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Thread: School me on Wheel Guns
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2 October 2019, 20:42 #61
Agree 100%
Drool worthy revolvers.
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3 October 2019, 05:36 #62NRA Benefactor Member
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4 October 2019, 12:54 #63
S&W 696 A 3 Inch 5-Shot 44 Special. A little heavy, but carried it for awhile.
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7 October 2019, 16:36 #64
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9 October 2019, 06:14 #65
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11 October 2019, 01:08 #66
Haha..the same gun I’ve wanted for a long time.
Nice choice.
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15 October 2019, 07:44 #67
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19 November 2019, 17:43 #68
Anyone have one of the new snake guns? Specifically the King Cobra?
Thinking about picking one of those up, along with the anticipated new Python at SHOT 2020.
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21 November 2019, 16:47 #69
I grew up shooting a king cobra and python...the old man still has them..
Great guns...
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28 November 2019, 19:19 #70New Member
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NOTHING is more reliable than a revolver. if I could only have one gun it would be a Colt Python in 357 magnum. I can't say I've ever shot anything that had so much kick it wasn't enjoyable, in fact the enjoyment has always been directly in proportion to the size of the round. A couple I've been fortunate to shoot include a Smith & Wesson Lew Horton Special in 44mag with a 2.5" barrel and a Ruger Blackhawk in 357 Maximum (a cartridge case .315 inches longer than a standard .357 Mag) both of which were amazing guns to shoot and in the top 5 weapons I have had the opportunity to shoot.
For all the young ladies in this thread complaing about the kick of a revolver in a larger round perhaps you should stick to sewing
To the OP yes you should absolutely pick up a wheel gun. They are wonderful to shoot and extremely accurate.Last edited by gts350; 28 November 2019 at 19:23.
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29 November 2019, 14:37 #71
I enjoy revolvers as much as the next guy but hey, let's be real. Revolvers are far more complicated with many more parts than a typical polymer wondergun. For example, if the cylinder timing is just a tiny bit off, it can screw up everything. Just look how many parts there are in each one:
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I guess I'm being pedantic today.
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29 November 2019, 15:01 #72
I’ve never seen any type of gun run 100% reliable. I’ve seen glocks fail, AK’s go down, and even had a revolver jam up. Tell me how tf THAT happens. Couldn’t even open the cylinder.
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29 November 2019, 15:41 #73
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30 November 2019, 19:47 #74New Member
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QUOTE=MoxyDave;174543]I enjoy revolvers as much as the next guy but hey, let's be real. Revolvers are far more complicated with many more parts than a typical polymer wondergun. For example, if the cylinder timing is just a tiny bit off, it can screw up everything. Just look how many parts there are in each one:
I guess I'm being pedantic today.[/QUOTE]
I think your being more ignorant than pedantic if you think a measure of reliability is based on how many parts are used in the manufacturing of a firearm. There are several more important factors when it comes to reliability in a firearm only some of which are: Design, Manufacture, Material, Maintenance, etc.
We all know of weapons that had to have parts added to them in subsequent releases to make the weapon more reliable
One could argue to use less parts to do more work could come at a cost of reliability while having more parts to accomplish a complicated action would aid in reliability
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As far as " If the cylinder timing is just a tiny bit off, it can screw up everything"
If we're going to use "If" problems here is a small list of "ifs"
Slamfire
Out-of-battery discharge
Hammer follow
*Failure to feed
*Rim lock
*Stovepipe
*Failure to extract
*Magazine failure
All of which could cause injury or death to you (*) or others (**)
Other than a new gun (from a questionable manufacture a friend of mine purchased) that was returned. I have never personally expereanced timing issues with any of my revolvers.
On the other hand I have personaly had 5 of the above issues and have witnessed 2 others none of which was with a revolver.
That may be true however, I have never had to diagnose "a lot of issues" with any of my revolvers while in the field.
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30 November 2019, 20:54 #75
"One could argue to use less parts to do more work could come at a cost of reliability while having more parts to accomplish a complicated action would aid in reliability"
So lets hear it, without the use of another logical fallacy.
Injury or death from a stove pipe? Really? I would like to see some statistics on that one...
There is a reason the militarys of the world, LEO agancys, federal agencys, swat teams and the vast majority of armed citizens of the world have moved away from revolvers. And its not because of their reliablility.Last edited by Stone; 30 November 2019 at 21:28.
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