What "makes" a fighting revolver for you?

[CountryGent]

S&W 500 with some trigger work

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Interesting choice. What sort of loads do you employ for this application?

The Big 50 is increasingly one of my favorites, at least for target shooting.

 

[Greg S]

A S&W K or L frame round butt, 2.5-4" barrel, 38 cal or better, smooth double action, smooth rounded and polished trigger, chamfered cylinder entrances and sights that you can see. If a stainless fixed sighted model Ala 64 or 65, Novacish rear sight that can be seen in daylight instead of glare simular to the 640 'Pro' sight set up.

 

[orygun]

I noticed that no one picked a Single Action Army.
Marshall Dillon fought with one every week!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I noticed that no one picked a Single Action Army.
Marshall Dillon fought with one every week!

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I would have.
However...
I restricted my choices to what I own or have owned recently.

I have owned many different Colt Single Action Army copies...
Some great...a couple that weren't so great.

Much like their cap and ball revolvers....Uberti makes a great copy.
USFA made a outstanding copy of a Colt Single Action Army.
I have owned both...really miss that USFA revolver.

I have never owned , but I have shot many different Colt Single Action Army revolvers....
Most were either 1st or 2nd generation ...all were excellent.

I would not hesitate to use a well timed and tuned Uberti ...
Or a USFA or an actual Colt Single Action Army as a fighting revolver.
( Same goes for a Old Model Blackhawk )
Andy

 

[Greg S]

There are better options today for most but beware of the man with one gun. He probably knows how to use it very well.

 

[hongkong2]

S&W .357 4" Highway Patrolman, every time I pick it up I just want to smack someone in the head with it.

 

[Jerry]

Well....a fighting revolver, eh? Mine are ones that send a projectile down the barrel after squeezing the trigger.

 

[Moonbuzzard]

Surely someone is carrying one of these around

 

[Stomper]

In the context of this thread; 4" GP100 in .357mag thusly….

 

[ageingstudent]

In the context of this thread; 4" GP100 in .357mag thusly….

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I like the GP but it doesn't fit me. I shoot the 4" sp101 mo better. Typical Ruger, that barrel could slap an offensive lineman upside the head and still shoot straight

 

[Zingger]

My top choice is actually two:
a 21-4 Smith (44sp), fixed sights with upgraded Wolff springs, the 429-421 cast load with unique.

Or the 22-4 with upgraded gold dot front, the Elmer Keith 255 cast (don't remember the numbers offhand!) in the 45 auto-rim. Or just use the moon clips in 45 acp. This one has had some trigger work done to it, and wears Grashorn elk grips.

Both are a stout N frame, 4" barrel. The 21 lost the factory wood grips in favor of some rubber finger grooves.

Durable, fixed sight revolvers with good enough double action triggers to hit a target and single action is nothing short of spectacular.

I shoot both enough to be proficient- but not expert by any means.

 

[Stomper]

I like the GP but it doesn't fit me. I shoot the 4" sp101 mo better. Typical Ruger, that barrel could slap an offensive lineman upside the head and still shoot straight

I have one of those, too. She's pretty snappy running .357 rounds.

 

[ageingstudent]

I have one of those, too. She's pretty snappy running .357 rounds.

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3" barrel?

 

[Moonbuzzard]

I have one of those, too. She's pretty snappy running .357 rounds.

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Looks like a pair of 3's . gp100 and sp101 ? Very nice pair !

 

[orygun]

Looks like a pair of 3's . gp100 and sp101 ? Very nice pair !

Nope. A 4 over a 3.

 

[GrayGoose]

.50 BMG outta do it.

 

[Stomper]

My top choice is actually two:
a 21-4 Smith (44sp), fixed sights with upgraded Wolff springs, the 429-421 cast load with unique.

Or the 22-4 with upgraded gold dot front, the Elmer Keith 255 cast (don't remember the numbers offhand!) in the 45 auto-rim. Or just use the moon clips in 45 acp. This one has had some trigger work done to it, and wears Grashorn elk grips.

Both are a stout N frame, 4" barrel. The 21 lost the factory wood grips in favor of some rubber finger grooves.

Durable, fixed sight revolvers with good enough double action triggers to hit a target and single action is nothing short of spectacular.

I shoot both enough to be proficient- but not expert by any means.

My 6" .357 Highway Patrolman is also a sweet shoot'ah! It also (currently) has some grooved Pachmayr wrap arounds (no photo of that) but she doesn't come out of the safe very often these days (family heirloom), and those (genuine) S&W medallion wood grip panels are actually worth a few bucks these days.

 

[Stomper]

3" barrel?

Yep, I think 3.25" (or so) I don't quite remember. Of course, it's my wife's favorite… and is her preferred "house gun".


She has good tastes!









Obviously…. she married me!

 

[Stomper]

Looks like a pair of 3's . gp100 and sp101 ? Very nice pair !

Thanks, I've been told I have a nice pair more than few times during my life! Did you notice how one is higher than the other, just like they should be?

 

[ageingstudent]

My 6" .357 Highway Patrolman is also a sweet shoot'ah! It also (currently) has some grooved Pachmayr wrap arounds (no photo of that) but she doesn't come out of the safe very often these days (family heirloom), and those (genuine) S&W medallion wood grip panels are actually worth a few bucks these days.

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My target model below...how's the trigger on that patrolman? N frames seem huge for .357 these days don't they? I actually envy your combat sights and trigger and hammer and grips. Would probably fit me better.