High capacity revolvers

mrt949 · November 9, 2020, 07:18 PM

Everything is about high capacity .
We Have 5,6,7and 8 round capacity revolvers .
What does fit your style.

Forte S+W · November 9, 2020, 07:32 PM

Personally, I feel that where Revolvers shine lies in the power of the magnum cartridges they come chambered in. You don't carry a Revolver for high capacity, you carry it because it comes chambered in cartridges that can drop a bear.

That being said, the S&W TRR8 is an awesome, high capacity Revolver chambered in .357 Magnum, and if S&W were to offer an X-Frame Revolver chambered in .44 Magnum that could hold 8 rounds in the cylinder, I think that might have some massive appeal as a trail gun.

PolarFBear · November 9, 2020, 07:34 PM

I've got a 5 shot Taurus 44 Special. For MY needs --- it's sufficient.

stinkeypete · November 9, 2020, 07:54 PM

Marketing these days is all about high capacity... except I grew up shooting a H&R .22 Special which is a 9 shot double action revolver. Made around 1946 or so.

Then you have your basic Ruger Single 10... 10.

I was in a quandary over the single seven... until I traded a fella for a perfect Single 6 in .32 h&r magnum.

I’m old. The Lone Ranger and all my cowboy heroes dealt with high capacity by carrying two sixguns. If they kept an empty cylinder under the hammer, that’s 10. If they didn’t, that’s 12... but either way it’s Hollywood and in any case they never ran out of live ammo in the cylinders- call it infinity.

A Ruger with a transfer bar- six shooter. No transfer bar-5.
A j frame sized gun, 5 is fine.
If it comes with more and it shoots well, well okay. Six is fine, 5 is proper too. Six and a half is right out. Seven is okay, eleven is just silly.

**Aguila Blanca** · November 9, 2020, 08:28 PM

I'm another member of the generation who grew up watching The Lone Ranger, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers in the telly. Although in the real old west there were other sidearms, you wouldn't know it from watching the boob tube in the heyday of the television westerns. For us kids, everyone carried a Colt six-shooter. As a consequence, my dinosaur brain has been programmed to believe that the only right and proper number of chambers in a revolver is six.

And then along came Handsome Stranger with his seven shot six shooter. (Let's see who gets the reference.)

51cskipper · November 9, 2020, 09:03 PM

Or, you can take it to the extreme...
18 shots, 3 at a time

The Pistola Con Caricato. Chambered in 25 acp
https://www.guns.com/news/2012/05/10...-shot-revolver

Onward Allusion · November 9, 2020, 09:07 PM

Man, now we're finally on a fun subject. Not much that's better than 8 rounds of 357 Mag. Got the 627 snub, 608 6.5", & 608 lopped off to 3". Used to carry 'em year round but then I got Glock fever. I still carry the 608 every now and then. The 627 has Crimson Trace grips so it's a little bigger. I truly wish that some company would come out with a 10-shot revolver chambered in 327 Fed Mag.

Hawg · November 9, 2020, 09:17 PM

I'm another old school aficionado. Revolvers should hold six rounds, especially single actions.

lee n. field · November 9, 2020, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrt949

Everything is about high capacity .
We Have 5,6,7and 8 round capacity revolvers .
What does fit your style.

What "fits my style" right now is 5 shot .38 j-frame, for 100%, all the time carry. It's a sweet spot.

Any higher capacity is going to mean either larger cylinder, meaning I would need (possibly) different holster(s) (pocket and iwb), or smaller bullets, meaning .32, meaning poorer ammo choice.

reddog81 · November 9, 2020, 09:52 PM

I prefer 6 or 8. Or 5 if it's a .460 S&W. A 10 shot S&W 617 would be a nice complement to my K-22

Carmady · November 9, 2020, 10:08 PM

LeMat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeMat_Revolver

reteach · November 9, 2020, 10:45 PM

Aguila Blanca:

The Handsome Stranger had his seven-shot six-shooter specially made, but he didn't know why.

TXAZ · November 9, 2020, 10:59 PM

Someone has to say it: “High Capacity Revolver”, now that’s a real oxymoron, as many of us don’t like less than 13 in the mag.

Driftwood Johnson · November 9, 2020, 11:27 PM

Howdy

Another old guy who thinks revolvers should be six shooters.

I bought this S&W Model 617-6 used a few years ago. Only bought it because I was shooting a plate match at the time that required 8 shots be fired in 15 seconds. Could not do that with one of my standard K-22s.

Just too darn many holes. Dumping that much ammo into a 22 just makes me burn through ammo a lot faster than I want to. A six shooter keeps my ammo burn rate more reasonable.

Bought this seven shot Model 686-6 brand-spanky new a few years ago. Only bought it because I did not have any L frames. Besides being disappointed in the quality, I just don't like these ugly full length underlugs that S&W is putting on every thing these days. To my mind, the only real advantage of a revolver with an odd number of chambers is the bolt cut is repositioned between the chambers, rather than directly over the chambers, making for a stronger cylinder.

Nope, I like my revolvers to be six shooters, like these:

Or this:

Or these:

rclark · November 10, 2020, 01:58 AM

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I'm another old school aficionado. Revolvers should hold six rounds, especially single actions.

My feeling too

. If you need more than 5 (hammer over empty), then carry another six shooter for 10. Or carry a Ruger with all 6 loaded.... Need more than that, buy one of those new fangled, semi-auto jobs.

DaleA · November 10, 2020, 04:40 AM

51cskipper---at last, something I can use to put those Taurus "Judge" folk in their place! Neat find. Had never heard of that before and the thing looks pretty clean too!

Driftwood---as usual I am in awe at your collection and the nice photos and information you share with us.

CajunBass · November 10, 2020, 06:40 AM

I've never seen any reason to have a revolver with more than six rounds, and even then at the range, I only load five. A box of 50 cartridges, ten rows of five. Keeps things straight.

HighValleyRanch · November 10, 2020, 09:58 AM

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Any higher capacity is going to mean either larger cylinder, meaning I would need (possibly) different holster(s) (pocket and iwb), or smaller bullets, meaning .32, meaning poorer ammo choice.

I don't know how they did it, but Kimber's k6 holds six round in almost the same size cylinder as a smith J frame or Ruger LCR. It takes the same holsters and you still have 6 of the .357 mag.

(I had to add almost because it is larger, but the same in all practicality, i.e. pocket carry, holster size, concealment, etc.)

Eddiejoe · November 10, 2020, 10:03 AM

I saw the 8-shot Ruger Redhawk in .357 and I wanted it!
I didn't want the $900 price tag.
As many have recommended, I did buy 3 Ruger Blackhawks, but they load a mite slow.

lee n. field · November 10, 2020, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by HighValleyRanch

I don't know how they did it, but Kimber's k6 holds six round in the same size cylinder as a smith J frame or Ruger LCR. It takes the same holsters and you still have 6 of the .357 mag.

You can flatten the sides, like I know Kimber did.

You might be able to tighten up the circle of chambers, but only to a small extent. Does the k6S need special speedloaders? If yes, that may have happened.

With an autoloader, one can just get a longer magazine. (Yes, I know that's true only to a point.)

With a revolver there's a whole lot more going on, with geometry changes, changes in cylinder mass affecting wear and handling, etc.

HighValleyRanch · November 10, 2020, 10:18 AM

I'm using the same HKS #10 as for my k frame and takes the same SL variant that I use for my Ruger Security six except that now that I have the Hogue rubber grips, the SL doesn't have enough clearance.

mrt949 · November 10, 2020, 10:22 AM

I Was Looking At The 8 Shot RUGERS & S&W Revolvers also . That's Why I started this post .I Have 3 x 5 shot 1x 6 shot and 1x 8 x shot revolver .My 8 shot is a RUGER SP101 .

lifesizepotato · November 10, 2020, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by mrt949

What does fit your style

As a gun hipster doofus, I'd say the 8-round Mateba MTR-8 in 38spl

Jim Watson · November 10, 2020, 11:08 AM

Whatever happened to the Mateba? Overshadowed by the Rhino, I assume.
Looks like something bac1023 needs on his rug.

lifesizepotato · November 10, 2020, 11:33 AM

Matebas were always pretty niche and never sold well, including the semi-auto 6 Unica models. They met their ignoble end as unwanted clearance specials at CDNN. Only recently has there been renewed interest in the lineup, and they've apparently fired up the machines again under new ownership to make new 6 Unicas in limited numbers.

The Rhino was introduced after Mateba closed up shop so they never really competed. They're certainly more accessible and selling better than the Matebas ever did, and as someone who owns at least 2 of every Mateba and a couple Rhinos as well, I'd argue they're better suited to the average shooter than the expensive, complicated and somewhat fragile Matebas.

November 9, 2020, 07:32 PM	#2
Forte S+W Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2019 Posts: 819	Personally, I feel that where Revolvers shine lies in the power of the magnum cartridges they come chambered in. You don't carry a Revolver for high capacity, you carry it because it comes chambered in cartridges that can drop a bear. That being said, the S&W TRR8 is an awesome, high capacity Revolver chambered in .357 Magnum, and if S&W were to offer an X-Frame Revolver chambered in .44 Magnum that could hold 8 rounds in the cylinder, I think that might have some massive appeal as a trail gun. __________________ Conspiracy theorists are the greatest political spin-doctors of all time. Only they can make the absolute worst political blunders sound like spectacular feats of ingenuity.

November 9, 2020, 07:54 PM	#4
stinkeypete Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2010 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,293	Marketing these days is all about high capacity... except I grew up shooting a H&R .22 Special which is a 9 shot double action revolver. Made around 1946 or so. Then you have your basic Ruger Single 10... 10. I was in a quandary over the single seven... until I traded a fella for a perfect Single 6 in .32 h&r magnum. I’m old. The Lone Ranger and all my cowboy heroes dealt with high capacity by carrying two sixguns. If they kept an empty cylinder under the hammer, that’s 10. If they didn’t, that’s 12... but either way it’s Hollywood and in any case they never ran out of live ammo in the cylinders- call it infinity. A Ruger with a transfer bar- six shooter. No transfer bar-5. A j frame sized gun, 5 is fine. If it comes with more and it shoots well, well okay. Six is fine, 5 is proper too. Six and a half is right out. Seven is okay, eleven is just silly. __________________ My book "The Pheasant Hunter's Action Adventure Cookbook" is now on Amazon. Tall tales, hunting tips, butchering from bird to the freezer, and recipes.

November 9, 2020, 08:28 PM	#5
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	I'm another member of the generation who grew up watching The Lone Ranger, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers in the telly. Although in the real old west there were other sidearms, you wouldn't know it from watching the boob tube in the heyday of the television westerns. For us kids, everyone carried a Colt six-shooter. As a consequence, my dinosaur brain has been programmed to believe that the only right and proper number of chambers in a revolver is six. And then along came Handsome Stranger with his seven shot six shooter. (Let's see who gets the reference.) __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

November 9, 2020, 09:03 PM	#6
51cskipper Member Join Date: March 7, 2019 Location: California Posts: 60	Or, you can take it to the extreme... 18 shots, 3 at a time The Pistola Con Caricato. Chambered in 25 acp https://www.guns.com/news/2012/05/10...-shot-revolver __________________ The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against the tyranny of government. -- Thomas Jefferson

November 9, 2020, 09:07 PM	#7
Onward Allusion Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2009 Location: Back in a Non-Free State Posts: 3,133	Man, now we're finally on a fun subject. Not much that's better than 8 rounds of 357 Mag. Got the 627 snub, 608 6.5", & 608 lopped off to 3". Used to carry 'em year round but then I got Glock fever. I still carry the 608 every now and then. The 627 has Crimson Trace grips so it's a little bigger. I truly wish that some company would come out with a 10-shot revolver chambered in 327 Fed Mag. __________________ Simple as ABC . . . Always Be Carrying

November 9, 2020, 07:18 PM	#1
mrt949 Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Posts: 1,692	High capacity revolvers Everything is about high capacity . We Have 5,6,7and 8 round capacity revolvers . What does fit your style. __________________ No Gun Big Or Small Does It All

November 9, 2020, 07:34 PM	#3
PolarFBear Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2015 Location: NE Tennessee, a "Free State" Posts: 478	I've got a 5 shot Taurus 44 Special. For MY needs --- it's sufficient.

November 9, 2020, 09:17 PM	#8
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	I'm another old school aficionado. Revolvers should hold six rounds, especially single actions.

November 9, 2020, 09:52 PM	#10
reddog81 Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2014 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,634	I prefer 6 or 8. Or 5 if it's a .460 S&W. A 10 shot S&W 617 would be a nice complement to my K-22

November 9, 2020, 10:08 PM	#11
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	LeMat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeMat_Revolver

November 9, 2020, 10:45 PM	#12
reteach Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 379	Aguila Blanca: The Handsome Stranger had his seven-shot six-shooter specially made, but he didn't know why.

November 9, 2020, 10:59 PM	#13
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Someone has to say it: “High Capacity Revolver”, now that’s a real oxymoron, as many of us don’t like less than 13 in the mag. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

November 9, 2020, 11:27 PM	#14
Driftwood Johnson Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2014 Location: Land of the Pilgrims Posts: 2,033	Howdy Another old guy who thinks revolvers should be six shooters. I bought this S&W Model 617-6 used a few years ago. Only bought it because I was shooting a plate match at the time that required 8 shots be fired in 15 seconds. Could not do that with one of my standard K-22s. Just too darn many holes. Dumping that much ammo into a 22 just makes me burn through ammo a lot faster than I want to. A six shooter keeps my ammo burn rate more reasonable. Bought this seven shot Model 686-6 brand-spanky new a few years ago. Only bought it because I did not have any L frames. Besides being disappointed in the quality, I just don't like these ugly full length underlugs that S&W is putting on every thing these days. To my mind, the only real advantage of a revolver with an odd number of chambers is the bolt cut is repositioned between the chambers, rather than directly over the chambers, making for a stronger cylinder. Nope, I like my revolvers to be six shooters, like these: Or this: Or these:

November 10, 2020, 04:40 AM	#16
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 5,313	51cskipper---at last, something I can use to put those Taurus "Judge" folk in their place! Neat find. Had never heard of that before and the thing looks pretty clean too! Driftwood---as usual I am in awe at your collection and the nice photos and information you share with us.

November 10, 2020, 06:40 AM	#17
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	I've never seen any reason to have a revolver with more than six rounds, and even then at the range, I only load five. A box of 50 cartridges, ten rows of five. Keeps things straight. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

November 10, 2020, 10:03 AM	#19
Eddiejoe Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2018 Posts: 206	I saw the 8-shot Ruger Redhawk in .357 and I wanted it! I didn't want the $900 price tag. As many have recommended, I did buy 3 Ruger Blackhawks, but they load a mite slow.

November 10, 2020, 10:18 AM	#21
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	I'm using the same HKS #10 as for my k frame and takes the same SL variant that I use for my Ruger Security six except that now that I have the Hogue rubber grips, the SL doesn't have enough clearance. __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

November 10, 2020, 10:22 AM	#22
mrt949 Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Posts: 1,692	I Was Looking At The 8 Shot RUGERS & S&W Revolvers also . That's Why I started this post .I Have 3 x 5 shot 1x 6 shot and 1x 8 x shot revolver .My 8 shot is a RUGER SP101 . __________________ No Gun Big Or Small Does It All

November 10, 2020, 11:08 AM	#24
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,543	Whatever happened to the Mateba? Overshadowed by the Rhino, I assume. Looks like something bac1023 needs on his rug.

November 10, 2020, 11:33 AM	#25
lifesizepotato Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2011 Posts: 210	Matebas were always pretty niche and never sold well, including the semi-auto 6 Unica models. They met their ignoble end as unwanted clearance specials at CDNN. Only recently has there been renewed interest in the lineup, and they've apparently fired up the machines again under new ownership to make new 6 Unicas in limited numbers. The Rhino was introduced after Mateba closed up shop so they never really competed. They're certainly more accessible and selling better than the Matebas ever did, and as someone who owns at least 2 of every Mateba and a couple Rhinos as well, I'd argue they're better suited to the average shooter than the expensive, complicated and somewhat fragile Matebas. Last edited by lifesizepotato; November 10, 2020 at 11:59 AM.