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250 Piece Survival Gear First Aid Kit

  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    My "bump in the night" gun.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Hate your neighbors?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Love thy neighbor as thyself.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      imagine firing that thing indoors

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous
    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      5.5mm Velo-Dog

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous
  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Talk me out of getting one of the new colt king cobras

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I finger fricked one a the store and was able to consistently get it to not rotate the cylinder in double action.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Did you just not let the trigger fully reset like a tard?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Nope fully lifted finger off the trigger because I thought I was going crazy. Seemed to be a specific cylinder that was doing it. Told the store clerk and showed him he shrugged it off and put it back on display.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Is the fact that they are pieces of shit not enough?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      They're just classic. No Hillary Hole. No manual safety. Just a hunk of steel and 6 rounds of .357 Magnum. What's not to love?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >What's not to love?
        Nu-Colt sucks, and old ones are readily available?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          All this "nu-colt" "remlin" "Hillary Hole" bs is just a way to brainwash you and kill American industry. Colts fine. Guns are cool. The Cobra and King Cobra lines kick ass.
          Basically, just go pick one up and frick with it for awhile. No need to ask permission from spergs.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Colt is not fine, and hasn't been for 40 years

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >bs is just a way to brainwash you
            That's interesting, given that it's a conclusion I have drawn myself from observing their quality go downhill. Nobody told me that. I learned it the first time I picked one up and fricked with it for a while.

            >Basically, just go pick one up and frick with it for awhile
            I own 4 "Hillary Hole" Smiths. They're not as nice as the earlier ones. S&W has been on a steady decline since before WWII. Colt held on longer, but they fricked up bad when they stopped Python production years ago and laid off a ton of workers with decades of experience.

            > No need to ask permission from spergs.
            Who's asking permission from anybody? It's a simple observation the old guns are better. And given that the King Cobras don't suffer from boomer inflated prices as badly as the original Pythons there's no reason not to consider them if you're looking for a Colt.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >> No need to ask permission from spergs.
              >Who's asking permission from anybody? It's a simple observation the old guns are better. And given that the King Cobras don't suffer from boomer inflated prices as badly as the original Pythons there's no reason not to consider them if you're looking for a Colt.

              The good thing is as they die, the guns become available. Nice ones.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >The good thing is as they die, the guns become available. Nice ones.
                Absolutely. And it's also good that Colt re-released the Python since that dropped the prices of many of the originals too. But sadly the price of the old Pythons are still disproportionately high compared to their rarity and quality.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              At least Dan Wesson is still around, but they only make stainless .357 revolvers. Maybe if more people bought them and let colt ans smith die they would offer more revolvers

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                I didn't think DW still made revolvers.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        They look worse than the paki fakes. Machine marks under the cheap looking plating. Colt used to be the top and it looked like it. A lot of handwork and you paid for it. Now it's just expensive without any reason. S&W has a better trigger too so why?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      This was my very first gun and an entire piece of the frame broke off after 17 rounds of 38 special factory ammo. Yes colt fixed it for free. Then the rear sight wouldn't hold zero (target model). Yes colt fixed it for free again. I didn't give a frick that time. Sold it for the exact same amount I bought it for to some shmuck because i live in a cuck state where you can only buy 1 gun every 30 days unless it's a transfer from an individual to another and he was rich enough to pay the premium to cover my taxes.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Modern Colt is worse than Taurus

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Braindead take

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous
    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Just get a 3" 856.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I'm in love with mine
      Making good revolvers with a high level of QC requires hand fitting that isn't cost effective today, so there are a lot of lemons with any revolver. Luckily they tend to present themselves within the first 200 rounds or so and if you buy from a company like Ruger, Smith, or Colt they'll fix it (I've seen guns from all three break pretty immediatly).
      Finding holsters and grips is a little annoying, and you have to make sure you aren't buying something for the V frame old school KCs, but the gun itself is fricking awesome. Gorgeous finish and the nicest DA pull I've ever felt, including old colts, pythons, and tuned berettas. Single action on mine has a tiny bit of creep, feels like a really worn in Sig 226 or something.
      Mine doesn't have any visible machining marks and the fitment of the side plate is as good as you'd expect, as nice as any Smith I've held but you can still see where the metal meets unlike a 5k dollar Korth.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I really do want it ngl. Are they better since CZ owns Colt now? I keep thinking I should either get a new king Cobra or some old smith. I'm not sure yet. I love how the king Cobra looks but I kinda hate the qr code on the new ones. It's a toss

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          The new ones are as good as anything else, still revolvers which have never had amazing QC. Got mine a few weeks ago, absolutely no complaints. The QR does kinda suck but its better than picrel

          If you put enough rounds through it to get decent and learn the trigger and it hasn't broken by then, it should be good for at least a few thousand more rounds. People never acknowledge it but old guns with complex internals like revolvers and lever actions had to be taken to the gunsmith way more than a modern service gun, they were never as simple to work on or unlikely to break as glocks or ARs.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    .32 long is best revolver caliber
    /thread

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Who?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      My SP101 can sling those too.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Oh man 130gr @1200 fps, how can you handle such powah?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          1300* and that's almost 500ftlbs. That's on par with some factory .357 ammo.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    ah, the thread for me

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    How big is a big bore?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I think anything over .40 caliber counts.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Anything over .22

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Definitions change over time, but generally speaking big bores are ≥.40

      https://i.imgur.com/RKkILmU.jpg

      Shill me on the biggest stupidest revolver for my collection. I'm getting a big stupid rifle (.458WM) but I only have a 357 revolver.

      Get a BFR in .45-90 (this will also shoot .45-70). Send it off to be modified to accept .458 WM to match your rifle. Frick your wrists.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >.458 WM to match your rifle.
        I'm dubious that the BFR would be up for .458WM pressures. I think I've seen some revolvers chambered for stuff like that buy I assume they were mostly custom jobs.

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Shill me on the biggest stupidest revolver for my collection. I'm getting a big stupid rifle (.458WM) but I only have a 357 revolver.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      460 XVR
      uses gain twist rifling like God and Samuel Colt intended
      fires anything .45 Colt based
      is bigg
      is loud
      is fun

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Hmmmmmm

        https://i.imgur.com/8facwSU.jpg

        44 mag is cheap compared to 500/454 and much more available. It'll also drop anything it points at that walks on land.

        I've git a deagle in 44 and love it, but it isn't quite ridiculous enough for my comically large revolver.

        >biggest stupidest revolver
        If not .500SW mag what else?

        500 s&w is only a few cents more than 460. Hmmmmmmm tough call. The 460 would have ammo new shooters could use safely. 500 really is a lot of gun.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >500 really is a lot of gun.
          The kick is really overblown, it's straight back and not too bad. My 10mm hurts more because of muzzle flip.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >it's straight back
            What ammunition were you using that kicks straight back?

            I ask because my 460V with 200gn 2300 ft/s hornady loads slaps my hand, then rotates about 35 degreees. Pic related

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              460 and 454 are slappers, I used Hornady and Buffalo Bore.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                From my math recoil is strongest with a heavier bullet, which tells me the 500 should have more recoil potential as it can handle bigger bullets. For example the Underwood 700 grain round is much heavier than the largest 460 I can find at about 360 grains.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                I think what that anon is trying to get at, but failing at explaining, is that there are two components to recoil. There is the recoil energy and the recoil velocity. Most of the time when people talk about recoil they are simply talking about the energy but that's not the whole story. You can have two guns with similar recoil energy but the one with the higher velocity will feel "snappy" or "sharp" by comparison. Any trustworthy recoil table or recoil calculator online will compute both of those figures.
                To help visualize it, imagine a strong but fairly slow shove compared to a short, fast, slap. Both could have equal kinetic energy but getting slapped is more painful than being shoved. Lightweight guns and extremely high pressure loads tend to have more "snappy" recoil (i.e. the recoil velocity is high). Heavier guns, those with lower pressure or slower burning cartridges have more of a "shove" sort of recoil. It's the same reason why some monster black powder rifle has relatively pleasant recoil compared to some lightweight .300 magnum hunting gun even though the big black powder slug has more recoil energy.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Even still the 500 should be higher on both measures.

                I compared using a set charge weight and gun weight is for my 460V so his longer barrel 500 may be less recoil, but the comparison is close enough.

                >Left is 460 Mag 200 Grain Hornady
                >Middle is 460 Mag 360 grain Buffalo Bore
                >Right is 500 Mag 700 grain Underwood

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                How can you do a comparison without knowing what rounds are being fired?
                And the longer barrel, and therefore higher weight and the center of gravity of the gun being farther forward, makes a big difference.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >therefore higher weight
                The weight is huge. Consider that a 357 mag is quite comfortable to shoot out of a mid-size revolver, fricking sucks to shoot out of an airweight snubnose, and is a pussycat to shoot out of a full-lug long barrel target/hunting revolver.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            I agree that it's survivable amount of recoil for reasonably experienced shooters, Ive actually shot that model with the long barrel and brake and it really is mostly straight back.
            I take A LOT of new shooters out yearly, so the dial-a-yield on 460 is still attractive, but the gravitas of 500 magnum is also appealing. I'm going to be noodling on this for several months before I make a decision.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      44 mag is cheap compared to 500/454 and much more available. It'll also drop anything it points at that walks on land.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        But 454 can shoot 45 colt, 45 scoffield

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          44 mag can shoot 44 special.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            And 44 special is shit and costs more than 45 colt

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >bbbut MUH bulldogs MUH son of sam
              because it's so cool that a fat israelite incel used .44 special to shoot women

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Objectively wrong
              44 special loaded right is 45 super/10mm essentialy

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          And 45acp, 460 Rowland and 45 Winchester Mag… minor moon clip mod to cylinder

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >460 Rowland
            Unserrated cartridge.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              I don't think any cartridges are serrated, anon.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Why did Ruger drop this aesthetic and go to the “snub nose with a straw” for the super RedHawks?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Because that's not a super redhawk.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Yes, it’s a regular red hawk.. it looks great… why the hell did they stop this and start doing this?

            https://i.imgur.com/UydPBYu.jpg

            Big bore edition.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >stop this
              I'm not following, regular redhawks are still in production.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Poor wording.. what I’m saying is why can’t we get the super red hawk sizes with the regular red hawk style?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Ah, that's because some of these barrels stretch out to 10 inch. It's easier on manufactured on low-production guns to keep the same cast and machining and simply throw a longer barrel on. Super redhawk barrels are screwed in with (not intended to be removed) so it's the same initial cast from the Alaskan. Barrels screw into the frame with right hand threads. The threads in the frame are normal, but the threads in the barrel are cut shallow on purpose. As a new barrel is screwed into a frame, the frame threads act like a die and cuts the barrel threads deeper. This works much like pipe threads and hold the barrel tightly.

                Not to mention, most people that buy a super redhawk want a heavy hunting handgun or something to deter lions and grizzlies.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                I'm a little intoxicated sorry for the mistakes

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                The are completely different revolver designs. The Redhawk uses a single spring design and has a full grip frame. The Super Redhawk is essentially an upsized gp100 meaning it uses two different springs and has a grip spike and has the frame extension to make it even tougher, and to allow two scope mounts on the frame if that is what you like. I personally like the look of the Super Redhawk as it has that al meat in the back with a pencil barrel look.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                The Super Redhawk was designed to replace the Redhawk, but during preproduction it was discovered that barrels would just...fall out, for some reason, so they extended the frame so the barrel had more to hang on to. Turned out to be fugly, but it offered a superior scope mounting location, so they decided to keep selling the Redhawk concurrently to this day and sold the Redhawk as a (more) hunting oriented revolver.

                The barrel problem was caused by improper lubrication during manufacturer, but the design was finalized before this was discovered.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Interesting. I’m just not a fan of the super red hawk look with the long barrel.. I like the Alaskan.. just to me the long thin barrel looks like a bad afterthought.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        how many shots to kill a bear?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >biggest stupidest revolver
      If not .500SW mag what else?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      .44 magnum is probably your most practical of the big bore calibers
      Affordable, will take down most anything on the North American continent

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      custom BFR in .450 bushmaster. The revolver itself will be stupid expensive, but .450 is actually becoming easy to find and cheaper. Certainly more so than .460 or .500 s&w

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I currently stock .458 bullets (it'd be annoying having 452s running around) annnnnnd

        Hmmmmmm
        [...]
        I've git a deagle in 44 and love it, but it isn't quite ridiculous enough for my comically large revolver.
        [...]
        500 s&w is only a few cents more than 460. Hmmmmmmm tough call. The 460 would have ammo new shooters could use safely. 500 really is a lot of gun.

        The BFR is attractive because I reload for 45-70 already. So I would have another caliber.
        I just don't find the BFR an attractive gun, though. You aren't wrong if you do, but I don't like that kind of grip compared to the more modern looking 500 and 460.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      They're going to be making BFRs in .500 bushwhacker soon. Because why not have a revolver that will kill literally anything that walks the earth? Also it shoots .500 s&w.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Are they keeping the brake? Not gonna lie I really want one just because it’s so stupid crazy…

        Anon… I have dreams…. Dreams of holding a shell the size of a cigar… then putting it in a handgun and firing it….

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Based on what I've read they consider the brake essential to use.

          I currently stock .458 bullets (it'd be annoying having 452s running around) annnnnnd
          [...]
          The BFR is attractive because I reload for 45-70 already. So I would have another caliber.
          I just don't find the BFR an attractive gun, though. You aren't wrong if you do, but I don't like that kind of grip compared to the more modern looking 500 and 460.

          .45-70 is hilarious out of one of these.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous
      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        More like Tauru Raging homosexual.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      The Century Model 100 in .45-70 is the most ridiculously oversized revolver I have been able to find.

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    luv me wheelies

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Tempted to buy this Sex Pistol. But, I feel like it wouldn't be as practical as my 642 that I can just stick in my draws with a clipdraw and not worry about the finish or the longer grip. Guess I should just finally get a 686 which would be better for the range.

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Talk me out of buying a S&W 500.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Get a 460 for that sweet cheaper ammunition and variety in loads. 500 magnum ammunition and bullets are rarer, plus the 500 special is unobtanium so unless you only want heavy recoil, get the 460 or a ruger 454.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Get a 460 for that sweet cheaper ammunition and variety in loads. 500 magnum ammunition and bullets are rarer, plus the 500 special is unobtanium so unless you only want heavy recoil, get the 460 or a ruger 454.

      Is it true that the 500 magnum barrels get shot out after like 10k rounds? Not that a lot of people will shoot that many rounds out of there, but I guess it would make sense given how hot the 500 magnum round is.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >10k rounds
        I would expect that the forcing cone would be the point of most serious degradation. You've got burning powder at peak pressure moving through the gap and eroding the interface.
        But I think 10k is a pretty reasonable design life for something like this. That's currently nearly $20,000 in ammo, which is a lot.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I cannot imagine anyone realistically shooting 10,000 rounds of 500 magnum out of one revolver. Your average person probably buys it just to have a frickhuge 50 cal handgun that will show it off to their friends once or twice a year. Personally, I probably wouldn't shoot more than 20 - 40 rounds out of one per year if I had one.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            hell, even if they do use it. something insane like 10 handgun hunting trips per year plus zeroing at the start of the season and the occasional range day will not get the gun to 10k rounds even in your children's lifetimes.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            hell, even if they do use it. something insane like 10 handgun hunting trips per year plus zeroing at the start of the season and the occasional range day will not get the gun to 10k rounds even in your children's lifetimes.

            Given ammo costs I can't even imagine shooting 357 10k times through one gun in its lifetime. I can easily do it on my ARs or AKs, but on a revolver that holds 5-6 rounds I can't imagine running that much ammo through.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >10k rounds of 500 ammo at 3 bucks per round.
            >30,000 dollars on ammo, pre tip.
            >1,100 for the gun.
            >for that same price, you could go to Vietnam and pay some hookers to suck your dick continuously at 40 bucks per hour. 960 per day for your dick to be in a mouth, every second. 6,720 for your dick to be in a woman’s mouth every second for a week. 13,440 for a two weeks long blow job. Then you spend 10 grand on a Barret .50 cal, 2k on a scope, 4k on ammo.

            That’s a better deal.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >I would expect that the forcing cone would be the point of most serious degradation.
          The local Range had to take out a .500 S&W Performance Center edition out of their renting collection last year because its forcing cone cracked. Don't know the round count but since it was a rental it most likely only got fed factory ammo.
          No idea if that's a known failure point on those, it just came to mind reading your post.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Rental guns get the everloving frick beaten out of them. I wonder if the forcing come can realistically be replaced.

            https://i.imgur.com/UeoAEcX.jpg

            It's hideous, I hate it.

            https://i.imgur.com/PvmJFbG.jpg

            The Century Model 100 in .45-70 is the most ridiculously oversized revolver I have been able to find.

            Do they all have brass frames because I can't imagine that is up for powerful .45-70.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >I wonder if the forcing come can realistically be replaced.

              It's part of the barrel bro....you just replace the barrel...

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >but I guess it would make sense given how hot the 500 magnum round is.
        It really depends on what ammo is being shot. Yes, the max spec .500 Magnum is very high pressure but I doubt even 1% of the ammo on the market is loaded that hot.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        1. no ones shooting 10K of 500 S&W homosexual
        2. it would probably be 460 first before 500

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I never said anyone would shoot 10k rounds of 500 magnum, frickhead. Read the post again.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        3,500 on the lower end, they’re just not very durable revolvers.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >they’re just not very durable revolvers
          They sling 3k ftlbs of energy, what do you want from a handgun?

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            BFR's are considerably stronger, with better fit and finish. Not double action, but few can fire Super Magnums quickly anyway.

            https://i.imgur.com/7xSx14v.jpg

            just got some extra money and I'm having a hard time choosing between the redhawk and the Blackhawk...
            i know it comes down to single action vs double but idk which one i want more. i already have a rough rider and that's what made me want to get a more serious revolver, and that's single action and really fun to reload even, but i feel like I'm missing out on the swinging out cylinder and being able to just push out all the shells at once...
            >inb4 buy both
            i don't have that kind of money

            also what caliber? i was thinking 44 mag for the kick, but also the 357 mag is way more affordable and convertible to 9mm which i have more than a few spare boxes of already...
            can anyone who has tried both give me their opinions?
            I'm also open to opinions on other revolvers (that aren't Chiappa rhinos or Taurus)

            If you're using it for defense, Redhawk. If not, Blackhawk. Both will work equally well for hunting, but the Redhawk will be heavier and more expensive.

            >.458 WM to match your rifle.
            I'm dubious that the BFR would be up for .458WM pressures. I think I've seen some revolvers chambered for stuff like that buy I assume they were mostly custom jobs.

            It is a custom job, but .458 WM and .500 S&W are loaded to the same pressure. You'll wear out your wrists, both of them, before you wear out the gun.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >BFR's are considerably stronger, with better fit and finish. Not double action, but few can fire Super Magnums quickly anyway.
              Lol.
              Lmao.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                To be fair companies know how moronic most reloaders are, they're just protecting themselves from some dickhead who jams extra spicy rounds into his gun, blows it up, then goes HERPA DERPA QUALITY SUX GIMME A FREE NEW GUN NAO

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                No major company maintains warranty if reloads are discovered to have been used. Officially.

                >Redhawk will be heavier
                By an ounce or so when comparable barrel lengths.

                More like 4 oz, but whatever.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >Redhawk will be heavier
              By an ounce or so when comparable barrel lengths.

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    For killing and skinning skinwalkers

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Would mind telling what kind of knife that is, friend? Been thinking of getting an EDC knife

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        It's not exactly the best EDC knife (unless you hike as a profession), but it's a Fox FX-140XL.
        It is a hefty hunk of steel, for sure

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Its an industrial piece of shit, but the OG ones are made by Markus Reichardt , a german knifemaker. He also makes bigger and smaller iterations.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I cant tell if that's a comically small gun or a comically large knife

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        It’s missing the feet

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        It’s in 460 s/w…. So the answer is that both that revolver is comically oversized and that knife is the size of a decent Bowie knife.

  13. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    What's the largest caliber/bore snubnose?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I think they make a 2.75" 500, which is pretty snubby.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Damn, that is pretty big & short. Thanks anon.

  14. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I’ve got a Ruger Alaskan I’m picking up in a few weeks, stocking up some ammo to put it through it’s paces with… got this in today… this is gonna be a shitload of fun.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >1600 ftlbs
      >handgun
      And I thought their 357 outdoorsman was bad.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I won’t get quite that much out of an Alaskan since it’s only got a 2.5 inch barrel, but I expect it’s gonna be a hell of a kick.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          https://www.oelmag.com/graphic-man-loses-face-in-alaskan-grizzly-bear-attack-but-considers-himself-lucky-to-be-alive/

          Check out that link, it's an amazing story. It doesn't say in this article I believe, but the son ended up shooting the bear with a Ruger Alaskan in .454. If you look up present day pictures of this guy, he looks phenomenal now, barely able to tell he was attacked.

          This story is the sole reason I won't trust anything less than .44 magnum hard casts against brown bears. As the article states, the bear charged 70ft in 9 leaping steps. Mag dump 9mm if you want, but penetration is very important and I won't trust 9mm anything to get through literally feet worth of fur, fat, muscle, and bone.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Jesus. I don’t do a ton of hiking, want to get my kids interested in it when they’re a bit bigger, I’m not usually used to carrying a gun, but I’d definitely consider it where I’m at in northern Arizona.. I don’t think our bears get that big, but I wouldn’t want to piss off an elk or a javalina.. we get mountain lions too..

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Any gun for humans will be fine on mountain lions, just carry your edc. I carry an lcr which would drop a cougar quick. For black bear if they're in your area (like in flagstaff) maybe carry some fmj ammo or decent bear rounds.

              I came about 6ft from a mama black bear and her cubs last year in Tahoe, she ignored me but had been harassing the trail because people were feeding her. Rangers said they might have to put her down.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >lcr
                >mama black bear
                Well you're still here to tell the tale, would you have trusted it if she decided to maul you?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                not him, but black bears are easy to scare away.

                banging a cookie sheet against a frying pan is more than enough to scare them off.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                for the most part. if they're hungry, black bears have been known to stalk and hunt down prey, or if they feel threatened (particularly sows with young)

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              >I’m at in northern Arizona
              Go in and chat with Colleen at Reeder Custom Guns.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                I’ll add it to the list of places to check out when I get some downtime in flag. I live in Prescott.. so out here it’s desert eagle, J&G and the trading post if you can catch them when they’re open..

  15. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >new grips and springs came in
    I am excited my dudes. Will dry firing a bunch smooth out the trigger pull? I don't feel comfortable smoothing it out myself.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Yes parts in contact will smooth over time but you could do about 20K dryfire cycles worth of smoothing in 5 mins with a stone. If you do 10K dryfires you won't care as much about the trigger pull because your muscles will be stronger though. Gun is fine. Work on yourself.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I dont have a stone and im afraid of fricking up my parts

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          What kind of revolver is it?

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            Smith and wesson 686+

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Have you tried it with the new springs yet? That should make a difference. Do you want to smooth the DA pull, the SA, both?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                I already did

                https://i.imgur.com/0kDT0wm.jpg

                Cleaned the carbon and grime from the internals, lubed everything, changed the recoil and hammer springs and grips.

                Feels like a completely different gun. Double action went from 14lb to about 8lb. Single action went from 7lb to 4lb.

                We're shooting well soon spinny lads.

                Didn't smooth out anything and it still cleared out like 85% of the grit in the trigger

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      A bit probably, but likely not as much as actual trigger work.

  16. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    LGS has one of these
    should I get it for my bday? is it made for women?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      You can tell it's a woman's gun by the hole in the side of it.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      They are extremely unpleasant to shoot.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        same

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Go to the gym.

  17. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Should i get a new model 66 or model 686 in .357 for carrying? Pic semi related, i want a 4 inch barrel

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      If I was gonna buy a smith with a hole for innawaist CCW It would be pic related.

  18. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >6 rounds
    >K-frame round butt, the best revolver grip
    >Only 18 ounces
    plz Smith bring back the Model 12

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      it's called the Taurus 856 Ultralite

  19. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >What if we just straight up circumsized a .44 mag?

  20. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I don't even particularly like revolvers

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      NGL, I don't like auto revolvers.
      I wish they made something that looked like the Mateba, but like a regular DA/SA.
      Also, it would be cool if they made portions of the frame out of aluminum so it would be less safe with the spicy ammo morons put in revolvers.

  21. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Cleaned the carbon and grime from the internals, lubed everything, changed the recoil and hammer springs and grips.

    Feels like a completely different gun. Double action went from 14lb to about 8lb. Single action went from 7lb to 4lb.

    We're shooting well soon spinny lads.

  22. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    it's cold out and just looking at this thread makes my hands hurt.

  23. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    S&W 627 PC

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >8 TIMES

  24. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Anybody else like using SKS clips as speed strips? It actually works really well

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Wasn't there some spring-loaded speed strip that would curl up into a circle when you took it out of your pocket?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Never seen it myself but it sounds kinda nifty

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Yeah, I don't think it ever really made it into production, but it was really frickin cool. It would lay flat like a normal speed strip in your pocket, but when you pulled it out it would close up into a circle kind of like a moon clip. You could insert them all into the cylinder at once, then pull on the end of it and basically rip it off of the case rims.

  25. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    LGS has a K6S 3 inch for $800 that I'm thinking of snagging. Anyone carry one inna waist?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Bought it. Seems like it's a real nice and versatile piece with the only decide being no hammer (apparently hammerless has better DA though?) and the I HECKIN' LOVE YONKERS, NY engraving.

  26. 1 year ago
    Anonymous
  27. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    just got some extra money and I'm having a hard time choosing between the redhawk and the Blackhawk...
    i know it comes down to single action vs double but idk which one i want more. i already have a rough rider and that's what made me want to get a more serious revolver, and that's single action and really fun to reload even, but i feel like I'm missing out on the swinging out cylinder and being able to just push out all the shells at once...
    >inb4 buy both
    i don't have that kind of money

    also what caliber? i was thinking 44 mag for the kick, but also the 357 mag is way more affordable and convertible to 9mm which i have more than a few spare boxes of already...
    can anyone who has tried both give me their opinions?
    I'm also open to opinions on other revolvers (that aren't Chiappa rhinos or Taurus)

  28. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I scooped this before this bullshit handgun freeze in leafland. Good chance it'll be my last & forever handgun. .45LC.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      get some reloading shit and some casting stuff and you could hand this down to your kids for generations no matter the bans

  29. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >want a python
    >1500 fricking dollars
    frick colt israelites. there is no reason a revolver should cost that much, unless it was forged from gold and imlaid with emeralds from a Black person mine.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Black folk buy $300+ shoes, women buy $2000+ bags, nerds buy $500+ .pngs. some of us gun spergs spend an extra thousand bucks so the hammer pulls back super easy

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        What is that gun?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          muh python and skinwalker killer rounds

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >jhp
            >skinwalker killer
            It won't stop us.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              ive got 12ga slugs made up with white ash too spoopgay, im not even gonna burn your corpse, youre getting thrown thru the combine and that mush is getting put in the shit-spreader. when you reconstitute your accursed form and try to come back it happens again until you submit to my plan as using your kind as a supernatural bioweapon. so save yourself the time and torment and take yourself and the others to africa and depopulate the continent

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            It is very sexy and elegant. I am still leaning toward a more powerful round because I make bad choices.
            I live in jacket-country, so I feel like I could carry a 5.5inch 454 SA Redhawk in a chest rig. Again, I’m not a wise man.

  30. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Are charter arms 44 special classic bulldogs decent? Like the look of them and I’ve been wanting to start getting into larger call handgun shooting

  31. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >tfw Canadian
    >tfw handgun ban
    >tfw I may never get to own a Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan

    What's it like guys? What does freedom taste like?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      it's kinda cringe

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        why is it cringe, it's a stainless .357 revolver for killing bears and chugs

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I don't think alaskans come in .357.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >Gun says .480 Ruger
          >.357 revolver
          Really?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          460, 45LC/454 casull or 44 mag ( but the 44 mag cylinder has the scalloped cutouts instead of the monolithic solid round cylinder)

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >What does freedom taste like?
      Like gunpowder and gore. Try some before you let them rake you leaf.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        2bh I think the feds are starting to panic, the rate of noncompliance with the gun bans is going to be off the charts

        coupled with the ATF's bullshit brace ban and how few Americans are even going to follow it, there must be a collective pant-shitting at the gun grabber level right now

        >nooooo you can't just bear arms!!
        >ignore the constitution!
        >eat the bugs!

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >TFW Canadian
      >TFW bought

      https://i.imgur.com/bnHFV8b.jpg

      >it's straight back
      What ammunition were you using that kicks straight back?

      I ask because my 460V with 200gn 2300 ft/s hornady loads slaps my hand, then rotates about 35 degreees. Pic related at the beginning of June
      Freedom is pretty nice.

      Also:
      >Ruger Alaskan
      That shit was prohib already, so you'll never get one here even if C21 gets scrapped.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      So far it tastes like putting it on layaway till you get the other half of 1200 freedom bucks while searching for some 3$ a round 454 freedom pellets…. Can’t wait to fire it though.

      Serious question though, in Canadian bear country do they expect you to carry a rifle all the time or what? I know you guys have a lot of weird ban stuff happening, but that can’t translate well to the middle of nowhere right? And last I checked something like 95% of Canada qualifies as the middle of nowhere…

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Short answer: yes they expect you to carry a rifle (Non-restricted firearm)
        Long answer: You can carry a pistol if you have a Wilderness Authorization To Carry, which is only given out to wilderness guides and hunters with a Trapper license (rare) so very few WATCs exist.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          That really sucks for hiking.. I like rifles.. I like innawoods…. I do not always want to haul a rifle around while innawoods…

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      It's good. I literally just emailed all my representatives (federal AND state) to make it better. Who knows, maybe Florida will unfrick their laws a bit this year.

  32. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    it looks uncircumcised

  33. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    snub noses are so cute

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      ε (*´・ω・) з

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Cutie alert!
        I've never been a huge fan of the shrouded hammer though, but I'll let it slide, I like that gun.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I kind of agree and the shrouded hammer is sort of hard to use in a pinch. I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a model 36.

  34. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Is there anything wrong with getting a S&W 629?

  35. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    if you pointed it at your tight and shot it point blank in the center
    would you die?

  36. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    yup, 357, that's a real man's round
    yes sir, ain't nothin like it, I tell you what

  37. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Look at this thing https://www.gunbroker.com/item/966890360

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >We'll just leave off the front cylinder latch, nobody will notice it is missing.

  38. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >Big bore edition
    i carry only the biggest of bores

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I have the Ranger II in .22mag. There's no way I would make a single-action, five-shot .22 my carry gun and it was a complete "fun gun" purchase. Still, it's definitely solidly built and a blast to shoot. No regrets on that purchase.

  39. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Which revolver would you use to kill a bear?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Pretty much anything big bore, high pressure and barrel equal to or greater than 6 inches.

  40. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    It arrived! And holy shit this thing feels like a weapon compared to my Glock17. Probably because it can be used to revolver whip a Black person to death if needed.
    It's a Model 13-1, so it's made in the '70s. Damage from the blueing comes from holster, mechanically the guns is fine. Paid 150 buckaroos.
    Very happy with it.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Dude that's an awesome deal you got. Personally I think the heavy barrel and square butt is the best combination of the available options. Enjoy!

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      https://i.imgur.com/77uNqL4.jpg

      Dude that's an awesome deal you got. Personally I think the heavy barrel and square butt is the best combination of the available options. Enjoy!

      what models are these? im looking for s&w revolver in 357
      captcha: XTTXX

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Try reading the posts and filenames.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        As I said, mine (

        https://i.imgur.com/VeEIPv0.jpg

        It arrived! And holy shit this thing feels like a weapon compared to my Glock17. Probably because it can be used to revolver whip a Black person to death if needed.
        It's a Model 13-1, so it's made in the '70s. Damage from the blueing comes from holster, mechanically the guns is fine. Paid 150 buckaroos.
        Very happy with it.

        ) is a Model 13-1 made between 1974 and 1979. Its a K-Frame, 6-shot 357mag with fixed iron sights and a 4" heavy barrel. S&W also made 3" ones with a round butt for the FBI. There are also nickel finished ones, which are basically the same but are the model sixty-something.

  41. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    How would you guys typically conceal carry a full sized revolver if you had to?(4-5 inch barrel). I have only ever carry a car in the appendix position but what are some other good concealed carry positions? My friend told me to consider a shoulder holster but I hear those can be cumbersome and you have to wear a open jacket so you can easily reach in. Right now I carry a .357 with a 2.5 inch barrel in the appendix position. I'd prefer to carry my N-Frame 5 inch barrel .357 but the thing in appendix position is uncomfortable when sitting.

  42. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    What are your thoughts on moonclips vs speed loaders? I have a gun that can take moon clips or just put bullets in the charge holes like normal. I tried carrying around the moon clips with bullets on them in my pocket and it just feels a bit weird. Feels like I might accidentally bend one if I sit down odd on it too.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      speed loaders make more sense to me personally

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I like moon clips because you would probably have to fiddle less if under stress or something. But carrying them around in the pocket just feels more cumbersome.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Where do speed strips fit in with all this? Speed strips are simple to keep in the pocket but reload speed with speed strips seems horrific. Maybe I haven't practiced enough.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I know they exist but I've never actually seen anyone use them

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      How about half-moon clips? Would sit flatter in the pocket.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Ah interesting, I didn't even realize half moon clips were a thing.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I thought they were, but if not you could probably just cut regular moonclips in half.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I've always been interested in firing rimless cartridges in a revolver, but it sounds like moonclips are almost universally reviled. After searching for a few years, I recently came across a Charter Arms Pitbull chambered for .45ACP that I'm super excited to shoot. It's got some sort of internal mechanism for holding rimless cartridges in place, so no need for moonclips.
      They've got them in a few other calibers, too, but I've never had an interest in .40, the 9mm had mixed reviews (plus, I've got enough 9mm semis, already), and I don't see much use in the .380 when there are so many concealment. 38spl and .357 options available.

  43. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Went shooting for the first time in a while today. Somehow I was way more accurate with a j frame airweight than with a glock 19 or p365xl even though it beat the shit out of my hand in 50 rounds and has a way heavier trigger. Why might this be?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Because glock triggers are notoriously shit by default, which makes training with them obligatory. A heavier gun with a better trigger mitigates bad technique, at least that's my observation. When switching from a glock to another gun I keep the focus on persistent grip and trigger pull, like I'd do with a glock.
      Dunno about the 365 tho

  44. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I want a 32 snub. Does anyone have experience with charter arms? This one looks cute.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      You’ll have a lot of issues with charter arms

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Just curious, but why 32?

  45. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    circumcised revolver

  46. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    You guys had better be wearing bandoliers when you're carrying these.

  47. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    What holster for a 4" k-frame 357mag revolver should i get?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I've been using a Garret Holsters silent thunder for my model 19

  48. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Is there a wrong choice for 357?
    What might they be?

  49. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I once saw a ruger with the most disgustingly wide cylinder gap as a child, and was so put off I havent looked at revolvers since.

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