taurus revolvers are just clones of smith and wesson designs with minor differences between them and an obviously lower level of fit and finish. if you replace the springs they're fine.
they're also seem ridiculously cheap because everyone sells their old rugers and smiths and god forbid their colts for way more than they bought them new since they don't make a lot of them every year, so you can walk into a pawn shop and see a bunch of beat to shit $800 sp101's and $1000 686's next to a brand new $450 taurus
There’s been a couple different anons just this year that bought Taurus revolvers, and had to exchange them for Rugers since 2-3 chambers of the cylinders weren’t aligned and they were badly shaving lead.
The most important thing when it comes to surviving shtf is to be a main character.
If you are just another npc with a glock and an ar15, you are NGMI. If you are the autist with obscure guns and unpredictable tendencies, you literally cannot be written out of the story.
I have a Colt trooper mkIII (police variant of the python) and it's honestly not great. The rifling is great but it's about as accurate as one would expect from any sort of pistol. You can reload it pretty quickly with a speed loader but 6 rounds is very limiting in an SHTF situation. I will admit, it is nice being able to fire both .38 and .357, but that's about the only considerable upside.
You're all around better off getting a modern handgun like a Glock or a SIG for any practical purpose. By all means get a revolver for fun, but in an SHTF scenario, the Trooper is being handed off to a no guns friend of mine and I'll be carrying either my Glock or Makarov
There's really nothing special about it.
I don't know how else to tell you, but the *173,000* rounds or whatever has some fairly serious caveats. Here's what we'd need to know: >what ammo >was it cleaned >what part(s) are they suggesting survived >are they suggesting no yoke tube peening occurred >did it need endshake bearings >did they need to fix parts rather than replace >any part replacements
I have never seen anyone provide answers or testing methodology which means it's just garbage marketing.
The surplus originals certainly didn't cost nesr that. Why do europeans always make utility guns so fricking expensive?
They do their cars this way too.
Just luxury brand things. It's like buying a rolex when a seiko does the same thing for 1/100th of the price. Some people just like nice things.
Honestly, if I had frick you money, I'd have a mr73 and a rolex too.
Have you ever been to a Rolex AD? Rolex is such a fricking unpleasant and insufferable company of fart-huffers I wouldn't get one even if it would magnetize my dick to attract b***hes and have Bushs approach me to join Skull and Bones.
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I would walk in there with a wad of cash tucked in my jockstrap, whip it out, and slap it on the table. Then I'd hand the snobs my sweaty nut and asscrack money. They will gladly accept it so they can get their commission and pay for their leased BMW 330i for the month
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Had a few rollys when I did sales. Never bought one from a dealer. That was considered kinda dumb. Worked briefly as security for a israeliteelry store that was a dealer. They seemed nice.
the most common handgun caliber is still 9x19, so good luck finding ammo for your boomer crap, because no one stacks .357 or .38 anymore. at the end of the day, you'd be left with an expensive paperweight. also, have fun finding spare parts for a high end match gun in a war torn shithole.
Some of my friends are real country and like to talk about some "SHTF" scenario.
One, JaMarcus, claims that if an EMP blast struck the USA then many people would die yet country people would survive the best. Hunting, fishing, farming, gardens, guns, far from the blast and violent chaos of a domestic conflict, survival skills.
I tell him that the most important thing in a scenario like that is probably the people you know and the connections you have, because mass co-operation is required. First the people you know, then the skills you have, and lastly, the supplies you have.
>country people would survive the best. Hunting, fishing, farming, gardens, guns, far from the blast and violent chaos of a domestic conflict, survival skills
Your friend is a tard for the most part. The majority of folks in rural towns don't hunt, farm or fish on a daily basis, much less for sustenance, and it's hard to feed an entire family with just a small garden. We have day jobs and drive to walmart for groceries every week. Plus we've got a shitton of old fatfrick boomers who will drop dead after a week of not getting their meds shipped in. That's not to say that we don't have a higher percentage of people who do match your description than urbanites but they're not an average representation. We're coddled as much as anyone by modern society
>SHTF
False paradigm, colt python is a great gun but if its used get it seen by a good gunsmith to get the timing perfect.People play with revolvers to much and it wears on them.
python is a higher end range toy, why not shitty shotgun? needs fewer parts to run, ammo everywhere, trigger not even necessary in some cases. better for shtf
meh you could do worse. it wouldnt be ideal for fighting other humans, but it's big enough to hunt with if you had to and get close enough. you could use ratshot and potentially hunt rodents or small birds.
it would be alright
OG one? No, they have a bad tendency to develop timing issues and that's gonna kill the gun if you don't have access to a gunsmith who can fix it. Better options are Ruger or S&W .357s. Even as a revolvergay, I'd still prefer to carry a Glock 19 in case of SHTF. I guess you could have both if you wanted lol. Its like an extra 2-3 lbs.
is this a shit thread?
I don't see any logs yet
No Rick. Buy a Ruger.
I would but they only seem to make the 7 shot GP100 once a year and only five at a fricking time
Why are they such morons
>and only five at a fricking time
Is it legitimately that low of a number? Jfc
Psst, hey. The crown has passed. It’s over here now.
is the 66 really good now or still just another taurus meme?
taurus revolvers are just clones of smith and wesson designs with minor differences between them and an obviously lower level of fit and finish. if you replace the springs they're fine.
they're also seem ridiculously cheap because everyone sells their old rugers and smiths and god forbid their colts for way more than they bought them new since they don't make a lot of them every year, so you can walk into a pawn shop and see a bunch of beat to shit $800 sp101's and $1000 686's next to a brand new $450 taurus
who sells the springs?
I would unironically buy a Taurus medium-frame revolver if they made one in .327 Federal Magnum.
There’s been a couple different anons just this year that bought Taurus revolvers, and had to exchange them for Rugers since 2-3 chambers of the cylinders weren’t aligned and they were badly shaving lead.
Stop acting like you know the way ahead. Like you know the rules
could be worse e.g. no gun.
>Is the Colt Python a good SHTF weapon?
Yeah, make sure to pack a jill sandwich too
If it's the 2020 model Python, maybe.
Did they beef them up so they don't go out of time anymore?
Yeah, they used the Trooper MkIII action, aka 2nd gen Colt action.
Much more durable and most parts inside it are 17-4 stainless. Real tough stuff.
A gun shooting uncommon ammo that is made by a company known for shoddy QC?
You be the judge
So, yes?
>.357 is uncommon
>.38spl is uncommon
Anon do you have to wear a helmet whenever you leave the house?
> uncommon
> nobody uses it
> only ammo left after the looting
Checkmate 9mmgay
>doesn't understand greentexts
newbies love exposing themselves. .357&.38 are super common, dumbfrick
.357 Magnum is found everywhere, man. Plus, everyone will give it to you if they find it because they're all carrying G19s, anyway.
You've convinced me. I will carry a 686 into the apocalypse
>glockBlack folk kill eachother over a moldy box of blazer 9mm
>357 chads inherit the earth
Pottery
>>357 chads inherit the earth
It's already ours
You do realise that there are adapters available that allow for using 9mm Parabellum and .380 ACP, since those are the same diameter?
The most important thing when it comes to surviving shtf is to be a main character.
If you are just another npc with a glock and an ar15, you are NGMI. If you are the autist with obscure guns and unpredictable tendencies, you literally cannot be written out of the story.
I have unpredictable tendies
I have a Colt trooper mkIII (police variant of the python) and it's honestly not great. The rifling is great but it's about as accurate as one would expect from any sort of pistol. You can reload it pretty quickly with a speed loader but 6 rounds is very limiting in an SHTF situation. I will admit, it is nice being able to fire both .38 and .357, but that's about the only considerable upside.
You're all around better off getting a modern handgun like a Glock or a SIG for any practical purpose. By all means get a revolver for fun, but in an SHTF scenario, the Trooper is being handed off to a no guns friend of mine and I'll be carrying either my Glock or Makarov
>get a GLAWK
just shut the frick up, they're not even the best striker fire plastic pistol in their own price range
It's true, the advice should be "Get an S&W M&P 2.0"
>don't get a glock! Just get....a glock clone....
I'll never understand this cope.
>b-but I saved 100 bucks!
You're poor.
There's also getting a gun that doesn't have a horrendous grip angle that induces malfunctions.
Post a picture of said Colt please anon.
Ask and you shall receive.
Damn, nice.
Yeah
Pic related is probably among the few handguns that would actually qualify as a good SHTF weapon.
damn
There's really nothing special about it.
I don't know how else to tell you, but the *173,000* rounds or whatever has some fairly serious caveats. Here's what we'd need to know:
>what ammo
>was it cleaned
>what part(s) are they suggesting survived
>are they suggesting no yoke tube peening occurred
>did it need endshake bearings
>did they need to fix parts rather than replace
>any part replacements
I have never seen anyone provide answers or testing methodology which means it's just garbage marketing.
its $4,000 so it has to be good
Have you seen those crap ass 1911s Colt made for the Muhreens?
Well, the only thing wrong with them was the poor finish, right? They fixed that by switching to the ion-bond finish.
What, in your opinion, was wrong with them?
The surplus originals certainly didn't cost nesr that. Why do europeans always make utility guns so fricking expensive?
They do their cars this way too.
Just luxury brand things. It's like buying a rolex when a seiko does the same thing for 1/100th of the price. Some people just like nice things.
Honestly, if I had frick you money, I'd have a mr73 and a rolex too.
Have you ever been to a Rolex AD? Rolex is such a fricking unpleasant and insufferable company of fart-huffers I wouldn't get one even if it would magnetize my dick to attract b***hes and have Bushs approach me to join Skull and Bones.
I would walk in there with a wad of cash tucked in my jockstrap, whip it out, and slap it on the table. Then I'd hand the snobs my sweaty nut and asscrack money. They will gladly accept it so they can get their commission and pay for their leased BMW 330i for the month
Had a few rollys when I did sales. Never bought one from a dealer. That was considered kinda dumb. Worked briefly as security for a israeliteelry store that was a dealer. They seemed nice.
when did Pierre make a better revolver than Americans? we invented them, didn't we?
We traded the revolver for the secret french fry recipe
>when did Pierre make a better revolver than Americans?
1873 and never again.
the most common handgun caliber is still 9x19, so good luck finding ammo for your boomer crap, because no one stacks .357 or .38 anymore. at the end of the day, you'd be left with an expensive paperweight. also, have fun finding spare parts for a high end match gun in a war torn shithole.
chad revolvers dont need spare parts. they never break unlike tupperware shit
>Doesn't know how to reload
>Thinks hes gmi
lol
>because no one stacks .357 or .38 anymore
... but many of us do though
Some of my friends are real country and like to talk about some "SHTF" scenario.
One, JaMarcus, claims that if an EMP blast struck the USA then many people would die yet country people would survive the best. Hunting, fishing, farming, gardens, guns, far from the blast and violent chaos of a domestic conflict, survival skills.
I tell him that the most important thing in a scenario like that is probably the people you know and the connections you have, because mass co-operation is required. First the people you know, then the skills you have, and lastly, the supplies you have.
>country people would survive the best. Hunting, fishing, farming, gardens, guns, far from the blast and violent chaos of a domestic conflict, survival skills
Your friend is a tard for the most part. The majority of folks in rural towns don't hunt, farm or fish on a daily basis, much less for sustenance, and it's hard to feed an entire family with just a small garden. We have day jobs and drive to walmart for groceries every week. Plus we've got a shitton of old fatfrick boomers who will drop dead after a week of not getting their meds shipped in. That's not to say that we don't have a higher percentage of people who do match your description than urbanites but they're not an average representation. We're coddled as much as anyone by modern society
They would survive if they have a colt python.
JFK would've lived if he just had a colt python
Fact
It just looks so good.
Until you see one in person.
What happened to this poor babby?
Olt made it.
Looks like someone rattle canned a stainless version
Is that a QR code on the frame?
That'd the serial.
I meant the thing to the right of the serial number.
Get the Stainless one if you want one you can actually use
they look good dirty
I sometimes wish the powder marks didn't so easily wipe off the stainless finish, but then again I paid for that.
Cant limp wrist a .357 babby
>SHTF
False paradigm, colt python is a great gun but if its used get it seen by a good gunsmith to get the timing perfect.People play with revolvers to much and it wears on them.
Since you are revolver homosexuals, enjoy a richards conversion of an 1860 uberti belly gun
357 chads stand up!
Did you polish that baby?
>ITT: People buying guns with MIM internals
ok cool
Boom
.t doesn't understand MIM
Forged parts haven't been common since the 1950s, and MIM internals are better than punched parts.
maybe not a colt python but this would be bad ass. it has an 8 shot cylinder.
yes its the best one as proven by its use in the hit documentary "the walking dead"
God I want a blued Python so fricking badly
then buy one.
python is a higher end range toy, why not shitty shotgun? needs fewer parts to run, ammo everywhere, trigger not even necessary in some cases. better for shtf
Yeah, haven’t you seen The Walking Dead?? It’s basically OP and needs a nerf.
meh you could do worse. it wouldnt be ideal for fighting other humans, but it's big enough to hunt with if you had to and get close enough. you could use ratshot and potentially hunt rodents or small birds.
it would be alright
It's really good, but a bit overkill for some of the weaker enemies, which wouldn't be a problem if not for ammo scarcity.
revolvers suck read about it here
literally any semi auto would outperform it
meme thread
OG one? No, they have a bad tendency to develop timing issues and that's gonna kill the gun if you don't have access to a gunsmith who can fix it. Better options are Ruger or S&W .357s. Even as a revolvergay, I'd still prefer to carry a Glock 19 in case of SHTF. I guess you could have both if you wanted lol. Its like an extra 2-3 lbs.