Your Choice in Field Revolvers

[kthom]

Two very fine guns, Tom. I'm with you a hundred percent!

 

[Dave T]

I have a hard time with this idea of a "field revolver".

If you're going handgun hunting, carry a revolver suitable for the game you are after. If you're taking a walk in the woods (in my case it would be in the desert) take your self defense carry revolver. What ever that last choice would be it will certainly be adequate for rabid, or even most unfriendly critters.

YMMV,
Dave

 

[bmcgilvray]

I've enjoyed endless field opportunities, both in hiking and hunting on our own place and in other locales.

When the going gets tough the Model 10 Heavy Barrel gets going, now for over 40 years. It's unfailingly given perfect satisfaction on varmints and critters of all sorts up to and including deer. It's well into its second Smith & Wesson holster.



The usual hiking choices for the old family place.

 

[digiroc]

I bought a Model 69 as a field gun, both for hunting, (Whitetail deer or Black bear), and for protection when woods walking:

Whenever I carry a revolver as primary weapon (as in hunting deer or bear) I usually carry a semi-auto as backup. Back up to the 69 when hunting in bear country is now a 10mm conversion to a 4013:

For woods walking the "1013" (the pistol S&W should have made) makes me comfortable for defense of any 2 or 4 legged creature I could encounter, and it conceals nearly as well as my 3914 DAO which I use for urban carry.

digiroc

 

[DGNY]

Great responses. Mine would be S&W 60-4 3" with 158+P "FBI.

 

[cjcutter1]

HB 64 4", 617-4", SS Single-Six 5 1/2",personal favorite Blackhawk 4 5/8" 357. N frames are nice but all mine are 6" a bit more than I like to travel with need to add 4" to the stable.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

Got a couple of .357's that are great traveling companions. I tried to trade my Buddy out of his model 64 with 3" barrel, but not a chance. One of these days I'll find one that I can afford.