".a renaissance of interest in revolvers. . ." Michael Bane. You think that's true?

[scout]

My take on guns:
Steel is REAL
Blue is TRUE (but recently three SS guns have came my way and I can 'adapt' - but they are still STEEL)
Wood is GOOD

Stainless is PAINLESS

 

[BornToLooze]

I've always been into revolvers. Anyone who hasn't been hiding under a rock the past several years knows the most sought after guns right now are Colt snake guns, particularly the Python. Just like decades ago when you'd hear everyone quote Dirty Harry movies and say, "Is that a 44 mag?", I'm hearing people compare every revolver they see to the Python.

If there's a renaissance it's probably more toward appreciating and owning the older revolvers. But the new ones I see are also very cool. I have a few newer models on my wish list but they're all Ruger's.

Everybody I know wants a Python because one of the guys on Walking Dead carries one. I want one because I've always heard it's one of the best .357s money can buy, I just don't have the money.

The whole reason I'm into revolvers is when I was younger I had a 10/22 that didn't have the most reliable magazine (apparently when you shoot 1000 rounds a weekend those things wear out), so when I turned 21 I didn't want a gun that took a magazine so the only thing I could find was a 28-2. I got the tactical bug and all the Glocks, Sigs, HKs just couldn't measure up to how nice my Smith was to shoot and I wound up getting rid of all of them. Then I got the 1911 bug and I've settled on a pair of Colts, so now I'm back into revolvers.

 

[Protocall_Design]

Don't get a Python. A S&W 686 is a better gun and you can buy 4 of them for the price of one Python. I've had them all, including 4 Pythons. I think the Python is the best looking revo ever made, but it ends there. The Smith is way tougher, you can get Smith parts easier and cheaper and they are a lot easier to work on. I build my own guns for competition, so I know the inside of them fairly well.

 

[dwever]

My take on guns:
Steel is REAL
Blue is TRUE (but recently three SS guns have came my way and I can 'adapt' - but they are still STEEL)
Wood is GOOD

Stainless is PAINLESS

Scandium is . . . , ummm . . . . I've got nothin'

 

[blues7]

Scandium is . . . , ummm . . . . I've got nothin'

Dandium?

(Or sore handium...Depends on your point of view, I guess.)

 

[LeftHand-Fu]

My take on guns:
Steel is REAL
Blue is TRUE (but recently three SS guns have came my way and I can 'adapt' - but they are still STEEL)
Wood is GOOD

Stainless is PAINLESS

Scandium is . . . , ummm . . . . I've got nothin'

Scandium, in plain, is dandy...and PAIN.

 

[HorizontalMike]

HUH?

Revolvers experiencing a revival?

IMO, NO WAY!
What I see is the start of the plastic pistol pause (P3)... when folks really understand a "survival" weapon vs. a "let's have a H_ll of a battle" weapon.

Personally, it is my intent to GET OUT OF TROUBLE, and not get into trouble...
Just sayin'...

 

[Redhawk500]

If there is a renaissance of interest in revolvers, I am not seeing it. There remains much interest in J frames for the CCW market. That said, I do not believe we will see a resurgence in mid-size revolver sales for self-defense or LE use without some strange law being passed.

Years ago, someone wrote that future revolver sales will primarily be J frames and large hunting-type revolvers. That is, in fact, what has happened.

I have even started to see articles in the last 5 years, mostly since the Shield was introduced, that pistols such as the Shield will one day eclipse even the J frames because of advantages in size, power, capacity, recoil control, etc.

Perhaps Mr. Bane is selling a product for an advertiser on his program? Perhaps he is privy to some fact others are not? I think the best way to interpret his comments is that some types of revolvers are selling, and on that show, he decided to showcase the large, sporting use type, which is not particularly useful for defense. It can be used, but it is perhaps not the ideal choice.

Unless automatics suddenly have an easier manual of arms, require less muscle strength to manipulate, have a better trigger than revolvers in single action, have the ability to fire everything from wax bullets to elephant stoppers, they won't fill all the niches. Bill Jordon got it right, under stress things need to be simple. Revolvers, at least until empty, accomplish this.

 

[Checkman]

Just an observation here. Last month we were in Bozeman, Montana. My wife loves to second-hand/antique shop so we stopped in at an absolutely huge pawnshop. Not surprisingly they had a very healthy gun selection, but what did surprise me was the prices on revolvers vs. semi-autos. The revolvers were consistently $75.00 - $200.00 more and there were many more revolvers for sale. That isn't typically the case down here in my corner of Idaho. I have to do some serious shopping when I'm looking to buy a nice used revolver. Anyway just an example of how things are different throughout this very large country of ours.

 

[DD357]

"IF THERE IS A RESURGENCE IN REVOLVERS, I WOULD CONCUR WITH OTHERS, THAT IT IS IN J FRAMES, AND LARGE HUNTING CALIBERS. OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T SEE IT."

Guess I'm of the same mind as One Eye Joe.

 

[gman51]

I started out with pistols because of CC but due to the reliability among other things I have way more revolvers than pistols. I sold off most of my pistols when I went to revolvers.

I believe more and more are going to revolvers for CC. People that think revolvers are a gun of the past are on semi auto forums that the manufacturer doesn't make a revolver. IE: Glock or XD.

IMO The revolver will always have its place and the climbing numbers of new revolvers offered will continue. The more that revolvers are perfected for 9mm I believe that will be a big plus for revolvers.