What current production Revolver would you get?

Anything other than Smith & Wesson. We shouldn't be supporting them until they go back to making a quality product. Their machining and their finishes are completely unacceptable, as are the way they pander to anti-gun politicians by installing "locks" on their revolvers. Unless the customer takes a stand and says NO MORE, S&W will continue to produce and market "cut corners" crap.
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I'm not trying to make this political, but I completely agree with this statement, and it's why I'm a Ruger man.

Make it a GP100 for this cowboy. Fantastic guns worth every dime of a CURRENT production S&W L-frame, but for less money and while not pandering to the protectionists with any locks and was also built from the ground up in 1985 to use the Ruger production methods.
 
I also completely agree.

Ironically though, their M&P pistols are very high quality - not relative to CZs or 1911s of course - but relative to other plastic fantastics.
 
S&W 686 SSR .38/.357Mag. Just picked this up, and love it. Shoots lights out, and balances perfectly in the hand. Cylinder is relieved for moon clips, and the trigger is the best I've seen in a handgun.
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Nice!!
 
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Seriously any eight shot model 327, or 627 it just doesn't get any better than an eight shot N frame. Ed
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Couldn't stand it, just bought a 327 2" on Gun Broker last night.
My wallet doesn't think too highly of you right about now.
 
4" Ruger SP101, .357 / .38

A very packable .357 set up just like I like'em.

A .22LR would soon follow for a neat little combo.
 
Dang!!! If they were still in production I'd have to say a 5 1/2" Ruger Old Army with a Kirst Konversion cylinder. (Got one already) That way you could stock up on ammo of either and have the best of both worlds!!
But, since it's not in production, I'd go with a Whitneyville Dragoon with a gated Kirst Konversion for the same ammo reasons.

Mike
 
Ruger Blackhawk convertible .45 Colt/.45 ACP.
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Well, since it's still being made today, can I post this? I bought it brand, spanky new in 1975. My first big bore revolver. Cost $150 back then. I think I may even still have the box somewhere.



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Don't see why not DJ !! That's a nice combo as well!! As far as that goes, I'll amend mine and add a .45 ACP cyl. for the ROA as well. One gun, 3 cyls.!!!!

Mike

Taking it even further, I would like it if Kirst made a gated konversion for the ROA!! (There may not be enough room in the ratchet area though).
 
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Since I already have a S&W 627 (the early vesion, not the two-tone fugly current one), I'd go with their 929 I think... but that gray cylinder... ugh
 
Make it a GP100 for this cowboy. Fantastic guns worth every dime of a CURRENT production S&W L-frame, but for less money and while not pandering to the protectionists with any locks and was also built from the ground up in 1985 to use the Ruger production methods.
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To be fair, many recent production Ruger Revolvers have a integral trigger lock just like Smith and Wesson. It's just hidden under the grips, the instructions tell you how to drill the grips to expose the integral lock. Ruger has been including the integral trigger lock for years now, not exactly sure when it started.

The S&W lock is exposed, while the Ruger lock is hidden, but they both have incorporated a trigger lock into their revolvers. The LCR, New Vaquero, the LC9 and probably a few other models come with keys and an bult-in trigger lock.
 
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Only one.... bit ridiculous since I already have my share. But it would be a Ruger Alaskan in 480 Ruger for no other reason that I want one.
 
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