What's your Hideout gun? - Page 2

Lee McNelly · August 5, 2011, 06:08 PM

I dont have to worry about cracks in frame or slide like what happens in lt commanders

Gaucho Gringo · August 5, 2011, 08:36 PM

Here is my hideout gun. It is a cutdown .36 cal Uberti 1862 Pocket Police. I do not know why the barrel was cut down as I bought it this way. I have always thought a gun like this to be a perfect hideout gun in the time because it has more power than Colts .32 cal Baby Dragoon(which I have one also) and to be more concealable than a cut down 1860 or Dragoon would be. In the day a lot of people considered a .36 cal round ball to be an excellent man stopper. It is a handy little hideout gun in my opinion.

Busyhands94 · August 7, 2011, 05:20 PM

if that Dragoon is your hideout gun then what does your main gun look like?

is it a .600 Nitro Express revolver or something?

dlon21 · August 8, 2011, 09:16 AM

full size gun is a sxs 10ga percussion shotgun.

Magnum Wheel Man · August 8, 2011, 09:23 AM

new to the game... but have a S&W #1.5 in 32 S&W, & a S&W #2 in 38 S&W... both snubbies

here's my S&W 1.5 ( I happen to have it on my belt today )

ZVP · August 8, 2011, 12:22 PM

While at the shooting range yesterday we got into a discussion on how many "Back-Ups", Civil War Calvary carried and some people were flabergashted to know Quantrell demanded his troops carried multiples! If I remember correctlly his orders were 4 revolvers per man?
Ha-Ha, the topic came up right after I had a Cap Jam with my Piettia Police. Someone noticed and said I'd better get a second gun! I am sure this is why it was commom to do carry a second for just that reason, and a hide-out for when circumstances dictated... A hide-out in this sense is a small close range gun.

ZVP

sltm1 · August 9, 2011, 12:34 PM

In an earlier post I chose my cut-down pocket Remmie....good for summer wear. In the winter when outer garments are worn, I go to my 62" Colt Pocket Police w/ a 4.5" bbl.

mykeal · August 9, 2011, 04:04 PM

62"????

You've got a Pocket Police with a five foot long barrel?

ZVP · August 9, 2011, 11:24 PM

Magnum,
That 1.5" .32 S&W birdshead is a sweetheart!
ZVP

sltm1 · August 10, 2011, 12:09 AM

Mykeal....hardee har har....4.5" = 4.5in, 4.5' = 4.5ft.

Magnum Wheel Man · August 10, 2011, 05:35 AM

thanks... my 38 is mechanically sound, but needs a refinish... ( missing alot more nickel ) & wears a set of I frame grips... the grips on the 32 are interesting, as they are 60's laminated grips ( like Gil Scottie or some such ) later I found a guy that had new S&W medallions for sale on Gun Broker... I bought 2-3 sets of them, & added a set to the 32's grips... I really like how they turned out... the shape of them gives me more purchase on the grips & allow me to shoot it better than the smaller original hard rubber grips... the 38's I frame grips already had S&W medallions, & they are slightly bigger yet... both are much more durable than the original hard rubber grips, which I save for collection pieces that I don't shoot that often...

I also have a S&W #1.5 in 32 S&W with a 3" barrel that wears the "red" hard rubber S&W grips, & I also have a 5" barrel #2 that has original MOP grips with S&W medallions in my collection ( actually in my collection, I have somewhere between 24 & 36 pocket revolvers of this era that would be period correct "back up guns"... guns like the old Iver Johnson bicycle snubbies would be just as fitting... I just like my old single action spur triggers

Maxem0815 · August 10, 2011, 06:18 AM

Well I am using aeather a S&W top brake in .32S&W or a Lee arms .32 Rimfire.

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August 5, 2011, 06:08 PM	#26
Lee McNelly Junior member Join Date: June 9, 2011 Posts: 325	heavy I dont have to worry about cracks in frame or slide like what happens in lt commanders

August 10, 2011, 05:35 AM	#36
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	thanks... my 38 is mechanically sound, but needs a refinish... ( missing alot more nickel ) & wears a set of I frame grips... the grips on the 32 are interesting, as they are 60's laminated grips ( like Gil Scottie or some such ) later I found a guy that had new S&W medallions for sale on Gun Broker... I bought 2-3 sets of them, & added a set to the 32's grips... I really like how they turned out... the shape of them gives me more purchase on the grips & allow me to shoot it better than the smaller original hard rubber grips... the 38's I frame grips already had S&W medallions, & they are slightly bigger yet... both are much more durable than the original hard rubber grips, which I save for collection pieces that I don't shoot that often... I also have a S&W #1.5 in 32 S&W with a 3" barrel that wears the "red" hard rubber S&W grips, & I also have a 5" barrel #2 that has original MOP grips with S&W medallions in my collection ( actually in my collection, I have somewhere between 24 & 36 pocket revolvers of this era that would be period correct "back up guns"... guns like the old Iver Johnson bicycle snubbies would be just as fitting... I just like my old single action spur triggers __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust... Last edited by Magnum Wheel Man; August 10, 2011 at 07:25 AM.

August 7, 2011, 05:20 PM	#28
Busyhands94 Member Join Date: August 7, 2011 Posts: 31	if that Dragoon is your hideout gun then what does your main gun look like? is it a .600 Nitro Express revolver or something?

August 8, 2011, 09:16 AM	#29
dlon21 Member Join Date: December 5, 2008 Posts: 26	full size gun is a sxs 10ga percussion shotgun.

August 8, 2011, 12:22 PM	#31
ZVP Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2009 Posts: 1,102	While at the shooting range yesterday we got into a discussion on how many "Back-Ups", Civil War Calvary carried and some people were flabergashted to know Quantrell demanded his troops carried multiples! If I remember correctlly his orders were 4 revolvers per man? Ha-Ha, the topic came up right after I had a Cap Jam with my Piettia Police. Someone noticed and said I'd better get a second gun! I am sure this is why it was commom to do carry a second for just that reason, and a hide-out for when circumstances dictated... A hide-out in this sense is a small close range gun. ZVP

August 9, 2011, 12:34 PM	#32
sltm1 Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 353	In an earlier post I chose my cut-down pocket Remmie....good for summer wear. In the winter when outer garments are worn, I go to my 62" Colt Pocket Police w/ a 4.5" bbl.

August 9, 2011, 04:04 PM	#33
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	62"???? You've got a Pocket Police with a five foot long barrel?

August 9, 2011, 11:24 PM	#34
ZVP Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2009 Posts: 1,102	Magnum, That 1.5" .32 S&W birdshead is a sweetheart! ZVP

August 10, 2011, 12:09 AM	#35
sltm1 Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 353	Mykeal....hardee har har....4.5" = 4.5in, 4.5' = 4.5ft.

August 10, 2011, 06:18 AM	#37
Maxem0815 Junior member Join Date: May 23, 2011 Posts: 216	Well I am using aeather a S&W top brake in .32S&W or a Lee arms .32 Rimfire. Attachment 72675 Mace