Getting out of the semi automatic game!!

There's a very simple solution to this problem.
Give all the 9mm ammo to your son-in-law, along with the pistol.
Then, if you still want another revolver, just get one in a more natural caliber.
How about a .44 special?
 
Unless you have a lot of 9mm ammo and just love the caliber, I would go with 38spl in the LCR personally.

As far as 22's go, I would look for a S&W M17 or 617 and get something premium. The Ruger SP101 is second best.
 
I went the opposite route, I used to own only revolvers, now I own all semi autos. With that said my next purchase will most likely be a .45 Colt Ruger Vaquero.
 
HAY XD I am 74 and I shoot my S&W & Dan's all wheel guns. Yesterday my grand son went throw around 250 rounds of 38 357 41 Mag & 44 Mag it was 48 with a wind of 5 to 10 mile per hr. First for us this year scoped his 308 and my BM AR. I love my wheel guns.
 
HAY XD I am 74 and I shoot my S&W & Dan's all wheel guns. Yesterday my grand son & I went throw around 250 rounds of 38 357 41 Mag & 44 Mag it was 48 with a wind of 5 to 10 mile per hr. First for us this year scoped his 308 and my BM AR. I love my wheel guns.
 
I like my S&W 940 and Speed Six 9mm and have thought about adding the Ruger LCR but havent found a used one yet. Theyare excellent 9mm wheel guns, you could also look for the S&W 547 (depending on your budget). As for the 22 revolver, I like my S&W model 18 but if I were to buy new then it would be the Ruger SP101 4" with 8 rounds and adjustable Hi viz sights its hard to beat. Good luck on your new additions.
 
I have thought long and hard today about all your suggestions. I am now leaning hard towards the 9mm LCR and the SP101 .22LR. BUT, I am also kind of swayed by the selling the 9mm ammo and buying a .38 LCR. If I go this way, I will get the LCR-X, otherwise it will be too similar to the 642 I already own.

Joe
 
XD. Speaking of .22's. I have a Charter Arms Pathfinder that I really enjoy... The 4 incher....

Take a look, you might find one of interest.. Not the fanciest girl at the Ball.... But she won't disappoint you at the end of the dance either...
 
XD. Speaking of .22's. I have a Charter Arms Pathfinder that I really enjoy... The 4 incher....

Take a look, you might find one of interest.. Not the fanciest girl at the Ball.... But she won't disappoint you at the end of the dance either...
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Wheelie,
You are the first one to mention the Pathfinder. I have viewed those on the Charter Arms website, but you are the only person I semi know that has one or has actually shot one. Please tell me more about yours. How is the trigger?

Joe
 
XD - I have a couple of Charters... An Off Duty in .38 Spl. DAO, and the Pathfinder. i like them both. And carry the Off Duty quite often. Triggers are fine, a little heavy at first but seemed to smooth out with use (or I just got used to them). Nothing I'm going to complain about.... And I feel they. Are well worth the money spent.

I must add that I had an issue with keyholing on the Pathfinder, tried several different types of ammo, same thing with each... I emailed Charter, heard from the owner within 24 hrs. Dropped it off the next day (I'm only a few miles from their facility) they were able to troubleshoot, repair and I was able to pick up in just a few days. Also got a tour from Nick Ecker, the owner, and was very impressed with their customer service and efforts to make it right. I wouldn't hesitate to do business with them again. The staff was great, very upbeat....answered questions, were knowledgeable about their products and what they were doing... Mr. Ecker knew everyone by name. I was impressed.

During the tour, I got a glimpse of their repair locker which amounted to... MAYBE 4 or 5 revolvers in for service. I took from that that problems are the exception, and not the norm.

Hope that answers some questions for you.

Not sure, but they MAY have a 10 shot Pathfinder now.... Mine is the 6 shooter.

Good luck with whatever you decide on!
 
I'm one who's owned a number of semi-auto's in the past. Glock, XD, Smith & Wesson, a Beretta, Colts, Rugers....and probably a few more I can't think of off the top of my head.

I don't own any today. Just revolvers. So I can understand why the OP might want to go revolver only. I don't dislike semi's. I just like revolvers better.

But if I had a thousand rounds of 9mm, I'd probably just keep a 9mm semi long enough to shoot up that ammo. I've just never had any interest in a revolver chambered for what is traditionally a semi-auto cartridge.

Having said that, if I did want a 9mm revolver, I don't see why the Ruger LCR wouldn't do the job. I recently looked at one in 38 and thought hard about it, but I'm a Smith & Wesson guy at heart, and got a S&W J frame instead. No logical reason at all.

For a 22 revolver, Smith & Wesson of course makes a good one. As does Ruger.

The not as common Dan Wesson 22's are really nice, but heavy guns. Those are my personal favorite 22. I've owned a half dozen, sold them off for one reason or another, but keep being drawn back. Man those things shoot. They're not cheap, but they're not in Smith & Wesson/Colt territory either.

On the other hand, I'm a big fan of the old High Standard Sentinel line of 9 shot, alloy frame guns. Those are nice guns, and fairly inexpensive if you can find one. And they are as light as a feather. Good plinkers too.
 
Each person does as they like. I personally have a few auto's I love. I have some revolvers I love. It kinda depends on my mood as to which I like better on any particular day. I know for myself, that my preference will change , no matter which is the current favorite, so I have something to scratch the current itch available. They all have their strong and weak points. I never say I'm going this way or that, and every thing else has to go! Doing that almost alway's guarantees I'm going to have to have whichever ones I got rid of.
 
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