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Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9759793 04/13/15
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,874 R RipSnort Campfire Tracker
RipSnort Campfire Tracker R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,874	As a number of other posters have mentioned: S&W 625 Mountain Gun in .45 Colt. RS

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Re: If you could only have one revolver........ Mackay_Sagebrush #9759965 04/13/15
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chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,194 TX	Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush This did not require any contemplation. My 5" 29-2. It's hard to find a more versatile double action that suits my needs, and taste. From popping bunnies and ground squirrels to elk, to defensive use,this one .44 will do it. With the equally awesome Milt Sparks 200 AW, I can carry the big gun comfortably, as well as protect it. It's a perfect combo. While I love my J Frame centennial snubby, if only one could be chosen, it would be the 5" .44. A Model 29 with a 5" barrel is the Holy Grail for me! Maybe I'll be lucky enough to find one someday. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9760141 04/13/15
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RJM Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,920 Rochester, N.H. USA	Much easier and cheaper to take the route Mac and I did on my 57 and 657 5" guns...get a 6" and find a good smith who can duplcate the crown and either put the original sight back on right or one of the Weigand bases that has interchangeable blades... If you want something really unique, get a 5" 27-2, have it rebored to .44 and then add a 29-2 cylinder...have Ford's refinish it and you'll have a 1950 Target .44 Magnum... Bob If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ RJM #9760227 04/13/15
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Bighorn Campfire Tracker B Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,002 Southern Kolorado	For me, it would be one of my Ruger Bisley Vaqueros, cal. .45. I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ Bighorn #9762967 04/14/15
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NH K9 Campfire Outfitter N Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 10,787 New Hampshire	Despite the many miles/years as a certain 642 and I have together, the easy choice for me is the 625 MG in 45lc. No hesitation there.... George �Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�

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Re: If you could only have one revolver........ NH K9 #9763011 04/14/15
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4ager Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453	Originally Posted by NH K9 Despite the many miles/years as a certain 642 and I have together, the easy choice for me is the 625 MG in 45lc. No hesitation there.... George Don't go getting too attached to my 625. Originally Posted by Mannlicher America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9766920 04/15/15
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Hotload Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,659 Md	Originally Posted by lastround .......what would it be. I know this is not how it is in real life, but just for fun, play along. One revolver, regardless of caliber. And why? Pictures welcome.......One revolver over all others..... ONLY one revolver ... ... then its got to be a 44MAG. As to which gun, I would go with a S&W M629-4. Color case hammer & trigger, longer stop notch, improved extractor, factory drill & tap if you want a scope .... and best of all NO lock. The 44 MAG is kinda like the 30-06 of handguns. "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much" Teddy Roosevelt

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ gmoats #9767640 04/15/15
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DocRocket Campfire Ranger D Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 18,005 Gone To Texas	Originally Posted by gmoats Originally Posted by jwp475 Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush A 629 mountain gun or 4" Redhawk would be a pretty practical choice for those living in areas with large predators and/or frequently around large stock animals. I find the .44 mag and .45 Colt to be extremely versatile, with lots of practical loads available to the handloader, from snake shot to heavy for caliber bull stompers. Exactly, as they can be loaded from mild to wild to handle any situation perfectly. Not so with the 357 as it is light in the loafers for really large game. …..fully agreed to…..however, in time of disruption (not necessarily a criteria according to the OP), .38 spl. and/or .357 will certainly be easier to come by than .44 mag/spl. or .45 lc. The only reason that I'd have only one revolver is because of some severe disruption. Greg, this is precisely why I said I'd take a 686. If the situation were anything other than this, I'd be more likely to take a .22LR, .32 H&R Mag, or .45 Colt as my only revolver, depending on the hunt I was on. "I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9767698 04/15/15
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desertoakie Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,903 west coast of Arizona	4" S&W 629 no dash, or a 29-2. 44 mag of course. Ken

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9767812 04/15/15
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,059 Maryland leomort Campfire Regular
leomort Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,059 Maryland	Dang! I thought I had this figured out. Handloader: 44mag in 5.5" Redhawk. If non-handloader: 357mag 4" GP-100. Now with gmoats and DocRocket post, I'm reconsidering a 22lr! Apparently, I'm not as smart as I think I am, lol! : D

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Re: If you could only have one revolver........ leomort #9767834 04/15/15
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gmoats Campfire Regular G Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,487 Wyoming	Originally Posted by leomort ...Apparently, I'm not as smart as I think I am, lol! : D Doc makes us all question our intellect---sign of a truly great thinker!! :-) The blindness from subjectivity is indistinguishable from the darkness of ignorance.

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9767946 04/15/15
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shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,520 Bozeman, MT	It would be a first generation Colt SAA, probably in 38-40...

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9767978 04/15/15
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453 4ager Campfire Ranger
4ager Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453	Actually, an H&R top-break 9-shot .22LR makes a lot of sense, as does a K-22. If Ruger ever comes out with the 3" LCRx in .22Magnum/.22LR convertible with an 8, 9, or 10 shot cylinder, it might win the "one and done" competition in a cake walk. Originally Posted by Mannlicher America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9768060 04/15/15
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budman5 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 959 North Pole Alaska	Love my kit gun

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ budman5 #9768106 04/15/15
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deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida	29-2. 4". Travis Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9768412 04/15/15
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jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,903 USA	Hard to pick anything smaller than 44, if you can have only one. The one has to cover a lot ground. I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ shrapnel #9768682 04/15/15
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gmoats Campfire Regular G Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,487 Wyoming	Originally Posted by shrapnel It would be a first generation Colt SAA, probably in 38-40... WOW--what a collection!! The blindness from subjectivity is indistinguishable from the darkness of ignorance.

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ deflave #9768700 04/15/15
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gmoats Campfire Regular G Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,487 Wyoming	Originally Posted by deflave 29-2. 4". Travis …..a pic reminiscent of where Redford turns to Newman and says, "….use enough dynamite there, Butch?" ….to which Newman didn't respond, but was thinking, "GFY, Sundance." :-) The blindness from subjectivity is indistinguishable from the darkness of ignorance.

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ gmoats #9768786 04/15/15
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Dave_in_WV Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,664 West Virginia	Since the question is only one revolver, a 6" Anaconda 45. I could use some of the same bullets in it and my SIG P220 and the same powder and primers for most loads. The Karma bus always has an empty seat when it comes around.- High Brass There's battle lines being drawn Nobody's right if everybody's wrong

Re: If you could only have one revolver........ lastround #9773854 04/16/15
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PastorDan Campfire Regular P Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,408 Nikiski, AK	S&W pre-lock RB 3" 66 or a no dash 696.

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