The Perfect Fighting Revolver

Mr.RevolverGuy

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My criteria would be as follows:
Manageable recoil
Report without excessive noise and concussion
Maneuverable barrel length
Double action capability
At least 6 shots
Capable of velocity sufficient for bullet expansion
Heavy enough to use as a club :eek:

I just noticed this :D
 

ammo.crafter

New member
perfect?

Excellent post and lots to think about.

Love my S&W Mod 57 (41mag) but too big.
S&W mod 14 has too much barrel.
The snubbies are inaccurate at long distance.

I would think a 44Spcl in a S&W K frame with a 4-inch barrel would fit the bill nicely.

But we all have our individual preferences.
 

gnystrom

New member
I will throw one in the mix to be considered. My 586L comp.

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tallball

New member
It depends on the person. My hands are the size of cabbages. The ones I like best, my hobbit-sized friend can't even shoot.

It depends on the situation. I prefer shooting 7.5" barrels, but you can't really cc them or use them in a car. My snubbies can go pretty much anywhere, but they will never be as accurate (for me) as my more massive revolvers. 44 magnums are slow for follow-up shots. 38 special might bounce of off certain barriers.

That is certainly a nice revolver. I like the square butts (and big butts in general) better, too.
 

Salmoneye

New member
If I HAD to give up every other gun I own, I could get by just fine with my well used 1988 KGPF-340...

GP-100
4"
Half Lug
Fixed Sight

Food, or fighting...I would not feel undergunned...

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Model12Win

Moderator
Not a fan of that square butt on a 3" gun, and making the barrel slab side while cutting it down makes no sense for recoil control or follow up shots. Perfect fighting revolver? Glad you think so, but many of us don't. :rolleyes: :)
 

Mr.RevolverGuy

New member
I am with you on the forcing cone. I shoot nothing but 158gr in it so less likely for it to happen. That Wiley Clapp is nice.

I wish those grips would fit on a Redhawk frame.
 

dahermit

New member
The Perfect Fighting Revolver
I do not understand the terms, "Fighting Revolver". I think in terms of a "defensive revolver". If I anticipated being in a fight, I would likely choose an auto like a Browning H.P. or (shudder), a Glock. However, when it comes to a "defensive revolver", I think in terms of something that I can jerk out of my pants pocket (revolver with no hammer spur) and get a shot off at a threat at nearly point blank range as I scrambled to get out of the area. In short, I want nothing to do with a gun "fight" and thus have no perceived need for a Fighting Revolver. Nevertheless, the gun looks like a neat fun gun.
 

Mr.RevolverGuy

New member
I do not understand the terms, "Fighting Revolver". I think in terms of a "defensive revolver". If I anticipated being in a fight, I would likely choose an auto like a Browning H.P. or (shudder), a Glock. However, when it comes to a "defensive revolver", I think in terms of something that I can jerk out of my pants pocket (revolver with no hammer spur) and get a shot off at a threat at nearly point blank range as I scrambled to get out of the area. In short, I want nothing to do with a gun "fight" and thus have no perceived need for a Fighting Revolver. Nevertheless, the gun looks like a neet fun gun.

I agree it is best not to ever be in that situation and I will run like forest to avoid one.

Apologies on the title some things never change Marines "Fire Fight" terminology etc or my handgun is for fighting my way to my rifle etc.
 

Danoobie

New member
First off, these are all very nice pistols.
My preference for a fighting pistol, since it doesn't
have to be concealed, is the 6" S&W Model 29.

I feel that there's no point in losing MV, when you
don't have to hide the gun, anyways.
 

Real Gun

New member
First off, these are all very nice pistols.
My preference for a fighting pistol, since it doesn't
have to be concealed, is the 6" S&W Model 29.

I feel that there's no point in losing MV, when you
don't have to hide the gun, anyways.

There is the problem of concealing it to get to the "fight". Strutting around with a Dirty Harry gun on your belt or vertical shoulder rig is probably not very common.
 

ThomasT

New member
I understand those that think the only modern "fighting Gun" is a high cap semi-auto and would feel naked if limited to "just" a revolver. But if you remember the Miami shootout in 1986 two FBI agents were killed by two bank robbers. The fight was not ended with a shotgun, AR, or high capacity auto. It was ended by a cop armed with a 357 magnum revolver and the will to use it.

I would not and do not feel undergunned with a 5-6 shot revolver. The clip below about the ending of the Miami gunfight reinforces what you have read many times before. Its the Indian, not the arrow.

"Platt attempted to start the Grogan/Dove car. Mireles drew his .357 Magnum revolver, moved parallel to the street and then directly toward Platt and Matix. Mireles fired six rounds at the suspects. The first round missed, hitting the back of the front seat. The second hit the driver's side window post and fragmented, with one small piece hitting Platt in the scalp. The third hit Matix in the face, and fragmented in two, with neither piece causing a serious wound. The fourth hit Matix in the face next to his right eye socket, travelled downward through the facial bones, into the neck, where it entered the spinal column and severed the spinal cord. The fifth hit Matix in the face, penetrated the jaw bone and neck and came to rest by the spinal column.[23] Mireles reached the driver's side door, extended his revolver through the window, and fired his sixth shot at Platt. The bullet penetrated Platt's chest and bruised the spinal cord, ending the gunfight."
 

Bob Wright

New member
If I had to go with a little revolver, it would be this one, a Model 586:



But for just protecting my hide, this is my everyday companion:



Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .45 Colt.

Bob Wright
 

gbclarkson

New member
If I were given a blank check and asked to buy the perfect fighting revolver I would likely buy a 7- or 8-shot .357 S&W from the performance center.
 
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