New revolver suggestions

[CaptRon956]

Just did my taxes and now I find I have a few bucks to spend so now I just want something fun to shoot at the range so this time I'm thinking revolver. I had a S&W model 686 with the 6" barrel yrs ago and wish I never sold it as it was a great shooter & could scare the heck out of a would be burglar. I'm thinking maybe grabbing another one but wow, them prices.... Something that would be fun to shoot and could do double duty as a possible carry option & home defense. Any suggestions?

 

[amazingflapjack]

What ever it was, I would look for a very nice older production gun.

 

[goldenlight]

How about a nice pre lock 686 with a 4" barrel? I sure like mine!

 

[CaptRon956]

How about a nice pre lock 686 with a 4" barrel? I sure like mine!

I'm thinking about geting another 686, the last one I had I bought new back in '93 or '94.... Loved it..

 

[STCM(SW)]

Just a though, M28-2 4"

 

[rwsmith]

For carry???

For carry I would like a mod 60. At the range it would probably be advisable to use mild loads, though. But it can handle .357 no problem.

I LUV my 686, but it's a bit much to carry around.

 

[Texas Star]

Ruger GP-100 with four-inch bbl. And don't use a six-inch bbl. as a home defense gun: a burglar can grab it too easily and wrest it from you. And a M-686, GP-100, etc. with that barrel is pretty long and heavy for general use, esp. if you need to conceal it.

I'd sure opt for a stainless model.

 

[Fat Frank]

An early Model 24 (24-3?) with 6" barrel in 44 Special.

Or better yet, find one of the scarce 24-3 4" bbls. Perfect.

 

[chief38]

Because we are not privy to your current Battery, it would be hard to advise you what to get only because we don't know what you currently have.

That said, some Classic Smiths are (all old pre I/L of course.....)

M19
M586
M15
M18
M65
M66
M17
M14
Colt SAA
and that's just for starters!

 

[BigCityChief]

Because we are not privy to your current Battery, it would be hard to advise you what to get only because we don't know what you currently have.

That said, some Classic Smiths are (all old pre I/L of course.....)

M19
M586
M15
M18
M65
M66
M17
M14
Colt SAA
and that's just for starters!

That's a fine list! You've got me thinking about what I may NEED.


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[Arik]

27, 28, 19, 66, 13

 

[ordy]

Maybe a lightly used K frame would meet your needs. A mod 19 w/ 4" barrel would be my first choice but there are others to choose from.

 

[JcMack]

2.5" 19 or 66. Anything I buy anymore has to double duty as HD or carry.

 

[CaptRon956]

Because we are not privy to your current Battery, it would be hard to advise you what to get only because we don't know what you currently have.

That said, some Classic Smiths are (all old pre I/L of course.....)

M19
M586
M15
M18
M65
M66
M17
M14
Colt SAA
and that's just for starters!

Ugh, No I didnt mention what I already own did I? So far I have a S&W Shield 9mm & a M&P .380.

I used to own a Colt Mustang pockelite 380 & a stainless 686 with 6" barrel I bought back in the 90's. Sold them & wish I hadn't...

 

[zzzippper]

Ruger GP-100 with four-inch bbl. And don't use a six-inch bbl. as a home defense gun: a burglar can grab it too easily and wrest it from you. And a M-686, GP-100, etc. with that barrel is pretty long and heavy for general use, esp. if you need to conceal it.

I'd sure opt for a stainless model.

If a burglar was so close to me that 2" made the difference one of us would already be dead.

 

[Bugkiller99]

IF you are wanting new, the model 66 was re-released. "New" K frame, suitable for HD and carry.
Has the infernal lock.

 

[Stainz]

I highly recommend a 4" 64 or 67. Inherently a +P rated .38 Special, it is more than 'enough' to protect your bacon. There are great such protective rounds - like the +P 158gr LSWCHP - and affordable plinker .38's as well, to be found. I found, admittedly some six years ago, a local dealer with some security guard trade-ins - all VG+ and your choice $315 + s/t. I chose the unissued current production 64-8, as no one wanted it - got it for $309 OTD - NIB. I bought it for a 'house' gun - truth be told, it's a delightful plinker! You'll pay more nowadays - for older examples - often with a bobbed hammer. I have a 5" h-l 686+, 6" 66, and a 627 or two - but that 64 see's more range-time!

Stainz

 

[Texas Star]

If a burglar was so close to me that 2" made the difference one of us would already be dead.

You are correct, but Massad Ayoob mentioned that a snub is harder for an opponent to wrest away if you get into a tussle.
I read another author who said that the service stocks on a J-frame make it easier to retain the gun than oversize ones. I still use Pachmayr Presentation Compacs on my J-frames.

Remember, a burglar can come at you from behind furniture and get into a fight. You can't rely on him being 20 feet away, and a fast man will be on you from that distance in a flash. Most reading this aren't hard men who'll shoot in an instant, either. Many think they would, but I doubt it, in most cases. The average civilian gun owner needs some sound stimulation to shoot another human being if he's never done that.

A long barrel gives a foe more leverage to take away your gun.

 

[CaptRon956]

Well guys so far I'm leaning hard towards a new S&W 642 airweight.

 

[zelda]

l am going to buy a S&W 986 when l get my refund. The 5 inch tapered barrel and titanium cylinder are way COOL. l had one in my hot little hands, feels very light and balances well too. Best of all, it shoots cheap 9 mm ammo. Dad says their cylinders are difficult to clean because of them being titanium.

l guess HE will just have to learn

 

[Jack Flash]

... so now I just want something fun to shoot at the range ... Any suggestions?

You may want to look at a Model 14, M15 or M19 (or the Stainless Steel versions thereof). These are great revolvers that shoot the almost always available .38 Special. The M19 has the bonus that it will also chamber .357 Magnums. I doubt that anyone who ever bought a Model 19 regretted it!

If you handload, a Ruger Single Action in .45 Colt would be a lot of fun. Store bought rounds may get a little pricey.

 

[Bugkiller99]

Shoot that little fella 'fore you buy one. It got a little smidge of recoil. Great for carrying.

 

[model70hunter]

You are correct, but Massad Ayoob mentioned that a snub is harder for an opponent to wrest away if you get into a tussle.
I read another author who said that the service stocks on a J-frame make it easier to retain the gun than oversize ones. I still use Pachmayr Presentation Compacs on my J-frames.

Remember, a burglar can come at you from behind furniture and get into a fight. You can't rely on him being 20 feet away, and a fast man will be on you from that distance in a flash. Most reading this aren't hard men who'll shoot in an instant, either. Many think they would, but I doubt it, in most cases. The average civilian gun owner needs some sound stimulation to shoot another human being if he's never done that.

A long barrel gives a foe more leverage to take away your gun.

Lots of wisdom here.

About 20 feet is too close. Long bbls do allow one to get control of the weapon. A certifiable crazy pulled a rifle on us once. I knew I could not outrun a bullet and took 3 quick steps to him grabbed the gun bbl and the rifle at the action and pushed it into his throat, adrenaline kicked in during the 3 steps. I slid him up the wall and held him there until he was blue and or passed out. He was a neighbors friend. Banned from owning guns he was. We sat on him, tied him up and took him to the rubber ramada. He never returned home. They kept him long term.

In times like this one's mind seems to be working so quickly you feel you could work Einsteins theory in a millisecond.

And that adrenaline thing, don't leave home without it.

A model 19 in 4" would be perfect as one does lots of plinking using 38 Special. Light, concealable, less noisy than a snubby, not our snubbyfan, a gun snubby, and does use the 357 for serious stuff.

I have one and really like it. We are raising money for our retirement home, I sold some M-27's and a Colt Python keeping the M-19. It is nice and if you want a shooter and are not a collector guy the new one would be fine. An LGS close to me had a 2.5" 66 the last time I was there. They were asking 699'ish. I've been thinking about taking some trade stuff in and well you know.

Geez, now I'm thinking hot and heavy on the 66 snubby. I may have to run by to see if it's still there.

 

[M3Stuart]

Spend some money renting guns at the shooting range first. Shoot everything they have. If your shooting a shield and a .380 now, a revolver, ANY revolver is going to be a big change...as I'm sure you know.

The 642 is nice and inexpensive, and a good carry piece, but its not a 'fun' gun to shoot very much.

 

[mstem]

How about a round butt 686 with 2 1/2" barrel? That's my carry & bedside gun.