Do only "old"guys edc revolvers

[oneminute]

47 years old. I don't feel like an old guy but I get called one lots.
This is my EDC.

 

[Biggfoot44]

I'm with Duckford for his last 3 paragraphs. Way to many people thinking they have to "mod" everything, be it rifles, shotguns, bottomfeeding pistols. Other than, cough, Sigmas, very few pistols not blatently defective need any trigger or action work to be usable. And often as not the stock setup , broken in, is as good or better than aftermarket.

That said, during the revolver era stock grips were considered disposable. While by sheer odds somebody somewhere, could make effective use of stock grips, the gun/ grip combinations that were effectively usable by most people are rare enough to be memorable. ( 1950s S&W Targets, 3rd gen Detective Spl, Speed Six , I'm looking at you. Magna's with grip adapters are fairly decent for aiming/ pointing, but below average for stability in recoil.)

 

[BikerRN]

I'm fifty.
Started on resolvers and ended with bottomfeeders but prefer the resolver. I keep a crunchenticker around if I need it but prefer the round thing.

 

[rwsmith]

Well.......

I think alot of our comfort is found in what we learned to shoot when we were young. Older folks would be more likely to have learned on a wheelgun. Alot of younger folks have never fired one. I've had more than one shooter at the range fire a revolver for the first time because I offered.

Some of us old guys take pride in being able to learn new things, especially when it comes to guns. Now, cell phones are a different story.

In answer to the OP's question, I'm a card carrying old guy and I can use both, equally. For a long time I was a die hard revolver man but figured I was missing something and boy was I right.

 

[rwsmith]

I was going to debate....

"Do only "old"guys edc revolvers?"

I guess not. I'm only 60, and I carry one every day.

I was going to debate whether or not 60 was 'old' but after I thought a minute I changed my mind.

 

[ElToro]

I'm 41. If and when I get CCW rights where I live I will carry my 442. I take it with me on road trips just to have in hotel rooms and in case I break down
When I used to work at 7-11 in college I had it in my back pocket every night. My boss the franchisee packed a 2 inch model 15 so much for corporate policy.

 

[keith44spl]

Please tell me the story behind this intriguing revolver. Was this originally a model 27, but then you put a model 24 barrel on it and swapped the Cylinder as well?

Tom,

Here's the low-down on that revolver........

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-hand-ejectors-1896-1961/335949-if-man-can-dream-rm-story.html


Su Amigo,
Dave


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[reppans]

The "young guy" with a plastic semi in a kydex holster and spare mags for 45 rounds kinda reminds me of certain motorcycle group rides. For example, younger guys showing up in full leathers with knee sliders, and riding 160hp race replicas, and tearing up the straight roads on the way to the good back roads, only to be passed by the old fart wearing jeans and a leather jacket on a 50 hp, 20 yr old BMW boxer, through the good twisties.

I think older guys just lose the testosterone and desire for the biggest/baddest/fastest/mostest, understanding that Hollywood's interpretation of the gun fight is fantasyland. So the old guy just buys the what he sees as safe, comfortable, practical and appeals to his heart.... yet will still get the job done.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

I'm in my mid-sixties and always carry a S&W Model 642-2. On duty I carry a four inch S&W Model 686-6 loaded with .357 Magnum Remington 125 grain SJHPs (1440 fps). Off duty I carry a S&W Model 13-3 loaded with .357 Magnum Speer 135 grain GDSBs, or a S&W Model 12-2 with .38 Special 158 grain JHPs.

My wife (won't tell you how old she is) carries a four inch S&W Model 681 wearing Crimson Trace grips loaded with .38 Special +P Remington 125 grain SJHP. She can't get used to flying brass so I standardized on S&W revolvers. Works for us.

On the other hand, if SHTF or TEOTWAWKI is in the cards, the ATI-stocked Ruger Mini-14 comes out with Hornady 55 grain V-Max ammo.

 

[Duelist]

Pocket carry = 642 since 2004. Belt carry has varied, but is, for the foreseeable future, a 3913 for concealed, SIG for open when I'm more interested in capacity, 13-3 when I want a .357.

I think about a tiny .380, especially when they go on sale, but ... Will it actually work? The 642 will, always.

 

[snowman.45]

Tom,

Here's the low-down on that revolver........

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-hand-ejectors-1896-1961/335949-if-man-can-dream-rm-story.html


Su Amigo,
Dave


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I don't care how many times I read that thread and look at Dave's .44 Special, there's always room for another look. That is one of the finest projects I have seen anyone accomplish. It puts me in a mind to try to do something similar, although I don't think I could get too close to that level of perfection. I almost had an old buddy who is a retired Deputy talked into a trade for a Model of 1926, 4", but I couldn't find anything to tempt him enough to close the deal, so I'm still looking for the components to make my own. Great job, Dave.

 

[faridania]

I'm not sure if the word old here will refer to long time S&W gun owner or referring to age like my dad but not my me. I'm only in my mid 30's.

 

[357-RevolverGuy]

I'm in my 30s and have been carrying a revolver since I bought my first handgun in my 20s. I currently edc a model 686 L frame.

 

[DaGOOSExyz]

I turned 69 a couple of months back. That makes me one of the oldies.
Only own two handguns, both revolvers. What I like and what I'm comfortable with. No plans to change that.

 

[rcp1936]

79 and carry a 65-5 3" with Barami hip grip
Easiest to carry IWB and no safety
Goes bang and if not pull the trigger again

If for some unknown reason I would need to carry a hi capacity it would be my CZ 75 BD

 

[caleb4387]

I know of a few younger guys that carry revolvers but i may very well be the only 28 year old carrying a 3 inch model 13

 

[BigBlueSix]

40 years old... Carry a snub 442 J and 4" M19 K regularly and looking for another K/L in snub or 3" for EDC. Carried an auto pistol when I first started. Gravitated to revolvers on range when I realized I shot them so much better. Now they are all I consider.
Old. Nope. Smart, prudent and a little nerdy? Check.

 

[OLDSTER]

old guys carry

I'm 68 Um-Huh ? What is this thread about ? I forgot: Something about the 642 I carry ?

 

[dwever]

Modern revolver manufacturers are hurting the adoption of the platform by new / younger shooters by too frequently delivering their products while still needing additional work, particularly action jobs. In the L and N frames, why would a new shooter in a store buy a revolver with a 13 lbs. DA pull, and an action that may not be smoothe? Ubiquitous Glocks and Kimbers feel fine in the store (the Kimber will malfunction later at the range post-purchase and typically take a couple trips to Kimber), and the Glocks are highly reliable out the gate.

Of my last three carry purchases below, all Perf Ctr, only the 627 couldn't benefit significantly from an action job at delivery, although it got one and still benefitted from it. The two L frames' actions, while pretty good from the stand point of smoothe and even, were 12 and 13 lbs DA, so they too got a stone, fit, and polish. And, stacking towards the end of the DA cycle was present on other samples I didn't buy but tried.

S&W's willingness to let their revolvers' actions leave the factory representing a fairly broad spectrum of pull, smootheness, and cycle evenness make it a challenge for new shooters to discover the benefits if not joy of revolvers; because in the store customers experience what the revolver is not what it could be with some more work; and, arguably it is often work or QC it never should of left the factory without. While I've been satisfied with my last three S&W PC deliveries, sadly some of that satisfaction is simply from lowered expectations. Because each S&W went on for more work to TK Custom for defensive action jobs; but here's the thing, I never would have accepted that need in a delivered Glock or a Wilson Combat 1911.

All of this makes Clint Smith's words on his current Thunder Ranch web site an increasingly well kept secret, "In the hands of knowledgeable persons the revolver is more than an equal of any other defensive handgun."

 

[wheelgunsforlife]

I got into guns a little late about 2 years ago shot all my friends stuff and when it was time for me to take the leap I found myself loving revolvers (could be because I'm lefty) or it could be I don't want to carry an ugly plastic wonder around

Now I'm 28 and carry a 340pd and my house gun is a coonan just love the 357 "BANG"