If you could have 2 revolvers what would they be?

[Tazz]

I’ve owned a heap of revolvers through the years including a bunch of Colt Snakes a Detective Special & a New Frontier .22lr, S&W’s and Rugers. I’ve since sold off almost all but the NAA .22 mag and an old model Vaquero .45 Colt my Dad gave me for birthday gifts. If I had to choose only two to add to those two my first choice would be an earlier pre-lock blue Smith model 19-2 or 3 with a 4” barrel for my BBQ gun. Choice #2 would be the same thing except with a 2 1/2” barrel in nickle like the one my Dad carried when he was a Detective in the 70’s and 80’s. That’s if I could only pick two, but I would love to have a Freedom Arms .454 Casull with a 7 1/2” barrel, a blue S&W model 29-3 with a 6” barrel & another late 70’s Colt Python in Royal Blue with a 4” barrel. There’s lots of others but I’m just too tired to keep going.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

1 target/safe queen and 1 concealed carry/BUG

I'm going to add a revolver to my collection at some point in time; not in the market at the moment but always like to plan ahead. I'm pretty much set on a S&W 686 probably a 4" maybe a 6" not sure. I dont know much about them. I know Colt Snake guns are the cream of the crop and that the Smith and Wesson 686 is probably the next best thing. So I figured I would ask you guys who are more experienced in the area.

Pictures of the different models would help if you could.

1-- Range gun, camping gun, second home defense gun:
S&W 686, with a 6" barrel. I have a model 66 six-inch myself, but I'd be just as happy with the slightly larger framed 686. get a couple different kinds of grips for it handsome walnut presentation grips finger grooved rubber grips by Hogue or Pachmayr. Maybe Crimson Trace laser grips.
You can make a Smith and Wesson revolver feel like a totally different gun by swapping out the grips / stocks .

2-- When it comes to the cincesled carry or back-up gun I have to ask you this: do you think you will carry it in your pocket? Or will you always wear it around your waistband?
If you're going to pocket carry, life is easy --get a standard 2 inch barrel (which is really 1 and 7/8 of an inch). But if you're going to wear it in a holster on your belt, either inside or outside waistband, I suggest you find one with a 3 inch barrel. A hi-visibility dot or ramp on the front sight would be great, too.

I suggest that the gun have a lightweight alloy frame. Smith & Wesson has had, since the 1950's, the aluminum alloy series of guns called the "air weight" and then a newer titanium-based alloy that they called scandium and the guns with this material are called "air lite."


Suggestion, if you're not going to pocket-carry the piece:

S&W model 360, which is a small frame, alloy frame, five-shot 357 magnum or 38 special revolver.
It used to be available with a 3 inch barrel that had a very big bright high visibility dot on the front sight, although currently Smith & Wesson only shows the stubby barrel version.

(see pic at top of this post)

 

[sfarmer]

1. Any Smith&Wesson Performance Center 38 Special.
2. North American Arms mini-revolver in 22 Magnum.

 

[Gun Guru]

A S&W 3 inch model 13 and a 6 inch model 24

 

[Glorfindel]

Blackhawk Bisley and a GP100

 

[JWC]

A M27-2 5" and a M19-3 snub. Yeah, that is the ticket.

 

[isuolympic]

Travis Strahan custom Smith & Wesson .38 for most accurate target revolver.
Smith & Wesson K22 Masterpiece for fun shooting.

 

[GFB]

Range gun favorite is the Model 625. If I were going to use one for self-defense it would be a Model 66. That's of the ones I own. I'm sure there are a ton of great choices.

 

[GFB]

Smith & Wesson K22 Masterpiece for fun shooting.

I have been looking to buy one of these for about 15 years and I've been saying the price was too high the whole time. Wish I'd have just bought one back when I first decided the price was too high.

 

[Rabbit2047]

S&W 547 3 inch with Banana grips

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