Your favorite target revolver(s)?

[CountryGent]

Just a general, and hopefully fun, inquiry: what are your all time favorite target revolvers? The definition is pretty broad, as long as it is primarily shooting targets: bullseye, ICORE, silhouettes, bowling pins, steel, or just plink'n for fun. (Wheelguns are a great for self-defense, handgun hunting, collecting, et al., but the primary focus of this thread is target shooting.)

So, which are some of your favorites? Any surprises you learned along the way? Any you miss having in the line up? Any you don't and would recommend others avoid? Any modifications you or a gunsmith made that really helped?

Enjoy.

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[fstdraw]

OK, I'll go. Most accurate is a .44-40 SAA. It's a Taylor custom-tuned (deluxe model) I purchased several years ago from Capital Pawn in Salem. Back then you could get 10% off just by asking. Everything is like butter smooth and very accurate to a fair distance, depending on the hand load I'm using. As accurate as a tuned .45 ACP? Not sure about that, but as a revolver goes, it is the Bee's Knee's!

 

[kmk1012]

Hands down my S&W Performance Center 929 9mm, Jerry Miculek Edition. I ring a 4" steel plate with boring regularity at 100 yards. Secondly, my S&W 617 6" barrel in 22lr. Stupid accurate and a trigger that would put other brands to shame, almost as good as the 929. I really like S&W revolvers, Ruger makes good ones but they are fugly unfortunately, because my favorite rimfires are ALL Ruger's, 22/45's and 10/22's.

 

[homeuser6]

it would have to be one of my 41s. i have pin gages and all five of my S&Ws measure exactly the same and exactly correct. i gage every revolver i come across and no other caliber is as uniform as 41. (chamber ,throat, and bore). i'm too old now to shoot one hole, but i used to do it pretty regular with a model 58.

 

[Tlock]

Hands down my S&W Performance Center 929 9mm, Jerry Miculek Edition. I ring a 4" steel plate with boring regularity at 100 yards. Secondly, my S&W 617 6" barrel in 22lr. Stupid accurate and a trigger that would put other brands to shame, almost as good as the 929. I really like S&W revolvers, Ruger makes good ones but they are fugly unfortunately, because my favorite rimfires are ALL Ruger's, 22/45's and 10/22's.

Work got busy and I've yet to shoot my new to me 57-1.....im guessing im gonna love it

 

[Andy54Hawken]

H&R 649 Revolver.

• Andy54Hawken
• Jul 22, 2024

This one for what I own now....it shoots well with either .22LR or .22Magnum
Which can be problematic for .22 Revolvers with swappable cylinders.
First handgun I owned...given to me by my dad on my 13th birthday.
Lots of memories with this gun....sure miss dad too.

At one time I owned a 1950's era Colt Official Police set...one in .38 Special...the other in .22LR...they shot really nicely as well.
Andy

 

[Quirt Evans]

The pinned and recessed '60s K22 I wish I still had.
If you find one don't let it get away.

 

[Member 45541]

While not a regular target shooter, this ole Taurus M66 I picked up a while back, sure is fun to shoot. And actually, quite accurate to boot!

 

[kmk1012]

Work got busy and I've yet to shoot my new to me 57-1.....im guessing im gonna love it

I'm jealous of the guns you've acquired lately. They are classic and far better built than current stuff on the market!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Uberti "London Model " 1851 Navy

• Andy54Hawken
• May 5, 2024

While I ain't Wild Bill....more like Amical Andy...
This one shoots pretty well too.
Andy

 

[gtivan]

Smith and Wesson Model 27 no dash
Home made wad cutters and couple grains of bullseye
No better combo

 

[Wombat of Doom]

Ruger Single Six in 17hmr and an antique colt in 32s&w long.

 

[kmk1012]

Ruger Single Six in 17hmr and an antique colt in 32s&w long.

That 17HMR would be a fun gun, I'd bet it's LOUD!

 

[Wombat of Doom]

That 17HMR would be a fun gun, I'd bet it's LOUD!

It is, and recoil is functionally non existent and you basically have to work to miss

 

[Joe13]

GP100 6" for me

It's heavy so recoil is minimal and the one I have has a great SA and DA trigger so it's about as accurate as I need it to be.

Can plink to hunt with the versatility of .38sp or .357mag.

It's a tank so you gotta really be up for the weight but I'll be able to pass this one down several generations easily.

 

[1911Fanatic]

My Ruger Super Wrangler. I haven't shot it at a target beyond 40 ft yet, but the hole I get with it is about half the size of a dime with the Magnum cylinder, even smaller if shooting off of a rest.

I haven't shot it with the 22 LR cylinder. I have two regular Wranglers for that.

 

[gmerkt]

For purposes of this conversation, I'm partial to Smith & Wesson N Frames. I no longer have any, but over the decades a succession of Model 25-2's (and pre-), barrel marked Model 1955, those are in .45 ACP. Take moon clips or .45 Auto Rim. I never had one of those that didn't shoot well.

Over the years I've also owned several Model 57's, the .41 Magnum. I've found those to be reliably accurate.

At present, the only N Frame I have is a four inch Highway Patrolman. It's reasonably accurate. After I wind up selling off Dave's guns, I may buy a couple that I really like rather than those that came my way involuntarily. In all of Dave's stuff, not one N Frame. He didn't like them, he had small hands.

 

[HPL0]

For target shooting do you want a centerfire or rimfire. For a rimfire I would recommend a S&W 617. For a CF there are a lot of choices.

 

[TTSX]

High polish 586 with a 6" barrel for me.

 

[orygun]

I don't have a target revolver. But I shoot a lot of targets with my revolvers!