Which new-production revolver would you buy?

[Mark IV Series 80]

We have heard reports of slipping quality at certain manufacturers.

Which current production, double-action revolver would you buy today?

 

[notbubba]

S&W 686 .357 with a 4" barrel.

 

[C.R.Sam]

None of the above.

If buyin a new wheelgun, would go for a Dan Wesson large frame.

Sam

 

[Tamara]

New production? I'm still not caught up buying old ones!

The only new DA wheelie on my radar right now is some variant or another of the Taurus Tracker: either a steel .41 Mag or a Ti .357.

 

[kahr Carrier]

Redhawk solid as a rock. And good customer service from Ruger.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Where's the button for "None of the above"?

Quite frankly, there isn't a single new revolver on the market today that holds any interest for me.

 

[K80Geoff]

I refuse to buy new, NY State requires new handguns to be fingerprinted. I choose not to participate in this program.

C R Sam has it right, Dan Wesson.
Would like a 460!

 

[Ala Dan]

Smith & Wesson N frame!

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

 

[Frenchy]

well....

I punched Smith N-Frame, but I would much prefer a "50's" or "60's" version of a nice 25.

 

[Kermit]

I've got my sights set on one of the S&W Perforamnce Center guns.

 

[IanS]

S&W J frame. Handy little buggers.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I'd choose a Python, but only because I'm a little nutty about them--and I'd expect to have to pay a premium price for a revolver that's not up to its old standards. I'm actually in the market for a used four-inch Python in tip-top condition rather than a new one.

 

[chaim]

I would have no problem from a gun from any of those catagories so long as I checked it out thoroughly first. The S&W however I would buy used (the question is current production guns not new guns) since I think they are moving in the right direction but are being a bit lazy (and thus aren't quite there) so far as "the agreement" is concerned. The only one I wouldn't buy is the Python, though only because I don't think it is worth the cost (I'd rather get a used Trooper MKIII or a couple nice S&Ws for the money).

Anyway, I will be picking up a used 586 in a couple days, I have a S&W 65LS that is less than a year old, and a Taurus 605 that is about 6months old. I would like a Ruger SP101 and GP100 and a S&W 685+ within a year or two, as soon as the money and the gun availablity coincide I hope to get a S&W 60LS, and I've decided that when the .44mag comes sometime in the next year it will be either the Taurus 44 or the Taurus Raging Bull.

 

[caz223]

N frame smith. Just like they used to make 'em.
Like a 610, 625, 657, etc.
Their L-frames aren't that bad, either, but not as good as the older smiths, say, from the eighties.
I looked at a performance center 8 times .357 n-frame , and was disappointed with how bad the PC triggers have become.

 

[the blind lefty]

where's the Korth? LOL!- how about a Freedom Arms single action,if you have any political hang ups with ruger or S&W. right now i have a ruger bisley vaquero,and a SRH 454.
Taurus just overdoes a number of their guns for my taste. i think they get better every year,and see myself getting one in the next 10 years.

 

[Brian Williams]

Taurus Tracker 45colt 4"
S&W 681 357 4"


nothing else new thrills me.

 

[Poodleshooter]

None. I stick to used guns, as the cost on most new production is out of my price range.

 

[Hemicuda]

I'll also choose "none of the above"

hows about a Mateba or, like C.R. Sam said, a Stainless Dan Wesson also?

 

[foghornl]

I don't currently own a DA .357 revo, so my vote goes to the Ruger GP-100.

 

[jmlv]

The only NEW revolver I am currently

thinking of is a Medusa from Phillips & Rogers. K frame sized with a unique cylinder that laaows firing of 35 different 38 caliber cartridges(38 spec, 357 mag,9mm, 380, 9mm largo, 38 super, 9mm rimmed, etc. ) should be a neat addition to the collection.
I am also looking at a used lightweight bodyguard for a new carry gun when I can get the PA permit(6 months residency requirement)