The revolver market crash

[gnappi]

Well repent & make amends. One of Smiths latest thru Lipseys. A 686 Mountain Gun with a 7 shot cylinder, & no Hilary hole. Not cheap, but were they ever?

Yup, S&W's were never cheap, that was a Rossi claim to fame but even so Rossi revolvers were a pretty good deal based in part on S&W's solid design.

If my new 629-9 hole-less .44 magnum is any indication, Smith may just be rectifying decades of silly management guidance due to "the hole" and quality problems.

 

[ChrisL]

I shoot a lot of each genre. The only semi-autos without FTF issues are the Glocks, the rest are too unreliable to depend on in an emergency, including several 1911s. The only kind of revolver that has occasional FTF are those that use moon clips. Classic revolvers, whether DA or SA, just work. They don't depend on any extra devices (magazines, moon clips) to work. Plus ... they're interesting, beautiful, and fun.

I should qualify to center fire calibers. Rimfires have occasional FTF caused by the ammo itself.

 

[Redington Slim]

As I'm getting older, turning 65 this month, I am realizing a small revolver makes more sense for carry for me. Just got a SP101 and am very happy with it, except for the horrendous 60lb trigger pull. No worries, Wolff springs will resolve that problem. As for revolvers not selling, I drove all over Tucson, AZ yesterday looking for a GP100 with a 4" barrel. Not a one to be found. Revolvers are still very popular.

 

[black1970]

Bought a Smith 15-3 Saturday at the gun show. Almost mint condition. Looks unissued. L.A.S.D. Paid 500. Already turned down 7. You be the judge. Made 1975. What looks like smudges is oil and glare.
As an aside price a 3 inch model 65 in nice shape and get ready to pay 9 to 11 hundred for same if you want it.

 

[deac45]

As I'm getting older, turning 65 this month, I am realizing a small revolver makes more sense for carry for me. Just got a SP101 and am very happy with it, except for the horrendous 60lb trigger pull. No worries, Wolff springs will resolve that problem. As for revolvers not selling, I drove all over Tucson, AZ yesterday looking for a GP100 with a 4" barrel. Not a one to be found. Revolvers are still very popular.

I was in an LGS recently with not a single revolver in view. This isn't a small shop either. Asked the counter guy about it, he says "We don't sell many." I replied, "Can't sell what you don't have."

 

[black1970]

Bought a 3 inch GP100 stainless about 20 years ago at a gun show. Got robbed. 325 OTD. Within arms reach now watching Gutfeld.

 

[akbluz]

One of the good things about revolvers (for reloaders) is that you don't have to chase brass. So there's that. However semi-autos work great if you put a large tarp down to catch the brass.
I don't much go to gun stores but I do go to our local gun shows - because one of these days I figure if we don't go, there won"t be any gun shows left. I too check for bargains - usually cheap(er) reloading supplies, factory ammo and maybe I'll stumble onto an interesting revolver for a pretty good price - I'm a sucker for Rugers - usually stainless - my 3" SP101, 4"GP100, & 4" Security Six were gun show finds. Even a blind hog comes up with an acorn every once in a while.

 

[Ruger00fan]

so, uh, where are all these low priced revolvers? Asking for a friend.

 

[ChrisL]

Not cheap, and some QC issues reported. Lipsey sez to look at the revolver carefully BEFORE filling out the form, and if something is amiss send it back to Lipsey's.
IMO, it's worth it to buy one from Tyler Gun Works that will have their action job and more refined grips. Presumably any issues would be caught at TGW.

 

[jav]

I honestly have absolutely no practical purpose for a Revolver anymore. I have semi autos that exceed them in every possible way except for my Dan Wesson 44 which is rather ponderous to carry.

I feel I same I have 4 smiths revolvers it might go on the chopping block soon I have no need got them

 

[Richard76]

I honestly have absolutely no practical purpose for a Revolver anymore. I have semi autos that exceed them in every possible way except for my Dan Wesson 44 which is rather ponderous to carry.

I'm kinda the opposite. I have .45's, 40's and 9's but rarely shoot them. I always go to the .32, .357, 41 or .44. (don't have a .45 yet, still looking). the only semi's I usually shoot are .22's
Mostly because I reload everything and don't like chasing brass

 

[gunzo]

Jerry Miculek once made a comment about auto shooting. Loosely quoted he said that when he first started shooting it was with an auto. He then said that with living in south Louisiana he was either close to water, standing in it or floating on it, & he was loosing a lot of brass.
That's why he switched to revolvers. Guess most know the rest of that story.

 

[Hvymax]

As I see it Revolvers are harder/less comfortable to conceal, DA triggers are way harder to shoot accurately, less capacity, harder to reload, carrying reloads more complicated, don't generally accommodate an optic etc, etc. Way too much trouble when I can drop a semi with a spare mag in my pocket.

 

[Hvymax]

Jerry Miculek once made a comment about auto shooting. Loosely quoted he said that when he first started shooting it was with an auto. He then said that with living in south Louisiana he was either close to water, standing in it or floating on it, & he was loosing a lot of brass.
That's why he switched to revolvers. Guess most know the rest of that story.

For semis I reload once fired range brass. No way I'm trimming and deburring a thousand 9mm at a time. Same with 5.56!!!

 

[Hvymax]

Jerry Miculek once made a comment about auto shooting. Loosely quoted he said that when he first started shooting it was with an auto. He then said that with living in south Louisiana he was either close to water, standing in it or floating on it, & he was loosing a lot of brass.
That's why he switched to revolvers. Guess most know the rest of that story.

Detail stripping and washing a revolver after a dunk in Brackish Water is way more complicated than a striker pistol!!! About the only thing I prefer about striker guns.

 

[drycreek]

I must love ‘em, I’ve bought at least three this year. The last was a 4 5/8” OM Blackhawk in .41 magnum. Before that was a NM Blackhawk in .45 Colt with a 7.5” barrel. Somewhere in there I bought a Taurus .357 mag with a 4” barrel. I don’t know what model it is but it is well built and heavy duty. It stays in my truck console as a get-the-hell-offa-me gun. (Hard to pull from your waistband if you’re buckled in.)

But, if you think revolvers are just for Fudds, that’s ok, it leaves more for the rest of us.

 

[mirglip]

As I see it Revolvers are harder/less comfortable to conceal,

Autos are thicker at the muzzle because of the slide, thicker at the butt because of the magazine. A .38 snubby is much easier for me to conceal. It may be fatter in the middle, but it doesn't "print" like an auto.

 

[Puck]

As I see it Revolvers are harder/less comfortable to conceal, DA triggers are way harder to shoot accurately, less capacity, harder to reload, carrying reloads more complicated, don't generally accommodate an optic etc, etc. Way too much trouble when I can drop a semi with a spare mag in my pocket.

Yeah, objectively tough to deny. Even plastic framed strikers have their place. I have a KIA too, objective practicality has its merits. But the old Porsche or a pinned and recessed S&W subjectively check boxes that the Sig or the Kia leaves open.