new governor

[kennyb]

stopped by my LGS yesterday as is habit to look over the older smith revolvers....decent selection but nothing i needed....happened to see they recd.a new shipment of governors...hmmmm...never have shot one of these guys
well...picked one up along with a good selection of 410 shells (everything from #9 shot thru 000 etc.) lo
oks like a decent close range gun and i reload 45 acp and 45 colt....should be a fun one!

p.s. it's "farm fresh"i purchased on 6/26/13 the fired,enclosed casing is from 6/20/2013

 

[Rufus]

Im sure you will enjoy your new gun. It's my personal belief that it is far superior to the Judge.

 

[Breechloader]

Nice pickup

 

[daveyc]

I also prefer it to the judge.

 

[Stainz]

Just think of it as a slightly larger, 7/8" OAL & 1.8 oz more mass, 325 NG - that will take a little something other than just .45 ACPs. I got mine over two years ago - bought assortments of .410's then - none since. Saturday before last my 12 & 14 yr old grandsons were over from Roswell, GA. I took them and my son to the club range for their first shooting with me - their maternal grandpa took them with a relative to a LEO range and sgot a full auto M16. They said my CZ .22 bolt guns and 6" 629 (With wimpy loads!) were more fun! The older one wanted to shoot 'Grandaddy's shotgun-revolver', which I just happened to have. There went all of my leftover .410s - they had a 'blast'. Kinda ho-hummed the .45 ACPs & .45 Colts, which I have plenty of.

Welcome to the Governor group - it's a fun revolver. Buy some asbestos undies - some folks hate them - and will freely tell you so!

Stainz

 

[kennyb]

had the new governor at the range yesterday...fired an assortment of 410 shells,45acp,and 45 colt....the very first round put thru it was the 45acp and it squarely hit the red bull at 15 yards....the 410 000 buck and hornady critical defense were also excellent...a fun gun!

 

[houdini26]

I really like mine make sure you have a demooner, for the 45acp.

 

[kennyb]

yep...have brownell's demooner...use it for the 625JM as well

 

[Cal44]

I'd like a Governor, but we can't have them in Kalifornia.

From what I heard, the language in the regulations that ban sawed off shotguns applies to the Governor.

So it's worse that just a gun that can't be sold here, but is legal to own.

If you are found with one, you could get into trouble just having it in your possession.

This is what I've heard, anyway.

Dumb rule that needs to be modified by the legislation, but fat chance of that in the current political climate here in the PRK