10 Reasons Why You Should Own a Revolver

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

IF, you're married and the wife isn't a gunner, Revolvers don't have a Safety catch.

If she needs it, so long as you've loaded it, . . .

No matter how intense the adrenaline rush its point and squeeze the trigger.

KISS.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

[Victoria33]

@txradioguy

I own three revolvers, plus an armory of numerous kinds which I won't list.  I also have, in excellent condition, a Springfield rifle of the civil war era.   I also own a Ruger PINK 22LR rifle.  Yes, it is PINK and it is mine.

[Smokin Joe]

@txradioguy

I own three revolvers, plus an armory of numerous kinds which I won't list.  I also have, in excellent condition, a Springfield rifle of the civil war era.   I also own a Ruger PINK 22LR rifle.  Yes, it is PINK and it is mine.

on the armory. No pink here, though I think that it is neat you have one (just some greens and light browns).

[Smokin Joe]

KISS.

I agree. It lowers the GFF considerably.

[txradioguy]

@txradioguy

I own three revolvers, plus an armory of numerous kinds which I won't list.  I also have, in excellent condition, a Springfield rifle of the civil war era.   I also own a Ruger PINK 22LR rifle.  Yes, it is PINK and it is mine.

My oldest daughter has a pink 10/22.

I'm off today so I'm going to go revolver shopping. I really want the RIA M206 .38 but I may end up with the Taurus .38. Seems all the dealers around here for in a shipment and they are selling them dirt cheap.

[Sanguine]

My oldest daughter has a pink 10/22.

I'm off today so I'm going to go revolver shopping. I really want the RIA M206 .38 but I may end up with the Taurus .38. Seems all the dealers around here for in a shipment and they are selling them dirt cheap.

I sure like my Taurus.

[txradioguy]

I sure like my Taurus.

Is it the Model 85?

[Sanguine]

Is it the Model 85?

It is.

[txradioguy]

It is.

Ok that makes me feel a little better about getting one.

Is it a pretty straight shooter?

[Sanguine]

Ok that makes me feel a little better about getting one.

Is it a pretty straight shooter?

I repeatedly hit a small target from 25'. 

[txradioguy]

I repeatedly hit a small target from 25'.

Well looks like I just have to decide now if I want the nickel or the blued finish.

Thank you for the info.

[sneakypete]

Well looks like I just have to decide now if I want the nickel or the blued finish.

Thank you for the info.

@txradioguy

Do yourself a favor and get one with a 3 inch barrel,a groove on the top strap for a rear sight, and a hammer shroud or bobbed hammer. Don't waste your money on 357 Mag snubbies. You will never get magnum velocities out of one,and you will end up shooting 38 Specials in a larger and heavier gun than a 38 Special.

The one below seems like a likely suspect if you insist on a Taurus pocket revolver. I personally wouldn't  have one with a barrel shorter than 3 inches if you gave it to me,but everybody has their own ideas of what is good.

http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=843&category=Revolver&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=

If it were ME,I'd be looking at a Charter Arms 44 Special with a 3 inch barrel,or a used S&W snubbie with a steel,NOT alloy,frame,or a used Colt Detective Special. You can buy hammer shrouds to add to either. Stay away from alloy revolvers. I quit gunsmithing 20+  years ago so they might be better now,but back then it took no time at all to shoot enough shots at the range to destroy the cylinder timing. You only save a few ounces,so it's not worth the risk or the expense of having it corrected.

Yeah,Colt makes a modern version of the Detective Special,but they want 700 bucks for the damn thing.

Here are links to a couple of Charter Arms revolvers you might want to consider. I know nothing about the quality of current Charter Arms (or Colt or S&W AFATG) revolvers,but you can haunt a few web pages and find out what shooters are saying.


https://charterfirearms.com/collections/undercover/products/73811-undercover-stainless-dao

And below is the 44 Special version. I ALWAYS prefer a 44 Special over a 38 Special. I am a big fan of big,heavy,slow bullets that don't exit for self defense.

https://charterfirearms.com/collections/bulldog/products/74410-bulldog-on-duty-ss-standard

BTW,if you can find a almost new or unfired Rossi 721 44 Special,snatch that SOB up if you can afford it. That is the gun I have carried the most for the last 20 years or so,and I shoot the heads off of running snakes with it. So slick right out of the box new that I have never even bothered to  pull the side plate to tune it up. I literally woudn't sell mine for $2000 unless I was absolutely positive I could buy another one that same day. Maybe not then. Unfortunately,Taurus bought out Rossi and quit manufacturing the Rossi 44 Special that was smaller and smoother than the 3 inch 44 Special they designed. I think I paid right at $210 for mine new,and it's stainless.

[txradioguy]

@txradioguy

Do yourself a favor and get one with a 3 inch barrel,a groove on the top strap for a rear sight, and a hammer shroud or bobbed hammer. Don't waste your money on 357 Mag snubbies. You will never get magnum velocities out of one,and you will end up shooting 38 Specials in a larger and heavier gun than a 38 Special.

The one below seems like a likely suspect if you insist on a Taurus pocket revolver. I personally wouldn't  have one with a barrel shorter than 3 inches if you gave it to me,but everybody has their own ideas of what is good.

http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=843&category=Revolver&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=

If it were ME,I'd be looking at a Charter Arms 44 Special with a 3 inch barrel,or a used S&W snubbie with a steel,NOT alloy,frame,or a used Colt Detective Special. You can buy hammer shrouds to add to either. Stay away from alloy revolvers. I quit gunsmithing 20+  years ago so they might be better now,but back then it took no time at all to shoot enough shots at the range to destroy the cylinder timing. You only save a few ounces,so it's not worth the risk or the expense of having it corrected.

Yeah,Colt makes a modern version of the Detective Special,but they want 700 bucks for the damn thing.

Here are links to a couple of Charter Arms revolvers you might want to consider. I know nothing about the quality of current Charter Arms (or Colt or S&W AFATG) revolvers,but you can haunt a few web pages and find out what shooters are saying.


https://charterfirearms.com/collections/undercover/products/73811-undercover-stainless-dao

And below is the 44 Special version. I ALWAYS prefer a 44 Special over a 38 Special. I am a big fan of big,heavy,slow bullets that don't exit for self defense.

https://charterfirearms.com/collections/bulldog/products/74410-bulldog-on-duty-ss-standard

BTW,if you can find a almost new or unfired Rossi 721 44 Special,snatch that SOB up if you can afford it. That is the gun I have carried the most for the last 20 years or so,and I shoot the heads off of running snakes with it. So slick right out of the box new that I have never even bothered to  pull the side plate to tune it up. I literally woudn't sell mine for $2000 unless I was absolutely positive I could buy another one that same day. Maybe not then. Unfortunately,Taurus bought out Rossi and quit manufacturing the Rossi 44 Special that was smaller and smoother than the 3 inch 44 Special they designed. I think I paid right at $210 for mine new,and it's stainless.

 

[Idiot]

Revolvers are beautiful guns.  My first time shooting a revolver was a .22.  Silly me....I used my left hand to steady the gun and put it up by the cylinder.  When it fired.....YIKES that smarted.  Glad it wasn't a .357 or the such...would have left a mark, or one less finger.

[sneakypete]

Revolvers are beautiful guns.  My first time shooting a revolver was a .22.  Silly me....I used my left hand to steady the gun and put it up by the cylinder.  When it fired.....YIKES that smarted.  Glad it wasn't a .357 or the such...would have left a mark, or one less finger.

@mrpotatohead

The cylinder timing was off and,the pawl or notch in the cylinder was worn,or the barrel gap was too large or that wouldn't have happened. Especially not in a 22. Lot of times that crap is caused by people playing "tv cop" or "tv cowboy" and spinning the cylinder rapidly while slamming it in place. NEVER press the cylinder release and "snap the cylinder open" and NEVER spin it and "slap it shut". Both disturb the cylinder lock and can bend the rod and damage the catch. Open the cylinder and lean the gun to the left and it will swing open all by itself. Close it gently,and most of these problems will never happen.

If the barrel/cylinder seem to have too much of a gap and you see evidence of powder on the outside of the barrel cone or cylinder,take it to a competent gunsmith and have him check and adjust the gap if necessary. This involves removing metal from the barrel shoulder and setting it back deeper a thread of two.  How much depends on how much erosion there is on the forcing cone. He will need to set it back far enough to eliminate any erosion to the face of the forcing cone. Not real complicated,but it is something  you will want a pro to do to make sure he takes it apart and puts it back together without springing the frame. Yes,it is a "special tools" job.

[Elderberry]

My Ruger Single Six 22, when new, spit lead. It had a burr on the forcing cone. Once I took that burr off, it was one sweet shooting gun.

[GtHawk]

@txradioguy

I own three revolvers, plus an armory of numerous kinds which I won't list.  I also have, in excellent condition, a Springfield rifle of the civil war era.   I also own a Ruger PINK 22LR rifle.  Yes, it is PINK and it is mine.

One time some of us on a job site were talking about shooting and the guns we had when someone listening in asked disdainfully just how many guns did we need. I think we all answered at once with who said anything about needing? Myself, I have only two revolvers both .357 and both in six inch. My favorite to shoot is my Colt Trooper MkIII, older but rock solid and accurate. I do want to pick up a snub nose in .357 either hammerless or shrouded for pocket carry. I really miss going out to the desert to plink, here in California it's a long drive nowadays to go shooting in the outdoors, not like it was in the 70's and 80's

[catfish1957]

11.  There is no such thing as an automatic that NEVER jams.

Amen...  No. 1 by far.  I want to make sure that there is a 100.00% chance my fire arm does not misfire.

[roamer_1]

someone listening in asked disdainfully just how many guns did we need. I think we all answered at once with who said anything about needing?

Shotgun for birds
Low caliber rifle for varmints
Scoped high powered rifle for distance (elk, sheep, goats, antelope)
High caliber carbine for brush (Deer, bear, moose)
High caliber sidearm for protection
Low caliber sidearm for trap dispatch
Sawed-off shotgun for home protection and short range varmint control
at least two medium caliber hidey-guns for protection
and at least two medium to high caliber pistols hidden in the home in case of surprise.

Those are needed.
The rest are actually superfluous with regard to day-to-day, or are variations of the above particular to specialty.

Here's a question for all y'all:

Let's say you were limited to TWO. Lets say you're dropped off in the middle of nowhere, a week away from anything, and could only pick TWO guns to get you home... WHICH?

I think I'd have to say 12ga pump shotgun with a variety of shells, and a long barreled 22 pistol.

[Mom MD]

Revolvers are beautiful guns.  My first time shooting a revolver was a .22.  Silly me....I used my left hand to steady the gun and put it up by the cylinder.  When it fired.....YIKES that smarted.  Glad it wasn't a .357 or the such...would have left a mark, or one less finger.

I learned to shoot with a full sized 357 -  shooting a .38 load.  That was an awesome gun. Having said that I still prefer my semi auto.  I recommend a revolver to my friends who have not had a lot of experience shooting - much simpler and not much to remember except which end to hold and which end is the loud one.

[Elderberry]

Here's a question for all y'all:

Let's say you were limited to TWO. Lets say you're dropped off in the middle of nowhere, a week away from anything, and could only pick TWO guns to get you home... WHICH?

I think I'd have to say 12ga pump shotgun with a variety of shells, and a long barreled 22 pistol.

I could go with your choice. My 22 pistol would be my scoped 22 K-Hornet Contender.

[roamer_1]

I could go with your choice. My 22 pistol would be my scoped 22 K-Hornet Contender.

It's a tough nut. I don't want to even think of being without my 45/70 in the sticks... But in reality, A 12 ga slug is more formidable, albeit at closer range, and it is also versatile, providing one has a selection of shells.

Likewise, I cringe at the thought of my .45 being absent - I honestly don't know if I could sleep, that pistol being always present beside my pillow... But I can bark a skwerl, or knock the eye out of a grouse or chink with a 22... Anything up to and probably including a deer is fair game for it... It is quite likely that even of the two, the 22 would wind up being the meat-getter.

[EC]

Here's a question for all y'all:

Let's say you were limited to TWO. Lets say you're dropped off in the middle of nowhere, a week away from anything, and could only pick TWO guns to get you home... WHICH?

I think I'd have to say 12ga pump shotgun with a variety of shells, and a long barreled 22 pistol.

No brainer. MAG 7 shotgun (both if I'm allowed them, got a twin rig that goes on my back) and a Sig 556.

[Smokin Joe]

It's a tough nut. I don't want to even think of being without my 45/70 in the sticks... But in reality, A 12 ga slug is more formidable, albeit at closer range, and it is also versatile, providing one has a selection of shells.

Likewise, I cringe at the thought of my .45 being absent - I honestly don't know if I could sleep, that pistol being always present beside my pillow... But I can bark a skwerl, or knock the eye out of a grouse or chink with a 22... Anything up to and probably including a deer is fair game for it... It is quite likely that even of the two, the 22 would wind up being the meat-getter.

Okay, I'm going to be the oddball here and say two long guns: a .410 shotgun (I have dropped everything from squirrels to whitetail with one, that's mainly a question of ammo, and I could carry two boxes to every one for a 12 Ga.) and a scoped .30-06. If I have to trade the -06 in for a pistol, I'd take the super Blackhawk--if the round doesn't get them the muzzle flash will.