Revolver pic thread
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Not the best photos but it shows a theme that exists in my home.
We have a 357 GP100, 30 carbine Blackhawk, 45 Colt Blackhawk, and a 357 Blackhawk.
The 30 carbine is the only one with a barrel over 4 5/8 inches as I prefer the handiness of a shorter barrel on a revolver. I don't compete with them so the shorter sight radius isn't an issue. I like a gun that can easily be packed when hunting and not weigh me down.
The 30 carbine isn't the most useful of the bunch but it can easily be the loudest. It defies all reason. It makes noise like no other but I can't get it to recoil much at all.
I'm a die hard Ruger revolver guy. I do own a Mark II 22 lr also. My only non Ruger handguns are a Colt Gold Cup 1911 and a CZ 75B in 9 mm.
That 357 Blackhawk doesn't know it but it really wants to become a 44 special.
We have a 357 GP100, 30 carbine Blackhawk, 45 Colt Blackhawk, and a 357 Blackhawk.
The 30 carbine is the only one with a barrel over 4 5/8 inches as I prefer the handiness of a shorter barrel on a revolver. I don't compete with them so the shorter sight radius isn't an issue. I like a gun that can easily be packed when hunting and not weigh me down.
The 30 carbine isn't the most useful of the bunch but it can easily be the loudest. It defies all reason. It makes noise like no other but I can't get it to recoil much at all.
I'm a die hard Ruger revolver guy. I do own a Mark II 22 lr also. My only non Ruger handguns are a Colt Gold Cup 1911 and a CZ 75B in 9 mm.
That 357 Blackhawk doesn't know it but it really wants to become a 44 special.
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It looks like it.
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My old 686 square butt. My "speed" gun. It looks like many other guns, but this one is beautiful on the inside.
Charles Graff
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Back in the days when Jim Taylor was the owner and honcho of sixshooter.com, he worked out a deal with Gary Reeder for a special run of 20 custom Ruger SAs. We would sent Gary a Ruger and tell him what we wanted and he would turn it out. I bought a new stainless Blackhawk (5.5") in 45 Colt and sent it in as No. 5 of 20. Here is what I got back. It shoots like a house-a-fire.
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
Back in the day, when the 38 Special service revolver was king, Colt and Smith and Wesson went head to head for the market. The high water mark in the match up was the Colt Trooper (which was just a 4" Officers Model Match) and the Smith and Wesson Combat Masterpiece. I don't think they got any better than these two sixguns. Then Smith and Wesson rolled out the Combat Magnum and everything changed in the market place. Here is a 1956 Colt Trooper with Roper grips, a 1957 Combat Masterpiece and a 1966 Combat Magnum. 
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
Wow, good thing it's a picture. Drooling on a key board is bad enough, drooling on a piece like wouldn't be good.
That is truly impressive.
It is stainless, drool won't hurt it.
Charles has taught me that envy is a terrible thing to live with. 
Mine are all shooters, most are fine shooters but nothing extraordinary like Charles has. Probably a good thing I don't have one like that Gary Reeder Ruger. I would be afraid to shoot it lest I scratched it, or got finger prints on it, or got it dirty.
Little doubt Charles wins.
Mine are all shooters, most are fine shooters but nothing extraordinary like Charles has. Probably a good thing I don't have one like that Gary Reeder Ruger. I would be afraid to shoot it lest I scratched it, or got finger prints on it, or got it dirty.Little doubt Charles wins.
Charles Graff
Moderator Emeritus
Your post reminds me when Milton Berle was on the Tonight Show and Johnny Carson asked him it if was true that he had a huge male member. Berle replied: "If you want to have a contest I won't humility you, I will just pull out enough to beat you."
So, I won't post any more pics of my revolvers...for a day or two anyway.
MDF99
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I'm laughing here at Berle!
Here's a couple of my favorite revolvers. The 357 Max has round bisley frame/grips by Bill Snow and is very comfortable in hand. The stainless bisley has been massaged by Dustin Linebaugh to a 500 and is really a bit more gun than I require. I've pretty well settled on mid range HS6 loads and use it for splitting logs mainly.
Here's a couple of my favorite revolvers. The 357 Max has round bisley frame/grips by Bill Snow and is very comfortable in hand. The stainless bisley has been massaged by Dustin Linebaugh to a 500 and is really a bit more gun than I require. I've pretty well settled on mid range HS6 loads and use it for splitting logs mainly.
