Author Topic: What is your Go To Double Action Revolver. (Read 10782 times)

Swampman · « **Reply #30 on:** April 30, 2010, 02:16:02 AM »

A 4" S&W Combat Masterpiece.

camsdaddy · « **Reply #31 on:** April 30, 2010, 11:55:49 AM »

Mine would be my Model 13-1 4" k frame.

varmintman · « **Reply #32 on:** April 30, 2010, 02:55:22 PM »

Mine are a gp 100 3" and a sp 101 2 1/4" 357s.

bobg · « **Reply #33 on:** April 30, 2010, 03:07:00 PM »

GP100 in 357 Mag. Later years it was a Taurus 9MM. A lot easier to carry than the GP100.

chg · « **Reply #34 on:** May 03, 2010, 03:39:58 PM »

An SP101 3" in .357 - Just the right size, small enough to constantly carry yet large enough be comfortable with full .357 loads. Did I mention it's accurate?

gaileyr · « **Reply #35 on:** May 08, 2010, 05:44:30 AM »

Smith&Wesson Model 66-2 in 357mag. It's a bit heavy for concealed carry. But I like it's stopping power. For C.C. I use a KBI copy of the german Walther PP in 9x18mm Mak.

Dinosaur · « **Reply #36 on:** May 08, 2010, 06:07:31 AM »

For every day and every where, it's a Ruger SP101 357 3". I bought it used acouple of months ago. Like others have said it's just right. It appears to have replaced a glock 33, s&w 19 and a s&w 442.

blaze · « **Reply #37 on:** May 12, 2010, 04:24:31 AM »

As others have mentioned, my most used/go to guns are my Ruger SP101 357 mag 3" or my S&W 60-4 38 Spl 3 inch. Either gun will do anything I want/need to be done.

Daman · « **Reply #38 on:** May 12, 2010, 08:13:57 AM »

Colt Diamondback 4" 38spl. is the one I love, but a Rossi 4" 357 mag is the one I tote. It is fairly accurate and easy enough to replace if ever confiscated or lost.

Daman

pmeisel · « **Reply #39 on:** May 31, 2010, 04:55:43 PM »

4" Python.....

Dogshooter · « **Reply #40 on:** May 31, 2010, 05:50:30 PM »

For Hunting big game WITH a revolver, my 629 Performance Center with a 7 1/2" barrel and Burris 2X Posi-lock scope. For hiking, or as a sidearm when hunting, my 629 Mountain gun with 4" barrel. Either way, nothin but Smith.

Waldo Pepper · « **Reply #41 on:** June 16, 2010, 05:11:29 PM »

Dan Wesson Mod 15 or 744 (357-44 mags) would be my choice, not my Smith's. But under normal conditions it's my Glock 20 & 29, the 29 for CCW and the 20 for under the pillow.

nessmuk101 · « **Reply #42 on:** June 22, 2010, 04:58:21 PM »

That would be my Ruger speed six in .357.

cbsjr · « **Reply #43 on:** June 22, 2010, 06:14:39 PM »

Smith & Wesson 642s (one in each pocket).

375supermag · « **Reply #44 on:** July 01, 2010, 04:56:40 AM »

Depends on the situation...

To go down to the convenience store , I drop a stainless Taurus in .44Spl in my jacket pocket.

For hiking and woods bumming, usually a S&W 57 in .41Mag or a S&W 25 in .45Colt.

Hunting groundhogs...S&W 686 Silhouette 8-3/8" in .357Mag.

When I carry a DA for big game hunting it is usually a 6" Dan Wesson stainless in .44Mag. Sometimes a S&W 29 Classic w/8-3/8" barrel.

trex1310 · « **Reply #45 on:** July 08, 2010, 01:00:53 PM »

For carry purposes it's a Colt Detective Special. When I am hunting I
carry a Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum.

Lt Smoke · « **Reply #46 on:** July 30, 2010, 04:21:10 PM »

Redhawk .44 mag.

dan3 · « **Reply #47 on:** August 04, 2010, 06:28:51 AM »

My "go to" is my Smith & Wesson Model 29 4" blued .44mag - pinned & recessed - action ...smooth as butter.

Second choice is a Ruger Redhawk 5 1/2" either a .45colt or .44mag.

Ahab · « **Reply #48 on:** August 07, 2010, 10:32:28 AM »

Redhawk, .45 Colt with 4" barrel.

Lt Smoke · « **Reply #49 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:30:06 PM »

For a walk in the woods, my Red Hawk or Virginian Dragoon both .44 mag go along. Hunting, I use my RSB or Red Hawk (both scoped). The S&W Mod 10 loves a day in the pasture. The one I most often grab is a Taurus 441 4" stainless, .44 spec. It loves 240 laser cast with 7.5 g of Unique. I have seldomly felt like I needed more. However we have big bears here in Idaho. The .44 mags have the horse power to end an arguement.

dbriannelson · « **Reply #50 on:** August 16, 2010, 03:45:23 PM »

For concealed carry on road trips outta California, if I don't grab the Kimber 3" 1911, it'll be one of the J-Frames. Most recent trip to Nevada and Oregon last week it was a Model 442 "No Lock." Sometimes a Model 351PD, sometimes something else with Barami gips. Depends on what catches my eye in the safe.

If I feel like a DA revolver at the range, lately it's been an old Model 10 snubby, which is about the easiest short gun there is to shoot accurately double-action. Other times I'll shoot a J-Frame to keep in practice.

-Don

Waldo Pepper · « **Reply #51 on:** August 16, 2010, 03:53:08 PM »

S&W 629 3" for CCW or the stray bear.

crystal river charlie · « **Reply #52 on:** August 17, 2010, 10:50:05 AM »

4" Ruger GP100.

Charlie

demented · « **Reply #53 on:** August 19, 2010, 03:36:45 AM »

For general purpose its my 4" Smith 65. Shoots dead on with Winchester .357 Silvertips and my load using 296 with a 140 gr jhp. Concealed, my 638 with plus P 158gr lhp's, thisun will be the handgun I'll still have when i die.

wyozx · « **Reply #54 on:** August 21, 2010, 09:38:24 AM »

Smith and Wesson 657 41 mag

Waldo Pepper · « **Reply #55 on:** August 21, 2010, 10:44:41 AM »

Quote from: wyozx on August 21, 2010, 09:38:24 AM

Smith and Wesson 657 41 mag

Seen 57's, but never a 657 in a store.

saddlebum · « **Reply #56 on:** August 21, 2010, 11:41:36 AM »

Quote from: Waldo Pepper on August 21, 2010, 10:44:41 AM

Quote from: wyozx on August 21, 2010, 09:38:24 AM
Smith and Wesson 657 41 mag
Seen 57's, but never a 657 in a store.

Try the pawn shops. I went pawn shopping once in a fairly small town and came across 3 or 4 in 8 3/8''bbls. I have seen 4 inchers and 6 inchers and I bought a 6 1/2'' Classic Hunter used at a small,"buy, sell, trade", type of gun shop. I got a M57,4", pinned and resessed for 250.00, like new, a few years ago at a PS. I was just looking around online before I came here and saw quite a few for sale. Shooters cost a little less than a new safety lock type model. But they are better than the new ones if you can find a good one. The collectors are getting way up there in price. I just looked at a special order 3" that the guy wanted over 1,600 for. I have been fortunate to get all the ones I've owned for cheap before the prices shot up. I can't afford another one now. Too pricey for me. ( Although, if I could get a good deal on a factory limited run 3" from the 1980s, I might have to sell something to buy it.)

Waldo Pepper · « **Reply #57 on:** August 21, 2010, 12:17:44 PM »

I have a friend who own's a pawn & gun shop and I am in the shop two or three times a week, and I visit most of the small shop's in the area. But it's not a metro area, so we don't see a lot of the classic high end guns.

gcrank1 · « **Reply #58 on:** August 23, 2010, 11:30:16 AM »

Keep visiting and expand your search. Im afraid that as this non'recovery' continues the owners of many desirable things are going to become more desperate. I dont like to take advantage of someones misfortune, but by the time its in the shop its a done deal for him. Likewise, if I stumble upon a poor fellow (NOT a thief) with a fair deal in hand I would not mind giving him more than the pawn shop would (before their markup, which I would have to pay there anyway). Maybe even give him $20 more than he asks just because I can and no paperwork.
Stuff is going to start coming out soon.

oldhunter · « **Reply #59 on:** August 26, 2010, 01:24:00 AM »

I carry my S&W model 696 in .44 special more than all of my other handguns combined. Not small or light but offers a certain comfort level not attained by the others.

oldhunter