What. Is. This. Awesome Sauce.

These gun's were popular for gaming for a while... Mine had a huge 6" douglass barrel, with a bomar rib.... (the standards in those days). They were race guns. Mine was built on a S&W 5 screw frame. These were very slick race gun's. Carried in skelitonized holsters. A passing fad.
 
Check gunbroker, there's always old PPC guns for sale there at reasonable prices. Even though most have had a ton of rounds through them it was usually light target loads so there wasn't a lot of stress on the frame and they've held up pretty well. They're usually DAO with light, slick actions and very accurate shooters. I see no reason one couldn't be used for general range and plinking fun and home defense, though most are impractical for any sort of carry.
 
Awwww...that ain't radical. You should see the "short cylinder" model PPC revolvers. The cylinders were cut back to where they'd only accept 38 wadcutters. Then the barrels were set back to the desired B/C gap.

Do a search for "Fred Schmidt Short Cylinder Conversion." You can probably find a picture of one somewhere.

(Others probably did it too. Schmidt happened to live in my hometown of Mechanicsville, Va., so I knew of his work.)
 
indeed I am ^_^

hence the name >_>

I was just thinking about keeping it in my car....but if it weighs like 9 tons I suppose I'll have to go with a more boring revolver -.-
 
I built mine of an 8" DW. You can tell its a dw by the cylinder release.

Mine lacks the bomar rib because the ones that can fit the rib are the fixed sight model 14 mine is a model 15.

I also prefer the presentation grips to the grippers.

Yep got the barrel from eric @ EWK he is fantastic.

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http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=488779
Before and after pictures.
 
i bought one off of GB about 2 yrs. ago, for $300 it is built on a S&W m10 with houge grips and set up for a scope. i put a red dot on it and from the bench at 25yds it will shoot 1'' groups using 147gr wad cutters. fun to shoot but very heavy to carry...:)
 
quite a bit more nose heavy then any other revolver i've handled... this six inch weighs more then the original 8" barrel that was on it.
 
in the late '70s I worked with a Cop who carried one on duty but not for long. They are heavier than whatever gun they're built on. They are bulky. You beat the steering wheeling to pieces climbing in and out of a car. George's was made out of a S&W M 19, 6 inch barrel.
 
bout how much heavier is it compared to a S&W 686 6"?
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The 6" L-frame 686 is listed at 45 ounces. I just weighed my Davis-built PPC revo: 58 ounces. It was built on a Model 14 k-frame, which normally weighs about 35 ounces. That's a 66% increase (1.4 lbs), and it hangs out over front of the gun, so it's plenty muzzle heavy.

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so 58+35 ounces? or just 58? I think I can make due with a 58 ouncer as opposed to a 45 with a 13 ounce difference

sorry I'm a little derpy today :(
 
Really, they're poor defensive choices.
If you're just trying to buy because you think it looks cool & that's your primary consideration, it's your life.
But, most of us base our defensive tools on what really counts & looks are wayyyy down on the list.
Denis
 
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