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Revolvers
montanajoe
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Discussion pick up from @Stonebuster newb introduction.
We (wife and I), have a couple modern Rugers that have served us well, and really like. We also have a S&W pre model number .357 Combat Magnum from I believe 1950's. It was wife's grandpa's then her dad's now ours. Still have original box for it too. Was bought at the George F Cake co., Berkeley California.
Never had a Dan Wesson, and regret not buying a 'pistol pack' back in the late 70's.
So whatda you got stonebuster?
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Over time I have owned a lot of various models enjoyed them all
Currently the only revolver i own (I know ) I have a RG 22 short chrome and blue saturday night special
my grandfather on moms side gave me when I was about ten
I wish it had ben a colt python of course,
but it's still special because he gave it to me, no value just sentimental value
Can't buy memories or sentimental value, it's priceless.
still have quite a few nothing like what I had five years ago the majority are Smith and Wessons and Ruger Vaqueros with a couple Uberti and NAA
Found more info on the .357
Found an old auction of a like gun that had been lettered by Roy Jinks of S&W. In the letter for gun that sold they stated it was a first year (Nov. 1955) production of 5,000 guns and used serial number block K260000 to K265000.
Our gun is serial number K261*** . Matching serial numbers on barrel, cylinder, and frame butt. The gun retailed for $95.
Very excited to find this additional info.
you found one that Larry Potterfield doesn't own I use to get in bidding wars with him all the time on those registered magnums
I love my Dan Wesson. Bought it new in '76. It was my "lunch box" gun driving log truck until I retired in '09. I still have it listed on my CCW. One time Walt Kelly and I scared the dickens out of a coyote 12 times, he had a Ruger .357 and every time we shot, 'ol Wiley changed directions! Walt is gone now…..Another time I put a cow out of her misery, she had a broken hip and was pulling herself across a field. There were a few times that gun gave me comfort driving those old mountain roads alone and miles from nowhere.
Lol. Yeah this one won't be going anywhere.
Sold 40+ thru Casey a few years ago! Kept a few favorites. Among them a Ruger New Super Blackhawk 10 1/2" barrel, had trigger work done and had it ported. Mounted a Leupold 2X on it. 27 deer it harvested for me. Just can't give it up. Many memories.
Understand. That is very cool.
My favorite is a colt police positive special in 32-20. It's just fun to shoot.
My first centerfire revolver was a S&W 66 (no dash) 4". I had to sell it several years later when family medical bills had to be covered. My friend still has it. I have offered him what it is worth now which is 5x what I sold it for. So far he will not let go.
I am still a big fan of J and K frame S&W's.
in S&W 686 6" no dash , 442 38 spec. and 351 22 mag
Ruger 3 screws > 3 in 357mag , 2 in 41 mag., 1 in 45colt/45acp ., at least 3 in 22 lr
New Models and or Vaqueros 357 mag , 357 max., 44spec. , 45 acp ., 44 mag and 45 colt
several 22lr single six and 2 single six in 32 H&R mag , 1 LCR in 327mag
that i can think of off the top of my head without digging into the safe
Still enjoying a Kimber K6S I bought a while back. Seriously considering buying a progressive reloading station to keep it fed.
Got one also. 4.5 grains Unique behind a 100 grain cast.
Love my ol' revolvers.........
One of my first, is this S&W 586....…that I set up for double-action (PPC style) shooting.
The early 1980's were fun times..........😉
First revolver I ever owned was a H&R 32 cal. I had saved up money mowing lawns and had dad buy it for me when I was 14 years old, I think I payed $10 for it. The first real revolver that I owned that had merit was a S&W model 19 in 1972. I found out you can cause a revolver to jam with that gun. Trying to see how fast I could push a bullet out of it caused the primer to expand to the point it pushed back against the frame so much it jammed, I guess this is how we learn. lol.
I have a small collection of Colt officer models, and a couple of S&W along with a Ruger Black hawk Bisley in 41 magnum. They are fun to shoot.
Somewhere in a safe is my 586 from the same time period. I think there is still a recall on it, but I've never bothered to send it in. Mine is stock, but I had no problems shooting PPC and the occasional bowling pin match with it back then. I guess since it worked o.k., I just decided to leave well enough alone. Some day, someone else can deal with the recall if they so choose. Bob
I don't have as many as I would like, but several SBH in 44Mag, a Red Hawk and an Alaskan SRH both in 44Mag, one or two single six in 22LR I really love revolvers, but can't afford all the ones I would own if I could, only have a pair of SR9's in semi auto and they are nice and hold more, but I really like the revolvers.
I know a lot of folks will get bent out of shape over this, but the best revolver I ever shot was my neighbors Taurus raging bull, I think it was the 454. First time I shot it off of a bench at 20 yards you could have covered the last 5 shots with a 50 cent piece. Only big bore caliber I ever shot that accurate, I tried to buy it off of him for years but could never get him to sell it, He finally told me he would give it to me when he passed, but I moved and the kids and grandkids took all his guns, never did find out where it went…………
Around the same time.......I decided I needed a "pin gun"......
Soooooooo.......Les Baer built the top section, and I put together the receiver(based on a then-new stainless steel Colt govt 45ACP). I actually did end up shooting a few pins...…in practice. Things changed.......and we moved away for 4 years.
I do enjoy pistols........and 17 calibers. 😇
All my handguns but one are revolvers. Sold my beloved 45 Colt Blackhawks and my deeply loved Dave Clements .41 Special 4-digit Blackhawk. Also two lovely little Bearcats I'd accumulated. Still have a couple Blackhawks, a Single-Six, a Charter Arms Bulldog, and a Colt Officer's that a favorite uncle bought to be an air raid warden back in the Big One. I need to letter that one.
Ruger Security Six, Ruger Super Wrangler, and a Charter Arms Pathfinder. Hit a rough patch a while back and had to sell the .45 Anaconda and 10 1/2" Super Blackhawk .44. In hindsight, I should've just sold a kidney.
Ruger single six convertible 22/22mag ,9&1/2 inch barrel.Ruger security six 357.Uberti 1873 cattleman 45 colt . Colt Navy blackpowder and a Spainish made copy of a S&W 38-40
Ruger Blackhawk .357; 18th birthday gift from my father. First gun that I bought was S&W Model 19 4". I still have both and always will.
Even though my first handgun buy was a Ruger Standard Auto in 1970, I have always liked revolvers. I have more than a few and like them all, some more than others. My old S&W Model 28 I bought new in 1981 has over 30,000 rounds of full-power .357 ammo through it and has never fired a .38 Special. I have .38 Special revolvers if that is what I want to shoot.
One that means a lot to me is an Iver Johnson hammerless .38 S&W with the short barrel. My great-uncle Lee Eckert carried it as a street car conductor in 1912 and used it to thwart a robbery. I still have the newspaper article telling about the incident which he cut out of the newspaper at the time. He was born in 1888 and died in 1975. This was the only gun he ever had, and he fired it a total of 10 shots. I know because he told me, and gave me the gun and the partial box of Peters ammo he bought with it.
I also prefer revolvers. I carry a Smith daily.
I shoot best with an old Single Action Army Colt revolver. I know it seems crazy in this day & age, but it just points naturally in my hand.
Considering that, I probably should buy a Sheriff's Model for daily carry. I wouldn't feel too under-gunned with 5 rounds of 44 Spl or 45 Colt.
My S&W 648 has come in real handy while pickup hunting, in years past.
It would absolutely lift a good sized bullfrog clean off of a pond bank.......IF my aim was good enough.🙄 Good ol' days........
Frog legs, been a long time……..
This revolver is a S&W 686-1. It’s had an action job and is light and smooth. The mother of pearl grips were a 30th anniversary present from my wife. But that’s not what makes this gun special. My best friend from my late teens forward was Bob. We were roommates for a year, he introduced me to my wife and we shot together and traded guns back and forth. This one went back and forth twice. 10 years ago Bob suffered a massive stroke. I watched him struggle and work hard to try to regain what he lost. From our conversations I could tell that he was in there and knew exactly what was going on but couldn’t fully express himself. His physical limitations prevented him from doing most things but he was actually able to shoot a gun. We had to load it for him and rack the slide but from his wheelchair he was pretty accurate. A little over a year ago he had another series of strokes and within a week he was gone. Bob was 62. He had been my best friend for 42 years. This gun will stay with me forever. Then my wife and then my daughter. They all know what he meant to me. Rest in Peace my friend. I’ll see you on the other side.