Who likes a good wheel gun?

[Farmer Dan]

Picked up one of the new Colt Cobra's yesterday.  Moving up from a Taurus 605.  This Cobra is very nice.  I don't care for the bead blast finish but that's my personal taste not the guns fault.  Shoots like a snubby should, really smooth trigger in double or single action.  The fiber optic sight is a nice touch.  Could be a little bigger LOL

[JJ]

I LOVE wheel guns...and one can never go wrong with any good COLT, RUGER, or Smith & Wesson (IMHO)

[Chuck in Indiana]

Don't forget the Dan Wesson, a simpler machine than a S&W.. not to mention more accurate because of the basic design.
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[JJ]

Don't forget the Dan Wesson, a simpler machine than a S&W.. not to mention more accurate because of the basic design.
<Donning flame suit>

Agreed...Dan Wesson's are nice...and collectible!

[normzone]

Don't forget the Dan Wesson, a simpler machine than a S&W.. not to mention more accurate because of the basic design. <Donning flame suit>

I think they all shoot about the same, once you put them in my hands. I can make a doorway unsafe to come through, but I'll never win any awards.

I have my mom's first purse gun, .357 Colt Python with the two inch barrel. 

Really like my S&W 5 shot alloy snubbie - doesn't even bag a suit pocket much.

[Lannis]

I think they all shoot about the same, once you put them in my hands. I can make a doorway unsafe to 

I have my mom's first purse gun, .357 Colt Python with the two inch barrel. 

Really like my S&W 5 shot alloy snubbie - doesn't even bag a suit pocket much.

I have MY mom's first purse gun, a second generation Colt Detective Special.

And Fay liked my S&W 442 5-shooter .38 so well that she took it from me .... Light for carry, but not much weight to absorb recoil ....

Lannis

[Chuck in Indiana]

Agreed...Dan Wesson's are nice...and collectible!

Absolutely.. I have 2. A shooter, and this pistol pack.
2016-05-17_08-51-20 by Charles Stottlemyer, on Flickr
It goes to my grandkid Max from California. He had never fired anything bigger than a .22 in the Scouts. (He's very close to being an Eagle scout, btw..) <proud grandfather emoticon> and only 14. At any rate, I showed him how to reload some not hot  magnum loads, put the long barrel on it, and he fell in love after initially being a little spooked. It's a tack driver..

[Gliderjohn]

Thanks for the post. Have been curious about it. Have you shot it yet? Please post your impressions when yo do. Enjoy!
GliderJohn

[SmithSwede]

Wheel-guns?   Did somebody say wheel-guns???

I collect, and shoot, old Smith & Wesson revolvers.  Plus Swedish firearms.  Hence my handle "SmithSwede."   Old Colts too.   Carry piece is a first generation Detective Special made in 1931.   Sweet gun.

I'm so devoted to wheelguns I shoot them in Bullseye competition!   Also Steel Plate matches and IDPA.

Just last night I was fitting grips to a 1959 Colt Officer's Model Match .22.  Will test that baby out at the next match.

My all-time favorite firearm is a 1951 S&W K-38 with 6" barrel, "5-screw."  So accurate and "sweet" that it's spooky.  Close second is a 5-screw Combat Masterpiece from the '50s. 

Next is probably a 4" Colt "Three-Fifty-Seven."    Few have heard of this one.  Yes, its caliber .357 Magnum, but it's Model name was actually "Three-Fifty-Seven."  Basically a pre-Python. 

The only bottom feeders that hold my interest are Browning High-Powers and 1929 Model Swiss Lugers in 7,65 Luger.   I very much respect a Makarov.    Not a fan of a 1911, but I've probably shot 1911s more than all other bottom feeders combined. 

 

[not-fishing]

Well I'm another devotee of the KISS gun but I'm to poor for Colts.

Smith 29 6 inch in 44 special for Bullseye

Smith 17  6 inch in 22 for indoor Bullseye

Smith 625 JM 45 acp for IDPA (because I hate reloading with speed loaders)

Smith 65 for pac'n

My youngest son uses a Smith 686 SSR for IDPA and he's Scary-Fast / Scary-Accurate

Living in California means we have an extremely limited selection when it comes to handguns.

Mark

[lorazepam]

I used to compete with a S&W Model 15 when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and I later moved up to a Model 19 for competition and duty use. Ruger makes some sweet revolvers, probably the strongest frames out there.
Only owned two Colts, a Detective special, and a Diamondback. Very nice guns, but they are now out of my price range.
That said, my carry guns are a Ruger LC9s, or a Glock 19.

[sidecarnutz]

I have a older 1986 era SW .44 magnum. Had a local revolver smith rebuild it to SW match specs as it had been bubba'd by a PO badly.  So it was no collectors piece. But it IS one heck of a great shooter! Its especially a pleasure to use with .44 special ammo.

[sign216]

[quote author=SmithSwede link=topic=91519.msg1444999#msg1444999 date=1501291481

I collect, and shoot, old Smith & Wesson revolvers.  Plus Swedish firearms.  Hence my handle "SmithSwede."   
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SSwede,
You like Swedish firearms?  I've got a Husqvarna semiautomatic in .380 w a spare barrel in 9mm long.
Also have a stockpile of 9mm long ammo.
It's a great pistol.  Wasn't ever appreciated in it's time.
Joe

[Farmer Dan]

Thanks for the post. Have been curious about it. Have you shot it yet? Please post your impressions when yo do. Enjoy!
GliderJohn

It shoots like a dream.  I bought Speer Gold Dot ammo to take to the range and never had a single problem.  Gun shoots nice a smooth and those rubber grips that I don't like took up most of the recoil.  At 15 yards I couldn't miss a beer can.  I miss the laser grips that were on my Taurus though.

[Thirtyaughtsix]

Can a Glock 30S count? It's no revolver but it's sat at my 12:30 since the day I was issued my CCW, my 1 and only firearm so far. Doesn't feel that bad on the few dialing in miles I've put on the bike too with its low bar. Love .45 caliber

[charlie b]

I like revolvers on the range.  Don't have to search for brass after shooting for the day  :)  My range gun is a 4" Python.  I used to carry a Ruger SP101 but changed to a bottom feeder for that, either Colt Commander or Makarov.  Now days I mostly shoot long arms when at the range.

[Murray]

I iz disappointed with this thread, I was expecting some contraption that was once tried for pit stops that fired wheels, or at least a impact wrench thread.

[Gliderjohn]

Back in the 70s I worked for a bit at a Gibson store. They had a surprising amount if guns. It was interesting to see people's responses when they could start with working the action of a FIE, than try a Charter Arms, then try a Colt or S&W. Of course a bit of price difference between them. Wish that I had not just graduated from college and didn't have any spare charge for a firearm at the time.
GliderJohn

[bikeridertim]

Here are my Dan Wesson's.  All of them are .357s but the SS in the upper right corner, it's a .41 Magnum.  I also have a few other revolvers that I carry.
The only semi auto's  I have are both 1911s, a CZ (who now own Dan Wesson) and a Ruger.

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[SmithSwede]

Sign216:

That looks like a Swedish Model 1907, originally chambered for 9mm Browning Long.  I don't currently have one myself, but to answer your question, that exactly the kind of thing I'd pick up if I ran across it. 

Nice pistol.  Like all Swedish firearms, I bet it's a great shooter

[Bonaventure]

Nice Colt !!

Here's my carry piece, Walther PPS in .40 s&w:

[John A]

I'm looking for some extra barrels for my Dan Wesson 44 mag in stainless . I'll trade a pair of Carillo rods or buy if you have some, please pm me.thanks

[slowmover]

I bought a Ruger .357 mag Security Six in 1976 that's stamped with"Made in the 200th year of American Liberty"on its side that I still have.It was the first gun I bought. I've had multiple .22s made by Ruger throughout the years and now have an SP101 5 shot .357 2 inch barrel that is hammer less double action only.I do believe if I needed to stop an imminent threat on my life and it was within 15 feet there would not be a better gun to have in hand.

[sign216]

Sign216:

That looks like a Swedish Model 1907, originally chambered for 9mm Browning Long.  I don't currently have one myself, but to answer your question, that exactly the kind of thing I'd pick up if I ran across it. 

Nice pistol.  Like all Swedish firearms, I bet it's a great shooter

Swede,

It really carries well; the feel in the hand is perfect!  Sadly, when it was imported into the US it was stamped "380" on the slide. 
I scored some reloadable 9mm long ammo + barrel, and am looking forward to trying that out.

Joe

[LowRyter]

I have a Colt Trooper 357.  4 in.  Hand cannon.  Wear ear plugs.  And when I shoot it at night, it looks like my hand has caught fire.   Shoot a few volleys and gun powder is everywhere and my (left) hand is exercised.  (Great ambidextrous firearm.)  Just a lot of fun to take to the range.

One revolver is enough for me, I can only shoot one gun at a time.

I think law enforcement went off the rails when they abandoned revolvers and went to 15 shot auto bullet-sprayers.     

Aim, shoot and mean it, I say.   

[Sheepdog]

I go way back with revolvers, competing in NRA PPC back in the eighties and early nineties. Professionally, we switched to autos about that same time and I got into them in a big way. However, I still love my J-Frames (a 638 and a 642) and my single action Colt clone (an Uberti El Patron CWS). But the one I am most proud of is the S&W M13-1 in nickel that was left to me by my father. It is one of the smoothest K-Frames I've ever fired and the finish remains pristine.

[Rotten Ralph]

My favorite - a .357 Magnum S&W from 1952. This is a pre Model 27 and has the optional rosewood target grips.


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[sign216]

I think law enforcement went off the rails when they abandoned revolvers and went to 15 shot auto bullet-sprayers.     

Aim, shoot and mean it, I say.   

The revolver is best...at least for the first six shots.  But for the first 6, it rules!

And some say that after nuclear war, automatics won't work; the electromagnetic pulse of the blast will disable those fancy semi-autos.  (grin, at least that's my campfire theory)

[LowRyter]

wasn't the sales pitch for the 357 magnum was that the cop could kill a flat head Ford with it while chasing a suspect? 

One shot through the hood and a dead Ford.     

[Sheepdog]

wasn't the sales pitch for the 357 magnum was that the cop could kill a flat head Ford with it while chasing a suspect? 

One shot through the hood and a dead Ford.     

I think it was more about penetrating car doors and windshields; barriers that often stopped the then ubiquitous .38 Special...