The Finest, Part 2

[ISCS Yoda]

"Best" is such an interesting word. I have an old 4" Model 10, a Wells Fargo turn in, most of the nickel is worn off, but it is an exceedingly good shooter. My first Model 19, a 4", was excellent but I blew it up. My Model 27 Classic comes pretty close to defining "best" in a host of ways.

However, because I think that I still shoot so amazingly well with my old Model 10 2" snub gun that I bought new in 1981 it, too, comes amazingly close to defining "best".

But I cannot gainsay my Ruger Vaqueros, since you didn't limit us to S&W. 4 5/8" barrels as I recall (haven't thought about it much, lately, but I believe that is correct. They are deadly accurate at close and long range. They're pretty close to being the best, too.

I expect my M25-5 will become the best once I shoot it enough.

Best is so hard to define......

***GRJ***

 

[NEURON]

8 3/8 500 S&W, all others pale in comparison. I am really a 1911 guy though.

 

[Fishinfool]

As much as I like my N frames, my all time favorite has to be my 4 inch 586 no dash with Pachmayr grips.

It was my first duty gun. Ammo was free. I have shot the snot out of it in practice, qualifications, PPC, plinking. It has the smoothest double action trigger of any S&W I have used, and feels like an extension of my hand when I am using it. I always qualified Distinguished Expert with it, and won many a PPC match using that gun. I have taken several whitetails and a black bear with it, and have used it to defend my life.

To this day, I would not feel disadvantaged at all carrying this revolver on my hip, loaded with 6 Remington .357 mag. 125 grain SJHP's.

Larry

 

[HarrishMasher]

My 586 PC L Comp with the trigger and action "Carmonized" by Mike Carmoney. Anyone who has pulled the trigger on this gun is simply astonished. No one knew a DA trigger on a revolver can be like this. The DA pull is about 6 lbs. and smooth as silk. It is absolutely mind-bending. I wish you could all pull this trigger so you could understand what I am talking about.

The other day I let the guy who owns a local shop/range shoot it. He is in his 60s and has owned this high volume shop since the 80s. He has probably handled more guns then we could ever imagine. It went down like this...

I went shooting 2 weeks ago at his shop/range. I went into the range and he followed me in with the brand new Korth 1911 pistol that retails for $5500. It was just released two weeks ago. He handed me the Korth and 2 boxes of 45ACP and told me to have at it. The Korth jammed 4 times, though it was crazy accurate. I told him I was not impressed and then handed him my 586 L Comp.

As I was handing it to him, I said to him "I bet you have never felt a revolver with a DA trigger like this." He laughed and said "oh yeah, you really think so?", I said "I know so." He laughed again. You should have seen the look on his face when he pulled the trigger. He then said, "Obviously it is not reliable with many kids of ammo, right?". I handed him the gun and 5 or 6 different brands of ammo, even some Georgia Arms reloads and old 3D Ammo wadcutters from the 80s, and i said "see for yourself." Every time he pulled the trigger, he was dumbstruck.

Ah I now see you said stock revolver. Clearly my 586 L Comp is not stock. The most accurate stock revolver I have is my 4" Chiappa Rhino. I picked it up a month or so ago. This is the first cylinder I ever fired through it DA:

If you are a revolver fan, you owe it to yourself to shoot a 4" Rhino. It is a very impressive gun. I have the 2" Rhino as well. I can't get it to shoot like the 4", but it is plenty accurate. But the Rhinos are not my favorite stock guns.



If I had to pick one stock gun and call it my favorite, it would be a tie between these two siblings: 686PC 2.5" and 627PC 2.6"

627PC 2.6"

686PC 2.5"

If I had to pick one it would probably be the 627PC. The extra round squeaks it ahead of the 686PC. The 627PC is currently my EDC in a Tucker IWB Texas Heritage:

627PC 2.6"

Gotta Love the accurate firepower in a serious cartridge

Tucker IWB Texas Heritage

 

[sodacan]

I don't know if they're the "best", but I really like shooting my totally stock 1917 revolvers from both S&W and Colt. It's really cool to shoot a piece of history.

 

[625smith]

625-8 PC

 

[GeorgeD]

As I said about the same question I posed in the semi forum, that is quite a collection! Thanks for all of the replies. HarrishMasher, if that was your first trip to the range with a gun that was new to you I am beyond impressed.

 

[HarrishMasher]

As I said about the same question I posed in the semi forum, that is quite a collection! Thanks for all of the replies. HarrishMasher, if that was your first trip to the range with a gun that was new to you I am beyond impressed.

I had never even held Rhino before I bought it that day. Bought it, then walked into their range and first 6 rounds fired. I was pretty shocked.

 

[Arik]

I own 3 K frames and 2 J's. So I would say my imported M13-2

 

[SJshooter]

For me, it's my 66-2. I have close to 20 Smiths and shoot them all, but this one just has the sweetest trigger you can imagine.

 

[629shooter]

Define "Best." I don't think I can narrow it down to one.

But, give me just about any 4" N frame, or K Frame, and I'm pretty happy.

 

[jaymoore]

Hello everyone, and to further explain the question, I meant factory stock. As far as for what, for hitting what you aim at.

Does it count if the stocks are "incorrect"? Then probably this:

And that's out of about eight K frame .22s from this pre-WWII K22 to a 4" 10shooter that's only a few years old.

Best overall centerfire revolver would be one of the big fat PC .44s, but the two best both wear Holosights, so they're not stock, either. Can't decide between 'em!

Bone stock, no drama, accurate centerfire? A slightly cosmetically challenged 629-6.

(The non-Mag-Na-Ported one. I actually think the ported one is nicer, but it's not stock and the barrel's slightly over TDC.)

Best carry size thing? The little 940 that's my avatar.

 

[Stainz]

My 'favorite' will always be my first S&W - the 625-7 Mountain Gun in .45 Colt that my wife shocked me with 9/02 - it started the madness. It's great DA trigger keeps it a favorite (Top below. I liked it so much I bought it a backup - another 625MG in .45 Colt.).

My favorite shooter would be my 2.6" PC627. I liked it so much that I bought a 'spare'!

Stainz