what is your favorite barrel length?

dalegribble · February 22, 2011, 12:37 PM

I have 3, 44 cal BP revolvers that I believe have 7 1/2" barrels. I have two 5 1/2 and one 6 1'2" 22 cal six guns. I have two 4 3/4" uberti cattlemen and one 3/1/2" cimorron thunderer, all in 45 LC. My favorites currently are the 4 3/4" barrel length 45's. I think the 4 3/4" barrels are the perfect size for speed, pointabilty and balance in a 45. Having said that I want my next gun to be a nickel plated 5 1/2" model. What are your favorites?

Ben Towe · February 22, 2011, 01:06 PM

4 5/8 on a Ruger, the same length as the ejector rod housing. Might be 4 3/4 on some brands. It just looks right. I don't have one in that length, sadly (and stupidly) I traded off my SS Vaquero .45 in that configuration. Now I have a Single Six 5.5", a New Vaquero .357 in 5.5", Super Blackhawk 7.5", and the Walker at 9". Oh well, I'll find another one.

Noz · February 22, 2011, 03:37 PM

5.5

Hardcase · February 22, 2011, 04:13 PM

4 3/4" - if it's good enough for The Duke, it's good enough for me

jmortimer · February 22, 2011, 04:15 PM

I tend to the short end 3.5" to 4.75" +/-
Easier to carry and, for me, easier to shoot quickly.

Fingers McGee · February 22, 2011, 05:30 PM

7 1/2 inches. That's what most of my Navies are.

FM

olmontanaboy · February 23, 2011, 08:03 AM

I like the 7-1/2" or 8" models the best but shorter ones are nice too, I'm not much of a fan of the really long barrels on revolvers though.

sewerman · February 23, 2011, 08:10 AM

6.5" 7.5" & (2) 8"

two rugers BH ,and Two 1858 Rems

S.M.

Bill Akins · February 23, 2011, 08:27 AM

I like the 8" barrel lengths best for a 1860 Colt clone. I like the 5.5" barrels best on the Remy's and on the 1873 peacemaker I like the 4 & 3/4" barrels best.

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Jimmy10mm · February 23, 2011, 08:34 AM

To me the 4 3/4 on a Colt SAA looks the coolest but I don't have one. I do have a 5 1/2 and another 7 1/2 and like both very much.

bedbugbilly · February 23, 2011, 12:01 PM

Does size make a difference?

I'm kind of partial to my New Vaquero in 5 1/2".

MJN77 · February 23, 2011, 02:12 PM

Depends on what you're doing with it. In the woods I like the 7 1/2-8. On horseback, I prefer the shorter barrels. Overall I like the 5 1/2 the best. Not too short, not too long.

Hawg · February 23, 2011, 07:05 PM

I really prefer 7 1/2 but my two 44-40's were 5 1/2. Sometimes you take what you can get.

aarondhgraham · February 23, 2011, 07:15 PM

5.5",,,
Cause they be purtyiest.

Aarond

February 22, 2011, 12:37 PM	#1
dalegribble Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2007 Posts: 861	what is your favorite barrel length? I have 3, 44 cal BP revolvers that I believe have 7 1/2" barrels. I have two 5 1/2 and one 6 1'2" 22 cal six guns. I have two 4 3/4" uberti cattlemen and one 3/1/2" cimorron thunderer, all in 45 LC. My favorites currently are the 4 3/4" barrel length 45's. I think the 4 3/4" barrels are the perfect size for speed, pointabilty and balance in a 45. Having said that I want my next gun to be a nickel plated 5 1/2" model. What are your favorites? __________________ Waltzes with woofs

February 22, 2011, 01:06 PM	#2
Ben Towe Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2009 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 1,128	4 5/8 on a Ruger, the same length as the ejector rod housing. Might be 4 3/4 on some brands. It just looks right. I don't have one in that length, sadly (and stupidly) I traded off my SS Vaquero .45 in that configuration. Now I have a Single Six 5.5", a New Vaquero .357 in 5.5", Super Blackhawk 7.5", and the Walker at 9". Oh well, I'll find another one. __________________ 'Merica: Back to back World War Champs

February 22, 2011, 04:13 PM	#4
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,909	4 3/4" - if it's good enough for The Duke, it's good enough for me __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

February 22, 2011, 05:30 PM	#6
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	7 1/2 inches. That's what most of my Navies are. FM __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

February 23, 2011, 08:03 AM	#7
olmontanaboy Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2009 Location: Northeast for now Posts: 266	I like the 7-1/2" or 8" models the best but shorter ones are nice too, I'm not much of a fan of the really long barrels on revolvers though. __________________ Olmontanaboy No good deed goes unpunished. A loaded gun, a faithful dog,,, consider yourself lucky.

February 22, 2011, 03:37 PM	#3
Noz Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 643	5.5

February 22, 2011, 04:15 PM	#5
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	I tend to the short end 3.5" to 4.75" +/- Easier to carry and, for me, easier to shoot quickly.

February 23, 2011, 08:10 AM	#8
sewerman Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2005 Location: hurricane alley, florida Posts: 304	6.5" 7.5" & (2) 8" two rugers BH ,and Two 1858 Rems S.M. __________________ "When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny!" Thomas Jefferson "They that can give up an essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety!" Benjamin franklin The Armed Citizen PREVENTS tyranny!

February 23, 2011, 08:27 AM	#9
Bill Akins Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2007 Location: Hudson, Florida Posts: 1,135	I like the 8" barrel lengths best for a 1860 Colt clone. I like the 5.5" barrels best on the Remy's and on the 1873 peacemaker I like the 4 & 3/4" barrels best. . __________________ "This is my Remy and this is my Colt. Remy loads easy and topstrap strong, Colt balances better and never feels wrong. A repro black powder revolver gun, they smoke and shoot lead and give me much fun. I can't figure out which one I like better, they're both fine revolvers that fit in my leather". "To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target".

February 23, 2011, 12:01 PM	#11
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Does size make a difference? I'm kind of partial to my New Vaquero in 5 1/2". __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

February 23, 2011, 02:12 PM	#12
MJN77 Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2009 Location: on a hill in West Virginia Posts: 789	Depends on what you're doing with it. In the woods I like the 7 1/2-8. On horseback, I prefer the shorter barrels. Overall I like the 5 1/2 the best. Not too short, not too long.

February 23, 2011, 07:05 PM	#13
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	I really prefer 7 1/2 but my two 44-40's were 5 1/2. Sometimes you take what you can get.

February 23, 2011, 07:15 PM	#14
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	5.5",,, Cause they be purtyiest. Aarond __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)