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Curious what the wheel gun fans like for home and car, etc.
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IMHO, there is nothing that tops the Model 19/66 of the 2 1/2" persuasion.
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A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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I carry a 29 Mtn gun occasionally, usually just during hunting season though. Rest of the year some flavor of Glock.
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For general purpose self defense against other humans, I will take a semi auto pretty much every time.
I enjoy the heck out of revolvers, and carry them often, but I have no illusions about how they stack up against a modern semi auto.
For carry in the mountains and high desert, I will often carry one of my .44s, as well as for pure recreational fun.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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IMHO, there is nothing that tops the Model 19/66 of the 2 1/2" persuasion.
Don Actually, I find most guns do. They look cool but the muzzle blast and rise, and the significantly lower fps from the short barrel make them wall hangers for me.
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Same here. My most carried weapon. 3" model.
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While I use a semi-auto for home defense, if suddenly I found myself armed only with a revolver, I wouldn't feel any less secure. But I don't exactly live in South Chicago.
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Like to see how fast that guy ran with the handgun
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65BR: I was "weened" on Smith & Wesson revolvers for "real life" self defense - and I used them professionally for 25+ years!
I love Smith & Wesson revolvers and own more of them in the calibers you mentioned than 99.9% of any of the individual people on earth do.
Having said that when I carry for self defense and on professional assignments anymore I carry a Glock Model 22 in caliber 40 S&W with night sights and two additional high capacity magazines full of top quality self defense designed hollow-points.
Yep I'm a "wheel gun" fan but when the chips are down and on the line I depart and take up with the Glock.
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IMHO, there is nothing that tops the Model 19/66 of the 2 1/2" persuasion.
Don Actually, I find most guns do. They look cool but the muzzle blast and rise, and the significantly lower fps from the short barrel make them wall hangers for me. Learn how to load for and shoot a revolver and you just might wean yourself from the plastic bottom feeder. Don
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IMHO, there is nothing that tops the Model 19/66 of the 2 1/2" persuasion.
Don Actually, I find most guns do. They look cool but the muzzle blast and rise, and the significantly lower fps from the short barrel make them wall hangers for me. Learn how to load for and shoot a revolver and you just might wean yourself from the plastic bottom feeder. Don some truth to that for sure.
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IMHO, there is nothing that tops the Model 19/66 of the 2 1/2" persuasion.
Don ...if you ever try a 3" you will retire your 2 1/2.... My two main carry options are Commanders in .38 Super and 4" N-Frame Smiths, most in .41 Magnum. Which I carry depends of where I am and what the primary problem might be... Bob
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For general purpose self defense against other humans, I will take a semi auto pretty much every time.
I enjoy the heck out of revolvers, and carry them often, but I have no illusions about how they stack up against a modern semi auto.
For carry in the mountains and high desert, I will often carry one of my .44s, as well as for pure recreational fun.
Spot and excludes the dated 1911.
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I carry a 29 Mtn gun occasionally, usually just during hunting season though. Rest of the year some flavor of Glock. ^^^THIS^^^ X 1000
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Not a shootout per se, but I remember back in the 90's taking my S&W 586 up against a fellow with a Browning Hi-Power on a dueling tree.
We went back and forth, hit for hit, 1-2-3-4-5-6, no advantage gained until I ran out of ammo. As I was frantically dumping the empties and trying to reload, he just smiled, took aim and cleaned the tree.
Revolvers are nice, and if the shootout gets over in 6 shots or less then no worry but as I believe I have read here, no one coming out of a gunfight ever wished for a smaller gun or fewer rounds.
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Not a shootout per se, but I remember back in the 90's taking my S&W 586 up against a fellow with a Browning Hi-Power on a dueling tree.
We went back and forth, hit for hit, 1-2-3-4-5-6, no advantage gained until I ran out of ammo. As I was frantically dumping the empties and trying to reload, he just smiled, took aim and cleaned the tree.
Revolvers are nice, and if the shootout gets over in 6 shots or less then no worry but as I believe I have read here, no one coming out of a gunfight ever wished for a smaller gun or fewer rounds. i dunna know, there are some guys i know that are pretty darn quick with reloads on a revolver. depends on the threat level and number of threats. which lead me to the hi power clear back in the 70's when mostly it was just a model 19. Multiple problems today tho lead me to high cap semiauto's.
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IMHO, there is nothing that tops the Model 19/66 of the 2 1/2" persuasion.
Don ...if you ever try a 3" you will retire your 2 1/2.... My two main carry options are Commanders in .38 Super and 4" N-Frame Smiths, most in .41 Magnum. Which I carry depends of where I am and what the primary problem might be... Bob there are some of us not fortunate enough to have a 3inch.
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