Which revolver and which calibre? Good luck! - Page 3

chaim · June 10, 2017, 07:45 AM

Hmm, ultimatum from the wife...Negotiate..."You are right honey, I should sell some guns to pay off bills. I will only keep one. Now, which pieces of jewelry do you want to sell and which one is the one you are going to keep?" I bet that will work, or, can you tell I've never been married?

Dave T · June 10, 2017, 08:48 AM

Mr Pond,

The following advice is worth exactly what you are paying for it! (smile)

Now that we've gotten the disclaimer out of the way...since you have been pleased and successful with your Redhawk I would recommend you keep that one.

I personally would not trust my life to an Astra unless I had no other choice. So, I would recommend you try to find (although it sounds like that has gotten much harder now) a 3" SP-101 and trade off the 9mm and the Astra. If your woods and competition gun is a Redhawk the rather heavy (by most 5-shot 38 cal standards) SP would seem light to you. It would give you a similar gun in design and execution to the RH and I think you would adapt to it quit well.

My deepest sympathy for the restricted circumstances in which you find yourself. Best of luck from the Arizona desert,

Dave

Pond, James Pond · June 10, 2017, 02:56 PM

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I personally would not trust my life to an Astra unless I had no other choice. So, I would recommend you try to find (although it sounds like that has gotten much harder now) a 3" SP-101 and trade off the 9mm and the Astra. If your woods and competition gun is a Redhawk the rather heavy (by most 5-shot 38 cal standards) SP would seem light to you. It would give you a similar gun in design and execution to the RH and I think you would adapt to it quit well.

Well, I will leap, firstly, to the Astra's defence.
It's actually a really nice revolver. The fit is good, the lock up too. Accuracy is there as well as a crisp trigger. DA is not bad, but SA is the best I have. There is actually an active thread right now about an acquired 4" Astra 960 (mine is 2.25") and the OP there seemed impressed too.

I've also handled Astra Constable, A60 and A70 autos and they were all really nicely built!

Having said that, I've always liked the SP101 and 3" in a carry revolver is a nice length.

I'd only wonder if the trigger would be as good as the Astra's...

larryh1108 · June 10, 2017, 06:59 PM

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I personally would not trust my life to an Astra unless I had no other choice.

I think it's safe to say that you don't know that much about certain firearms.
To make a statement like that means you must have some first hand experience with an Astra revolver.
Astra made a very nice revolver. Much better quality than Taurus and Charter Arms as well as many other brands. I would and do trust my life to an Astra without a second thought.

dgludwig · June 10, 2017, 07:16 PM

Astra made a lot of nice, well-made firearms; autos as well as revolvers. They lasted for almost 100 years (1908 to 1998) before having to close their doors. Kind of sad, really.

jmr40 · June 10, 2017, 09:31 PM

A Ruger in 357 mag makes the most sense.

Or just buy better bullets for your 9mm

https://www.americanhunter.org/artic...th-9mm-pistol/

Dave T · June 12, 2017, 10:10 AM

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I think it's safe to say that you don't know that much about certain firearms.
To make a statement like that means you must have some first hand experience with an Astra revolver.

For ten years I ran my own firearms training business. I taught well over 1000 people (quit keeping track after 1000) and I had a number of students show up with Astras, both revolvers and semi-autos. The revolvers all had terrible DA triggers (I shot a number of them) and the autos were not very functionally reliable, mostly FTF problems.

The OP is fortunate in having a good, reliable Astra. More power to him. I still would not choose an Astra for self defense unless there was no other option. That is based on my own, personal experience.

Dave

dgludwig · June 12, 2017, 01:18 PM

Even out of a thousand people I find it incredulous that a "number" of students showed up with Astra revolvers and semi-autos. I attend many shooting events and have done some instructing myself over the past fifty years or so and, maybe because I didn't look hard enough, I cannot recall ever seeing an Astra firearm "on the line" or in the class. Do you live in Spain?

larryh1108 · June 12, 2017, 04:53 PM

A lot of people (not saying this is true about Dave T) mix Llamas up with the Astras and Star pistols. Maybe all came from Spain about the same time but there is a big difference in quality. The Llama was the "bargain basement" of the 3. They put out a lot of decent pistols but their share of duds certainly earned them a bad reputation. The Star and Astra pistols can hold their own in the gun world.

UncleEd · June 12, 2017, 07:39 PM

Silliest three page thread I've seen.

Yes, silliest.

And silly are those who posted, me included.

Pond, James Pond · June 13, 2017, 07:22 AM

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Yes, silliest.

Why?!

dgludwig · June 13, 2017, 06:39 PM

The silliest post of all was post number 60.

Arizona Fusilier · June 13, 2017, 08:21 PM

Taurus Judge? That seems to meet your criteria, and cover a few bases.

June 10, 2017, 08:48 AM	#52
Dave T Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2000 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,456	Mr Pond, The following advice is worth exactly what you are paying for it! (smile) Now that we've gotten the disclaimer out of the way...since you have been pleased and successful with your Redhawk I would recommend you keep that one. I personally would not trust my life to an Astra unless I had no other choice. So, I would recommend you try to find (although it sounds like that has gotten much harder now) a 3" SP-101 and trade off the 9mm and the Astra. If your woods and competition gun is a Redhawk the rather heavy (by most 5-shot 38 cal standards) SP would seem light to you. It would give you a similar gun in design and execution to the RH and I think you would adapt to it quit well. My deepest sympathy for the restricted circumstances in which you find yourself. Best of luck from the Arizona desert, Dave __________________ RSVN '69-'71 PCSD Ret

June 10, 2017, 07:16 PM	#55
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	Astra made a lot of nice, well-made firearms; autos as well as revolvers. They lasted for almost 100 years (1908 to 1998) before having to close their doors. Kind of sad, really. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

June 10, 2017, 09:31 PM	#56
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	A Ruger in 357 mag makes the most sense. Or just buy better bullets for your 9mm https://www.americanhunter.org/artic...th-9mm-pistol/ __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

June 12, 2017, 01:18 PM	#58
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	Even out of a thousand people I find it incredulous that a "number" of students showed up with Astra revolvers and semi-autos. I attend many shooting events and have done some instructing myself over the past fifty years or so and, maybe because I didn't look hard enough, I cannot recall ever seeing an Astra firearm "on the line" or in the class. Do you live in Spain? __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

June 12, 2017, 04:53 PM	#59
larryh1108 Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2008 Location: NC Posts: 813	A lot of people (not saying this is true about Dave T) mix Llamas up with the Astras and Star pistols. Maybe all came from Spain about the same time but there is a big difference in quality. The Llama was the "bargain basement" of the 3. They put out a lot of decent pistols but their share of duds certainly earned them a bad reputation. The Star and Astra pistols can hold their own in the gun world. __________________ Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Last edited by larryh1108; June 12, 2017 at 07:59 PM.

June 10, 2017, 07:45 AM	#51
chaim Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,095	Hmm, ultimatum from the wife...Negotiate..."You are right honey, I should sell some guns to pay off bills. I will only keep one. Now, which pieces of jewelry do you want to sell and which one is the one you are going to keep?" I bet that will work, or, can you tell I've never been married?

June 12, 2017, 07:39 PM	#60
UncleEd Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2013 Location: N. Georgia Posts: 1,150	Silliest three page thread I've seen. Yes, silliest. And silly are those who posted, me included.

June 13, 2017, 06:39 PM	#62
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	The silliest post of all was post number 60. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

June 13, 2017, 08:21 PM	#63
Arizona Fusilier Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2000 Posts: 1,082	Taurus Judge? That seems to meet your criteria, and cover a few bases.

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