"The Gauntlet" Gun

[Wyatt Burp]

I traded a Ruger Redhawk I inherited for a 4" nickel Model 19-4. Last of the recessed chambers, I think. For a long time there's been a nickel 2 1/2" Model 19 barrel on Ebay for around $150 with the same frosty nickel front sight with no insert. I thought about how great it would look on my gun and in this thread I now know. If I had another 19, maybe.

 

[kaaskop49]

If we're talking a carry or off-duty style gun, Uncle Mike's used to make a RB to SB rubber grip that was fantastic. It allowed the SB some forum members are looking for w/o the expense of cannibalizing, in effect, a 4" revolver to have a snub bbl installed. IMO, this grip is that good: it allows you to have 2 revolvers in one. The S&W website used to offer these in the Store section under close outs. Now?

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[Lewel]

MooMoo,

A heads up. I did that on a model 15. The 2" barrel has a different profile than the 4". Similar to putting a Colt Python barrel on a Colt Trooper. It will take some frame or barrel work to make them match up. Even if the gun doesn't match it still shoots well

 

[Benton Quest]

I just caught the movie on cable yesterday. I originally saw it the theater years ago. At the time, I thought it really sucked.

Watched again...you know...give it a chance. Perhaps I was wrong.

Nope. It really sucked. What was Clint thinking?

And...on a side note...why would the prop department go to all the trouble of creating a gun that did not exist?

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[Imissedagain]

At least the trumpet and music was interesting.
First movie for young Jon Faddis on the Horn.

 

[CA Escapee]

I just caught the movie on cable yesterday. I originally saw it the theater years ago. At the time, I thought it really sucked.

Watched again...you know...give it a chance. Perhaps I was wrong.

Nope. It really sucked. What was Clint thinking?

And...on a side note...why would the prop department go to all the trouble of creating a gun that did not exist?

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A lot of things in Hollywood movies don't really exist.

 

[ddixie884]

She never was a stunner, but Sondra Locke looked her best in that movie............ JMHO-YMMV

 

[scooter123]

ery Pretty. One of my favorite revolvers is a 2 1/2 inch model 19-3 and the accuracy was a bit of a supersize. Have an indoor range nearby that has a 50 yard rifle range and because that side that is mostly older, and responsible shooters using that side I always spend the extra bucks it costs even if I'm just shooting handguns.

One day at the end of my session I ran an NRA Slow Fire 25 yard target to the back wall and put 2 cylinders into the target in Single Action. Put 8 out of 12 into a 7 inch circle and 12 our of 12 into an 11 inch circle. Folks, Head Shots at 50 yards are possible with one of these snubbies. It's also possible to give a Coyote a very bad day with one.

One reason for that level of accuracy is that the shorter barrel is closer to the rear sight and as a result you get a much tighter "fill" between the front and rear sights. The other reason is that I Cheated and put on 1 diopter readers so I could see the sights and aimed at the center of that sort of blurry square 50 yards downrange.

 

[AZretired]

Cool gun and an entertaining movie, if not a particularly good one.

 

[BB57]

And...on a side note...why would the prop department go to all the trouble of creating a gun that did not exist?

It's a good question. He used a round butt 2 1/2" Model 66 in the 1984 movie "Tightrope", which he also directed, so I suspect the square butt 2 1/2" Model 66 used in "The Gauntlet" wasn't one of his personal guns.

It was however probably someone's personal gun, perhaps with the prop company.

 

[BB57]

ery Pretty. One of my favorite revolvers is a 2 1/2 inch model 19-3 and the accuracy was a bit of a supersize. Have an indoor range nearby that has a 50 yard rifle range and because that side that is mostly older, and responsible shooters using that side I always spend the extra bucks it costs even if I'm just shooting handguns.

One day at the end of my session I ran an NRA Slow Fire 25 yard target to the back wall and put 2 cylinders into the target in Single Action. Put 8 out of 12 into a 7 inch circle and 12 our of 12 into an 11 inch circle. Folks, Head Shots at 50 yards are possible with one of these snubbies. It's also possible to give a Coyote a very bad day with one.

One reason for that level of accuracy is that the shorter barrel is closer to the rear sight and as a result you get a much tighter "fill" between the front and rear sights. The other reason is that I Cheated and put on 1 diopter readers so I could see the sights and aimed at the center of that sort of blurry square 50 yards downrange.

Snub nose revolvers have an undeserved reputation for poor accuracy. Mechanically they are no less accurate than a longer revolver. In fact, you can argue the shorter barrel is comparatively stiffer with lower amplitude when the barrel whips during the shot, enhancing consistency and accuracy.

They do however has a shorter sight radius and that requires much greater attention in precise sight alignment as any errors will be magnified by the shorter sight radius.

However, as you note, when the front and rear sights are the same size, there is less white space between the front and rear sights. Under the right light conditions that can allow for more precise sight alignment.

In addition to several newer snub nosed revolvers, I have a Pre-Model 10, and small rear sight on it allows for very precise sight alignment - as long as you have enough light - and it is quite accurate.

 

[gwpercle]

Horrible movie, fantastic gun. Your's I mean. That is really sharp.

Clint doesn't make horrible movies ...
some are just better than others .

Wait...maybe he did make one....
that gawdawefull Paint Your Wagon....neither Clint nor Lee Marvin has any business whatsoever singing !
Gary

 

[BARgunner]

By the way, I didn't use a good 4" revolver for this project. The donor gun was used as a trainer and the barrel was modified for the light unit. Here's a picture of the barrel that was removed from the donor revolver.

 

[Deckard427]

"Hey, that's my bike, Charlie!"
"And this is my gun, Clyde!"

 

[Kifaru]

Great poster, though!

Agreed! That poster was painted by the late, great Frank Frazetta. He was best known for his dynamic cover art on the Lancer/Ace Conan novels. These were the books that introduced me to everyone's favorite barbarian long before the first movie came out. I think it was about ten years ago that the original art for "Conan the Conqueror" sold for a million bucks! Frazetta's art is often imitated, but never equaled, in my opinion.

 

[LMLarsen]

"Hey, that's my bike, Charlie!"
"And this is my gun, Clyde!"

"I got this badge, I got this gun, and I got the love of Jesus in my pretty green eyes..."

 

[Andrew2105]

If memory serves, there is a line by Locke to Eastwood where she called him "Buttcrust". Why I remember that with great humor speaks poorly of me I know.