revolver thread

>>34475118
I don't have one but I'm gonna save up for one. Ruger Service Six 4" for ~450 plus tax or GP100 National Match for whatever price I can find online + tax and transfer fees?

>>34475118
whats the opinion on EAA windicators? Was thinking of a 4" barrel .357

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>>34475118
bump

>>34475283
The Six is a classic gun of superb quality that is no longer made. The GP100 is also good but is going to be available for the foreseeable future.

>>34475544
They're cheap, but there is a reason they are cheap. I seriously think I would choose a Taurus over a Windicator.

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Cross-post from dead thread to keep this one alive.
Muh S&W 586

>>34475599
I wish everyone would just stop buying s&w until they

>remove lock

>stop fitting two piece barrels

>stop using mim hammers and triggers and go back to chrome flash/ case hardening

The only reason they haven't gone back is because faggots like you keep gobbling up their shit. Like this is the fucking classic series, blued finish, wood stocks, AND THEY STILL KEEP THE LOCK! WHAT THE FUCK

>>34475569
taurus over a windicator? i thought taurus was shit. Guess that would say alot about EAA.

MR 73 having timing issues. If you release the trigger slowly, the cylinder spins the wrong way. If you pull the trigger too fast, it skips two chambers and catches on the third. The gun is in rough shape from surplus and was put through the paces before I got it.

Anyone know a good smith for thes e french delights?

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>>34475118
Took this out to shoot today. Did okay on the range.

>I'm going to load a 1,400 ftlb load for my 25.4oz revolver
May my wrists have mercy upon me.

>>34475544

Based on reviews I've read they're really hit or miss. Some people have no problems with them, others do

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>>34475118
I wish S&W made a .44 Mag version of the R8.
I mean, it's already on an N-frame; all they'd need to do is put a .44 barrel and cylinder in it.
If Surefire made a Masterfire holster-compatible X400V, the two would combine into a superb secondary for night hunting of e.g., feral pigs.

>>34475283
If you want shoot a lot go for the GP100. If you just want something old get the six-series gun.

>>34475909
Like a lot of cheap revolvers they are cheap partly because the QC sucks balls. Learn how to evaluate a revolver and you have a decent chance of getting a good one. Better strategy is not to buy cheap shit though. Poor people can only afford the best.

If you ironically want a cheap POS then:http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/a-revolver-buyers-checklist/

>>34475965
Tactical revolvers are a thing now?

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>>34476078
Only for larping faggots.

I'm considering trading in my ruger 22/45 for a revolver.

Would the GP100 be a good first choice? Anything similar but less pricey?

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>>34475599
>Hillary hole
absorutely gisdusting

>>34475651
You can get rid of the Hillary hole pretty easily. It's not that big of a deal. If you don't want it on there, just take it out.

>>34476139
GP100 is a great first revolver. It was the first revolver I bought, and it's a great shooter.

>>34476215
It's a big deal if you don't want to financially support a company that sells guns with cuck locks. If you have to buy one buy used so S&W gets no more monies.

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My baby

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>Nobody other than Chiappa makes their revolvers with sharp, sexy as fuck edges

Life fucking sucks.

>>34476166
I just disassembled mine and took out the hillary hole part today. Was a bitch to get it back together but now I'm glad it wont lock up.

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Picked this up earlier today. The grips don't seem to catch themselves on the screw, but everything else seems solid.

I'm thinking my next wheelgun should be a cowboy gun. Do I go the easy route with a SAA clone, a Schofield in .45LC/.38sp, or an 1851 Navy as baby's first black powder gun?

>>34476384
Now all you need to do is plug that ugly fucking hole in your gun.

>S&W could have prevented this but chose not to.

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>>34476469
get a Walker

>>34476469
As someone who also picked up a model 10 and wanted a cowboy revolver ill tell you 45lc can get expensive. I got a SAA clone and it is fun. If cash is an issue cheaper options in 22lr or 38sp might be something to look into as well

>>34475658
EAA is just an importer that sells guns from all different makes. Windicator is shit as are some of the other things they sell, but they import Baikal and Tanfoglio which are both fantastic brands.

>>34476510
>>34476469
If you shoot 45 lc, just reload. Its really easy. You could be up in running for less then $200 not counting the brass, bullets, primers, powder. My modest set up has easily paid for its self. I can do a bit less then $0.40 first run on 45 lc per round. The second run is like .30, then .25 and so on. If I cast, It could go sub .10. As the most expensive thing now is the bullets.

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Taurus 66
S&W 586-4
Ruger police six but from 1976 so it has a neat bicentennial stamp

>>34476510
>>34476597
I don't really have the means to do reloading right now, so the cost of buying .45LC is something I'm factoring in right now.
I'm not against shooting .357 or .38 if it means cheaper shooting, I just thought that .45LC would feel different enough to warrant getting something in a different caliber than what I already have.

>>34476597
I want to get into reloading, but i live in a place where gunpowder and primers are almost impossible to obtain

>>34477028
Just order online.

>>34476481
I left the insert in and just took out the plate. You can turn the key but it wont do anything. Figured it'd help keep the dirt out of the internals as well.

>>34476078
>>34476125
Blame CoD

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paid $600 for my Model 29-2. Now I just need a good shoulder holster so I can take it hunting/LARP as Hunter S. Thompson

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>>34475849
>Pug
love those cheapo revolvers

>>34476652
>.45LC would feel different enough
At full power standard loadings it feels fun. Enough recoil without being harsh.

>>34478790
Jesus that guy looks like he's gonna cry. Why would you put someone in your promo who is obviously not a competent shooter?

>>34478790
Yeah, I wanted 'Murican made, but didn't have a lot to spend. I might get a Pathfinder for plinking when I can afford one.

>>34475544
I know you wanted .357, but if you'll settle for .38 the Armscor is ugly, but pretty functional.

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>>34476271
There's the Dan Wesson

>>34480414
I love my m206

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Model 60 pro series

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just bought this cunt last weekend

>>34481754
Meh. I had a pistol pack with 2,4,6 and 8" barrels given to me by my uncle. Trigger was only "ok". The DA stacked like a mofo towards the end. Came with two grips and both just felt wrong. Sold it.

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>>34475118
>grandpappy had a .38 special among his collection
>Dad inherited the guns after he passed in the 90s
>CA born Mom threw a fit
>Dad surrendered them all to the Sheriff's Dept.
>Divorced 5 years later

such is life growing up in California

>>34481873
>califag here
Once dad dies, i'll get his collection
Mother non /k/ at all like dad, but still has her carry piece
When mom dies, get her sexy PPKS in .380
Is a good life in California.

>>34481896
At least your dad has a collection to pass on

All my Dad's guns he keeps at work and they're bought with company $, so he doesn't own them.

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Early flat latch model 36 made in 1960-1961

Came no box but with this holster.

Maybe fired once before I bought it. I put 10 rounds through it just to say I shot it.

Has a couple scratches but still too nice to carry, had to buy a more beat up j-frame.

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Anybody know a good iwb holster for an SP101?

>>34482656

http://www.alabamaholster.com/product/the-offside/

Kydex is not very wheel-gat but is nice and thin.

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Was thinking of getting a lcrx as a kayaking gun, mainly because it's mostly aluminum and plastic. Or should I just go with a stainless steel gun? Weight is a lesser concern, corrosion resistance is primary

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My pair.

>>34478207
>paid $600 for my Model 29-2

How'd you manage that?

Does anyone know what year Ruger changed the GP100 from the old style grips and huge billboard on the left side of the barrel to the hogue grips and the smaller billboard?

>>34483599
Is good. All the steel parts on it are stainless and it's way fucking lighter than the sp101.

>>34475599

Even with the Hillary hole that is a beautiful gun

>>34482375
That's a nice holster.

>>34483599
What about getting something cheap 'n ugly like a Charter Arms and cerakoting it? Before you head out you can lube up the barrel with your preferred goo and probably not have to worry about anything unless you drop the whole gun into the drink.

>>34489489
By the time you have it cerakoted it won't be much cheaper than just buying something decent in the first place and cerakote on top of shit steel is not better than stainless aluminum and polymer when it comes to corrosion resistance.

Poor people can only afford the best.

>>34481859
Like 5 minutes with a sharpening stone would have made that the nicest trigger you've ever pulled. It was kinda a dumb move to sell it.

>>34490890
Don't take it personal pal. Just because I didn't like it doesn't mean you can't. And I don't own a revolver I haven't done action work on. The DW was no different. The DA stacking at the end is just inherent in the design. The whole pack was a gimmick to me. I'd never spend time swapping barrels and re-regulating sights. It just sat in my safe. I much prefer my Ruger and Smith revolvers for DA work. Now it sits in someone else's safe lol.

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Anybody else hammerless in here?

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>>34484116
>638
>hillary hole
why didn't you get yourself one without it?

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>>34491138
And lockless of course

>>34490996
>I'd never spend time swapping barrels and re-regulating sights.

Lol. Dumb da dumb dumb dumb.

>>34490996
Swapping barrels doesn't require rejiggering of the sites.

>>34491138
>>34491147
i'm well aware that hamerless revolvers make far more sense for carrying, but i can't get over the fact how fucking ugly they are.

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>>34491329
I don't mind ugly guns if they have other redeeming qualities. I own one of these after all.

>>34491329
Not to mention that if you get proficient with something like a double action only J Frame trigger, you can pretty much shoot well with any handgun trigger. My 642 has increased my double action skill with my SIGs and Berettas significantly

>>34491306
I already had revolvers for CCW, innawoods and hunting. I could see if the DW pack was your only gun how you might wanna use all the different barrels for different roles but as a range toy it was more trouble than it was worth to me.

>>34491323
Yeah it does. I'd love to hear you explain how my personal experience and basic physics are wrong though.

>>34491393
What redeeming qualities does that piscine plastic pellet projector have, exactly?
And don't mention any pointless gimmicks like "quick change barrels" or "reversible ejection".

>>34490996
Ha ha ha what? You don't have to re-zero after switching barrels unless you're doing it wrong.

>My dad gave me a Ferrari and I traded it for a Camaro and a Yugo.

>>34490996
You realize that with very little work DW triggers are the nicest revolver triggers this side of Korth, right?

>>34482375
This was exactly my same problem. Same model 36 too.

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>>34492025
I'm almost sure you're trolling at this point but for all youngfags everywhere I'll take this slow. Try to keep up. For a given bullet/load combo If velocity changes then point of impact changes. The same bullet/load combo out of different length barrels will have different velocities. See the picture of the pistol pack? Notice how all the front sights are the same height? If you move something of the same height closer or further away from a fixed reference point then the vertical alignment changes.

>>34492058
Never handled a Korth but my self-tuned S&W guns had much nicer DA pulls then my self-tuned DW. There is no getting around the stacking on the DWs DA pull. It's not a huge noticeable thing like the final striker take-up on a Glock but when you grow up with super nice S&W triggers like I did you will notice it.

I'm sorry you guys are so butthurt that I don't like what you think I should. I'm not saying the DW is a POS. All I'm saying is that I didn't like it as well as my other DA guns and I didn't shoot it much so I sold it.

>>34491847
Well the stock folds. And it's not an AR-15. Already have 3 of those. It's also lighter than most AR's

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>>34492058
>I've never held a Manurhin.
As owner of both a Korth and a Manurhin, I can say with all honesty that the Manurhin has just as good a trigger as a Korth.

>>34491138
I have an LCR, and I'm not sure whether I hate it or not.

Very unpleasant gun to shoot. I ordered a different pair of grips, and I'm going to see if that makes a difference.

I'm starting to regret falling for the revolver meme. I also have a GP100, which I do like, but there's nothing that makes it worthwhile over a good 9mm autoloader.

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>>34493151
Small guns in non-trivial calibers, revolver or auto, are seldom pleasant to shoot.

>nothing that makes it worthwhile over a good 9mm autoloader

I know right! All those extra ft/lbs of energy are fucking dumb a hole is a hole. I carry a NAA revolver in .22 short. No one has offered to get shot with it yet!

>>34493260
I understand anon there's really no reason to CCW a revolver other than because you want to. Your lack of skill with the GP100 is just a training issue though. How many lifetime rounds downrange do you have with your 9mm semi-auto vs with the GP100? Fast, accurate DA shooting is a whole different animal. I spent a lot of years practicing with a wheelgun and am a fair hand with it but I did it for the fun of honing a skill. I CW a G19 though.

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>>34475866
Good lord.

I googled revolver made of pistols and there weren't any results.

It seems like if each chamber were magazine fed the revolver capacity would be much greater.

how do you guys keep the forcing cones and cylinders clean from burnt on lead and powder?

>>34493474
If it's just dirty with carbon or powder residue then hoppes#9 a bronze brush and elbow grease. If it's lead buildup then a lead cloth of some kind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZdsWZEhx9M

Hey revolverbros-
I recently picked up a S&W 442 (no lock) and it appears to function normally and everything, but I noticed when dry-firing it that there are some sparks that come out of the firing pin hole when the hammer falls that I can see in a darkened room. If I open the cylinder and hold the cylinder release back while dry firing, I can see clearly that they are sparks flying out into the air as if from a hardened file striking a piece of steel, and it's not like sparks of electricity from the friction of two materials that would arc back to the frame.

Is this normal on new Smiths, or is it an indication that I shouldn't dry-fire the gun? Maybe the firing pin is a little off-center and needs to peen a bit of material off the edges to break itself in? Or what am I looking at?

>>34493376
I admit, I haven't done a whole lot of training yet with the GP100; not something I'd carry either, if I had a permit.

Perhaps I'd become more practiced with shooting .357 by shooting more; but based off my experience shooting so far, I'm not encouraged to practice more. Even more so if you factor in the cost of ammunition.

>>34493583
If the firing pin is on the hammer it pivots and can contact the hole in the frame. On used guns with the pin on the hammer you should always check the hole in the frame to see that it is not deformed as an oblong hole means it has been fired(or dry fired) extensively. Also you shouldn't dry-fire it without snap caps if the firing pin is on the hammer.

If the firing pin is in the frame I dunno what to tell you other than stop dry firing it in the dark anon. that's just weird.

>>34493628
I reload so I did most of my practice with inexpensively loaded 38 specials. If you want to shoot handguns a lot reloading is the way to go. The sooner you sink money into a reloading setup the sooner you can recoup that money by saving on ammo.

>>34493643
It's a new gun, so I'll just make it a habit to use snap caps until I stop seeing the sparks. I haven't disassembled the gun, but it appears that the firing pin is on the frame, since I can look into the firing pin hole while the hammer is coming back and the firing pin is visible in the hole the entire time.

>>34493628
you need a permit to open carry? lame state

>>34493731
In Indiana, yeah.

>>34493045
I've got a trade in Manurhin and it's ok but every korth I've shot has been buttery smooth.

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>>34493426
200gr XTP over 28gr of H110 in the 329PD, going 1750ft/s roughly.

>>34492152
>Doesn't know how swappable barrels works.
>Calls others trolls.

Wew lad. You just don't understand basic logic and make bad decisions.

>>34492152
>I'm sorry you guys are so butthurt that I don't like what you think I should. I'm not saying the DW is a POS. All I'm saying is that I didn't like it as well as my other DA guns and I didn't shoot it much so I sold it.

I bet he sold it before he knew what it was and this is all sour grapes.

>>34493045
Not the anon you were replying to but you could put both those brands in the same column and his statement still stands.

>>34494840
>I bet he sold it before he knew what it was and this is all sour grapes.

Lawls I owned it for 10years. You guys crack me up the DW isn't some uber high-quality hand-fitted super gun like a Korth or a Python. It's just a good quality basic production gun from a small manufacturer with a marketing gimmick to get market share.

>>34494880
You've clearly never owned a Dan Wesson.

>>34495097
Sorry...I did and that's why I don't have beer goggles about them. They didn't sell well because they were a relatively expensive, low-production gimmick product that didn't go mainstream. They had some success in the PPC world but not enough. The truth of my words are clearly seen in the current pricing for vintage guns. And it's not even worth talking about the current production guns coming out of the Czech republic.

Like i said above I'm not telling you your DW is shit if you own one, because they are solid guns, but you're gonna have to tone down your snobbery if you've been lording around the local range as if it were something really special.

>>34495228
Ha, no.

>>34492152
>I'm almost sure you're trolling at this point but for all youngfags everywhere I'll take this slow. Try to keep up. For a given bullet/load combo If velocity changes then point of impact changes. The same bullet/load combo out of different length barrels will have different velocities. See the picture of the pistol pack? Notice how all the front sights are the same height? If you move something of the same height closer or further away from a fixed reference point then the vertical alignment changes.

This dumb ass doesn't understand how revolver sites work.

>>34476125
Scan that please.