This one has been on my mind for awhile, I like it's bulldog appearance. But do I really want 2 snub noses right of the bat?
Considering getting a small revolver for pocket carry
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This one has been on my mind for awhile, I like it's bulldog appearance. But do I really want 2 snub noses right of the bat?
S&W Fan
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The better question is , why not ?!!
You get a free revolver coupon from Smith and Wesson, what do you get?
S&W Fan
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That’s an easy one. A. 4” model 610 with the unfluted cylinder.
S&W Fan
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I think this is called the Bloodwork revolver.
Xae289
.223 Rem
610 is a 10mm right? Isn't that the model Jerry Miculek used to score that revolver speed record?
Had to look up the Bloodwork reference. Now I'm trying to find a clip with that revolver in it.
S&W Fan
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Yes it is a 10mm.
Jerry used the model 625 in .45 acp for the revolver speed record.
I actually have one of S&W’s special addition Jerry Miculek model 625 JM in .45acp , It’s a very sweet shooting .45 acp revolver with Jerry’s special trigger, hammer and slicked up internals.
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I am somewhat considering trading in my Ruger Mk IV Hunter for an S&W 617.
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What did I say a few posts back ? Down the rabbit hole you go !
Enjoy and welcome to the Fold.
Xae289
.223 Rem
Another convert – Welcome to the cult of the wheelgun! That's a great little revolver. Now, maybe you could be convinced to take a second look at a nice Ruger, which I believe you compared to a "hooker". I would call this girl more of a "high-end escort".
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
Keep the Ruger and buy the 617.
You can sometimes find the 6 shot version a little more affordable.
Willyone
6.5 Creedmoor
Agree. I have a Ruger Mk II Government Target model and will never part with it.
The Mk IV is irritating me with its constant failures to eject .
I didn't say Rugers were hookers,I said you treat a Ruger like a hooker, there is a difference. I meant it as a compliment actually, Rugers are solid, unpretentious firearms.
spat
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Guy is a legend.
spat
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The look on his face is priceless.
Like some guy just taking out the trash for the 10,000th time. He wishes he didn't have to bother. But if you don't, the place will start to stink.
If you look carefully at the picture there is a shell casing frozen in mid-flight.
S&W Fan
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A couple of neat old school rival revolver adds
This is all entirely true. While Ruger's casting process is among the best in the industry I do prefer the sleek and refined S&Ws more.
Then again Ruger's QC is better these days.
Xae289
.223 Rem
For all Ruger's talk about the strength of their GP100, their .44 version is only a Special while S&W's L-frame M69 is a .44 Magnum. What I will give Ruger is that their lockup system is stronger with the crane locking point doing a better job of keeping the action tight than S&W's lockup point at the tip of the ejector rod. I take it as S&W admitting as much by incorporating a ball detent crane lockup point into their Model 69 instead of the ejector rod lockup. I wish they incorporated that into their N-Frame .44s also. As it is, I limit my 629 to Keith-level .44 Specials and shoot my full-house magnums through my Ruger Super Blackhawk.
I Just learned about the S&W 386. They need to put that model back into production. With a 3" barrel. With the fancy titanium barrel shroud.
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Your N frame 629 can easily stand up to full house .44 mag loads . Mine and many hundreds of thousands of others have been digesting.44 mag loads for decades with narry an ill affect. It’s when those .44 mag loads start to or exceed the SAAMI is where Ruger Has the slight advantage.
The Manurhin MR 73 is supposed to be the final word in strength and durability for revolvers. Berretta is importing new manufacture MR 73s too............. If you have the near 4k they are asking for one.
I am also interested in the Spohr revolvers manufacturered in Germany based on the S&W pattern........ also imported in small numbers to the tune of well over 3k.
On the other hand I have little interest in the Korth/Nighthawk collaboration revolvers, the matte black paint is all wrong and some of the models look as if they could double as cheese graters which is even worse.
There is a Korth Classic model available but at an eye watering 10 grand.
Honestly the new Python is probably one of the best revolvers you can get for a price that doesn't require financing. I wish a 7 shot model was available, 6 rounds in a medium heavy type frame seems like wasted potential to me now.
I am also interested in the Spohr revolvers manufacturered in Germany based on the S&W pattern........ also imported in small numbers to the tune of well over 3k.
On the other hand I have little interest in the Korth/Nighthawk collaboration revolvers, the matte black paint is all wrong and some of the models look as if they could double as cheese graters which is even worse.
There is a Korth Classic model available but at an eye watering 10 grand.
Honestly the new Python is probably one of the best revolvers you can get for a price that doesn't require financing. I wish a 7 shot model was available, 6 rounds in a medium heavy type frame seems like wasted potential to me now.
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Xae289
.223 Rem
I definitely don't treat my 629 like it's made of glass, but I also don't doubt the many reports of S&W .44s shooting loose sooner than most other revolvers in the class. I shoot my .44s probably a lot more than most people who own a .44. It just makes more sense for me to shoot the hotter stuff through the intrinsically stronger action and longer barrel of the Ruger Super Blackhawk. If I want a 240 gr bullet going 1440 fps or a 300 gr bullet doing 1200 fps, I go for the SBH. If I want to shoot lighter 200 gr bullets or only push 240 gr bullets to 1050-1200 fps I go for the 629.
For sure, most people who own a 29 or 629 won't shoot them enough to ever shoot them loose enough to send them back to S&W for a rebuild.
For me, if I were to drop that kind of serious money on a revolver, I'd either buy a Freedom Arms single-action or send my SBH to Jack Huntington to get it tuned and converted to .500 JRH.
Revolvers I'd like to see from S&W:
1- The updated return of the 386 the 386 PD. Scandium frame, titanium 7 shot cylinder and a 2.5 or 3" barrel with a proper rear sight, tritium front and rear. Fancy titanium barrel shroud would be a plus. Basically a more practical version of the interesting but goofy 327 PD, barrel is unnecessarily short and the 8 shot cylinder is probably a tad too bulky for an EDC.
2- real easy. How bought you finally do a 586-fricken-plus?! Blued > stainless, 7 rounds > 6 rounds, its fricken that simple!
1- The updated return of the 386 the 386 PD. Scandium frame, titanium 7 shot cylinder and a 2.5 or 3" barrel with a proper rear sight, tritium front and rear. Fancy titanium barrel shroud would be a plus. Basically a more practical version of the interesting but goofy 327 PD, barrel is unnecessarily short and the 8 shot cylinder is probably a tad too bulky for an EDC.
2- real easy. How bought you finally do a 586-fricken-plus?! Blued > stainless, 7 rounds > 6 rounds, its fricken that simple!
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There is a huge following for the 586 , myself included. I have a 4” ND and a 6” -3 A Lot of people were surprised that they didn’t do a reproduction 586 when they put out the Classic series.
Unfortunately it’s probably unlikely that they will at this point.