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DPris · October 21, 2018, 02:42 PM

If establishing a gold claim along a back-country river, which revolver would you take, and which pan would you use- plastic or steel?
Denis

reteach · October 21, 2018, 03:19 PM

Unless big bears are a threat on this river, I'd take my Ruger Single Seven birdshead. The short barrel is less likely to get wet when I'm hunkered down in the river. And a steel pan so I can cook in it until I find the gold.

Dufus · October 21, 2018, 03:34 PM

Super Red Hawk 454 and a steel pan. The pan could also be used as a weapon.

big al hunter · October 21, 2018, 04:24 PM

A plastic pan because they are easier to use.

For getting dinner, my single six.

For claim jumpers, my red hawk in 44 mag. Cause it's stainless and the water won't hurt it as much

1911_Hardball · October 21, 2018, 05:05 PM

Plastic pan, Redhawk 45 Colt/.45 ACP.
If that doesn't make your day/solve your problem you're ****ed.

peterg7 · October 21, 2018, 05:35 PM

I’d use plastic pan and since it’s rural the gun would be my .45 Blackhawk convertible.

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lunger · October 21, 2018, 06:28 PM

Things do seem to be in a bit of a rut here lately . I'll play. Ruger Vaquero 45 colt and steel pan. Kind of traditional yet stainless would be better around the river.

mk70ss · October 21, 2018, 06:35 PM

Plastic pan, Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt

Dano4734 · October 21, 2018, 07:01 PM

Denis did some paning I used a plastic pan and had my super redhawk 454 casull with me. I also found about five bucks in gold lol. However if biting flies were worth something I would have been rich

HighValleyRanch · October 21, 2018, 07:41 PM

Plastic pan and my plastic 3" LCRX!

Cause when I get all that gold, I'll be so weighed down, I'll need a lighter gun!

Charlie98 · October 21, 2018, 07:48 PM

My trusty camp gun... 5.5" Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt, loaded half and half with 255grn cast medium velocity loads and 300grn JSP's under IMR4227.

I might as well just bring a frying pan... I couldn't find gold in a hock shop.

BarryLee · October 21, 2018, 08:50 PM

Ruger Super Blackhawk, metal pan and a Native American sidekick Johnny Depp

FrankenMauser · October 22, 2018, 12:56 AM

Steel pan. (I can cook dinner in it. ...And play Frisbee with a bear.)
Ruger SRH in .480 Ruger.
Why? Because the SBH is too shiny (Ruger totally rebuilt and refinished it), the S&W 29 doesn't have a good holster, and the other options don't have the same 'impact' - visually, or terminally.

TruthTellers · October 22, 2018, 03:38 AM

Pan would be steel, can use it to cook and boil water over a fire.

Gun would be a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt. My .45 Colt/ACP Redhawk would be fine too, but when you pan for gold, you gotta stay as traditional as possibly, just like they did over a century ago.

jetinteriorguy · October 22, 2018, 04:44 AM

Steel pan to also use for cooking, and my 4" Model 57 with my Henry BBS in matching .41 mag leaning against the nearest tree just in case.

rodfac · October 22, 2018, 06:49 AM

Steel pan...'cause you can cook or heat water in it too....and my Smith 629 with a 5" bbl. Good .44 Mag loads should be available any where nowadays...but back in the day, a .44-40 cal. would probably have made more sense in a SAA of course. Rod

DPris · October 22, 2018, 11:10 AM

.45 Colt always a good choice for such activities.
The dual utility of the steel pan for cooking had not occurred to me.
I'd go with a plastic pan, black. Green if not available.
Easier to see shiny color than bright steel, unless your steel has a darkish patina.
A plastic revolver seems a little out of place, but I can see the weight advantage.
Denis

Pathfinder45 · October 22, 2018, 02:45 PM

45 Vaquero; steel gold-pan. That's what I have; I've never used a plastic pan.

Rangerrich99 · October 22, 2018, 03:09 PM

If we're talking guns that I own, then probably either one of my Ruger GP-100s in .357 mag, or my S&W M69 in .44 mag. If I can choose anything, I think I might like a Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .41 Magnum (in Fantasyland, ammo would be both cheap and plentiful).

Oh, and the pan would definitely be steel. That'd be more in keeping with the whole 49er miner thing, plus I could cook in it, or even use it as a reflective device should I need rescuing.

DPris · October 22, 2018, 03:41 PM

Polish up that steel pan & you could use it for a shaving mirror, too.

Denis

Real Gun · October 22, 2018, 06:11 PM

I guess I would take my 1875 Remington Outlaw in 44-40. I think my pan would be tin.

FITASC · October 22, 2018, 06:56 PM

Freedom Arms 454; steel pan....if the river is running a floating vacuum skimmer/sorting system

badge851 · October 22, 2018, 08:03 PM

Steel pan and my Ruger® Blackhawk® in 41 Remington® Magnum. The load would be Underwood®265 Grain Lead Wide Long Nose Gas Check.

Ricklin · October 22, 2018, 09:29 PM

Plastic pans are black or green, easier to see the gold.

The plastic pan have ridges molded in to trap the gold better. I have used both, and greatly prefer the plastic pan.

My big boomer handgun is single shot, so my trusty plastic fantastic G19 for a sidearm.

timothy75 · October 23, 2018, 01:04 AM

What a unique chance to relive american heritage. By all means a steel pan and 1848 Uberti dragoon.

October 21, 2018, 02:42 PM	#1
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Boring Stuff, Let's Do More Interesting If establishing a gold claim along a back-country river, which revolver would you take, and which pan would you use- plastic or steel? Denis

October 21, 2018, 04:24 PM	#4
big al hunter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2011 Location: Washington state Posts: 1,558	A plastic pan because they are easier to use. For getting dinner, my single six. For claim jumpers, my red hawk in 44 mag. Cause it's stainless and the water won't hurt it as much __________________ You can't fix stupid....however ignorance can be cured through education!

October 21, 2018, 05:05 PM	#5
1911_Hardball Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2009 Location: SD Posts: 198	Plastic pan, Redhawk 45 Colt/.45 ACP. If that doesn't make your day/solve your problem you're ****ed. __________________ Shot placement is King, penetration is Queen. Everything else is faeries dancing on the heads of pins.

October 21, 2018, 06:35 PM	#8
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Plastic pan, Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt __________________ Say when.....

October 21, 2018, 07:41 PM	#10
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	Plastic pan and my plastic 3" LCRX! Cause when I get all that gold, I'll be so weighed down, I'll need a lighter gun! __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

October 21, 2018, 03:19 PM	#2
reteach Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 379	Unless big bears are a threat on this river, I'd take my Ruger Single Seven birdshead. The short barrel is less likely to get wet when I'm hunkered down in the river. And a steel pan so I can cook in it until I find the gold.

October 21, 2018, 03:34 PM	#3
Dufus Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2014 Posts: 1,965	Super Red Hawk 454 and a steel pan. The pan could also be used as a weapon.

October 21, 2018, 05:35 PM	#6
peterg7 Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2017 Posts: 316	I’d use plastic pan and since it’s rural the gun would be my .45 Blackhawk convertible. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

October 21, 2018, 06:28 PM	#7
lunger Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2007 Posts: 443	Things do seem to be in a bit of a rut here lately . I'll play. Ruger Vaquero 45 colt and steel pan. Kind of traditional yet stainless would be better around the river.

October 21, 2018, 07:01 PM	#9
Dano4734 Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 2014 Posts: 730	Denis did some paning I used a plastic pan and had my super redhawk 454 casull with me. I also found about five bucks in gold lol. However if biting flies were worth something I would have been rich

October 21, 2018, 07:48 PM	#11
Charlie98 Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2006 Location: Great state of Texas Posts: 1,077	My trusty camp gun... 5.5" Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt, loaded half and half with 255grn cast medium velocity loads and 300grn JSP's under IMR4227. I might as well just bring a frying pan... I couldn't find gold in a hock shop. __________________ _______________ "I have this pistol pointed at your heart!" "That is my least vulnerable spot."

October 21, 2018, 08:50 PM	#12
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	Ruger Super Blackhawk, metal pan and a Native American sidekick Johnny Depp __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

October 22, 2018, 12:56 AM	#13
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Steel pan. (I can cook dinner in it. ...And play Frisbee with a bear.) Ruger SRH in .480 Ruger. Why? Because the SBH is too shiny (Ruger totally rebuilt and refinished it), the S&W 29 doesn't have a good holster, and the other options don't have the same 'impact' - visually, or terminally. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

October 22, 2018, 03:38 AM	#14
TruthTellers Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2016 Posts: 3,888	Pan would be steel, can use it to cook and boil water over a fire. Gun would be a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt. My .45 Colt/ACP Redhawk would be fine too, but when you pan for gold, you gotta stay as traditional as possibly, just like they did over a century ago. __________________ "We always think there's gonna be more time... then it runs out."

October 22, 2018, 04:44 AM	#15
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,176	Steel pan to also use for cooking, and my 4" Model 57 with my Henry BBS in matching .41 mag leaning against the nearest tree just in case.

October 22, 2018, 06:49 AM	#16
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,623	Steel pan...'cause you can cook or heat water in it too....and my Smith 629 with a 5" bbl. Good .44 Mag loads should be available any where nowadays...but back in the day, a .44-40 cal. would probably have made more sense in a SAA of course. Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.

October 22, 2018, 11:10 AM	#17
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	.45 Colt always a good choice for such activities. The dual utility of the steel pan for cooking had not occurred to me. I'd go with a plastic pan, black. Green if not available. Easier to see shiny color than bright steel, unless your steel has a darkish patina. A plastic revolver seems a little out of place, but I can see the weight advantage. Denis

October 22, 2018, 02:45 PM	#18
Pathfinder45 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Posts: 3,224	45 Vaquero; steel gold-pan. That's what I have; I've never used a plastic pan.

October 22, 2018, 03:09 PM	#19
Rangerrich99 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Location: Kinda near Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,254	If we're talking guns that I own, then probably either one of my Ruger GP-100s in .357 mag, or my S&W M69 in .44 mag. If I can choose anything, I think I might like a Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .41 Magnum (in Fantasyland, ammo would be both cheap and plentiful). Oh, and the pan would definitely be steel. That'd be more in keeping with the whole 49er miner thing, plus I could cook in it, or even use it as a reflective device should I need rescuing.

October 22, 2018, 03:41 PM	#20
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Polish up that steel pan & you could use it for a shaving mirror, too. Denis

October 22, 2018, 06:11 PM	#21
Real Gun Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: SC Posts: 2,743	I guess I would take my 1875 Remington Outlaw in 44-40. I think my pan would be tin. __________________ Not an expert, just a reporter.

October 22, 2018, 06:56 PM	#22
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Freedom Arms 454; steel pan....if the river is running a floating vacuum skimmer/sorting system __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

October 22, 2018, 08:03 PM	#23
badge851 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2005 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 326	Steel pan and my Ruger® Blackhawk® in 41 Remington® Magnum. The load would be Underwood®265 Grain Lead Wide Long Nose Gas Check. __________________ Only two defining forces have ever died for you: 1. Jesus Christ. 2. The American Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & Marine. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

October 22, 2018, 09:29 PM	#24
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,013	Plastic is a better pan Plastic pans are black or green, easier to see the gold. The plastic pan have ridges molded in to trap the gold better. I have used both, and greatly prefer the plastic pan. My big boomer handgun is single shot, so my trusty plastic fantastic G19 for a sidearm. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

October 23, 2018, 01:04 AM	#25
timothy75 Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,146	What a unique chance to relive american heritage. By all means a steel pan and 1848 Uberti dragoon.