I'm thinking about leaving the revolver world... - Page 3

Brutus · November 19, 2017, 05:25 PM

I'm in the opposite camp. My all time favorite has always been a 1911 and I'm quite fond of my CZ's and Sigs but in my old age I've grown tired of chasing brass and quite frankly the longer sight radius of my revolvers enhances my accuracy. While the .45acp has always been first choice for home defense a .44mag. or .45 Colt are first choice for those walks in the woods. As I get older bigger and slower the big and slow .45 Colt has become the go to for those walks.

Carmady · November 19, 2017, 08:00 PM

I think I'm ready for a break from the 5-shot revolver world. Those things have been getting on my nerves all year. Papa wants a K-frame.

Model12Win · November 19, 2017, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by OzeanJaeger

That's really pretty immature.

There is nothing more or less "clumsy and random" about an autopistol vs a revolver. If someone can't shoot straight, the problem is not with the gun.

Real Gun · November 20, 2017, 09:46 AM

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I think I'm ready for a break from the 5-shot revolver world. Those things have been getting on my nerves all year. Papa wants a K-frame.

Whole different carry mode.

ATN082268 · November 20, 2017, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Model12Win

That's really pretty immature.

There is nothing more or less "clumsy and random" about an autopistol vs a revolver. If someone can't shoot straight, the problem is not with the gun.

I see you aren't a Star Wars fan

Real Gun · November 20, 2017, 01:10 PM

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If someone can't shoot straight, the problem is not with the gun.

I think that is just curmudgeon nonsense, since some guns clearly shoot better for an individual than others. We keep and endorse the guns that make us look good.

Dave T · November 20, 2017, 01:55 PM

Well here's another curmudgeon's opinion.

People who can really shoot, and that almost always means people who understand trigger control, can shoot anything better than most people can shoot their favorite whatever it might be.

Dave

Real Gun · November 20, 2017, 02:26 PM

Yeah, let's put down the average Joe. That'll make us all feel better.

rclark · November 20, 2017, 02:56 PM

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We keep and endorse the guns that make us look good.

Not me.... I keep and shoot my guns because 'I' like them and they shoot well for 'me'. Simple as that. Not because it makes me 'look' good (big whoopie do).... I shoot because I enjoy it. As soon as it becomes competitive or 'my gun has more bling than your gun' or 'yours holds 20 rounds instead of 5' ... it is no longer 'fun'.

Real Gun · November 20, 2017, 03:23 PM

After awhile, parsing each others words in order to make rhetorical responses becomes very tiresome. Clearly we value the guns that we shoot well, many choosing to sell any others. Why quibble about that?

warnerwh · November 21, 2017, 02:27 AM

What happens to me I will sell a gun I think I am tired of and won't be using then a couple of years later am sorry I sold it. I've done it a number of times. Yes a gun is just a gun and they make lots of them but someone else's gun isn't the same as the one I had. I might add different grips and do a trigger job is a given except on defense guns. So my guns are personal to me. I have a friend who has never sold a gun and doesn't regret it even though some haven't been used in a couple of decades. Sell them if you want but sell them to a friend with the agreement you can buy them back.

Hal · November 21, 2017, 09:55 AM

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Sell them if you want but sell them to a friend with the agreement you can buy them back.

Nah pardner - I'm headed for that last round up pretty soon.
Anyhow -I'm more or less talking the revolvers I have no attachment too here.
I have a couple that may go into the urn with me

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Snub357 · November 21, 2017, 05:10 PM

Nothing quite like the lines of a revolver.

Pond, James Pond · November 21, 2017, 05:27 PM

I really like my SP-01,but I must confess I can imagine selling that before selling my revolvers!

Still, do what you feel is right, but if you don't need the money, there is little sense in selling for the sake of it. Thinning the herd, perhaps, but a complete purge? Seems rash to me!!

Bob Wright · November 21, 2017, 06:23 PM

I'll be glad when this topic is on another page. Everytime I see the topic title, I think its going to be a suicide note.

Bob Wright

Joe_Pike · November 21, 2017, 06:25 PM

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Nothing quite like the lines of a revolver.

Unless it's a beautifully blued Colt 1911.

Snub357 · November 21, 2017, 06:27 PM

Or a blued Colt revolver.

tipoc · November 21, 2017, 11:48 PM

I continue to mix shooting wheelguns with semis. I enjoy both.

tipoc

Ibmikey · November 23, 2017, 06:05 AM

See ya.......you will be back.

CLYA · November 26, 2017, 12:22 AM

I've let my revolvers, some over 45 years old, sit in the safe, for the last few years, due to an interest in newer semi auto's..............

However, a recent indulging in black powder, has got me shooting BP revolvers, which has rekindled my thoughts about those numerous old western type cartridge revolvers, I still own. Glad I kept them.

Irit8ed · November 26, 2017, 05:41 PM

Actually kind of funny you would feel that way.. I have sold all my simi-auto's except a couple 1911's and am buying revolvers.. In the last 2 months I have bought a model 29 and a 500 S&W Magnum.. I sold 4 Simi-auto pistols..

I say do what you want just think about it long and hard, depending on whats in your collection they can be hard to replace.. We all have those guns that we say, why did I sell that?!...

Viper225 · November 26, 2017, 07:57 PM

I have a G35 and a G23. I shoot the G35 in our Saturday Defensive Pistol Match. The G23 is my new Winter Concealed Carry pistol.
Sunday following the Defensive Pistol Match is our ICORE Revolver Match. Out comes the 6" GP100, and some times my 4" 686-5.
In the Summer months (Snake Season) I conceal carry revolvers with a couple shot shells most of the time unless going someplace I think I might really need to be carrying. I switch around between my 3" DAO 66, and 2" DAO 64 the most.

I get out the 610, 617, 625 and 3" GP100 for a range session now and again. I do not shoot my Colt 1911 XSE much any more, but I never consider selling it either.

My advice is Spend More Time at the Range and shoot them all, and enjoy them.

Bob

johnwilliamson062 · November 28, 2017, 08:14 AM

I don't own any center-fire revolvers anymore. I stopped shooting them.

My Ruger single Six is the gun I shoot most though.
I'd like a SA/DA .22 revolver, but I have not been able to make up my mind on one. Well, my trigger trainer is actually a Rohm, but the time I took it to the range I couldn't find it on paper, so that one doesn't get shot anymore.

brian33x51 · November 28, 2017, 11:09 AM

Only advantage I see with revolvers is ease of brass collection and ability to handle much heavier cartriges. I have a ruger 44 mag super black hawk and aside from possibly getting a NAA black widow in 22mag as a backup (not a huge fan of my old keltec p3at) I personally haven't been able to find an excuse to get another revolver. I have a ruger 22/45 mk3 pistol that runs like a champ and would probably just rebarrel one of my 40's or 10mm's to 357 sig for something of that power level.

CDR_Glock · November 28, 2017, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hal

I took an honest assessment of every gun I own & had to admit - - I just don't shoot a revolver any more.

In fact, I sold off two very pristine model 19's back in 2009 for a price that will make a lot of people cry ($~ $290 for each)

Oh well - they went to good homes.

Anyhow, I was on the line about getting a new S&W M69 "snubby".

Now I'm wondering - why?

Maybe it's time to just admit - I just don't have that old "itch".

Matter of fact, I bet it's been over 20 years since I shot my pet M19!

I know for a fact the last time I shot my M17's was New Year's Eve - 1999.

I’m a recoil junky. Since my range is only 250 yards, it’s the only platform that gives me joy.

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November 19, 2017, 05:25 PM	#51
Brutus Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 1,023	I'm in the opposite camp. My all time favorite has always been a 1911 and I'm quite fond of my CZ's and Sigs but in my old age I've grown tired of chasing brass and quite frankly the longer sight radius of my revolvers enhances my accuracy. While the .45acp has always been first choice for home defense a .44mag. or .45 Colt are first choice for those walks in the woods. As I get older bigger and slower the big and slow .45 Colt has become the go to for those walks. __________________ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak out, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen, Winston Churchill.

November 20, 2017, 01:55 PM	#57
Dave T Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2000 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 1,456	Well here's another curmudgeon's opinion. People who can really shoot, and that almost always means people who understand trigger control, can shoot anything better than most people can shoot their favorite whatever it might be. Dave __________________ RSVN '69-'71 PCSD Ret

November 20, 2017, 02:26 PM	#58
Real Gun Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: SC Posts: 2,743	Yeah, let's put down the average Joe. That'll make us all feel better. __________________ Not an expert, just a reporter.

November 20, 2017, 03:23 PM	#60
Real Gun Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: SC Posts: 2,743	After awhile, parsing each others words in order to make rhetorical responses becomes very tiresome. Clearly we value the guns that we shoot well, many choosing to sell any others. Why quibble about that? __________________ Not an expert, just a reporter.

November 21, 2017, 02:27 AM	#61
warnerwh Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2009 Posts: 329	What happens to me I will sell a gun I think I am tired of and won't be using then a couple of years later am sorry I sold it. I've done it a number of times. Yes a gun is just a gun and they make lots of them but someone else's gun isn't the same as the one I had. I might add different grips and do a trigger job is a given except on defense guns. So my guns are personal to me. I have a friend who has never sold a gun and doesn't regret it even though some haven't been used in a couple of decades. Sell them if you want but sell them to a friend with the agreement you can buy them back. __________________ Portland, Or

November 19, 2017, 08:00 PM	#52
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	I think I'm ready for a break from the 5-shot revolver world. Those things have been getting on my nerves all year. Papa wants a K-frame.

November 21, 2017, 05:10 PM	#63
Snub357 Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2002 Posts: 484	Nothing quite like the lines of a revolver. __________________ [Insert prattle here]

November 21, 2017, 05:27 PM	#64
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	I really like my SP-01,but I must confess I can imagine selling that before selling my revolvers! Still, do what you feel is right, but if you don't need the money, there is little sense in selling for the sake of it. Thinning the herd, perhaps, but a complete purge? Seems rash to me!! __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.

November 21, 2017, 06:23 PM	#65
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	I'll be glad when this topic is on another page. Everytime I see the topic title, I think its going to be a suicide note. Bob Wright __________________ Time spent at the reloading bench is an investment in contentment.

November 21, 2017, 06:27 PM	#67
Snub357 Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2002 Posts: 484	Or a blued Colt revolver. __________________ [Insert prattle here]

November 21, 2017, 11:48 PM	#68
tipoc Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. Posts: 4,114	I continue to mix shooting wheelguns with semis. I enjoy both. tipoc __________________ 1. All guns are always loaded. 2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger till you are ready to shoot. 4. Identify your target and know what is beyond it.

November 23, 2017, 06:05 AM	#69
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	See ya.......you will be back.

November 26, 2017, 12:22 AM	#70
CLYA Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2017 Posts: 125	I've let my revolvers, some over 45 years old, sit in the safe, for the last few years, due to an interest in newer semi auto's.............. However, a recent indulging in black powder, has got me shooting BP revolvers, which has rekindled my thoughts about those numerous old western type cartridge revolvers, I still own. Glad I kept them.

November 26, 2017, 05:41 PM	#71
Irit8ed Junior Member Join Date: November 26, 2017 Posts: 3	Actually kind of funny you would feel that way.. I have sold all my simi-auto's except a couple 1911's and am buying revolvers.. In the last 2 months I have bought a model 29 and a 500 S&W Magnum.. I sold 4 Simi-auto pistols.. I say do what you want just think about it long and hard, depending on whats in your collection they can be hard to replace.. We all have those guns that we say, why did I sell that?!...

November 26, 2017, 07:57 PM	#72
Viper225 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2009 Location: SC Missouri Posts: 663	I have a G35 and a G23. I shoot the G35 in our Saturday Defensive Pistol Match. The G23 is my new Winter Concealed Carry pistol. Sunday following the Defensive Pistol Match is our ICORE Revolver Match. Out comes the 6" GP100, and some times my 4" 686-5. In the Summer months (Snake Season) I conceal carry revolvers with a couple shot shells most of the time unless going someplace I think I might really need to be carrying. I switch around between my 3" DAO 66, and 2" DAO 64 the most. I get out the 610, 617, 625 and 3" GP100 for a range session now and again. I do not shoot my Colt 1911 XSE much any more, but I never consider selling it either. My advice is Spend More Time at the Range and shoot them all, and enjoy them. Bob

November 28, 2017, 08:14 AM	#73
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	I don't own any center-fire revolvers anymore. I stopped shooting them. My Ruger single Six is the gun I shoot most though. I'd like a SA/DA .22 revolver, but I have not been able to make up my mind on one. Well, my trigger trainer is actually a Rohm, but the time I took it to the range I couldn't find it on paper, so that one doesn't get shot anymore.

November 28, 2017, 11:09 AM	#74
brian33x51 Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2005 Location: Denver area Posts: 221	Only advantage I see with revolvers is ease of brass collection and ability to handle much heavier cartriges. I have a ruger 44 mag super black hawk and aside from possibly getting a NAA black widow in 22mag as a backup (not a huge fan of my old keltec p3at) I personally haven't been able to find an excuse to get another revolver. I have a ruger 22/45 mk3 pistol that runs like a champ and would probably just rebarrel one of my 40's or 10mm's to 357 sig for something of that power level.

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