WHY A REVOLVER?
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Sld1959
Ronin
My wife's 637 is her bedside table. It's her favorite handgun, set up just how she wanted it.
Looks like mine
, fugly but they work and the ability for an SA shot is important to me.
bc22wm
Professional
Looks like mine
, Humpbacks are just way cooler than anything else.
Biggfoot44
Master Class
I actually have enough first hand knowledge of Revolver Malfunctions to know .
#1 ‐ Crud under ejector star ( typically in extended firing sessions ) .
#2 ‐ Ejector Rod unscrewing itself .
Revolvers have a much shorter list of parameters for Reliability , and far , far more tolerant of benign neglect
Does ammo fit into chamber without dragging ?
Is it rusted solid ?
Has it had an overzealous " Trigger Job " ?
Cover those points, and it will go bang every time .
Bullet nose shape non issue.
Pressure curve ( short of blowing up ) not an issue .
Limp wristing ( or otherwise awkward stance or position ) not an issue .
Last lubricated 25 years ago , not an issue .
#1 ‐ Crud under ejector star ( typically in extended firing sessions ) .
#2 ‐ Ejector Rod unscrewing itself .
Revolvers have a much shorter list of parameters for Reliability , and far , far more tolerant of benign neglect
Does ammo fit into chamber without dragging ?
Is it rusted solid ?
Has it had an overzealous " Trigger Job " ?
Cover those points, and it will go bang every time .
Bullet nose shape non issue.
Pressure curve ( short of blowing up ) not an issue .
Limp wristing ( or otherwise awkward stance or position ) not an issue .
Last lubricated 25 years ago , not an issue .
HansGruber
SAINT
I’ll add an odd one I ran into…
Running a LOT of .38 special (particularly unjacketed .38’s) through a .357 revolver.
I bought a surplus Model 65 that I couldn’t get .357 to chamber in, but .38’s were fine…turned out there was a ring of lead & carbon built up from shooting .38’s, probably exclusively.
Biggfoot44
Master Class
That's * Possible * .
As long as you brush out the chambers each cleaning , it's negligible.
As long as you brush out the chambers each cleaning , it's negligible.
UC_Guy 1971
Master Class
I want a snubby with a light. Very jealous right now. May have to stick one on a 605 TORO.
Project #3,014 is a go. My wallet now hates you.
Sld1959
Ronin
Ran into that with one of my father in laws 1873 clone.
Lol, my wife has arthritis in her wrists and the Harries flashlight hold is painful. So she wanted a .38 snub revolver but wanted a light and laser. She liked the on board light and laser from her hi point carbine. So... I found the components to set it up her way.
HansGruber
SAINT
I’ve got a light made for a 442/642 J-frame; forget who made it. Clamps on the trigger guard, iirc…
It worked, but couldn’t find a holster for it.
I’ll see if I can find it.
ETA: Lasermax. It wasn’t very bright, but it worked.
Pic of it on my 442:
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Sld1959
Ronin
Very nice indeed
The “No maintenance thing is real. My grandmother had an old Smith hand ejector.32 grandpa bought her in 1921 (used-it was made in 1905). Grandpa had her run a few cylinders of ammo through it, then it was put in the drawer of a wind up Victrola at her bedside. Growing up we all knew it was there BUT you didn’t go into grandma’s room
. Grandpa died in 1956. Years later in 1984 ,my 88 year old, 4’11” 90 lb grandma had some clown come up on her back porch and start trying to open the back bedroom window. Most folks would’ve been scared to death. Grandma? Nope, she gets her pistol, unlocks the back door and sends 3 .32 longs toward the thug ( who she scared bad enough that he went through a screen enclosure on the porch at a place where it was over 6’ to the ground, breaking the 2x2 crossbar the screening was held with.
. Grandma told the cop that responded”I ain’t having anybody break in my house”. Cop gpt a real kick out of it and said if more folks had that attitude his job would be a lot easier. I’m looking at the old .32 afterwards. The brass cases were Green, the lead bullets were white. The old Smith hadn’t been touched in 63 years, yet it still went Bang when asked
. I doubt if today’s wunderwaffe could do as well!
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Using pretty much anything other than Winchester or Remington .410’s seems to hang up in my buddies. He’s had 2, both went back to Taurus. Both came back as “Within spec”. Neither will chamber most 410 rounds. He’s getting ready to buy a Smith .410/.45. I told him to check chambers before plunking down his $$$
HansGruber
SAINT
My Governor handles Federal, Remington, Hornady, and Winchester…I think Fiocchi .410 as well.
Only tried Hornady & Winchester .45C…no issues. I didn’t try any ACP in clips.
I heard the Governor has a lot better chambers than the Judges