Why I love revolvers
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BADUNAME37
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The price of brass?
I think you mean the PRICE OF EVERYTHING!
I think in a few years' time, one will need a wheelbarrow-full of cash to go buy a loaf of bread!
It's the fuel prices and heating oil & gas prices driving everything up. We knew if oil and gas prices went up, everything else would go up as well, it is "trickle-down-economy" -- except it is not economical! When businesses have to PAY MORE for whatever they use to run the business, from fuel for motor vehicle fleets to heating the warehouse, the business cannot stay in business for very long unless they pass the expense down to the consumer!
After pondering this a lot lately, I have decided I need to start mowing about 1/3 less of my lawn as I cannot keep up with gas prices for the lawn tractor and walk-behind mower I use to mow.
I figure each grass-cutting costs me two gallons of gas (or a bit more), plus about $2 in wear & tear on equipment making each grass-cutting about $10 total in out-of-pocket cost at $4 a gallon of gas!
Where I live, the grass grows so quickly, I must mow two to three times a week (that is every several days) just to keep up with the cutting, otherwise the grass all starts coming out in clumps which is extremely inefficient not to mention, it looks terrible!
With very little to no work, I cannot afford $30 a week, or $120 a month just to keep my "back-forty" manicured!
Something has got to give, we, as a nation, cannot keep on the track we are on.
I think you mean the PRICE OF EVERYTHING!
I think in a few years' time, one will need a wheelbarrow-full of cash to go buy a loaf of bread!
It's the fuel prices and heating oil & gas prices driving everything up. We knew if oil and gas prices went up, everything else would go up as well, it is "trickle-down-economy" -- except it is not economical! When businesses have to PAY MORE for whatever they use to run the business, from fuel for motor vehicle fleets to heating the warehouse, the business cannot stay in business for very long unless they pass the expense down to the consumer!
After pondering this a lot lately, I have decided I need to start mowing about 1/3 less of my lawn as I cannot keep up with gas prices for the lawn tractor and walk-behind mower I use to mow.
I figure each grass-cutting costs me two gallons of gas (or a bit more), plus about $2 in wear & tear on equipment making each grass-cutting about $10 total in out-of-pocket cost at $4 a gallon of gas!
Where I live, the grass grows so quickly, I must mow two to three times a week (that is every several days) just to keep up with the cutting, otherwise the grass all starts coming out in clumps which is extremely inefficient not to mention, it looks terrible!
With very little to no work, I cannot afford $30 a week, or $120 a month just to keep my "back-forty" manicured!
Something has got to give, we, as a nation, cannot keep on the track we are on.
I love my revolver simply for the cool factor of running a wheel gun.
I love thumbing the hammer back, swinging the cylinder to the side, dumping the shells into my hand....I just plain love working a revolver.
I have a nice semi-auto and can really tear stuff up with it.
My semi-auto is not half as much fun to shoot as my wheel gun though....
I love thumbing the hammer back, swinging the cylinder to the side, dumping the shells into my hand....I just plain love working a revolver.
I have a nice semi-auto and can really tear stuff up with it.
My semi-auto is not half as much fun to shoot as my wheel gun though....
Back when I was young, I made $5 per hour, and had money to burn. I used to shoot about every week, gas was less than a buck per gallon, I could find primers on sale for $3.90 (for 1000), pistol powder was about $13 per pound, and wheel weights could be had between 15 and 25 cents per pound. I figured it up once, that I could load .38 specials for less than $1.00 per box.
Now everything goes to bills. Oh, the joys of kids and marriage.
Now everything goes to bills. Oh, the joys of kids and marriage.
shiftyer1
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I just like back to basics.
Friendly....thats the only benefit of the drought we've been in here, no lawn to cut. Although it sure makes me feel stupid to have a brand new riding lawnmower that i've only used twice. The way this rain things going it may be several years old with only 10 or so hours on it
Now back to firearms, to me revolvers and especially single actions just seem to grab my heart. 1911's also hit this nerve but in a different way. One would think with the demand for super capacity wonder guns that the prices would go down but it doesn't seem to be the case. I guess the people who demand quality, craftsmanship and beauty stand on the sidelines and gobble them up silently. IMHO
Friendly....thats the only benefit of the drought we've been in here, no lawn to cut. Although it sure makes me feel stupid to have a brand new riding lawnmower that i've only used twice. The way this rain things going it may be several years old with only 10 or so hours on it
Now back to firearms, to me revolvers and especially single actions just seem to grab my heart. 1911's also hit this nerve but in a different way. One would think with the demand for super capacity wonder guns that the prices would go down but it doesn't seem to be the case. I guess the people who demand quality, craftsmanship and beauty stand on the sidelines and gobble them up silently
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Your reason is exactly why I prefer shooting revolvers. I hate chasing brass.
unclenunzie
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Yes. I love the feel in hand, the classic lockwork mechanisms, the slower pace they operate in (for me) enhances my shooting enjoyment. I love my autoloaders too but there is something very special about the wheel gun.
Ah, and they make a very satisfying boom, or pop, as desired
Ah, and they make a very satisfying boom, or pop, as desired
BCRider
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DeMilled and unclenunzie, if you both really like interfacing with your guns in this manner it sounds like you'd also enjoy single action revolvers. I'd even say that you'd like black powder guns too if you don't mind the extra communing time at the cleaning sink after a day of shooting....
For myself I've got both semis and wheelguns. I like both equally but for different reasons. Certainly if I had to dump all of my guns other than two the ones left would be my CZ75 and my S&W 19. If I had to part with one more I'd go into mental meltdown with one gun in each hand firmly locked in a vise like grip and a blank look in my eyes...
For myself I've got both semis and wheelguns. I like both equally but for different reasons. Certainly if I had to dump all of my guns other than two the ones left would be my CZ75 and my S&W 19. If I had to part with one more I'd go into mental meltdown with one gun in each hand firmly locked in a vise like grip and a blank look in my eyes...
Remo223
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Revolvers beat semis for just fun plinking even discounting the issue of chasing after spent brass. When I was a youngster, I used to feel inadequate for not having a colt woodsman. All I had was a S&W K22...only 6 shots vs the 10 shot colt. It didn't take long to realize the revolver had a definite advantage. I could reload my smith with two hands while walking. The colt takes three hands unless you set the gun down or holster it. The smith can be loaded two at a time(three if you're really good) but the colt can only be loaded one at a time. It's a much slower process to load the colt.
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With a revolver in hand, I feel like Eliot Ness pursuing Al Capone, or Indiana Jones chasing a Nazi tank on horseback, or Phillip Marlowe going down the mean streets of L.A. With a semiauto in hand, I feel like I'm holding a hair dryer.
On the practical side, I love being able to feed the rounds directly into the gun without having to fiddle with a magazine. And I can't see the need for a caliber other than the versatile .357 magnum/.38 special
On the practical side, I love being able to feed the rounds directly into the gun without having to fiddle with a magazine. And I can't see the need for a caliber other than the versatile .357 magnum/.38 special
Cop Bob
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Yes, that is one of the reasons that I love revolvers.. I like being able to put a catch can at my feet and when I am done, only have to chase just a few pieces of brass..
When I first started working, and reloading, I was working at a Globe Store, pumping Gas for 19.9 Cents a gallon. I still have powder cans on my bench with a price tag of $2.45.
If you remember, just two short years ago, gas was 1/2 what it is now...
It is proof that stupid people voting in mass can do serious damage... Or as it was once said, "How fortunate for leaders than men do not think." that statement was made by a man that rose to power under very similar circumstances. Two years after he made that statement, he invaded Poland...
When I first started working, and reloading, I was working at a Globe Store, pumping Gas for 19.9 Cents a gallon. I still have powder cans on my bench with a price tag of $2.45.
If you remember, just two short years ago, gas was 1/2 what it is now...
It is proof that stupid people voting in mass can do serious damage... Or as it was once said, "How fortunate for leaders than men do not think." that statement was made by a man that rose to power under very similar circumstances. Two years after he made that statement, he invaded Poland...
As much as i shoot semi autos, i like my S&W 642 more than any of them. I've had 2 .357's, a Ruger GP100 4" and S&W 6" (forgot model). I screwed up and sold both when i was young and broke. Both were full lug. Both were much more accurate than any semi auto i've owned.
Shooting .38spl in a 6" or 8" full lug wheel gun is just fun.
Shooting .38spl in a 6" or 8" full lug wheel gun is just fun.
Sniderman
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Got Lead?
Oh Yeah!
I Love playing with my wheel guns, for too many reasons to list!
But, No "Grubbing for Brass"
Is right up there on the list.
Oh Yeah!
I Love playing with my wheel guns, for too many reasons to list!
But, No "Grubbing for Brass"
Is right up there on the list.
Tallinar
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I have come to appreciate revolvers from both a sporting and carry perspective.
For handloading, rimmed cartridges in a revolver are completely forgiving about OAL (as long as the cartridge isnt too long to prevent cylinder rotation). As long as the gun can handle the pressures, you can load hot or cold with various bullet weights, shapes, and velocities and don't have to start worrying about recoil spring strength, feed ramps or magazine personalities that might otherwise cause headaches in some automatics.
From a carry standpoint, the simplicity of DA revolver is great. You pull the trigger, it goes boom. No fear of limp-wristing causing the action to not cycle, etc. There's obviously plenty of pros and cons to that whole debate, which I don't care to engage in debate over. I've just really come to appreciate 'em is all.
For handloading, rimmed cartridges in a revolver are completely forgiving about OAL (as long as the cartridge isnt too long to prevent cylinder rotation). As long as the gun can handle the pressures, you can load hot or cold with various bullet weights, shapes, and velocities and don't have to start worrying about recoil spring strength, feed ramps or magazine personalities that might otherwise cause headaches in some automatics.
From a carry standpoint, the simplicity of DA revolver is great. You pull the trigger, it goes boom. No fear of limp-wristing causing the action to not cycle, etc. There's obviously plenty of pros and cons to that whole debate, which I don't care to engage in debate over. I've just really come to appreciate 'em is all.
Tallinar
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That's HILARIOUS! I thought I was the only one!
I take my grampa's old Webley out of the safe every now and then for just this purpose!
BCRider
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Thanks to NoirFan I finally found something worthy to use in my sig line instead of "Witty saying to be plagarized shortly....".
I edited my sig line once the laughter tears stopped blinding me and I finally had a chance to breath again....
I edited my sig line once the laughter tears stopped blinding me and I finally had a chance to breath again....
OldCavSoldier
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I was brought up shooting revolvers and learned how to put bullets where I want them. Then, during the Army days, I came to love the old 1911A1....and could still put bullets where I want them and I didn't have to worry about policing up my brass.
I have learned to accept that I just LOVE old things, guns most of all.....like a departed lodge brother once told me, and I often repeat....."I love old: old guns, old cars, old whiskey, old dogs, old women."
I have learned to accept that I just LOVE old things, guns most of all.....like a departed lodge brother once told me, and I often repeat....."I love old: old guns, old cars, old whiskey, old dogs, old women."
Hondo 60
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This fat old body HATES chasin brass!
I belong to 2 clubs, one outdoor & one where you shoot from indoors, but the targets are outside
(I know it's weird) .
It's gotten to the point where I have guns for each club.
The indoor is where I shoot my semiautos & the outdoor club is where I shoot my revolvers.
That way I don't loose brass.
I belong to 2 clubs, one outdoor & one where you shoot from indoors, but the targets are outside
(I know it's weird)
.It's gotten to the point where I have guns for each club.
The indoor is where I shoot my semiautos & the outdoor club is where I shoot my revolvers.
That way I don't loose brass.
fiVe
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NoirFan said:
I totally agree.
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It's just a friendlier, more convenient piece of machinery. Not having to chase brass is part of it--just take a coffee can to the range. When you're done you don't have to take the (DA) revolver apart to clean it. You don't have to beware of limp wristing or be ever-ready for a tap-rack-bang drill or a tap-rack-no-bang drill. Bad magazines will never stop you and the revolver will run with any ammo that says the right thing on the case head.
I think all that is pretty cool.
I think all that is pretty cool.
Overkilll0084
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There is a certain classic elegance to revolvers that you just can't capture with a plastic semi auto. I would imagine it's somewhat like taking your classic car out to cruise around on a nice Friday night. Pull out a typical polymer pistol and no one really pays much attention. Break out an old Python or Dan Wesson and people want to chat.
moonpie
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http://www.scythesupply.com/index.htm there are always other options
gamestalker
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I'll always have a revolver. I get tons of cycles through my brass before I have to toss it, and I'm a hot dog H110/296 loader with my magnum wheel guns of over 30 years. And my special brass will probably never wear out considering the pressures are quite a bit lower. Nothing against those who love their AL's but it nice to not have to reach down and scour the ground for brass.
Speaking of scouring for brass. A fellow reloader was shooting his loved aL's one day out at our little remote spot and when he was scouring the area for brass that went flying all over hill and dale, he reached for one next to a very small bush and hiding in plain sight was a little side winder that nailed him on the hand, almost cost him his life! The venom wasn't the problem it was basically a dry bite, but the bacteria that snakes are common to have in their mouth is what almost killed him. Every time I go shooting and happen to be shooting my AL's I think about that before reaching for brass.
Speaking of scouring for brass. A fellow reloader was shooting his loved aL's one day out at our little remote spot and when he was scouring the area for brass that went flying all over hill and dale, he reached for one next to a very small bush and hiding in plain sight was a little side winder that nailed him on the hand, almost cost him his life! The venom wasn't the problem it was basically a dry bite, but the bacteria that snakes are common to have in their mouth is what almost killed him. Every time I go shooting and happen to be shooting my AL's I think about that before reaching for brass.
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