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...yes they are as handy as it gets....



..especially if you have TK Custom modify the cylinder to take .38 Super and 9mm...four calibers in one handgun is hard to beat...





Another reason for at least temporarily choosing to have only one revolver around is travel. When I went out to visit Mackay in 2013 I took only one gun with me as I was flying and didn't want the hassle of having to keep track to more than one gun...so I just brought one of my favorites a 1980 vintage S&W 57 4". It worked for everything from concealed carry to shooting 500 yards... When I was out there again in 2014 although I had a case full of handguns to shoot I only carried the 57.

Bob

I'd probably have to go with my Ruger Redhawk 4.2" 44 Mag or my Ruger Vaquero 4-5/8" 45 Colt. Have a soft spot for both.

in 44

A gun you can carry all day; it can fire pipsqueak 45 Schofields, shot or roundball to hot 360gr. handloads and can make 44 Specials and even 44 Mags serviceable up close.
The DA approaches the Smith and Wesson action with two springs and metal polish along with the durability of a Ruger.

But a lot of 45 Colts fit the bill:

HawkI, that is a nice group of guns.

Hey, thanks!

I like 44's, but the 45 Colt is still the King!

Of the ones I have it would be the 4" 657 Mountain Gun.
I really need to find a 629 5" though and that might change my mind.

Greg, for me the 45 will conceal just fine. As to 38, 357 ammo being easy to find, it didn't pan out that way in the recent ammo shortage. The more popular rounds were very difficult to find. Plus the 45 or 44 will handle a wider range of game handily.

…..good points, all…..

The availability issue is a conundrum……you're absolutely spot on….the less popular (profuse?) calibers were available, although not always in large quantities. It was hard to find .45ACP and 9mm, but usually a lot of .40……..you'll get no argument from me re: .45 LC---great cartridge and available in great platforms.

For me, it would be my Ruger new model flat top .44 Special with a 4-5/8" barrel.

I pack it in an ElPaso Saddlery IWB.

Virgil B.

Excluding carry guns,I already have the Colt SAA in 38-40 that Shrapnel mentioned, but I'd be hard pressed to chose between my Smith K-22 and my Ruger Security 6 in.357, 4" barrel for general use.

For plinking the K-22 can't be beat and the Secuirty Six is just the right size, weight and power for carrying while I am in the saddle. All my other handguns just get minimum use at the range.

I really had to choose, it would be the K-22 as I also carry a little Rossi model 92 in .357 while riding. The K-22 would fill the bill for anything else I need to do.

Dang it, Hawk! How do you guys manage to acquire so many big bore handguns!?

I've been in literally dozens of gunshops in both Pennsylvania and Indiana and it's scarce find 44mag or 45colts!


Leo

S&W 657 .41 Magnum 4".

My S&W 627 PC 5" .357 with its 8 shot moon clips, smooth action, and good accuracy would be the last handgun I would let go.

If squeezed down to only one, it would be the S&W Model 57 on the left, though the 5" Model 27-2 of the same era would be close. Both have cut down target grips to fit my hand.

For a long time my 6" 629 WAS the only revolver I owned. Were I forced to have only one, it'd get the nod based somewhat on practicality, but mainly on sentiment. Were I to be truly practical it'd be my 586.

If I can only have one revolver, make it the next one I want. The same answer continues to apply as I obtain the answer to the first question. If living in the southeast, probably a S&W 627-5 4 inch. North and west, a S&W 629 Mountain Gun 4 inch. If I could only have one revolver... how sad the thought. Does this mean I can have unlimited semi-autos to ease the pain?

My 3" 66.

Ernie

Maybe we need a thread about only one semi-auto...........