Cooper55
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A Colt 45 revolver - a 1917 military model. Handed down from my grandfather to my Dad to me. It still works, but I retired it a long time ago.
What revolver have you had the longest?
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altough i am not as "experienced"as many here , this is my very first firearm i ever bought.
when i got my licence i knew this had to be the one .
altough i was tempted to sell it , now i know this is my first ,
and it will be my last to sell.
i think its the most beautifull handgun ever build , and it handles great !
smith & wesson 686-3 combat magnum 1992
when i got my licence i knew this had to be the one .
altough i was tempted to sell it , now i know this is my first ,
and it will be my last to sell.
i think its the most beautifull handgun ever build , and it handles great !
smith & wesson 686-3 combat magnum 1992
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Mod 34-2 that I got in 1971. Great little trail, camping & fishing gun
My old and beautiful model 38. It goes every ware with me. It's was my first and will be my last.
mikeruns
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I guess it is a Model 58 I paid about $168 used in '91 from Greentop guns in Va. It was hanging on the wall with a bunch of beaters and it looked too beefy to be a Model 10 so I asked to see it and that was how I learned about 58's. That was a good price even then-it's stamped S.F.P.D. with the correct pc magnas.
Wiredog
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What revolver do you own that has been with you thru out your life. The one you have used thru life and even with you in harms way. Any history? And you still have it!
'68 10-5 2" snubbie! 1st one so far. Great heirloom plinker.
Dennis The B
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Probably heretical on these pages...
...but this one has no disposal plans in either the near, intermediate, or far future. It still wears the Herrett Shooting Masters whenever it goes out for serious work:
...but this one has no disposal plans in either the near, intermediate, or far future. It still wears the Herrett Shooting Masters whenever it goes out for serious work:
Colt SAA that I picked up in a Seattle WA hock shop while visiting the World's Fair as a kid in 1962. I had about $75 in my pocket and wanted a Peacemaker in the worst way. Found a nickelled black powder .45 in decent shape priced at $84. Got my friends to kick in the balance of the money, fibbed about my age, and it was mine.
It was a renickel job and had a 7 1/2" Christy barrel on it, but mechanically ok and fairly tight. It still had the original black powder barrel so for a while I only loaded BP ammo for it. That got old and I ordered a new Colt cylinder for it; eventually I also put on a new Colt barrel as well. The grips were ugly fake stags. Somewhere I found a block of walnut, improvised a chisel out of an old screwdriver, and went to work making a set of one-piece grips for the gun. Darned if they didn't come out pretty well; the whole package made a nice looking gun when done. An authenticating letter from Colt in those days cost a whole $5; the gun was shipped to Hartley and Graham, a major NYC jobber, in a lot of 50 on April 1, 1882. In turn they were major suppliers all over the US in that time period.
The old buster isn't quite a collector's dream with the changes done to it, but it still looks awfully good for a 130 year old gun. It's retired now but still ready to go shooting at a moment's notice.
It was a renickel job and had a 7 1/2" Christy barrel on it, but mechanically ok and fairly tight. It still had the original black powder barrel so for a while I only loaded BP ammo for it. That got old and I ordered a new Colt cylinder for it; eventually I also put on a new Colt barrel as well. The grips were ugly fake stags. Somewhere I found a block of walnut, improvised a chisel out of an old screwdriver, and went to work making a set of one-piece grips for the gun. Darned if they didn't come out pretty well; the whole package made a nice looking gun when done. An authenticating letter from Colt in those days cost a whole $5; the gun was shipped to Hartley and Graham, a major NYC jobber, in a lot of 50 on April 1, 1882. In turn they were major suppliers all over the US in that time period.
The old buster isn't quite a collector's dream with the changes done to it, but it still looks awfully good for a 130 year old gun. It's retired now but still ready to go shooting at a moment's notice.
99savage308
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Smith M/P British 38 SW 5" barrel. This was a Lend Leasenot a Victory model handgun; still has the blueing and all the Brit proofs marks. Going on 45 years of ownership. The thang still shoots like a champ.
Frank237
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A circa 1971 or 1972 4" M-66 four incher, stainless sights, and Target stocks. Still shoot it occasionally too.
FN in MT
FN in MT
mtncat
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Longest would be my Remington model 51 in .380. Been with me since the late 60's early 70's. Passed down from my grandfather.
Next to that would be a Ruger single 6, bough new in 1976 and then my S&W 19-4, 6" that I carried for a number of years in uniform. That was in 1980
Next to that would be a Ruger single 6, bough new in 1976 and then my S&W 19-4, 6" that I carried for a number of years in uniform. That was in 1980
Model 10-5, 2" nickel square butt. Bought it new in 1970 for $84.50. Blue ones were $76.50, but I hadda be fancy. Still looks and shoots great with its T-grip. I've even still got the box.
My oldest is also the first revolver I ever bought. It's a 586 6" that I bought at Warshal's in Seattle sometime around 1984 for $289. Still have it and won't part with it. I caught S&W-itis that day....
This M&P. Shipped in 1922 and my Dad purchased it in the early '50's for his job as a railroad detective with the Illinois Central. He later used it as a policeman at the Portland Airport until the early '70's. The checkering on the grips was hard on the lining of Dad's coat so he had my Mom sand them down as you see in the picture.
Jerry
Jerry
flyingmanx
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Ruger Blackhawk
1974 Ruger Single Six..and 1967 Ruger Blackhawk .357..Doesn't every one have one of those???
1974 Ruger Single Six..and 1967 Ruger Blackhawk .357..Doesn't every one have one of those???
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THE PILGRIM
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I got a 20 gauge Sears [Winchester] single barrel that i bought when I was 15 years old. Wheel gun? I got a sweet shooting Model 27 6.5 incher that I bought in 1965.
