I recently started a thread titled Revolvers Comeback that mentions it looked like revolvers are reappearing in LGSs.
Another thread discusses the Ruger .357 Redhawk with three inch barrel,
I believe.
In both threads the discussion and illustrations sometimes centered on
what I'd call traditional service/hunting length barrels, 4 up to 6 or more inches.
I think both threads touch on how the manufacturers, meaning for most
of us Smith & Wesson, Ruger and now Colt and Kimber, see the market in
the 21st Century.
Apparently the J-frame with all the emphasis on concealed carry has done
quite well.
But a lot of shooters today, myself included, just prefer the shorter barrels.
I cite the Ruger GP 100 3-incher, the Smith 686 pluses with 2.5 or 3 inches.
(Isn't that the market also in autos with shorter and lighter 1911s, the Glock
19 over the service sized Clock 17?)
While the Redhawk 8-shot .357 is quite wide, how much thinner is
the Smith 627 8-shot? And I believe the Smith has sold quite well.
From what I've seen at my local gun stores around North Atlanta, the
snubbies in .38 and .357 all move quite well. Much has to do with
personal protection, concealed carry as well as home defense.
And I really think Colt with its new Cobra and Kimber with its K6 are
also on the right track. (The Colt Detective Special sized revolver I think
has always been sorely missed on the new gun market.)
The revolver will thrive in the 21st Century but not primarily as something
sought as a service weapon nor for hunting/distance target shooting
though those disciplines will also add to the continued life of the revolver.
I see a bright future for revolvers, "shorty revolvers," in the 21st Century.
Another thread discusses the Ruger .357 Redhawk with three inch barrel,
I believe.
In both threads the discussion and illustrations sometimes centered on
what I'd call traditional service/hunting length barrels, 4 up to 6 or more inches.
I think both threads touch on how the manufacturers, meaning for most
of us Smith & Wesson, Ruger and now Colt and Kimber, see the market in
the 21st Century.
Apparently the J-frame with all the emphasis on concealed carry has done
quite well.
But a lot of shooters today, myself included, just prefer the shorter barrels.
I cite the Ruger GP 100 3-incher, the Smith 686 pluses with 2.5 or 3 inches.
(Isn't that the market also in autos with shorter and lighter 1911s, the Glock
19 over the service sized Clock 17?)
While the Redhawk 8-shot .357 is quite wide, how much thinner is
the Smith 627 8-shot? And I believe the Smith has sold quite well.
From what I've seen at my local gun stores around North Atlanta, the
snubbies in .38 and .357 all move quite well. Much has to do with
personal protection, concealed carry as well as home defense.
And I really think Colt with its new Cobra and Kimber with its K6 are
also on the right track. (The Colt Detective Special sized revolver I think
has always been sorely missed on the new gun market.)
The revolver will thrive in the 21st Century but not primarily as something
sought as a service weapon nor for hunting/distance target shooting
though those disciplines will also add to the continued life of the revolver.
I see a bright future for revolvers, "shorty revolvers," in the 21st Century.