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A box of 10mm was $10 for 25 cartridges
Those Ammo Inc. hollow points for $9.99 were only 20 round boxes. Still a great deal. I bought four boxes at Cascade Farm, then picked up six more at Bi-Mart. They shoot really well in my RIA 1911. The guy behind the counter at Cascade said those would be the last Ammo Inc. boxes they sell, because Ammo Inc. is out of business. When I Googled it to confirm, it looks like Olin Winchester bought out their ammo manufacturing assets. One of those stores (maybe both?) recently had the Winchester white box training ammo for just under $18 for a box of 50. I bought a few of those as well. My 1911 doesn't like it as well, but good enough to bounce a reactive target around the gravel pit, while creating empty brass for handloading.

Or maybe you got something else in a 25-round box? I keep a pretty close eye on the Bi-Mart and Cascade ads but may have missed something.

Those .357 magnum prices would be tough to choke down. I haven't shot anything except handloads in that cartridge for many, many years.
 
My take on "mountain" handguns is to go for the lightweight revolvers; "Scandium" framed S&W or a Ruger LCRx revolvers.

I wound up with a S&W 325TR, a TRR8 and a 329PD. Also a Ruger LCRx in .22 rimfire. I already had a S&W "Kit gun" in .22, but it is a collectible so it is a safe queen.

After all, IMO, a "mountain" handgun should be lightweight.
 
Those Ammo Inc. hollow points for $9.99 were only 20 round boxes. Still a great deal.
That is correct. I had just reread my post and was thinking I should edit it. The puts 10mm at about the same price as 38 Special. Still quite a bit less than 357.
 
I like the idea of the scanadium framed revolvers but in practice they are a handful to control with the fullhouse loads that I like to carry in the backcountry. I will stick with the steel frames for this reason.
 
Saw a newish revolver on YouTube the other day that was getting me salivating…

Nice looking little revolver with a .38/.357 cylinder and then a separate one for 9mm.

Now that would be a cheap pinker plus useful for a variety of things.

Then they said it was $1900 and that's out of my price range and negates the cost of cheap ammo unless you shoot it a LOT.

Sorry I don't recall the manufacturer but it was not one I had heard of before.
 
My take on "mountain" handguns is to go for the lightweight revolvers; "Scandium" framed S&W or a Ruger LCRx revolvers.

I wound up with a S&W 325TR, a TRR8 and a 329PD. Also a Ruger LCRx in .22 rimfire. I already had a S&W "Kit gun" in .22, but it is a collectible so it is a safe queen.

After all, IMO, a "mountain" handgun should be lightweight.
My GP100 in 357 is around 3lbs and a real pain to carry while hiking around but if I run out of ammo I can beat something into submission with it.

Acquiring a couple more practical revolvers is on my to do list when I have the funds for a pocket carry and probably something for the woods.
 
Saw a newish revolver on YouTube the other day that was getting me salivating…

Nice looking little revolver with a .38/.357 cylinder and then a separate one for 9mm.

Now that would be a cheap pinker plus useful for a variety of things.

Then they said it was $1900 and that's out of my price range and negates the cost of cheap ammo unless you shoot it a LOT.

Sorry I don't recall the manufacturer but it was not one I had heard of before.
I don't know if they still do but Ruger used to build blackhawks with a 9mm cylinder. If I didn't reload 38's I'd probably be up for one of those.
 
I'm not a revolver guy. I've owned three double actions over the years and they always seemed to find a new home. That being said I think Smith and Wesson is on to something with their new no lock classic revolvers. They are very nice looking and when I seen them I had to stop and look. I told a friend they were very nice, but If I were to ever buy a revolver again it would have to be a model 686 with no lock, preferably a plus. Well low and behold a week later here we go! Lipseys posted a video on youtube about their new exclusive mountain guns. Now I can't stop thinking about them........
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECr10xWsfoo
Have you tried to find one to buy? I also like these but all of the retailers in my area have a 'wish list" but cannot tell me when or if they will ever get one.
 
My GP100 in 357 is around 3lbs and a real pain to carry while hiking around but if I run out of ammo I can beat something into submission with it.
When it comes to weight, I get the lightest when the penalty for the weight isn't performance (although, that 329PD is better at performing torture on my hands than at speed shooting).

I have a "British belt axe" (https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/ragweed-forge-british-belt-axe.207101/) for camping that is a bit weighty (and made for beating on things), because IME/IMO, weight is needed when chopping/splitting (including "beating something into submission"). It has both a blunt and sharp side.

I also have a parang (CRKT Half A Chance) for chopping light vegetation, it probably would do serious harm to flesh.
 
Have you tried to find one to buy? I also like these but all of the retailers in my area have a 'wish list" but cannot tell me when or if they will ever get one.
Just like everything "new" and popular, I think it will be a while. I actually broke down and bought a standard 686 due to a too good to say no sale. Palmetto had them on closeout for $650 and it's my fiftieth birthday next month, so why not? On the plus side I'll have one of those internal locks to look at and remember the Clinton administration, yay! I think it's a sign that things are changing and soon all the locks will be gone for the guns going into the free states.
 
I like the idea of the scanadium framed revolvers but in practice they are a handful to control with the fullhouse loads that I like to carry in the backcountry. I will stick with the steel frames for this reason.
I love my 329PD. Once it's fixed and reliable it will become my primary woods carry gun. I love that it feels so light you might guess it's made of plastic! I haven't shot it with anything really heavy and hot, but normal 240gr Magnum rounds are controllable. It does have a bite to it, but it's not all too nasty.
 
I'm not a revolver guy. I've owned three double actions over the years and they always seemed to find a new home. That being said I think Smith and Wesson is on to something with their new no lock classic revolvers. They are very nice looking and when I seen them I had to stop and look. I told a friend they were very nice, but If I were to ever buy a revolver again it would have to be a model 686 with no lock, preferably a plus. Well low and behold a week later here we go! Lipseys posted a video on youtube about their new exclusive mountain guns. Now I can't stop thinking about them........
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECr10xWsfoo
I just bought a 686 plus mountain gun. Nice gun but it's out of time and it takes 3 guys and a winch to open the cylinder.
It's really disappointing to buy a new gun and the first thing you have to do is send it back to the factory.
 
I just bought a 686 plus mountain gun. Nice gun but it's out of time and it takes 3 guys and a winch to open the cylinder.
It's really disappointing to buy a new gun and the first thing you have to do is send it back to the factory.
I broke down and bought a 686 with a lock at a closeout price and it's very nice (except the lock that no longer works) so clearly price doesn't dictate whether or not you get a good one.
 

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