wlewisiii
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Local gunshop. Only good deal I've ever seen at the place. 
What revolvers are good?
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It really depends on what type of shooting you want to do. I have both sa and da pistols. Smith/Colt/Ruger are the main ones. For a sa I would go with a Ruger, cast frames or not they are the best engineered of the sa pistols. For DA S&W has the easiest action to work on and the most models new and used to buy. For a reasonably priced top quality pistol the Colt Python is still the icon of Target wheelguns.
And now for somthing different...I just bought a con# pair of Chiappa Rhinos. Very fun to shoot especially with mrwc.
The choices of brand,caliber,size,finish,barrel length, and grips make this as hard as picking your favorite star. Good luck.
Cheers,
ts
And now for somthing different...I just bought a con# pair of Chiappa Rhinos. Very fun to shoot especially with mrwc.
The choices of brand,caliber,size,finish,barrel length, and grips make this as hard as picking your favorite star. Good luck.
Cheers,
ts
I'd buy a nice used Dan Wesson for 350.00 to 400.00. These guns are underrated by the general shooting population. However they are strong like a Ruger and arguably the most accurate production double action revolvers ever made. As a previous poster mentioned there will be new ones made again but the retail is about 1,200 dollars.
Maple_City_Woodsman
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Well, there is no bet in 'craps' that is safer than a 1 in 6 chance of winning, or 17%...
In the last 18 months I have purchased three new S&W revolvers. All three have been excellent in every physically possible way, which is 3 wins in 3.
S&W is in no way a craps shoot - unless your goal is to get a bad one, in which case your chances may be similar (or even lower) than betting on dice.
I don't know much about Taurus, because the only Taurus I've owned in the last 4 years broke on me almost immediate, and I have not purchased any others.
I don't know much about Charter either, because the crane design is just too pathetically thin for me to even have layed down my hard earned money on one, though I have been sorely tempted.
With all that said, Old S&W revolvers are also very good, and can be had much more cheaply. The same goes for older Colt revolvers.
For a NEW revolver, I wouldn't put my money anywhere but S&W, or perhaps Ruger if you want a beater to knock around and test the limits of your brass... On the used market, there are admittedly many more options for a quality revolver.
In the last 18 months I have purchased three new S&W revolvers. All three have been excellent in every physically possible way, which is 3 wins in 3.
S&W is in no way a craps shoot - unless your goal is to get a bad one, in which case your chances may be similar (or even lower) than betting on dice.
I don't know much about Taurus, because the only Taurus I've owned in the last 4 years broke on me almost immediate, and I have not purchased any others.
I don't know much about Charter either, because the crane design is just too pathetically thin for me to even have layed down my hard earned money on one, though I have been sorely tempted.
With all that said, Old S&W revolvers are also very good, and can be had much more cheaply. The same goes for older Colt revolvers.
For a NEW revolver, I wouldn't put my money anywhere but S&W, or perhaps Ruger if you want a beater to knock around and test the limits of your brass... On the used market, there are admittedly many more options for a quality revolver.
DenaliPark
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I looked over unused late 70s Charter Arms 'Bulldog' in .44. For $225 it would be hard to imagine how one could go wrong. It would be great defense gun with something approximating cowboy load ballistics or perhaps bit more. Knockdown power with spiced up cowboy load is proly between .38Spl and .45ACP which is good.
Knockdown power with spiced up cowboy load is proly between .38Spl and .45ACP which is good.
oldbear
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So true.
For a good all around revolver consider a Smith and Wesson 686 4" barrel, or if you can find one, get a used S&W 586, which is the blued carbon steel version of the 686.
Guillermo
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No hostility detected. It's all good.
A quick Google search and you will see that S&W revolvers do not have "occasional" issues. The last 3 Smith brand new revolvers (all 686s) that I handled had glaring manufacturing defects.
Of course Smith used to produce great revolvers. I would say, and I am a Colt guy, 6 of the best 10. I do not relish in pointing out their issues. The inverse is true.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/smith-wesson_dark.htm
I don't even have to mention the idiotic lock design. Any kid that had the hook stay up when the screen door slams knows how dumb the design is.
Of course the 2 pc barrels that are crush fit and MIM parts are more cost cutting that also compromised quality.
Now if Smith sucks as bad as I say, why do we not hear about them like we do Taurus.
I opine that the reason is twofold.
1- Smith does a very good job of turning warranty work around thus irritating the customer less. My wife's 3 inch 686 had a barrel that was not fitted correctly. If memory serves it was gone for about 3 weeks including shipping both ways.
Taurus is VERY slow which gives their customers more time to be mad.
2- Pride- Most of us are loath to admit we made a bad purchase. And fanboys never will. The gun could fall apart like chalk in a rainstorm and some guys would proclaim how great it was.
While I am not in the market for a MIM revolver, if I was I would look at Taurus and Ruger.
No hostility detected. It's all good.
A quick Google search and you will see that S&W revolvers do not have "occasional" issues. The last 3 Smith brand new revolvers (all 686s) that I handled had glaring manufacturing defects.
Of course Smith used to produce great revolvers. I would say, and I am a Colt guy, 6 of the best 10. I do not relish in pointing out their issues. The inverse is true.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/smith-wesson_dark.htm
I don't even have to mention the idiotic lock design. Any kid that had the hook stay up when the screen door slams knows how dumb the design is.
Of course the 2 pc barrels that are crush fit and MIM parts are more cost cutting that also compromised quality.
Now if Smith sucks as bad as I say, why do we not hear about them like we do Taurus.
I opine that the reason is twofold.
1- Smith does a very good job of turning warranty work around thus irritating the customer less. My wife's 3 inch 686 had a barrel that was not fitted correctly. If memory serves it was gone for about 3 weeks including shipping both ways.
Taurus is VERY slow which gives their customers more time to be mad.
2- Pride- Most of us are loath to admit we made a bad purchase. And fanboys never will. The gun could fall apart like chalk in a rainstorm and some guys would proclaim how great it was.
While I am not in the market for a MIM revolver, if I was I would look at Taurus and Ruger.
Maple_City_Woodsman
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Yes, its a conspiracy - MUCH more likely than you simply being wrong.
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Guess by now the OP has all the answers he needs (if he ever even came back).
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