Wheelguns Are For "Oldtimers"??

High polish finish

I used to work at a Garage where an old buddy of mine polished up wheelguns really nice like that. He spent $40 on polishing wheels and stuff to do it but it made the guns look very nice and they were rediculously easy to clean later...
 
Yea.. it gets slightly discolored after shooting, but 5 minutes with a polishing cloth and its back to looking brand new.

Also, get some Mother's polish if it ever starts to dull for some reason, and youre set!
 
oldtimer

I do not care be called oldtimer..
But I think - especially when handloading, a wheelgun is easier to handle, plink, target shoot..
I can shoot paperpunchers without stressing my wrist and the weapon and load metal pierces who penetrate 4 mm iron.
And - if I feel the desire for more firepower, I can always take a second gun..
 
Well it looks like I am one of the younger ones on this thread. I am 23

I definetly prefer wheelguns to autos. Currently my revolvers outnumber my autos by 2 to 1. I don't only own three handguns either ;) .

I guess I was born a generation to late also because even though I own and like stainless, there is a very special place in my heart for blued steel and wood.
 
started on revolvers when I was 18 and now at 29 I say that there still better for my uses. As far as my favorite that would be my S&W 27 6 12" pinned and ressesed that I purchased for my 22 nd birthday.
 
Im 24, but I started shooting revolvers when I was 17. (Well, 10 if you count the little H&R .22 my dad let me shoot for fun.)

It was a S&W Model 28, and I sold it like a dumb ### 3 years ago to finance an autopistol that did not work for me in the end. I will never do such a stupid thing ever again.

If liking revolvers makes me an old timer, count me in. It seems that I will be in good company.
 
Revolvers Just Do Things Well.....

Hello. I like autos and revolvers. This one did the trick for me day before yesterday. Already ate the backstraps and tenderloins. A clean kill with a revolver using a handload that's accurate and appears sufficiently reliable.

The doe is not big and was shot at about 20 yards while she was walking slowly. A friend has had his ranch checked by both a professional guide and game department folks who say that he has far, far too many doe. Thus, all the doe that can be legally taken, are being taken.

Best.

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More than a dozen each of revolvers and semi-auto's, and I like them all. Mostly, for CCW, I carry a Glock, for the higher capacity and flatter profile: but every now and again I get nostalgic and want a wheelgun on me, in which case I choose between a 2½" or 4" S&W Model 66 or 686, a Ruger GP100 (4" fixed sight DAO model), a Ruger SP101, or a smaller .38 Special snubby from S&W or Taurus. For handgun hunting, a revolver beats all heck out of a pistol, for me anyway... main one is a Redhawk in .44 Magnum, using the Winchester Partition Gold ammo. for general deer work, Federal 300gr. CastCore for hogs, and Garrett Hammerheads for bear or something else with teeth. Iron sights only at present, but with my eyes getting older, I'm considering the 7½" Redhawk with integral scope rings and a Leupold 2x pistol scope. Maybe for Christmas... (Oh, yeah - age... 44 and counting!)
 
Oh yes, and here's why...

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Load was a 300 grain XTP at 1300, landed about 6" behind the shoulder. Major tracking job; think I will be returning to the 240's at 1550 after this season.
 
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