Yard work revolver

[starling]

The Birdshead Wrangler isn’t too bad an option. I will admit they aren’t a Bearcat but for $240 bucks they aren’t too bad.

I added a set of grips to replace the cheesy plastic ones.

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Stay safe.

Im a fan of the Rough Rider design (ruger doesnt do it for me on these) so thats what he uses right now at the range. I started him with the 6.5" version so he would respect it but hes about ready for the shorter ones. Probably pick him up a 3.5" Rough Rider next. He ended up not liking the birdshead grip on the one he picked up though (suprised me) so Ill have to switch it out.

I thought about getting him a nice older Single Six but my dislike for Rimfire is wearing off on him and he is starting to want to move towards centerfire. So ... if Im going to dump that kind of money on a Ruger SA its likely going to be a 9mm/357mag Blackhawk and then eventually give it to him once he can handle it well.

At least he likes revolvers though (as well as his pocket 25acp and 22lr pistols). I started more with semi autos so Ive always been more of an classic style autoloader fan. I like shooting SA revolvers though. I think the first time I shot the rough rider design design was when I was maybe 6 or 7 years old (uncles revolver). They have been around under different names/importers/manufacturers forever. Certainly better than the RG my Grandma let me shoot once in a while. Hard to predict kids.. right now he is all about Pythons and S&W 629. I tell him he better find more lawns to mow because even when he splits the cost with me its going to cost him a fortune. Rough Rider he only had to chip in $50 for the base gun.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I will say that a gun-buying fetish can put a serious dent in the retirement kitty. I spent some serious cash on guns and gun stuff the two-three years before I pulled the plug.

Since then I have only bought three more guns, all .22’s.

I think I have finally hit a point of happiness.

Stay safe.

I just got started buying classics! but, I finally have an idea of what I want. All cash, no credit .. no cash, no gun

 

[Riomouse911]

. Im a fan of the Rough Rider design (ruger doesnt do it for me on these) so thats what he uses right now at the range. I started him with the 6.5" version so he would respect it but hes about ready for the shorter ones. Probably pick him up a 3.5" Rough Rider next. He ended up not liking the birdshead grip on the one he picked up though (suprised me) so I’ll have to switch it out.

I thought about getting him a nice older Single Six but my dislike for Rimfire is wearing off on him and he is starting to want to move towards centerfire. So ... if Im going to dump that kind of money on a Ruger SA its likely going to be a 9mm/357mag Blackhawk and then eventually give it to him once he can handle it well.

At least he likes revolvers though (as well as his pocket 25acp and 22lr pistols). I started more with semi autos so Ive always been more of a classic style autoloader fan. I like shooting SA revolvers though. I think the first time I shot the rough rider design design was when I was maybe 6 or 7 years old (uncles revolver). They have been around under different names/importers/manufacturers forever. Certainly better than the RG my Grandma let me shoot once in a while. Hard to predict kids.. right now he is all about Pythons and S&W 629. I tell him he better find more lawns to mow because even when he splits the cost with me its going to cost him a fortune. Rough Rider he only had to chip in $50 for the base gun.

My first revolver but was a 6” Taurus 66 .357 in satin nickel. It wasn’t a bad gun to cut my teeth on, it shot well and didn’t kick too much even with 158 gr .357 magnums. Sadly, it had to go with a couple of others when I was between jobs and needed $$.

It sounds like he has some high end taste, which is not a bad thing in my book. Buy once, cry once with things like guns (and tools, sports equipment, cars, etc.)

Hopefully he finds a few more yards to mow and gets enough silver in the poke for that 629.

Stay safe.

 

[Tallball]

I retired about 14 months ago, at age 56. One of my best decisions EVER. Arguably one of the few good ones.

Not real sure why a grow house or spouses harming each other makes gardenwork carry more necessary.

The horrible truth is that "significant others" and friends and business partners murder each other fairly often. That doesn't make you less safe in your yard. Not cheating on your spouse, staying away from your friend's wives, not cheating business partners out of money, and so forth, are more effective precautions for these situations.

I had to clear chest-high weeds from the back of my new place recently. Had a machete handy, and a shotgun with bird shot, but no snakes so far.

 

[Bob529]

I live in a neighborhood that has some questionable people but I really don't think they would do anything. The problem is that these people seem to think that letting their pit-bulls run loose is OK. I always carry when outside of my fenced-in yard. I've had dog encounters several times but I've only had to draw once and that was when 2 pit-bulls were growling, barking and running circles around me. Luckily, a neighbor saw what was happening and came to my rescue before I had to take drastic action, I've seen others fire a warning shot. FWIW... I don't fire a warning shot.

 

[starling]

I retired about 14 months ago, at age 56. One of my best decisions EVER. Arguably one of the few good ones.

Not real sure why a grow house or spouses harming each other makes gardenwork carry more necessary.

The horrible truth is that "significant others" and friends and business partners murder each other fairly often. That doesn't make you less safe in your yard. Not cheating on your spouse, staying away from your friend's wives, not cheating business partners out of money, and so forth, are more effective precautions for these situations.

I had to clear chest-high weeds from the back of my new place recently. Had a machete handy, and a shotgun with bird shot, but no snakes so far.

If you have venomous snakes in your area I STRONGLY recommend you go buy some snake boots. They are not that expensive (I think I point $150) and a must if you work in brush. Please get yourself some. We have copperheads here and when I clear out high areas its not uncommon to run into them. Once everything is cut down all the time they stay away. They tend to come out in the evening so you might try avoiding that time for brush clearing. Be Safe.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I retired about 14 months ago, at age 56. One of my best decisions EVER. Arguably one of the few good ones.

Not real sure why a grow house or spouses harming each other makes gardenwork carry more necessary.

The horrible truth is that "significant others" and friends and business partners murder each other fairly often. That doesn't make you less safe in your yard. Not cheating on your spouse, staying away from your friend's wives, not cheating business partners out of money, and so forth, are more effective precautions for these situations.

I had to clear chest-high weeds from the back of my new place recently. Had a machete handy, and a shotgun with bird shot, but no snakes so far.

Yes, stay away from temptation and unhappy friends spouses! Cuz, devorces is more common than sticking it out.

as for snake guns… I don’t think .22 rat shoots are effective. 28g, 20g, 12g will do the job with cheep Walmart ammo

 

[CoalTrain49]

I will say that a gun-buying fetish can put a serious dent in the retirement kitty. I spent some serious cash on guns and gun stuff the two-three years before I pulled the plug.

Since then I have only bought three more guns, all .22’s.

I think I have finally hit a point of happiness.

Stay safe.

Sure you did. I sell two to buy one. That keeps me with space in my safe but doesn't help much no more purchases.

 

[starling]

I just got started buying classics! but, I finally have an idea of what I want. All cash, no credit .. no cash, no gun

Yes dont put a gun on a credit card. There is always a deal out there somewhere. Especially when it comes to classics because so many people dump them for newer stuff. Especially when an enthusiast passes on and the relatives just want them gone for the cash. I never understand bidding wars on firearms with high production numbers.

Unless maybe its something extremely rare. In that case you need to build up an emergency fund.

The other thing you can do if you have the motivation is learn to fix or restored broken and abused firearms. Its pretty rare someone wears out a firearms unless they are maybe a competitive shooter and it was their comp gun. You dont have to be a millionaire to be a firearms enthusiast and theres no point in creating a financial burden on yourself. Lots of great deals out there all the time even for the classics. In fact I would say the worst deals are for newly introduced firearms or NIB. Some of the retail prices out there now for what you actually get are pretty mind blowing.

 

[dranrab]

It's interesting seeing the Charter Arms in the OP. Charter doesn't get a lot of love, but by most accounts, they have upped their game in the past few years. They won't win beauty contests, but they work and they get the job done for better than half the cost of a Ruger, Smith or Colt. I emailed Charter over the weekend, asking when they anticipated rolling out some Pathfinder 22 magnums. They gave me an immediate response.

 

[starling]

It's interesting seeing the Charter Arms in the OP. Charter doesn't get a lot of love, but by most accounts, they have upped their game in the past few years. They won't win beauty contests, but they work and they get the job done for better than half the cost of a Ruger, Smith or Colt. I emailed Charter over the weekend, asking when they anticipated rolling out some Pathfinder 22 magnums. They gave me an immediate response.

My experience with smaller manufacturers is they are a lot more receptive to customers and will go out of their way to make things right. Charter has a lot to offer and some very unique revolvers in their Pitbull line. The seem more willing to do things other manufacturers wont. I guess their competitors would be Armscor, EAA Windicator, and some of the Taurus line. None of those are bad revolvers either for their price range but Charter is the only one thats American. I think the Windicator is an underated revolver but they are only offered in 357magnum and are large and heavy which many dont like. Armscor is probably the lowest of the four but I think they are serviceable guns provided you stay within their limitations. Taurus are fine revolvers and are likely Charters biggest rival in terms of market share. Charter is the underdog being that it is a much much smaller company though and has had a lot of administrative changes and problems through the years. They have survived pretty well all things considered. In the end its really up to what the buyer wishes to support.

Unless you just think revolvers that can shoot semi auto cartridges without a moonclip are cool. Charter has carved a nice little spot out for themselves with the Pitbull revolvers. Great backups and you can use your favorite semi auto magazine for a speedloader. Im pretty impressed they managed to pull off a 40S&W in that Pitbull design. Good for Charter Arms. Somebody over there is a thinker.

 

[Old Dog]

The worst day of retirement is better than the best day working.

I keep telling the wife this; she insists on working, trying to bump up her retirement just a little more. That and she says she likes her job (??).

She still can't understand why I love doing yardwork and mowing the lawn. Glad I saved up a bit of a secret Swiss bank account for gun-buying post-retirement.

Currently working on a holster-mount on the dash of the lawn tractor. Will post pics.

 

[Mark_Mark]

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One of these?
I was mowing the electric line right of way yesterday, and I carry my Shield when I'm mowing back there.
View attachment 1165849 It goes for as far as you can see. Everyone mows what's behind their house. I mow the part the church owns. We all consider this part of our backyard.

Zero Turn too!

 

[wayneinFL]

Same as any other day.

 

[trackskippy]

you know how some people have magazines in the throne? don’t tell me i’m not the only one…

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LOL. Are you fixin to drop that last one in and flush it?


Im kind of amazed too at the number of people who think that because you might wear a gun on a daily basis and no matter where you are, means you live in a war zone. Its just a gun, and no different than anything else you might carry with you on a daily basis.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Same as any other day.

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you like those speed strips? what brand to you use?

 

[starling]

LOL. Are you fixin to drop that last one in and flush it?


Im kind of amazed too at the number of people who think that because you might wear a gun on a daily basis and no matter where you are, means you live in a war zone. Its just a gun, and no different than anything else you might carry with you on a daily basis.

If you are speaking regarding my post I might be confusing people. Carry a pistol yes.. Im all for that. However, its important to protect yourself from the mentality of becoming paranoid and looking at everyday people as a threat constantly. People can get obsessed. There have been a few over the years that I have suggested them not carry for 2 or 3 days just so they can get a grasp on reality. Shock media (propaganda) plays funny mind games with people and we are bombarded with it 24/7 for those who chose to get consumed by it through their cell phones. The younger generations seem to be the most effected but I meet a lot of older folks that should know better than to let themselves get worked up by fear programming. People are just extremely edgy and tribal with short fuses these days. This has all been programmed into us by design. Firearms industry has had its role in it as well for a multitude of reasons. People need to wise up. Theres a whole lot of weird out there these days but violence not so much. People like to cherry pick extremely rare occurrences but those are outliers. More than Half the time it happens its two idiots looking for a fight like junkyard dogs with a major chip (EGO) on their shoulder. No room for "ego" when you have a CCW.

Carrying a weapon while doing yardwork in fear of other people is a little extreme IMO. Im not going to comment on having a gun while on the toilet LOL. What the heck is coming out of you folks while you are in the bathroom? Aliens? Demons? Worried someone is going to invade the house while you are on the toilet? Lock the doors.

I like the Thunderstruck though. Interested if Mark Mark ever does an honest review of that revolver one of these days. Maybe I missed it. Seems silly on paper but I like outside the box approaches to firearms sometimes.

 

[trackskippy]

If you are speaking regarding my post I might be confusing people. Carry a pistol yes.. Im all for that. However, its important to protect yourself from the mentality of becoming paranoid and looking at everyday people as a threat constantly. People can get obsessed. There have been a few over the years that I have suggested them not carry for 2 or 3 days just so they can get a grasp on reality. Shock media (propaganda) plays funny mind games with people and we are bombarded with it 24/7 for those who chose to get consumed by it through their cell phones. The younger generations seem to be the most effected but I meet a lot of older folks that should know better than to let themselves get worked up by fear programming. People are just extremely edgy and tribal with short fuses these days. This has all been programmed into us by design. Firearms industry has had its role in it as well for a multitude of reasons. People need to wise up. Theres a whole lot of weird out there these days but violence not so much. People like to cherry pick extremely rare occurrences but those are outliers. More than Half the time it happens its two idiots looking for a fight like junkyard dogs with a major chip (EGO) on their shoulder. No room for "ego" when you have a CCW.

Carrying a weapon while doing yardwork in fear of other people is a little extreme IMO. Im not going to comment on having a gun while on the toilet LOL. What the heck is coming out of you folks while you are in the bathroom? Aliens? Demons? Worried someone is going to invade the house while you are on the toilet? Lock the doors.

I like the Thunderstruck though. Interested if Mark Mark ever does an honest review of that revolver one of these days. Maybe I missed it. Seems silly on paper but I like outside the box approaches to firearms sometimes.

What I was getting at was, its just a gun, nothing more, nothing less. All it is, is a tool, just like other things you may have on you, like your pocket knife, flashlight, lighter, ect., not something magical that makes you a different person just because you have it.

Why would someone assume because someone else is wearing/carrying a gun while doing anything, means anything more than they just have a gun? I dont see anything extreme or unusual about it, but then again, all the adults I grew up around as a kid carried guns, and most of my closer friends and family have always carried guns, so maybe I have a different outlook on things. I dont see paranoia being a part of it so much, although Ive always thought "some" paranoia was a positive thing and not a negative, so there is that too. Just watching everything going on in the world these days tells me Im not wrong there either.

And, for those who balk at or cant be bothered carrying a gun on a daily basis, no matter what youre doing, thats fine and your choice, I simply see you as one of those people who will likely ask me to borrow my pocket knife, or flashlight, lighters, ect, because you cant be bothered to carry them either, and know I likely have them. No ones actually asked for my gun yet though. Then again, the only way they would know I have one, is if I told them, and even if they asked, 99% would be told "no". Most are oblivious anyway, and that includes most gun people.

It is always pretty entertaining though, to have conversations with people, especially those who are anti-gun, and have them tell you theres no way people should be allowed to carry one, and/or the gun people, who say theres no way you can possibly carry a full size gun in just a tee shirt, and youre doing exactly that, not more than a couple of feet away from them and doing just that, in plain view. I always just smile and nod in agreement.

I guess a lot of this is just different mentalities, some of us tend to lean more on the practical side of things, while others, not so much. The world, is the world, is the world, no matter where you are on it, and you can expect pretty much anything you see anywhere else, wherever you are, and at any given moment, no matter how safe and nice an area you might think it is. Whether or not youre prepared for what you might get, is entirely up to you, and we all get to live with our choices.

And no, you cant borrow my gun because you left yours at home.


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[starling]

What I was getting at was, its just a gun, nothing more, nothing less. All it is, is a tool, just like other things you may have on you, like your pocket knife, flashlight, lighter, ect., not something magical that makes you a different person just because you have it.

Why would someone assume because someone else is wearing/carrying a gun while doing anything, means anything more than they just have a gun? I dont see anything extreme or unusual about it, but then again, all the adults I grew up around as a kid carried guns, and most of my closer friends and family have always carried guns, so maybe I have a different outlook on things. I dont see paranoia being a part of it so much, although Ive always thought "some" paranoia was a positive thing and not a negative, so there is that too. Just watching everything going on in the world these days tells me Im not wrong there either.

And, for those who balk at or cant be bothered carrying a gun on a daily basis, no matter what youre doing, thats fine and your choice, I simply see you as one of those people who will likely ask me to borrow my pocket knife, or flashlight, lighters, ect, because you cant be bothered to carry them either, and know I likely have them. No ones actually asked for my gun yet though. Then again, the only way they would know I have one, is if I told them, and even if they asked, 99% would be told "no". Most are oblivious anyway, and that includes most gun people.

It is always pretty entertaining though, to have conversations with people, especially those who are anti-gun, and have them tell you theres no way people should be allowed to carry one, and/or the gun people, who say theres no way you can possibly carry a full size gun in just a tee shirt, and youre doing exactly that, not more than a couple of feet away from them and doing just that, in plain view. I always just smile and nod in agreement.

I guess a lot of this is just different mentalities, some of us tend to lean more on the practical side of things, while others, not so much. The world, is the world, is the world, no matter where you are on it, and you can expect pretty much anything you see anywhere else, wherever you are, and at any given moment, no matter how safe and nice an area you might think it is. Whether or not youre prepared for what you might get, is entirely up to you, and we all get to live with our choices.

And no, you cant borrow my gun because you left yours at home.


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No worries on my end. You are fine. I wont tell someone not to carry a gun in the yard or while going to the bathroom. People are going to do what they want. To me its excessive but I am not living in their circumstances. Some people just love carrying a firearm. I more or less do it out of need. I wouldnt say I "enjoy" it. My love for firearms has zero to do with CCW. For many people its the opposite. I think of them more as CC enthusiasts more then lovers of firearms. If Im pushing the lawnmover, digging muck out of the creek/swamp, chainsawing, clearing brush etc. the last thing im going to do is lug a firearm around with me. A snake is a bigger threat than anything else and I wont kill them anymore either (bad for the kids to see). If we had bear or cougar here though I might want to keep something close by just in case but I cant remember anyone ever getting attacked by those animals while doing yard work. I suspect people here though have a lot more land than us.

 

[12Bravo20]

I live in a rural community, the town has a population of 1,100 and the biggest town in the county has a population of 2,300. The county is also one of the biggest meth producing counties in the state since it is easy to hide and easy to get anhydrous. So yes I carry all of the time. Between the tweaked out meth heads, we have coyotes that come into town along with the occasional loose dog that is not so friendly to people.

I got labeled the "crazy war vet" when I first moved to town years ago. And that is okay with me since that helps keep the meth heads away. They will rob you blind and not care if you are there or not. They also won't hesitate to hurt or kill to get what they want.

 

[wayneinFL]

you like those speed strips? what brand to you use?

I got these off Amazon and have just been using them a few months. Tuff Products. They fit in my pocket behind the holster a little better than a speedloader. They work fine, obviously slower to load than a speedloader.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I got these off Amazon and have just been using them a few months. Tuff Products. They fit in my pocket behind the holster a little better than a speedloader. They work fine, obviously slower to load than a speedloader.

Look like they have 2 brands, Tuff and Bianci, I’m going to order a pair Tuff for my Colt DS

 

[NeroM]

"yard work" for me often consists of mowing 15 acres of lawn, grass and field, often while mowing, moles leap ahead of the mower = nice target practice, carry a Ruger single six with 22 Mag cylinder for these targets.

 

[Mark_Mark]

15 Acres sound like a ton of work. What kinda lawn mower your using?

 

[ontarget]

What I was getting at was, its just a gun, nothing more, nothing less. All it is, is a tool, just like other things you may have on you, like your pocket knife, flashlight, lighter, ect., not something magical that makes you a different person just because you have it.

Why would someone assume because someone else is wearing/carrying a gun while doing anything, means anything more than they just have a gun? I dont see anything extreme or unusual about it, but then again, all the adults I grew up around as a kid carried guns, and most of my closer friends and family have always carried guns, so maybe I have a different outlook on things. I dont see paranoia being a part of it so much, although Ive always thought "some" paranoia was a positive thing and not a negative, so there is that too. Just watching everything going on in the world these days tells me Im not wrong there either.

And, for those who balk at or cant be bothered carrying a gun on a daily basis, no matter what youre doing, thats fine and your choice, I simply see you as one of those people who will likely ask me to borrow my pocket knife, or flashlight, lighters, ect, because you cant be bothered to carry them either, and know I likely have them. No ones actually asked for my gun yet though. Then again, the only way they would know I have one, is if I told them, and even if they asked, 99% would be told "no". Most are oblivious anyway, and that includes most gun people.

It is always pretty entertaining though, to have conversations with people, especially those who are anti-gun, and have them tell you theres no way people should be allowed to carry one, and/or the gun people, who say theres no way you can possibly carry a full size gun in just a tee shirt, and youre doing exactly that, not more than a couple of feet away from them and doing just that, in plain view. I always just smile and nod in agreement.

I guess a lot of this is just different mentalities, some of us tend to lean more on the practical side of things, while others, not so much. The world, is the world, is the world, no matter where you are on it, and you can expect pretty much anything you see anywhere else, wherever you are, and at any given moment, no matter how safe and nice an area you might think it is. Whether or not youre prepared for what you might get, is entirely up to you, and we all get to live with our choices.

And no, you cant borrow my gun because you left yours at home.


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I agree with everything you said.
My EDC is a tool, which I carry strong side, just like my Leatherman that I carry weak side, and the pocket knife that's clipped in my strong side pocket.
If I'm awake I'm carrying ALL of my daily tools. Not one time have I had to remember where those tools were/are, because they are always with me.
Consistancy is the key here.
It has nothing whatsoever to do with paranoia.
I also don't do the "carry rotation" thing, because again, Consistancy.
I did however, trade my LCP Max up for my M&P 9 2.0 this past weekend because we visited a cabin WAY up north, but switched back to the EDC as soon as we were back to civilization.