asked for it, here are a couple more high tech revolvers in a collage of sorts:
ric426
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Back in 1986 a friend introduced me to PPC shooting and I've been hooked on revolvers ever since. I was out of shooting for about 20 years, then a year ago my son bought his first handgun and that got me back into it. Now I'm back in the PPC league, I have four revolvers and just one semi-auto and that's a .22lr Model 41 target gun. I know I'll always have more revolvers than any other type of firearm.
atlanticfire
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I think for me it was the mechanical aspect of the revolver. Aside from just being a more astatically pleasing piece of hardware there is just something about the simplicity of a revolver. It’s a beautiful design that has stood the test of time and in my option still the preferred tool for security applications. The autos will never have the character of a nice wheel gun. And when it comes to range time I like nothing more than to shot my revolvers. The only dismay that I have experienced is the recent atrocity of “plastics” on revolver, which is nothing short of a sacrilege.
Arkansas Paul
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Well, I'm 30 so I guess I qualify as on of the younger guys.
I grew up in the sticks. No video games or cable TV until I was well into my teens. My entertainment consisted of Louis Lamour and JT Edson books. All the movies we had were westerns. I still think that there's nothing more beautiful than the lines of a SAA revolver. There are some autoloaders that I like but I will always have a love for the wheel guns, even though I only currently own one, a Blackhawk in .45 Colt. The old west started my love for revolvers, and it's never left.
XxWINxX94
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Younger guy here.
Most of my guns were inherited, and from shooting them I learned to like revolvers alot compared to the new-age guns.
I'm big into westerns, and have seen almost every movie John Wayne was in. Not to mention Dirty Harry and all those other good ones.
I also like anything old, and theres alot of revolvers that fall into this category that go right along with the old Winchesters in my collection.
I still like the newer revolvers too, the huge Smiths, Colt Snakes, etc.
There is just something great about the simple, age-old, design of a 6-shooter. (Or 5 shooter
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The latest vintage purchase:
Most of my guns were inherited, and from shooting them I learned to like revolvers alot compared to the new-age guns.
I'm big into westerns, and have seen almost every movie John Wayne was in. Not to mention Dirty Harry and all those other good ones.
I also like anything old, and theres alot of revolvers that fall into this category that go right along with the old Winchesters in my collection.
I still like the newer revolvers too, the huge Smiths, Colt Snakes, etc.
There is just something great about the simple, age-old, design of a 6-shooter. (Or 5 shooter
)The latest vintage purchase
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When living in Europe I remember reading memoirs of certain partisan. He was commanding detachment going on police station raid during WWII. One of his concerns was not having his trusty Nagant at his belt (it was hidden in another town) and using P-38 instead.
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I never was a SA revolver guy. I did grow up in the '70s and if a handgun wasn't a 1911, it seemed like everything else was a DA revolver.
So there you go.
So there you go.
Elmer Keith, Bill Jordon, Bob Milek, Dave Arnold, Jan Libourel were all writers that I resepcted greatly and I figured that If I could master the double action trigger of a revolver then any trigger system would be a piece of cake in the future. I'm 40 now and though I don't own a revolver currently I still love the look and feel of an older model S&W or Ruger...always will.
Waywatcher
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I always liked revolvers, watched films like Indiana Jones and westersn, etc.
When I started reloading this year, my revolver collection tripled. I really enjoy reloading for revolers.
When I started reloading this year, my revolver collection tripled. I really enjoy reloading for revolers.
Growing up in Wyoming, I'm 64, no one owned a semi-auto except for the GI .45. Not many other semi-autos existed except for the rare Browning HP. I had no interest in semi-autos because I lived in cowboy country and the single action was king. I also liked the S&W J-frames because all the good TV detectives used one.
Now, with all the choices I still prefer revolvers of all sizes. I have a few plastic semi-autos because they work, but if I had to make a choice of only one style, it would always be a revolver.
Some would say I'm under-gunned because I don't carry 16+ rnds on board. I say, maybe I'm a better shot.
Now, with all the choices I still prefer revolvers of all sizes. I have a few plastic semi-autos because they work, but if I had to make a choice of only one style, it would always be a revolver.
Some would say I'm under-gunned because I don't carry 16+ rnds on board. I say, maybe I'm a better shot.
speedway
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I grew up with Rugers, but I have become very passionate about older Smith & Wessons.
First pistol I bought was a used snub nosed .38spl. It was old, small, but it felt good in my hand from the moment I picked it up to look at it (south Texas gun show). I had no brand loyalty at the time, and the purchase was made quite effortlessly.
Since then I've added a number of revolvers to my collection (both SA and DA), enjoying each of them because ...well...I like them.
Since then I've added a number of revolvers to my collection (both SA and DA), enjoying each of them because ...well...I like them.
420Stainless
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The appetite for variety. Vastly expanded oportunities to experiment with handloads. They just look good.
I'm middle aged, but never even touched a revolver until I bought a couple for my wife seven or eight years ago. Started reading about them on this forum and realized that it was more interesting to read in the Revolver section than in any of the others for me. Figured I must have been missing out on something good and got hooked.
I'm middle aged, but never even touched a revolver until I bought a couple for my wife seven or eight years ago. Started reading about them on this forum and realized that it was more interesting to read in the Revolver section than in any of the others for me. Figured I must have been missing out on something good and got hooked.
I am nearing my half-century mark, so some here will consider me one of the youngsters. I learned about shooting by reading, with Col. Cooper prominent among the authors, and started handgunning with a 1911 in late 1982 or early 1983. I thought revolvers to be quaint, if not not totally obsolete, at the time.
When I entered a big-city PD's academy in late 1983, however, I had to start with a 4" DA .357 revolver, period, and continue with a 4" DA sixgun, up to .45 caliber, for the duration of my first year wearing the badge. Figuring I had to survive my first year, first, I paid attention to the instructors, and did my own research, and soon learned revolvers are pretty darn good weapons.
I mostly carried revolvers as primary duty handguns until 1997, trying an auto for a year two at most, then defaulting to revolvers again. It has been duty autos since '97, though I still use revolvers on my own time, and as secondary weapons at work.
When I entered a big-city PD's academy in late 1983, however, I had to start with a 4" DA .357 revolver, period, and continue with a 4" DA sixgun, up to .45 caliber, for the duration of my first year wearing the badge. Figuring I had to survive my first year, first, I paid attention to the instructors, and did my own research, and soon learned revolvers are pretty darn good weapons.
I mostly carried revolvers as primary duty handguns until 1997, trying an auto for a year two at most, then defaulting to revolvers again. It has been duty autos since '97, though I still use revolvers on my own time, and as secondary weapons at work.
gordy
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Well I am 50 now and I love a good revolver.
When I was a young boy, I would go for a ride with my grandfather and my dad, they were both police officers. They both carried S&W m10"s. They would let me shoot them at jackrabbits, coyotes and other things. We would go to the dump and shoot rats. On my 8th birthday I was given a Smith and Corona 30-06. A Browning A-5 in 12 gauge and a Stevens visible loader 22 pump rifle. I never got the S&W m10's they carried(sucks) But I treasure the memories riding around with them and having a BLAST with those S&W's. I own a few S&W revolvers today and I love them all. They will go to my son some day.
When I was a young boy, I would go for a ride with my grandfather and my dad, they were both police officers. They both carried S&W m10"s. They would let me shoot them at jackrabbits, coyotes and other things. We would go to the dump and shoot rats. On my 8th birthday I was given a Smith and Corona 30-06. A Browning A-5 in 12 gauge and a Stevens visible loader 22 pump rifle. I never got the S&W m10's they carried(sucks) But I treasure the memories riding around with them and having a BLAST with those S&W's. I own a few S&W revolvers today and I love them all. They will go to my son some day.
RugerBob
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+1 for Westerns.
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Someone said I rather be living in the 19th century. So that explains why I like revolvers.
Sniderman
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(1) Hunting with my grandfather. When I turned 12 he decided I was old enough to go rabbit hunting with him, He carried a sears 20 gauge and an Iver Johnson top break .38
I always loved seeing the .38 in the plain brown holster on my grandpas hip, and, these were the first guns that I ever shot.
(2) Elmer Kieth was a Genius.
(3) They WORK. (Six For Sure)
I always loved seeing the .38 in the plain brown holster on my grandpas hip, and, these were the first guns that I ever shot.
(2) Elmer Kieth was a Genius.
(3) They WORK. (Six For Sure)
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Because I can drive tacks all day long with a revolver, not so much with a semi.
And because of being a contrarian. Nothing chaps my behind more than having to listen to "range commandos" debate the various merits of autoloaders.
In my CCW class I was the only revolver shooter and got the best laugh from the expression on the guys face next to me when he figured out I was getting off shots as fast as he was.
And because of being a contrarian. Nothing chaps my behind more than having to listen to "range commandos" debate the various merits of autoloaders.
In my CCW class I was the only revolver shooter and got the best laugh from the expression on the guys face next to me when he figured out I was getting off shots as fast as he was.
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John Wayne, Gene Autry, Robert Mitchum, Jimmy Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, James Garner, James Arness....I could go on & on.
I used to sit with my dad & watch a "good horse poop & gunsmoke" as he called them.
Even after I got married, he'd call me up & say, "Momma's goin' to bingo, do you wanna come over & watch a good horse poop & gunsmoke"?
I used to sit with my dad & watch a "good horse poop & gunsmoke" as he called them.
Even after I got married, he'd call me up & say, "Momma's goin' to bingo, do you wanna come over & watch a good horse poop & gunsmoke"?
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