oc shooter
.223 Rem
so thinking of taking the plunge in to revolvers never really cared for them so never owned 1. shot a ruger red hawk and a sp 101 didn't care for either of them going to try a Smith next any recommendations
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Deplorable Me
.577 Tyrannosaur.
GP100 Ruger. 4" 6 shot. Built like tanks. The 7 shots have tolerances too tight, some problems. Zero problems with my 15 year old 6 shots. Own 2, just ordered my third.
Go sexy, go 3 inch SS Wiley Clapp.
Go sexy, go 3 inch SS Wiley Clapp.
Tinman
.308 Win
S&W 686 +. 3”. Any Ruger GP 100. I also have the Ruger GP 100 Wiley Clapp and the Ruger Match Champion. Can’t go wrong with any of them.
HighlandLofts
6.5 Creedmoor
I have so many revolvers I lost track of how many I have plus a few doubles of what I like.
I shoot them on a regular bases, my very favorite shooting centerfire revolver is my 6" stainless GP100 IN 357 MAGNUM.
My six year old grandson loves shooting 38spl out of my 7 1/2" old style Redhawk.
For add fun shooting gun I suggest the 6c gp100 used, if you don't like it or get tired of it you should get most of your money back when you dispose of it.
If you ever get to the Seattle area and have a day or two to KILL I have close to forty handguns that need to be shot. I generally only take four or five handguns when I go shooting and three or four 22 rifles.
I shoot them on a regular bases, my very favorite shooting centerfire revolver is my 6" stainless GP100 IN 357 MAGNUM.
My six year old grandson loves shooting 38spl out of my 7 1/2" old style Redhawk.
For add fun shooting gun I suggest the 6c gp100 used, if you don't like it or get tired of it you should get most of your money back when you dispose of it.
If you ever get to the Seattle area and have a day or two to KILL I have close to forty handguns that need to be shot. I generally only take four or five handguns when I go shooting and three or four 22 rifles.
I have an SP101 3 inch and a GP100 4 inch, both in 357.
I like them both and carry both acvording to the situation.
The SP101 hides as good as any gun.
The GP100 is heavier and doesnt hide as well.
I get better groups with the GP100 but, again, its a tank to conceal.
The SP101 is snappy with 357 but bery manageable.
The GP100 shoots like butter and has bery little barrel flip.
A friend has a 2 inch S&W Airweight which is painful to fire but very concealable.
I like them both and carry both acvording to the situation.
The SP101 hides as good as any gun.
The GP100 is heavier and doesnt hide as well.
I get better groups with the GP100 but, again, its a tank to conceal.
The SP101 is snappy with 357 but bery manageable.
The GP100 shoots like butter and has bery little barrel flip.
A friend has a 2 inch S&W Airweight which is painful to fire but very concealable.
I've been wanting the match champion since it came out.
oc shooter
.223 Rem
So where to start use range and self defense both the Rutgers felt klunky and the bore axis felt too high muzzle flip was pretty high triggers were ok fried a Taurus last night seemed smoother than either of the Rutgers but again muzzle flip was a bit much by the way all of these guns were 357 but I was shooting 38,s hope to shoot a couple of smith’s this Thursday haven’t ruled out the Rutgers but liked the Taurus a little better hard for me to say that as I’ve never thought much of Taurus
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
I will take a revolver over an auto any day of the week. My SP101 is my favorite to CCW. At times depending on the situation, I back it up with my Colt Detective .38. Hunting I use the SW 657 .41mag.
Yesterday I almost dropped a dime on a Ruger Vaquero 45lc but figured to hold out just a bit till I get the next big kids tuition payments out of the way first.
Yesterday I almost dropped a dime on a Ruger Vaquero 45lc but figured to hold out just a bit till I get the next big kids tuition payments out of the way first.
oc shooter
.223 Rem
well graywolf as you can probably tell I'm an auto guy trying to see my way into the realm of wheel guns. I've ruled nothing out and am open to any and all suggestions. while i've yet to shoot any smiths it seems as though all of my friends and retired police officers lean toward them. I've been watching some re runs of revolver competitions and it seems as most if not all the shooters are using smiths. while I'm not quite in my dotage growing up colt seemed the way to go but that seems to be no longer the case. it may turn out that I'm just not suited to revolvers and should stay with auto's . doesn't mean I hate them just means they don't work for me. I'll try as many as I can and then make the choice to continue or abandon the quest.
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
Please don’t think I’m knocking autos , because I am not. I own over a half a dozen of them and do carry one occasionally when I switch out with my revolver. I’ve got Mini mix, but my favorite go to auto is my stainless Kahr K40.
Very Different type of shooting. Over the many years of shooting I think revolvers always give a much snappier kickback then auto’s. And to me much much more reliable.
I think it’s just your preference. I seem to see that the younger generation prefer auto’s over the revolvers while Us old farts prefer revolvers over autos. Obviously that’s not always the case. Hell I prefer a beautiful double barrel shotgun over any new fangled thumbstock AK-47 looking thingamagigee. I have nothing against them that’s just my preference.
As far as make again your preference. Don’t go Smith because all your buddies have one. Go Smith because it feels best in your hand And will do what you intended it to do.
oc shooter
.223 Rem
greywolf I think our tastes are closer than what you may think and your advice is sound. reliability is the reason I'm considering a wheel gun tied of trying to remember when I last changed the mag in my night stand gun with a revolver that becomes a non issue. started my hand gun love while serving in the late 60's so you know it was a 1911 can't seem to get enough of them. will try the smiths and maybe a used colt and go from there
Well, the S&W 686+ in 6" is probably my personal favorite revolver, but it does depend on what you intend to use it for. Even now I still refuse to own one with the lock though.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
If the magazine change ona semi auto that isn't used a whole lot is your only issue, it isn't an issue. You don't need to swap out magazines. Springs only go bad when used rather than being held compressed or decompressed for long periods of time. You can look that up to verify for yourself.
Caches of old AK's and SKS's have been found buried and the magazines worked flawlessly decades later.