can ya'll tell me what's the best revolver in a 4" barrel?

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Longjohn

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Need to go to Kalifornia (give it back to Mexico) on business, but I can't carry a semi, without going through hell. Because they require that ammo and clips must be separated in a locked container along with the gun too. If I had a revolver in the car there would only be a need to lock up the gun from the ammo. Am I right or wrong, can anyone tell me if i'd be ok there doing it like that? Also what brand of revolver has the best accueacy and trigger pull? thanks!
 
Either Ruger GP100 or Slick/Wesson 686. In the Gestapo state of Kali, you must carry handgun in locked container separate from ammo. If possible, avoid coming to what used to be nice place to reside!!!!

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I'm not a lawyer, but ;) I think you misinterpreted CA law. Ammo and magazines don't have to be locked or separate from each other. I think you may have read the section dealing with whether someone committing a felony is considered to be armed. That's considerably more stringent than the general rules for transporting a firearm in the trunk.

On the other hand, it's not legal to carry a firearm in the trunk for defense. You have to be going to or from some shooting venue.

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Last week I'd have said Smith & Wesson Model 10, Model 13, Model 64, or Model 65--true classics. After S&W's deal with the devil, I'm not so sure anymore.
 
Buy whatever 357 magnum that feels good in your hand. If I liked the feel of a Colt, Dan Wesson, Ruger, Smith & Wesson, or Taurus I would buy it. I would buy either a 4 or 6 inch revolver. Regards, Richard.
 
IMNSHO Slick and Wesson revolvers are overpriced inferior quality and always have been (even before they sold out) too prone to wear in my experience. So Ruger GP100 SS 4" definately. I have had mine for quite a while, and after many thousands of rounds (stopped counting at 20,000 3 years ago)Still looks new, so I am anal retentive about cleaning my guns sue me.. :)

Ruger DA as well as SA revolvers are made of Indestructonium, to break one you gotta damn near throw it of a building or something.
Thats just my opinion I could be wrong.

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For the choice of gun, a S&W 686 or Ruger G100 will do just fine.

Concerning the law, Make sure you are driving a car with a trunk ! It is illegal to drive a sport utility vehicle or volvo type car with a gun. The gun does not have to be in a locked box, a paper bag will work.
Don't put the ammo in the trunk, keep it in the back seat, in a bag, and make sure any magazines that you may have are unloaded. NOTE ! you cannot keep ammo and the gun in the same compartment ! The only exception to this law are trucks. You can put a gun in a locked toolbox that is securely attached to the bed frame.


If you are traveling to a major city like L.A., Oakland, S.F., or San Jose you will most likely not be stopped even if you were to run red lights with your butt out the window (trust me on this one).

However, small up and coming California towns, especially ones along the 5 freeway, will royally screw you when it comes to tickets. Best to play by the rules when you travel through suburban and rural areas. Avoid the East Bay Area, its traffic ticket hell (If you drive 66 in 65, YOU WILL get ticketed !).

Good luck and make sure to patronize some of our finer tittie bars. California women make up for what we lack in government ;) .
 
Could buy any gun; own six Ruger wheels, including two 4" stainless heavy-barrel AS GP100's.
Superb.


But my wife carries a S&W M38......

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To me, the best revolver is the the one in my hand at the time... :D



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"No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson
 
:rolleyes: California Penal Code Section 12026:


12026. (a) Section 12025 [concerning illegal carrying of firearms] shall not apply to or affect any citizen
of the United States or legal resident over the age of 18 years who
resides or is temporarily within this state, and who is not within
the excepted classes prescribed by Section 12021 or 12021.1 of this
code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
who carries, either openly or concealed, anywhere within the citizen'
s or legal resident's place of residence, place of business, or on
private property owned or lawfully possessed by the citizen or legal
resident any pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being
concealed upon the person.
(b) No permit or license to purchase, own, possess, keep, or
carry, either openly or concealed, shall be required of any citizen
of the United States or legal resident over the age of 18 years who
resides or is temporarily within this state, and who is not within
the excepted classes prescribed by Section 12021 or 12021.1 of this
code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to
purchase, own, possess, keep, or carry, either openly or concealed,
a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon
the person within the citizen's or legal resident's place of
residence, place of business, or on private property owned or
lawfully possessed by the citizen or legal resident.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the
application of Section 12031.

12026.1. (a) Section 12025 shall not be construed to prohibit any
citizen of the United States over the age of 18 years who resides or
is temporarily within this state, and who is not within the excepted
classes prescribed by Section 12021 or 12021.1 of this code or
Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, from
transporting or carrying any pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person, provided that the
following applies to the firearm:
(1) The firearm is within a motor vehicle and it is locked in the
vehicle's trunk or in a locked container in the vehicle other than
the utility or glove compartment.
(2) The firearm is carried by the person directly to or from any
motor vehicle for any lawful purpose and, while carrying the firearm,
the firearm is contained within a locked container.
(b) The provisions of this section do not prohibit or limit the
otherwise lawful carrying or transportation of any pistol, revolver,
or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person in
accordance with this chapter.
(c) As used in this section, "locked container" means a secure
container which is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock,
combination lock, or similar locking device.

12026.2. (a) Section 12025 does not apply to, or affect, any of the
following:
(1) The possession of a firearm by an authorized participant in a
motion picture, television, or video production or entertainment
event when the participant lawfully uses the firearm as part of that
production or event or while going directly to, or coming directly
from, that production or event.
(2) The possession of a firearm in a locked container by a member
of any club or organization, organized for the purpose of lawfully
collecting and lawfully displaying pistols, revolvers, or other
firearms, while the member is at meetings of the clubs or
organizations or while going directly to, and coming directly from,
those meetings.
(3) The transportation of a firearm by a participant when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a recognized safety or hunter
safety class, or a recognized sporting event involving that firearm.

(4) The transportation of a firearm by a person listed in Section
12026 directly between any of the places mentioned in Section 12026.

(5) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a fixed place of business or
private residential property for the purpose of the lawful repair or
the lawful transfer, sale, or loan of that firearm.
(6) The transportation of a firearm by a person listed in Section
12026 when going directly from the place where that person lawfully
received that firearm to that person's place of residence or place of
business or to private property owned or lawfully possessed by that
person.
(7) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a gun show, swap meet, or
similar event to which the public is invited, for the purpose of
displaying that firearm in a lawful manner.
(8) The transportation of a firearm by an authorized employee or
agent of a supplier of firearms when going directly to, or coming
directly from, a motion picture, television, or video production or
entertainment event for the purpose of providing that firearm to an
authorized participant to lawfully use as a part of that production
or event.
(9) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a target range, which holds a
regulatory or business license, for the purposes of practicing
shooting at targets with that firearm at that target range.
(10) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a place designated by a person
authorized to issue licenses pursuant to Section 12050 when done at
the request of the issuing agency so that the issuing agency can
determine whether or not a license should be issued to that person to
carry that firearm.
(11) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a law enforcement agency for
the purpose of a lawful transfer, sale, or loan of that firearm
pursuant to Section 12084.
(12) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a lawful camping activity for
the purpose of having that firearm available for lawful personal
protection while at the lawful campsite. This paragraph shall not be
construed to override the statutory authority granted to the
Department of Parks and Recreation or any other state or local
governmental agencies to promulgate rules and regulations governing
the administration of parks and campgrounds.
(13) The transportation of a firearm by a person in order to
comply with subdivision (c) or (i) of Section 12078 as it pertains to
that firearm.
(14) The transportation of a firearm by a person in order to
utilize subdivision (l) of Section 12078 as it pertains to that
firearm.
(15) The transportation of a firearm by a person when going
directly to, or coming directly from, a gun show or event, as defined
in Section 178.100 of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
for the purpose of lawfully transferring, selling, or loaning that
firearm in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 12072.
(16) The transportation of a firearm by a person in order to
utilize paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 12078 as it
pertains to that firearm.
(17) The transportation of a firearm by a person who finds the
firearm in order to comply with Article 1 (commencing with Section
2080) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code as it pertains to
that firearm and if that firearm is being transported to a law
enforcement agency, the person gives prior notice to the law
enforcement agency that he or she is transporting the firearm to the
law enforcement agency.
(18) The transportation of a firearm by a person who finds the
firearm and is transporting it to a law enforcement agency for
disposition according to law, if he or she gives prior notice to the
law enforcement agency that he or she is transporting the firearm to
the law enforcement agency for disposition according to law.
(19) The transportation of a firearm by a person in order to
comply with paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 12072 as it
pertains to that firearm.
(20) The transportation of a firearm by a person in order to
comply with paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 12072 as it
pertains to that firearm.
(21) The transportation of a firearm by a person for the purpose
of obtaining an identification number or mark assigned for that
firearm from the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 12092.
(b) In order for a firearm to be exempted under subdivision (a),
while being transported to or from a place, the firearm shall be
unloaded, kept in a locked container, as defined in subdivision (d),
and the course of travel shall include only those deviations between
authorized locations as are reasonably necessary under the
circumstances.
(c) This section does not prohibit or limit the otherwise lawful
carrying or transportation of any pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person in accordance with this
chapter.
(d) As used in this section, "locked container" means a secure
container which is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock,
combination lock, or similar locking device. The term "locked
container" does not include the utility or glove compartment of a
motor vehicle.

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[This message has been edited by Gorthaur (edited March 24, 2000).]
 
Ironically I dont see anything in this law which would prohibit me fro walking down the street with my ar-15 on my shoulder in plain view with a loaded magazine, since this gun (I'm wearing shorts and a T-shirt) is not

"capable of being concealed upon the person."

So is it ok to carry my rifle????

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That's a different section. IIRC, open carry is allowed only in counties that have fewer than 200,000 people. On the other hand, walking down the street carrying an AR-15 is kind of like walking down the street buck naked: it may not be technically illegal, but it's likely to attract unwanted attention from the police. ;)

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