>How come there are so many revolver threads on /k/ now?
Contrarianism >BRO I'M SUCH A CHAD LOOK AT ME CARRYING THIS OLD GUN >ARENT I SPECIAL AND UNIQUE >IM NOT INSECURE IN MY MASCULINITY WHICH IS WHY I CARRY A FIREARM FROM A PERIOD IN TIME THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY READILY AS BEING MORE MASCULINE THAN THE CURRENT ERA
You're an underage Black person.
>be me >buy a glock >really like the glock >pick up hand loading as a hobby >loading ammo for a glock is finicky >buy a revolver >reloading for a revolver is super easy >still like my glock
Thx 4 reading
Most people have loaded more 38 Special or 357 Magnum than anything else. I've loaded more 45 Colt than anything else, but same concept.
And I get why you want a revolver as a handloader. I rarely shoot semi-auto because it's a b***h to catch the case and you can't go too hot or too weak, because your gun relies on recoil to function.
>How come there are so many revolver threads on /k/ now?
Contrarianism >BRO I'M SUCH A CHAD LOOK AT ME CARRYING THIS OLD GUN >ARENT I SPECIAL AND UNIQUE >IM NOT INSECURE IN MY MASCULINITY WHICH IS WHY I CARRY A FIREARM FROM A PERIOD IN TIME THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY READILY AS BEING MORE MASCULINE THAN THE CURRENT ERA
>IM NOT INSECURE IN MY MASCULINITY WHICH IS WHY I CARRY A FIREARM FROM A PERIOD IN TIME THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY READILY AS BEING MORE MASCULINE THAN THE CURRENT ERA
>How come there are so many revolver threads on /k/ now?
Contrarianism >BRO I'M SUCH A CHAD LOOK AT ME CARRYING THIS OLD GUN >ARENT I SPECIAL AND UNIQUE >IM NOT INSECURE IN MY MASCULINITY WHICH IS WHY I CARRY A FIREARM FROM A PERIOD IN TIME THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY READILY AS BEING MORE MASCULINE THAN THE CURRENT ERA
>looks cool > some Models are insanely easy to conceal carry >ingrained in Americana culture, video games and movies for a long time > rarely jams > unique ammunition >hip firing > don’t have to spend money on spare mags > actually feels like I’m shootings a real gun.
Gee anon, why won’t Zoomers use a pretty cool gun??
>be me >buy a glock >really like the glock >pick up hand loading as a hobby >loading ammo for a glock is finicky >buy a revolver >reloading for a revolver is super easy >still like my glock
Thx 4 reading
Ironic, since the hammer always resting on the primer makes revolvers inherently unsafe. They are also prone to chain firing, where every round in the cylinder detonates at once.
False. Almost all modern revolvers use either a transfer bar or hammer block to prevent the gun from firing without the trigger bar being depressed. Many guns also have a half-wiener to prevent the hammer from resting on the firing pin.
Fricking what? If you think chainfires is something that can happen with even antique cartridge revolvers then you would have to believe that it would happen with modern automatics just as well. Goddamn, it's such a bewilderingly Dunning-Kruger statement.
Ok, let's say for a moment that it IS the fricking 1860s, and that the only revolvers commonly available are cap and ball guns. For chainfires, the easy solution is to use the right size projectiles, but if you have too small ones, you can patch them, and adding a dab of grease (a mix of tallow and beeswax is good) provides further safety against chainfires in addition to keeping blackpowder fouling softer so it's easier to clean the gun later.
For impacts setting off loaded chambers, that can indeed be a safety risk on old guns like these, which is why some revolvers of the era would let you lower the hammer between the chambers (either with safety notches between the chambers for the hammer, safety notches between the chamber for the locking bolt, or both), so even if you struck the hammer somehow, it wouldn't go off, but you could still wiener the hammer and be ready to shoot immediately.
Pic related is an 1858 Starr revolver, an early DA/SA revolver even, where neither chainfires or lack of drop-safety is a problem with just minor foresight.
Fast forwarding to today, revolvers with transfer bar safeties (where the hammer can't contact the separate firing-pin if the trigger hasn't raised it first), are the norm, barring replicas of antiques, so drop-safety isn't an issue there either, and since self-contained metallic cartridges are well and good sealed ever since the 1800s, chainfires aren't an issue here either.
You can buy a Redhawk or 686 and grind away the sear notch on the hammer and just snap that thing all day and it won't make the thing actually fire until you use the trigger to raise the transfer bar, and they'll never fire more than one shot at a time.
There's a perception that revolvers are more reliable than automatics, as well as being less expensive in many cases. Whether or not it's TRUE never really bothered a lot of people.
It is incredibly satisfying to experience. Drop your index along the frame under the cylinder as you draw, roll the hammer back with your thumb, feel the trigger slip out and snap into place, and drop your finger onto it in one smooth motion.
https://i.imgur.com/PL8hb9E.jpg
How come there are so many revolver threads on /k/ now?
Because revolvers are a cheaper than most autos and look far, far better than a Kel-Tec. So people ask "is a revolver good >enough< to carry for self-defense"? And by and large they are. Then the zoomie buys a .357, shoots hot loads through it for a month, decides it kicks too hard and eventually trades it in for 50% credit on a cheap 9mm or .380 auto once he's saved enough cash up to feed it. At which point the gun store owner puts the revolver back in the case for the same price the kid bought if for three months ago. >t have seen the same damn .357 snubbie with chestnut grips and a busted finish go through the consignment or used case at the FLGS nine times in the last two years. >it even had the same shoulder rig three of those times.
>most stages have very little movement and engagement distances inside of 50 yards >no 45-70 or any rifle cartridges allowed >everyone shoots gay powderpuff loads to get better times, recoil control doesn't even factor in >everyone dresses up in the gayest shit imaginable >you must have a gay "alias" to compete
Yeah, I'll pass on Cowboy Action. Maybe it was cool when it started in the 80s, but it seems really fricking stupid now. Which is sad because I really like shooting old guns.
The weak ass loads is what really turns me away from CAS. If I'm shooting a bad hombre from 20 paces away, I want to use a landing that will actually put him in the ground, not something that would bounce off a couple layers of flannel.
someone makes a revolver thread others are reminded revolvers exist threads ebb and flow usually it's just someone asking about rhinos
zoomers are buying glocks like everyone else maybe there's an uptick from new pandemic buyers who heard some fudd at the store go on about "but if you want something more reliable" but they sure as hell aren't going to get into something as gay as cowboy action
Wow cool, shooting cowboy guns sounds like fun! >intentionally fire borderline squibs to be faster
Wow cool, biathlon looks fun! >switch to .22lr and then switch to lasers
Wow cool, high-power shoots service rifles! >put lead weights in rifle and wear a stiff shooting jacket
Ummm. Cowboy Action Shooting is where you knock down steel plates that have been tuned to require a certain amount of force to be knocked over. You are regulated to use “Cowboy Action Loads” which are all lead (no copper) and can only use certain kinds of powder. They are light loads but definitely not squib loads.
You’re probably thinking of Cowboy Fastdraw shooting which they actually shoot wax or rubber bullets propelled by a primer only, which is safer and more convenient. The target used is a pressure plate. They do this because setting up events and shit is much cheaper if you’re not actually shooting real bullets and people can practice in their own homes.
ARs and Glocks are exceptionally boring and are frankly only fit for tacticool LARPers who are openly begging for an excuse to use them to shoot someone.
At least this old-school stuff has actual taste and style.
Why do people pay upwards of $150 for 70's rotary telephones?
Yes
Now does anyone have any personal experience with the chiappa rhino?
My personal experience is that I want one but I want to try that DA trigger first
Seam.
You're an underage Black person.
What kind of revolver?
It's a ruger gp100 with a 4" barrel. 357 mag is a really fun round to shoot and easy to reload.
Most people have loaded more 38 Special or 357 Magnum than anything else. I've loaded more 45 Colt than anything else, but same concept.
And I get why you want a revolver as a handloader. I rarely shoot semi-auto because it's a b***h to catch the case and you can't go too hot or too weak, because your gun relies on recoil to function.
I really want one but some of the spotty qc stories have made me reluctant, would also love to hear of any firsthand experience with them
I had one. Trigger is meh at best. Gun is not that interesting and Chiappa is one of the worst gun companies on the planet. Avoid it
>How come there are so many revolver threads on /k/ now?
Contrarianism
>BRO I'M SUCH A CHAD LOOK AT ME CARRYING THIS OLD GUN
>ARENT I SPECIAL AND UNIQUE
>IM NOT INSECURE IN MY MASCULINITY WHICH IS WHY I CARRY A FIREARM FROM A PERIOD IN TIME THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY READILY AS BEING MORE MASCULINE THAN THE CURRENT ERA
I can’t carry guns where I live it’s against the law I just like revolvers because I shoot better with them and practice bullseye shooting
You sound like the kind of person who posts
>hurr just get an AR
in every thread
You don't like guns.
Great take but why does your breath smell like wiener?
>IM NOT INSECURE IN MY MASCULINITY WHICH IS WHY I CARRY A FIREARM FROM A PERIOD IN TIME THAT PEOPLE IDENTIFY READILY AS BEING MORE MASCULINE THAN THE CURRENT ERA
Literally me but with a beretta92 because I am the action hero.
Why would you come to /k/ if you don't like guns?
my post about red dead redemption was bait, i was merely pretending to be moronic
>looks cool
> some Models are insanely easy to conceal carry
>ingrained in Americana culture, video games and movies for a long time
> rarely jams
> unique ammunition
>hip firing
> don’t have to spend money on spare mags
> actually feels like I’m shootings a real gun.
Gee anon, why won’t Zoomers use a pretty cool gun??
Eat. My. Ass
I hope a jogger beats you to within an inch of your life
Testosterone was irrefutably higher then
>be me
>buy a glock
>really like the glock
>pick up hand loading as a hobby
>loading ammo for a glock is finicky
>buy a revolver
>reloading for a revolver is super easy
>still like my glock
Thx 4 reading
Sounds like you have the best of all worlds. Carry on.
a wholesome, well reasoned, and unbiased post on /k/?
is today opposite day?
a pleasant read
many such cases
Revolvers are white.
Millennials
Ah jus loik em m8
I feel a lot safer flagging myself with a revolver
Ironic, since the hammer always resting on the primer makes revolvers inherently unsafe. They are also prone to chain firing, where every round in the cylinder detonates at once.
those aren't problems for modern guns
Yes. Buy a glock.
False. Almost all modern revolvers use either a transfer bar or hammer block to prevent the gun from firing without the trigger bar being depressed. Many guns also have a half-wiener to prevent the hammer from resting on the firing pin.
homie just blew in from 1871 and never seen a mason-richards conversion or a smith and wesson model 1, 2, or 3.
So neat when anons have nonidea what they're talking about and smarmily post as though they're an expert
I have literally never heard of this stupid shit in my entire life. What’s the term for a zoomer fudd?
How’s the future treating you time traveler?
>t.
Fricking what? If you think chainfires is something that can happen with even antique cartridge revolvers then you would have to believe that it would happen with modern automatics just as well. Goddamn, it's such a bewilderingly Dunning-Kruger statement.
Ok, let's say for a moment that it IS the fricking 1860s, and that the only revolvers commonly available are cap and ball guns. For chainfires, the easy solution is to use the right size projectiles, but if you have too small ones, you can patch them, and adding a dab of grease (a mix of tallow and beeswax is good) provides further safety against chainfires in addition to keeping blackpowder fouling softer so it's easier to clean the gun later.
For impacts setting off loaded chambers, that can indeed be a safety risk on old guns like these, which is why some revolvers of the era would let you lower the hammer between the chambers (either with safety notches between the chambers for the hammer, safety notches between the chamber for the locking bolt, or both), so even if you struck the hammer somehow, it wouldn't go off, but you could still wiener the hammer and be ready to shoot immediately.
Pic related is an 1858 Starr revolver, an early DA/SA revolver even, where neither chainfires or lack of drop-safety is a problem with just minor foresight.
Fast forwarding to today, revolvers with transfer bar safeties (where the hammer can't contact the separate firing-pin if the trigger hasn't raised it first), are the norm, barring replicas of antiques, so drop-safety isn't an issue there either, and since self-contained metallic cartridges are well and good sealed ever since the 1800s, chainfires aren't an issue here either.
You can buy a Redhawk or 686 and grind away the sear notch on the hammer and just snap that thing all day and it won't make the thing actually fire until you use the trigger to raise the transfer bar, and they'll never fire more than one shot at a time.
>They are also prone to chain firing, where every round in the cylinder detonates at once.
yeah if you CC black powder
dumbass.
Even then he's moronic, because it's ridiculously easy to prevent chainfires, just use the right sized balls and add a dab of grease.
>he doesn't CC a black powder revolver
smokescreens are a crucial element of all self defense
Are you from the fricking 1800's???
when the frick is Ruger going to make more Super Redhawks in .454 Casull
this
I've managed to obtain a 1858 in 44 muzzleloader from Uberti so I'll be alright while I'm waiting (where are all the percussion caps) but still
I just like em, nothing against glocks just not my thing
Red Dead Redemption
My favorite guns in Fallout New Vegas was a lever action and a revolver.
Revolvers are pretty, they are reliable, easy to use, feel good in my hand.
They are fun and cool.
Ew, what the frick.
No ones gonna comment this his wife is an astronaut. Not many female astronauts...
Or he's just an incel with a stock photo in a frame.
It's actually my fiance's she got a signed thing for something from college and kept it out. I totally forgot it was in the background of that shot.
There's a perception that revolvers are more reliable than automatics, as well as being less expensive in many cases. Whether or not it's TRUE never really bothered a lot of people.
Revolvers are more reliable.
Red Dead Redemption 2.
because revolvers were from an era before safety sallies and liability lawyers
>No trigger guard
>On a handgun that'll be sitting in holsters and pockets
Genuinely what the frick were they thinking?
The trigger folds and pops out when you wiener it.
>pops out when you wiener it.
L-lewd
It is incredibly satisfying to experience. Drop your index along the frame under the cylinder as you draw, roll the hammer back with your thumb, feel the trigger slip out and snap into place, and drop your finger onto it in one smooth motion.
Because revolvers are a cheaper than most autos and look far, far better than a Kel-Tec. So people ask "is a revolver good >enough< to carry for self-defense"? And by and large they are. Then the zoomie buys a .357, shoots hot loads through it for a month, decides it kicks too hard and eventually trades it in for 50% credit on a cheap 9mm or .380 auto once he's saved enough cash up to feed it. At which point the gun store owner puts the revolver back in the case for the same price the kid bought if for three months ago.
>t have seen the same damn .357 snubbie with chestnut grips and a busted finish go through the consignment or used case at the FLGS nine times in the last two years.
>it even had the same shoulder rig three of those times.
>Because revolvers are a cheaper than most autos
Lol in what world?
Cowboy stuff made a pretty big resurgence with RDR2 and they are generally cooler. I am a zoomie and that is what got me into SASS type shit.
>Are revolvers making a comeback with Gen Z?
Yes because it's not a scary fully semi automatic.
>Yes because it's not a scary fully semi automatic.
explain this then
Das cool
>most stages have very little movement and engagement distances inside of 50 yards
>no 45-70 or any rifle cartridges allowed
>everyone shoots gay powderpuff loads to get better times, recoil control doesn't even factor in
>everyone dresses up in the gayest shit imaginable
>you must have a gay "alias" to compete
Yeah, I'll pass on Cowboy Action. Maybe it was cool when it started in the 80s, but it seems really fricking stupid now. Which is sad because I really like shooting old guns.
The weak ass loads is what really turns me away from CAS. If I'm shooting a bad hombre from 20 paces away, I want to use a landing that will actually put him in the ground, not something that would bounce off a couple layers of flannel.
>Why are there threads about a specific type of gun on a gun board
someone makes a revolver thread others are reminded revolvers exist threads ebb and flow usually it's just someone asking about rhinos
zoomers are buying glocks like everyone else maybe there's an uptick from new pandemic buyers who heard some fudd at the store go on about "but if you want something more reliable" but they sure as hell aren't going to get into something as gay as cowboy action
Yes, recently purchased a s&w .44 magnum 629 revolver. I just like being a cowboy, screw anyone who thinks its gay to shoot the guns you like
Wow cool, shooting cowboy guns sounds like fun!
>intentionally fire borderline squibs to be faster
Wow cool, biathlon looks fun!
>switch to .22lr and then switch to lasers
Wow cool, high-power shoots service rifles!
>put lead weights in rifle and wear a stiff shooting jacket
Why are shooting sports like this?
You can still do run and gun biatholon. Just make sure you know your hold overs out to 300m, and can finish a 5k, and you're good to go.
But also, you aren't going to be highly competive in the beginning anyway. Might as well shoot fullpower loads in competition to start out.
Ummm. Cowboy Action Shooting is where you knock down steel plates that have been tuned to require a certain amount of force to be knocked over. You are regulated to use “Cowboy Action Loads” which are all lead (no copper) and can only use certain kinds of powder. They are light loads but definitely not squib loads.
You’re probably thinking of Cowboy Fastdraw shooting which they actually shoot wax or rubber bullets propelled by a primer only, which is safer and more convenient. The target used is a pressure plate. They do this because setting up events and shit is much cheaper if you’re not actually shooting real bullets and people can practice in their own homes.
you know you don't need to follow the rules right if you make your own competition
It's a subtle way of telling the tacticool larpers that dominate internet gun culture to stfu.
This post makes zero sense, and your OC sucks dock wiener. End your life.
kill all wojak and reddit frog posters
ARs and Glocks are exceptionally boring and are frankly only fit for tacticool LARPers who are openly begging for an excuse to use them to shoot someone.
At least this old-school stuff has actual taste and style.
It's a plan to ban all magazine-fed firearms by showing that it's just as fun to shoot revolvers
very easy manual of arms.
great at point blank range
harder to have a user based malfunction in a scuffle
I like big boom