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December 8, 2011, 03:30 PM | #1 |
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Favorite .357 magnum revolvers
This is just out of curiosity, but I am just wondering what some of peoples favorite revolvers are in .357 magnum.
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December 8, 2011, 03:36 PM | #2 |
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Ruger Speed-Six and Security-Six Revolvers
My favorites are my Ruger Speed-Six 2 3/4" and Security-Six 4" .357 Magnum revolvers. All 4 of them fit me like gloves.
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December 8, 2011, 03:41 PM | #3 |
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My 3" S&W 65 (cop trade-in) is my favorite followed real close by my 4" Ruger Speed Six (great trigger).
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December 8, 2011, 03:42 PM | #4 |
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Freedom Arms '97. Best sixgun ever made. Most will out-shoot a Python.
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December 8, 2011, 03:54 PM | #5 |
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That would still be Raquel,,,
Raquel is a 4" Colt trooper Mk-III,,,
She was a ranchers everyday gun for 30 years,,, So she shows a lot of honest finish wear,,, Every time I take her out dancing,,, She makes me smile. I also have Brighid,,, A 6" Smith & Wesson Model 686. Brighid is a lovely girl who shoots like a dream,,, But for some reason she's not my favorite,,, I think it's because of her full lug barrel,,, I like half-lug barrels a bit more. Aarond
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December 8, 2011, 04:03 PM | #6 |
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I would love to have a Colt Python 4" barrel in a deep blue.... but since I don't, I really like my Smith model 19......
And this one is REALLY fast becoming a favorite shooter of mine. One of the new Talo edition Ruger GP-100's. The 3 inch barrel makes for a sweet handling revolver and the sight set up makes her really fast to bring on target!
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December 8, 2011, 04:11 PM | #8 |
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Dan Wesson with 6" barrel I bought back in 1974.
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December 8, 2011, 04:16 PM | #9 |
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How about a 1966 vintage six inch Smith & Wesson model 27. It's comfortable and it's accurate. Semper Fi. Gunnery sergeant Clifford L. Hughes USMC retired |
December 8, 2011, 04:21 PM | #10 |
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I only have fired and own one but I love it. S&W 66-7, 4 inch.
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December 8, 2011, 04:27 PM | #11 |
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S&W Model 19, Colt Trooper Mk III and the S&W N frames, are my favorites.
Probably the Model 19/66 is my all time favorite. I've got two a 19-2 shipped in 1965 and a 4 screw 19 no dash shipped in 1959. I wish I could find a 1955 Combat Magnum with its black case, to go with my blue cased 1956 .44 Magnum. S&W Model 19-2, shipped in 1965, with ivory magnas, the cartridges are handloaded 180 grain Nosler Partiton-HG. S&W Model 19 no dash, shipped in 1959. I need to take a better pic of it, I took this one while I was still prepping and waxing it.. The pre-Lim surface cleaner still in the lettering makes them stand out though.
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December 8, 2011, 04:40 PM | #12 |
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smith 686! i have one with 8 3/8 inch barrel and one with a 4 inch!!!!!!!!!!1 will be looking for one with a 6 inch here soon!
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December 8, 2011, 04:45 PM | #13 |
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My only .357, is my GP100 4" SS...yes I love it.
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December 8, 2011, 04:50 PM | #14 |
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I love my Python, but I have let it go into semi-retirement. Parts are becoming less common, as are Colt revolver gunsmiths
My new favorite: S&W 627 PC.
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December 8, 2011, 04:54 PM | #15 |
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S&W 66, 4 inch for me. The M19 would be a VERY close second. Nothing else handles quite like a 4 inch K-frame for me. Nate, those M19s are just beautiful!
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December 8, 2011, 05:23 PM | #16 |
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@ aarond
Raquel is sweet. Reminds me of my circa 70's 6" Trooper bought new, but alas, long gone and wishing I still had it. That Trooper was a darn good shooter. Ed |
December 8, 2011, 05:30 PM | #17 |
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Hello Ed Jaws,,,
I'm not really a Colt fanatic,,,
In most cases I much prefer a S&W revolver,,, I'm one of those rare people who doesn't much like the Python. But for some reason this one just Colt tickles my fancy. So much that I spent quite a bit of time finding one in .22 LR to match it. I don't dance with Raquel very often,,, But now that she's in my thoughts again,,, I might take her when I go out this cold weekend. Aarond
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December 8, 2011, 05:37 PM | #18 |
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Mine is a Ruger 357 50th Anniversary tuned and refinished by Bowen Classic Arms. Best shooting gun I own.
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December 8, 2011, 05:38 PM | #19 |
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My favorite.357 revolver is probably my 6" Model 28-2.
It's got a lot of holster wear, but it's a steady, accurate, powerful friend. Carried lots, shot not as much, it does what it is supposed to do whenever I ask it to do it. |
December 8, 2011, 06:37 PM | #20 |
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I still have my S&W M28, nickel finish, 6" barrel. Shows some carry wear. This was my first on duty revolver. I shot a Rape Suspect with it in 1980.
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December 8, 2011, 06:45 PM | #21 |
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My dan wesson 15-2 with 2, 4 and 6 inch barrels Randy
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December 8, 2011, 07:07 PM | #22 |
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Hard to beat my S&W 686. Reliable, accurate, great trigger and fits me very well.
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I really like the Model 66 too, I carried one a lot in the eighties. I've been wanting a another one and I almost bought one earlier this year. It was a 66-1 and like new. The dealer had gotten it in an estate sale where he bought all the guns. He wanted a very good price for it, I should have bought it on the spot. I didn't and went to another store while I thought about it. When I came back an hour later it was already gone.
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December 8, 2011, 07:20 PM | #24 |
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My all time favorite-my 1968 Colt Trooper.
In no particular order, my 6" Stainless Security Six, my Dan Wessons, my S&Ws. |
December 8, 2011, 07:25 PM | #25 |
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686+, 4" barrel. Sweet!
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