The Gov has been a source of much contention. Does someone really need the Governor? Something that is expensive and expensive to shoot? Shoots 410's and 45 ACP and Colts? How many revolvers does someone really need. Then Why climb the highest mountain? Why sail the farthest sea? I recently picked mine up. Ergonomics are great (Grips!), recoil is extremely manageable and mild. Versatile in ammo and shoots them all very well, and accurate. Appears a bit bigger than the Nightguard series with a larger chamber. I think that if I didn't buy the piece I'd have missed out experiencing the .45 Colt in action. S&W did good. I think if anyone picked it up, they'd really like it.
Hi, semperFI,
I picked-up my first Governor today, my other three arrive tomorrow. These weapons breathe "versatility, utility, and reliability..." I bought these for the purpose of still having weapons, when the other, more common ammo, becomes scarce...
I learned something on this very thread, that with full or 1/3-moon clips, one can use the .45GAP... Why does this interest me? Though I don't have a .45GAP, that may, one day, be the only ammo I can find... Until now, I was only aware of the .45 S&W, .45 Schofield, .45 Colt, .45 ACP, and a 2 1/2" .410 GA bore shotgun shell... Now, the available cartridge/calibers number SIX, with the addition of the .45 GAP. Perhaps there are more that I don't remember, or don't know about...
If you travel the world, you might be able to find one of these... I talked to S&W this morning, and suggested they use the same concept with a 9mm/.38 cartridge interoperability... There are, indeed, more cartridges based upon the venerable .38, than with the .45... Imagine being overseas, and you run out of your favorite .357 fare... You'd possibly be S.O.L... From .380 to Ruger's .357 Super Maximum, you'd be in a much better place, for finding usable ammo...
I like being able to literally tailor my potential responses, before going into a situation that may find me, or others, in harm's way... Where I live, we have snakes- poisonous ones. Chances are, I'll have two chambers loaded with two .410 shells of #7 1/2, in 2 1/2" ammo from Winchester or Federal...
I already have beaucoup .45 ACP, .45 Colt, and .410 ga in 2 1/2" ammo... I will acquire a couple of boxes of the .45 GAP- just in case...
This new revolver is nothing like the Taurus Judge. The S&W Governor is light years ahead of the Taurus. Fit, finish, quality, and reliability are nothing less than superb... I can objectively compare the two, because I had four Taurus Judges... To those that have them, and find them to be adequate to your needs, bravo.
Six different calibers trumps two. Likewise, the very solidity of the Governor is not equaled by other makes or designs that offer only two possibilities... Quite simply, the Governor, now, has no equal as the best survival handgun...
I'll be posting more on this marvelous weapon, in the coming months, so I'm glad to see so many here like it... So far, as you can see, it's possible ammo mix, coupled with the excellence of S&W, make this an amazing political expedience, WHEN those in power try to either tax ammo out of existence, or ban it all together... Add to this, the ability to use black powder for reloading, and then all you need, is the ability to cast bullets, and have a large store of appropriate primers on hand... Politicians aren't gods or goddesses. The good ones are rare, but they support our rights, freedoms, and privileges, via the Constitution. Of the bad ones, they are "legion."
If S&W Governors can keep the fight for Freedom in this nation, or anywhere on the globe going, they'll have proved their worth, many times over...
BTW, from an old Squid to a Devil Dog, Bravo Zulu...
May you and yours always be well, safe, happy, and forever, free...
OldArcher, out...
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