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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 18, 2016 20:16:23 GMT -5
Who carries a revolver frequently?
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Post by kevin1 on Jan 18, 2016 21:07:27 GMT -5
I own a Taurus 85 Ultralight purchased for carry, and carried it for two years. Great little .38, but it "printed" a bit much for my taste, so I switched to a Ruger LCP auto.
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Post by HuntMeister on Jan 18, 2016 21:27:26 GMT -5
I would much rather carry a revolver due to the simplicity of the machine but as kevin1 pointed out they just seem to bulky to conceal compared to some of the small autos.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 18, 2016 21:29:17 GMT -5
That's why I am asking I would rather have the reliability of the revolver but I like the size of the lcp for concealment
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Post by swetz on Jan 18, 2016 22:36:40 GMT -5
I have a hammerless revolver I carry.
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Post by esshup on Jan 19, 2016 0:30:31 GMT -5
When looking at CC guns, look at thickness and how far the grip extends down from the bore centerline. It's the grip that is hard to conceal if it's long, and the thicker the gun, (depending on body shape) the harder it is to conceal.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 19, 2016 1:15:13 GMT -5
When looking at CC guns, look at thickness and how far the grip extends down from the bore centerline. It's the grip that is hard to conceal if it's long, and the thicker the gun, (depending on body shape) the harder it is to conceal. well that's another issue is the size of the grip, most grips give me a three finger hold at best its probably going to just boil down to what I can comfortably hold and hide...
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Post by dbd870 on Jan 19, 2016 7:26:27 GMT -5
While an auto slips in there every now and then my normal carry is a 2.5" Model 19. Another consideration is wheelguns tend to be rounded/curvy while auto's have straight lines. I think the round lines of the revolver aid in concealment. I wouldn't try and pocket carry a snub K Frame but I have never found the girth of one to be an issue at all for belt carry.
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Post by greghopper on Jan 19, 2016 7:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 19, 2016 7:38:23 GMT -5
Holy cowser! I'd say save up my coin and my two daughters inheritances
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Post by parson on Jan 19, 2016 8:20:55 GMT -5
I've carried a S&W 37 Airweight for several years. Recently bought a Shield, but still usually opt for the 37. Easier to conceal.
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Post by swilk on Jan 19, 2016 8:40:36 GMT -5
I wonder if it will actually fire out of the box or if it requires a few tweaks in order to go bang .....
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Post by dbd870 on Jan 19, 2016 9:38:02 GMT -5
I wonder if it will actually fire out of the box or if it requires a few tweaks in order to go bang ..... LOL; sounds like someone else who has owned one of their 1911's ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) I had one of their very early ones which ran very well (probably should have kept it but I was fat in 1911's at the time and traded it on something else). Picked up another a handful of years later and yeah, had all kind of functioning issues. I give a gun one trip back to the factory and if it still has issues it's gone; don't miss that one at all. At that price point think I will pass; nice to see someone putting out a new one though.
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Post by HuntMeister on Jan 19, 2016 9:46:28 GMT -5
Hmmm the Kimber looks interesting until i got to the $$ part! Maybe this will prompt other manufacturers to improve their offerings for CC.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 19, 2016 9:49:05 GMT -5
Hmmm the Kimber looks interesting until i got to the $$ part! Maybe this will prompt other manufacturers to improve their offerings for CC. if kimber sells a bunch at 900$ other companies would be silly not to improve their cc revolvers
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 19, 2016 9:50:18 GMT -5
Could you just take a cheap rossi and file down the catch points and hammer and make it double action only? Kind of just round it out?
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Post by dbd870 on Jan 19, 2016 10:00:20 GMT -5
I'm trying to think of a medium priced wheel gun I would buy new today - Ruger perhaps. (excluding the Korths of the world) Any more wheel gun purchases will likely be older S&W's at this point for me. Even though they have really been going up one can still get them for less than that Kimber.
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Post by greghopper on Jan 19, 2016 10:21:00 GMT -5
The price listed is MSRP.... Most dealer's will have them from $100-200 cheaper depends on where you shop.
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Post by esshup on Jan 19, 2016 14:42:41 GMT -5
If you think that is expensive, go price what the Colt Pythons are going for now.....
To me, when talking about a carry gun, price isn't the biggest thing that I look for. I want a gun to go bang every time I pull the trigger, no matter what. If it costs $50, $500 or $5,000, when your life is on the line you aren't thinking about price.
A friend who is heavily into protecting himself and his family will go to a couple of training classes per year. He will shoot 250+ rounds per day thru the gun that he takes. He will not clean the gun for the whole length of the class - even if it's a 3 day class. His theory is that if it fails to fire, it could fail to fire when it's needed the most.
He has a few S&W revolvers, S&W M&P pistols and Sig Sauer Pistols. Those have proven to be the most reliable for him - he's also an external safety type of guy. He wants to have an external safety on the pistols.
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Post by esshup on Jan 19, 2016 14:44:00 GMT -5
When looking at CC guns, look at thickness and how far the grip extends down from the bore centerline. It's the grip that is hard to conceal if it's long, and the thicker the gun, (depending on body shape) the harder it is to conceal. well that's another issue is the size of the grip, most grips give me a three finger hold at best its probably going to just boil down to what I can comfortably hold and hide... Some of the pistols out there come with a short magazine and an extended magazine that allows for all the fingers to be on the grip. My XD has that.
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