What is your dream revolver?

I'm not a fancy person. I already have my dream revolver. It's that Ruger
GP100 4" 357. But if I had a second dream it might be the Ruger 3" 327 mag.
My third dream of course is an UZI.( I don't think this qualifies as a revolver.)
 
I already have them both, for which I am very thankful.

A 3", heavy-barrel/ round butt, S&W Model 10-8, shipped in 1984.

A 3" heavy-barrel/ round butt, S&W Model 64-3, shipped in 1979.

(Same gun really, except that the 10 is blued and the 64 is stainless.)

I have a major "jones" for 3" round butt K-frames.....if that is not already obvious. Especially ones made before 1990.
 
I guess I'm a simple guy.... I've been wanting a stainless Ruger Speed Six in .357, with a 3" barrel. I could live with a 4".
I missed getting to buy a USPS one (IIRC) back in the late 80's, or early 90's.... my wife's fault, but sometimes stuff happens... I think it was between $250 and $300 in Shotgun News.

I've seen a few of them at gun shows, but the price has been a little off-putting. Probably will just have to bite the bullet, so to speak, and get one.

Other than that, I want a stainless Bisley Blackhawk in .45 with a 5 1/2" barrel.
 
My dream revolvers are:

1. Korth .357
2. Ruger Redhawk .357.

Ok, I can sleep now since I want to dream about them.

I can also dream that somehow, the US Embassy in Manila approves my application for a US visa so I can at least see a Redhawk while travelling in the ConUS. :eek:
 
Since we're dreaming, I would love to have a cartridge version of a LeMat Revolver. Imagine that firepower... 9 .44mag and a 20ga buckshot in 1 gun.:eek::cool::rolleyes: Then there's always a Medusa.:cool: But those are only dreams. In reality I would love to have a 7" Ruger Super Redhawk in .44mag.
 
A Model 17 S&W with either 6" but preferably 8 3/4" barrel to match my 6" Model 19 357Mag. Also would like a Colt Python 357 6".
 
OK, I'll bite.

My current dream revolver would be a S&W Model 460V 5", Model 460XVR (8.38"), or the Model 460XVR Bone Collector (7.5"). My preferences change almost hourly between them, but right now I am favoring the 8.38" version.

The dream part would then be to send the cylinder assembly to TK Customs and get it cut for .45 ACP. I just love the idea of a .45 ACP revolver that can shoot up to magnum levels. I would probably just mostly shoot .45 ACP; the idea of a beefy, long .45 ACP revolver ported and cut for moonclips just excites me. I bet .45 ACP out of one of those beasts would be soft as butterfly kisses. I'd probably work my way up to .460 slowly, but I've heard it's not bad out of the bigger models.

The other part of that build that excites me is like someone else's cut for .45 ACP .454 Ruger Super Alaskan Redhawk, you could just put a huge variety of rounds through the gun, if you wanted to. (I forget who posted that gun, but it was inspiring--thank you; shout out to the coolness of TFL community.)

It'd fit with my moon-clip-only policy for revolvers, too, heh... that and it has porting.

Finally, I also want a snubbie 9mm... My dream 9mm snub would be S&W, stainless, 3", DAO, magnaported, action job/stoning, 5-shot, with either finger-grooveless checkered wood OR G-10 grips, and brass front. In reality, I'd settle for shorter snub with no mods or work on it and likely will.
 
Since the first time I posted on this, I found one I had forgotten about.

Smith & Wesson Model 58, 41 Magnum. I used to drool over these in the Shooters Bible back in the day for some reason. I didn't even know why back then.

Found this one a few weeks ago and knew I wanted it the minute I saw it. It hadn't been in the display case an hour, so I knew better than to dicker. I just said, "I'll take it." It had Hogue grips on it when I got it, so I looked around and found a couple of sets of grips for it.

Altamonta Magna's.





Or the ones I like best, bonded Ivory.





I think I'm going to keep this one.
 
I'm not a fancy person. I already have my dream revolver. It's that Ruger
GP100 4" 357. But if I had a second dream it might be the Ruger 3" 327 mag.
My third dream of course is an UZI.( I don't think this qualifies as a revolver.)
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You know, I have that gun, and it is a fantastic marriage of platform and caliber. Problem is, what is it good for? To double down, I also have the new 4" in 327. I have carried 327 Federal Magnum and 357 Magnum but am lately of the mindset that I will try to carry subsonic rounds. That leaves me with more service from my 44 Specials, sacrificing a round, with the practical size being 5-shot. I have 38 Specials also.

I am investigating 32 S&W Long and 32 H&R Magnum, which I hadn't considered before.

This does not exclude 327 Federal Magnum, because I have two barrel lengths in the Single Seven for open carry hunting/plinking, mostly fun shooting at the range, since they are so accurate.

I have said that my real dream gun is in the works...a GP100 3" adj sights converted to 41 Special.
 
A S&W model 10-5 with a 3 inch standard barrel, just like this
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I think i stole this pic form Saxonpig
 

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My Dream Revolver...

...is a replica Colt Walker .44 (actually .451-.454) with a modified replica Colt Model Dragoon barrel/load lever and a .45 Colt conversion cylinder reamed out for .454 Casull. The Casull cases would be only loaded with BP or equivalent BP substitutes. The smokeless .45 Colt loads would be standard SAAMI spec pressure loads. The long Walker percussion cylinder has the capacity for 60 grains FFFg BP with a lubed pad and a soft lead round ball (the .45 magnum in its day) which is a safe maximum BP load for an open-top Colt.

The pic below is a Walker (not mine: white iron frame) although one could obtain virtually the same pistol using a First Model Dragoon (squareback TG with oval bolt stop slots), or a Second Model Dragoon (squareback TG with rectangular bolt stop slots) with a Walker cylinder (percussion w/oval bolt stop slots or cartridge conversion), or a 3rd Model Dragoon (round/oval TG and rectangular bolt stop slots, but I like squareback TG's) and milling down the Dragoon forcing cone to fit with about .002" gap. The backstrap/gripframe would be much more similar to the 1851 Navy/1860 Army than the Walker configuration.

The differences in pistol weight would be negligible no matter the route taken at about 4.0-4.5 lbs. per pistol.

Much larger than my 1851 Navy .36 squareback.

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mine still needs cosmetic finishing... but how about a Walker with the barrel trimmed to 7" & chambered in 45 Walker ( 460 S&W cases trimmed 1/8" & loaded with smokeless... load level up over normal 45 Colt levels... just under Ruger only loads ) ;)

 
Korth Combat Revolver in .357 magnum. It is made entirely of hardened tool steel and designed to be perfect in every way, including extremely fine tolerances and superb fit and finish. A "True Work of Art". The intent of the manufacturer is for the gun to last through tens of thousands of full-house magnum rounds without significant wear. I'd call that enduring quality !

JR

 
My Ruger gp100. Has a high polished frame, a trigger job, hi viz sights. I like the stock grip so Idk if I will be changing those. Love this gun!!
 
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