If I had to decide on ONE Ruger Revolver

[old 112]

NMBH 45LC/45ACP.
Any length.
Any color.
Enough components for 50,000 booms.

Regards,
Old 112

 

[Boxhead]

It would be my first 44 Special, a flawless and fairly complex Alan Harton piece from 2003 IIRC. It's the one on the left.

 

[Rodfac]

Boxhead, fantastic lookin' piece...and the stocks on both are great...

It'd be tough, but for me with a .45 LC, 44 & .357 Magnum 50 th, and a .41 Mag; my.44 Spl from Lipsey's and Ruger would be my pic. It's got enough punch for anything in the lower 48, great balance and packability, and it's accurate as heck. Rodfac

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

I just don't see how people can decide to keep one kid and throw out the others. I'd have to cheat. I'm not sure I could narrow it down to 6. :roll:

 

[Quarterbore]

I agree I would have a very tough time limiting myself to just one for both CCW and hunting as two very different needs. So, if I can keep my Glock 19 then it becomes easy as my Ruger keeper would be the 45 Colt Super Blackhawk Hunter.

If I really had to live with the rules, then I guess the closest I have is the 5.5-inch 45 Colt Redhawk but god that is heavy to carry conceiled.

 

[TiteGroups]

SBH 7.5in, but you would have to get past it to get to it's brothers and cousins.

 

[Black Fly]

Only took a second to decide. It would be my BlackHawk 357/9mm. Plenty of power for perosnal defense. Heavy enough for anything that I am likely to hunt with a handgun, yet can be loaded down to near 22LR with 000 buck. Cheap to shoot. Handy. More accurate than I can shoot. For me the 357 in a handgun is like an 06 rifle for the North America and a 375 for Africa .
Bfly

 

[djw54]

Wish I could put an SP101 grip on the GP100.

Melissa,
It looks like you have the compact grips on your 3" GP already, yes? I look at that picture, and it doesn't look like much difference, but handling them, there is a big difference.

For me, 3" GP is the choice.

Don

 

[Melissa5]

Djw54,

The GP100 compact grips are about 1/2" longer and wider than the SP101 grips. I agree, it does make a big difference in fit and feel.

 

[psyclone66]

A SBH-Hunter in 44 or 45. The apex of utilitarianism. Feed yourself, defend yourself, maybe even luck into a box of cartridges at the general store.

 

[MTPlainsman]

GP100 4 inch Stainless

 

[DGW1949]

Only took a second to decide. It would be my BlackHawk 357/9mm. Plenty of power for perosnal defense. Heavy enough for anything that I am likely to hunt with a handgun, yet can be loaded down to near 22LR with 000 buck. Cheap to shoot. Handy. More accurate than I can shoot. For me the 357 in a handgun is like an 06 rifle for the North America and a 375 for Africa .
Bfly

I'm thinking that Black Fly is on to something there.
I'd want mine built on the the OM BH platform, mostly because I never saw the need for a 357 made on a 44-mag frame...but that's a pesonal thing. Either OM or NM though, there's a lot to be said for having one gun that can fire seven different cartridges, three of which are amoung the most widely available anywhere in the free world.

But I'd sure miss my 45LC guns. .

DGW

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Depends on the situation. But I'd likely go with my 357 anniversary. Ammo is light so you can carry more. You can shoot both 357 or 38 spl. It's somewhat concealable. It's accurate.

 

[KWYJIBO]

Wow Boxhead! Your Alan Harton 44 Special is absolutely beautiful. I think it is one of the best looking revolvers I have ever seen. (If it were a car it would be a Jaguar XKE. If it were a woman it would be Kate Beckinsale.)

That is one to hold onto for a lifetime, and then pass on to progeny. (Unless you want to sell it to me, of course!)

Congratulations on owning one stunningly nice gun!

 

[patrickjames]

GP-100 that I bought in 1991

 

[yankee7809]

I would have to choose a non-Ruger gun, because Ruger doesn't offer a 1911 (yet). My Springfield Mil-spec. Because I am afraid a situation demanding only one gun might put me at risk of needing a combat weapon. Pray such a situation never happens.

 

[mudsnake]

My new favorite is an sp101 .357 3" because its handy, concealable, stainless, strong, pointable, shoots like a dream, and with hard cast leads to the head is a real show stopper in the woods, and many many choices for the street.

Otherwise Bwana is gonna have a rifle!

 

[Wild Bill '67]

6" GP100. I need the longer sight radius anymore. 4" would be second choice.

 

[Knuckles]

It would be smart to keep it simple... a Redhawk 5.5" :wink:

 

[Redhawk4]

4" Redhawk 44 mag, it's the nearest I have to one revolver that can just about do everything. I can carry concealed in my Simply Rugged holster, so it would still work for SD and at the other end of the scale will deal with most animal predators. With 44 special through to Ruger 44 mag loads, you also pretty much have a carteridge for all occasions.