Saith C.W.:
And it is, right up until you pull the trigger. I’ve had one of these in the past, and let me tell y’all, that teeny barrel doesn’t help with the .357 Mag’s recoil at all.
Carry lots, shoot a great deal less.
Saith C.W.:
And it is, right up until you pull the trigger. I’ve had one of these in the past, and let me tell y’all, that teeny barrel doesn’t help with the .357 Mag’s recoil at all.
Carry lots, shoot a great deal less.
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I’d take another in a heartbeat. My last one I gave to my Dad, after he passed my brother got it while I got the Marlin 336 (mutual choice, I really wanted the Marlin). But while I had that Ruger, it was solid as a brick and hit everything I pointed it at. Practice with 38’s, carry with magnums.
There is nothing like a good revolver. Ruger and Smith & Wesson have made some fine revolvers over the years. Take your pick
I really enjoy Sig and Springfield Semi Auto’s, but if someone said pick one handgun for the rest of your time on this round ball floating in space, it would have to be the 4 inch stainless GP100 357 Mag. Hard to beat a good Double Action revolver in 357 Mag. Reliable, powerful, accurate and it looks great too.
I’ve recently joined the Sig family. I bought a P320 and enjoy it tremendously. It is as accurate or more accurate than my 1911.
I’m grateful that I don’t have to pick just one handgun. If I had to, I might have to give the nod to my S&W 29-3 4″ barrel although my models 17 and 617 do get more trigger time.
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I think your cool, but, I don’t consider the Sig P320 to be a real Sig.
I like old school Classic line Sig. Sig P229. Sig P226
For Polymer Pistols, Springfield is where it is at.
YMMV
617 is probably the only S&W I like at all. You have one of the newer 10 shot ones? Or a 6 shot one from a while ago? 6 shot ones are not rare per se but way harder to find.
the 617 is a six shot I inherited. I have a model 17 from the 60s that has an exceptionally good trigger but I kind of retired it when I inherited the 617.
The 220, 226 and 229 are really cool guns but I like the consistent trigger pull of the 320 and the 1911 style pistols.
I have shot the S&W 627 2 inch years ago, with the big heavy frame of the gun, it honestly wasn’t that bad to shoot. I kinda like it but never bought one because I prefer Ruger, but I should have maybe picked one up years ago as prices were cheaper and I used to get a discount.
The 4 inch 627 is nice as well. One of the few S&W models I like.
The Redhawk line from Ruger is very nice, GP100 is my favorite revolver.
I do at some point want to save up and get a Ruger Blackhawk 4.62 inch blued Convertible Revolver, the model that comes with the 9MM and 357 Mag Cylinder, Ruger Model 0308. That is a cool revolver.
Dad kept a 4″ barrel Speed 6 in the glovebox of the farm truck. I learned to shoot pistol with that gun. I was instructed on loading 38 cases with Blue Dot powder and cast semi-wad cutters. I have a S&W Model 65-2 now and it is one of my favorite pistols.
That is just beautiful. Just yesterday, I was shooting with friends in the Communist state of NJ and I brought both a GP-100 and an SP101 in stainless. Of course it can’t compare to blued, my favorite revolver in my safe is an old Security Six.
The only rule for any friends who wanted to shoot the SP101 was if they picked it up they had to fire all five rounds, no putting it down partly empty. Nobody wanted to shoot more than one cylinder, of course, but nobody complained about the one.
I agree, shot little carried a lot. I have an OTB holster for the SP-101, and though I seldom carry it, I always feel adequately armed with it. Rugers are very easy to work on and i’ve done a full trigger job, shims and all, on all three of mine. Wonderful guns.
But Blue and wood? Mmmmmm. Yes.
“ The only rule for any friends who wanted to shoot the SP101 was if they picked it up they had to fire all five rounds, no putting it down partly empty. Nobody wanted to shoot more than one cylinder, of course, but nobody complained about the one.”
SP101 in both 2.25 in and 3 and 4 in (I’ve shot all those) – is a very smooth shooter with moderate recoil.
Try the ultra light weight LCR 38. 13.5 ounces not loaded. Awesome to carry not so fun to shoot. But that is a purpose driven tool.
Somewhere around 2018, I got the chance to shoot a S&W 360PD. First couple of rounds of .38+ were snappy, but manageable. 3rd round was a .357 magnum hydra-shok PD load of the 158-grain variety. I swear I thought the gun had exploded in my hand. I bought it, kept it. It stays mostly in the house, in case I need a signal flare, a percussion grenade or a flash bang. Plenty accurate at 7 yards, as if anyone beyond 7 yards would proceed closed after the first round.
340 and 360 pd are the most painful guns I’ve ever shot. I could have gotten those half off years ago. No thanks.
By the way the Model 500 S&W and 460 XVR in 3 inch barrels had way less recoil
Then the 340 and 360 as the X frame was huge and made of steel.
The 340 and 360 are carry pieces. And also while they are of decent quality, the forcing cones do not hold up if you use 357 magnum is high doses.