Give me your Revolver suggestions

[Ratters]

I too love my Gp100, though I think they raised the prices quite a bit since I bought mine. But look at the top strap of a Ruger and compare it to the top strap of a S&W, it's almost twice as thick. Corbon sells ammo that is for Rugers only because they are so stout. Trigger not as nice, but workable. I'd definitely get another.

 

[Lonster]

Ruger SP101 357 mag.
Small, light, and easy to use in close quarters, like home defense.
Also doubles as a GREAT concealed carry piece.

 

[RightCoastBias]

Think I'm going to start perusing the used market for a GP101 and see if any one stocks or can order me the RIA GI Standard locally. Guess I've got to check the list as well and see if the RIA is on there. If not, maybe I'll look to a SR45, since Ruger likes to suck the state if CA's dick and make everything CA compliant.

 

[Marlowe]

Everyone I know who has a GP100 enjoys it.

What I'd really like to find is a decently-priced used .22 revolver. I can still afford to shoot .22, and I take lots of newbies shooting; already have a Ruger 10/22 rifle and a Browning Buckmark to introduce 'em to semiauto pistols and rifles, and a .22 revolver would round out the whole experience nicely.

Traditional kit guns have gotten expensive, but I still see the occasional .22 Single Six for reasonable prices.

 

[codger]

I have owned a Ruger GP 100 with a four inch barrel for many years this was one of my carry pistols when i had a permit. Im in the process of aquiring a permit again now that Sac county is issuing them the GP will not be listed this time i picked up an sp101 snubby in 357 that and my S&W m&p and kimber compact 45's will be my listed weapons. but ive put alot of rounds through the GP100 and its a sweeet pistol never an issue i did have the hammer and trigger springs reworked and added pachmyer grips its a wonderful little pistol capable of dropping deer and black bears I've done both. For home protection though id recomend utilizing something like hornady home defense loads in 38 special to avoid over penetration and the possibility of injuring unintentional individuals. a 357 will penetrate a lot of walls especially in closley packed residential areas or appts. The horandy rounds are designed to avoid over penetration in the even of a miss or pass through the safety of the public must be your prime concern if you are forced to use your weapon in a self defense situation. this pistol is definitly worth looking at and the Ruger prices are excellent. I own quite a few ruger products and have never had an issue with one of them unlike my S&W's one of which remains broken for four months waiting for a new slide? the slide keeper broke while shooting they are selling the pistols but not shipping parts very poor customer service. not what id expect from a well known manufacturer.

 

[RightCoastBias]

Ruger SP101 357 mag.
Small, light, and easy to use in close quarters, like home defense.
Also doubles as a GREAT concealed carry piece.

I like the SP, shot one a few years ago and it was a great all around gun. I considered buying one for carry. Alas, I'm not going to get a CCW in Alameda county and my LC9 already fits the bill for a great compact gun that I could carry. With the 124 grain gold dots and my familiarity with it, it fits my needs for home defense in the compact category.

 

[RightCoastBias]

I have owned a Ruger GP 100 with a four inch barrel for many years this was one of my carry pistols when i had a permit. Im in the process of aquiring a permit again now that Sac county is issuing them the GP will not be listed this time i picked up an sp101 snubby in 357 that and my S&W m&p and kimber compact 45's will be my listed weapons. but ive put alot of rounds through the GP100 and its a sweeet pistol never an issue i did have the hammer and trigger springs reworked and added pachmyer grips its a wonderful little pistol capable of dropping deer and black bears I've done both. For home protection though id recomend utilizing something like hornady home defense loads in 38 special to avoid over penetration and the possibility of injuring unintentional individuals. a 357 will penetrate a lot of walls especially in closley packed residential areas or appts. The horandy rounds are designed to avoid over penetration in the even of a miss or pass through the safety of the public must be your prime concern if you are forced to use your weapon in a self defense situation. this pistol is definitly worth looking at and the Ruger prices are excellent. I own quite a few ruger products and have never had an issue with one of them unlike my S&W's one of which remains broken for four months waiting for a new slide? the slide keeper broke while shooting they are selling the pistols but not shipping parts very poor customer service. not what id expect from a well known manufacturer.

Over penetration is definitely something on my radar. I'm relatively well versed in home defense I'm definitely in agreeance with you. I used the Hornaday rounds you speak of in my SD9 as a nightstand piece for a few years. I also rocked 230grain +P Hornaday rounds in my full size M&P As my duty weapon when I worked armed security, albeit not the home defense rounds.

Is the M&P 45 you have the compact? Because I put over 6k rounds through my M&P the first year I had it and it never even hiccuped. It's unfortunate to hear you've had a bad CS issue with S&W, I've only heard good things about them in the past.

 

[OldMadBrit]

Looking to add a revolver to the nightstand to replace the only pistol I kept when I move back to CA, my LC9. I kept it because I carried it for years, 365 and it went click every time. So I've got a thing for her.

That being said, I want something better for the nightstand. I've got an awesome '65 Remington 870 Wingmaster that I'm a surgeon with, so that base is covered as well. I've owned plenty of semi-autos and plan on buying my M&P .45 back from my brother, eventually.

But, I've never owned a revolver and I'd like my next firearm purchase to be one. My requirements/desires are as follows;
.357
Reputable brand with lifetime warranty
Reliable (ya, I know they're revolvers)
Medium to large in size, no snubnoses, polymer frames or compact revolvers
Accurate

I don't like cheap, but I can't afford that S&W I want, coming in at $800+. If I could keep it under $600, I'd be happy. More and more happy the lower that number gets. I'm surely open to used guns in good condition.


What say you, BARF Militia?

IMHO, if you are looking to achieve .357 Magnum ballistics, a compact Glock G29 or full-size G20 (both are 10mm Auto) are good alternatives, which deliver more power, less recoil and higher capacity - Oh and they cost less.

P.S. anyone shoot sporting clays around here? I miss it.

Yes lots but mostly in the UK. In the Bay Area its mostly trap but there are a few options.

There is/was a full on Olympic clay set up in Martinez next to Waste Management's landfill but I have not shot there.

These days I shoot paper and clay at Chabot Gun Club http://www.chabotgunclub.com/ . They have a conventional trap set-up and a more challenging wobbleboard station which runs 90MPH so its reasonably challenging.

 

[CABilly]

IMHO, if you are looking to achieve .357 Magnum ballistics, a compact Glock G29 or full-size G20 (both are 10mm Auto) are good alternatives, which deliver more power, less recoil and higher capacity - Oh and they cost less.



Yes lots but mostly in the UK. In the Bay Area its mostly trap but there are a few options.

There is/was a full on Olympic clay set up in Martinez next to Waste Management's landfill but I have not shot there.

These days I shoot paper and clay at Chabot Gun Club http://www.chabotgunclub.com/ . They have a conventional trap set-up and a more challenging wobbleboard station which runs 90MPH so its reasonably challenging.

There's Coyote Valley Sporting Clays in Morgan Hill.

 

[RightCoastBias]

IMHO, if you are looking to achieve .357 Magnum ballistics, a compact Glock G29 or full-size G20 (both are 10mm Auto) are good alternatives, which deliver more power, less recoil and higher capacity - Oh and they cost less.



Yes lots but mostly in the UK. In the Bay Area its mostly trap but there are a few options.

There is/was a full on Olympic clay set up in Martinez next to Waste Management's landfill but I have not shot there.

These days I shoot paper and clay at Chabot Gun Club http://www.chabotgunclub.com/ . They have a conventional trap set-up and a more challenging wobbleboard station which runs 90MPH so its reasonably challenging.

Glocks are great guns, but I've never felt comofortable shooting them. Nothing against polymer guns, FN, S&W, Ruger and Walther all make polymer pistols that I like.

Now that I think about it, I've wanted that walther PPQ since it came out. Just wish they made it in a 45.

 

[russ69]

...But look at the top strap of a Ruger and compare it to the top strap of a S&W, it's almost twice as thick...

There's a good reason for that. The Ruger is a cast frame and it needs to be bigger (thicker) to account for possible occlusions in the castings.

 

[OldMadBrit]

Glocks are great guns, but I've never felt comofortable shooting them. Nothing against polymer guns, FN, S&W, Ruger and Walther all make polymer pistols that I like.

Now that I think about it, I've wanted that walther PPQ since it came out. Just wish they made it in a 45.

Good point and I hear it a lot from those who started on 1911 pattern weapons. However, if you find a Glock uncomfortable, consider that all but 1 revolver has a much higher barrel offset than a semi-auto pistol and shooting them well (after starting on semi-auto's) takes significant re-learning - particularly learning NOT to grip thumbs forward.

 

[RightCoastBias]

Good point and I hear it a lot from those who started on 1911 pattern weapons. However, if you find a Glock uncomfortable, consider that all but 1 revolver has a much higher barrel offset than a semi-auto pistol and shooting them well (after starting on semi-auto's) takes significant re-learning - particularly learning NOT to grip thumbs forward.

It's more about the grip for me. I've got small hands and never felt a secure grip on the Glocks I've shot. I can shoot them well enough, but not natural enough to spend $500 and trust my life to it. Especially when the other options work so well for me.

 

[RRR70]

Good point and I hear it a lot from those who started on 1911 pattern weapons. However, if you find a Glock uncomfortable, consider that all but 1 revolver has a much higher barrel offset than a semi-auto pistol and shooting them well (after starting on semi-auto's) takes significant re-learning - particularly learning NOT to grip thumbs forward.

If you look at my video, you'll see a thumbs forward grip. I hold all my wheel guns that way except snubbies. Never had an issue. Never.

 

[Nemo Brinker]

Ryan,
I've never shot sporting clays but I'd be interested in trying, as would Termagant. We've got a coupla shotguns between us and Chabot's setup sounds worth a try at least.

Marlowe, I'll keep an eye out for a Ruger single six

 

[Marlowe]

I think that's your best bet, and they aren't bad. Been made long enough (since the 50s, one of Ruger's first guns) there should be a fair number of them kicking around CA.

Model 34s and some of the more traditional choices go for stupid prices now. In the last 30 days I've seen 2 Single Sixes around here in the $300 range, and I could have bought both of them for what people ask for a Smith.

 

[wannabe]

P.S. anyone shoot sporting clays around here? I miss it.

It's a bit far from Oakland, but this is where I play: (I live in South San Jose, so it's only 10 minutes from me.)

http://www.coyoteclays.com/

They've got a nice course, and they even have a couple of totally easy practice stations if it's been a while since your shotgun has seen any action.


edit: If you decided to drive all the way down here, you should make reservations and shoot the Mountain Course: http://www.coyoteclays.com/mountain-course.html

 

[RightCoastBias]

Ryan,
I've never shot sporting clays but I'd be interested in trying, as would Termagant. We've got a coupla shotguns between us and Chabot's setup sounds worth a try at least.

Marlowe, I'll keep an eye out for a Ruger single six

Sporting Clays/Shotguns are my favorite thing to shoot. It's the most satisfying type of shooting I've ever done. Little clay disks getting tossed through the air and you turn them into dust. That being said, a bad day where you're missing clays left and right, is one of the most frustrating things I've done.

As much as I want to go to Chabot, with the newborn it's really hard to get the time. If/when I go to Chabot, it would be nice to go with someone who frequents the place or is familiar with it. I know nothing of the place, except the few times I rode in there and BS'ed with a couple of the shooters.

As far as I remember, they only have that trap field. Trap is fun, but sporting clays are a LOT more fun. Walking through the woods with a shotgun and dusting clays is better than standing on concrete pads and doing the same. But, since the place wannabe talks about below is pretty far, I might be up for trap just to get some range time in.

It's a bit far from Oakland, but this is where I play: (I live in South San Jose, so it's only 10 minutes from me.)

http://www.coyoteclays.com/

They've got a nice course, and they even have a couple of totally easy practice stations if it's been a while since your shotgun has seen any action.



edit: If you decided to drive all the way down here, you should make reservations and shoot the Mountain Course: http://www.coyoteclays.com/mountain-course.html

That course looks fucking awesome. Not sure when I'd be able to make the trip down, especially with the above mentioned newborn. But I will keep this place in mind and hit you up when/if I can make it down.

Are there are places like this closer to Oakland that anyone can recommend?

 

[wannabe]

Sporting clays are definitely more fun because the targets are coming out at a gazillion different directions. There's even a 'bunny' station where the clay is rolled/bounced off the ground. I always have trouble with that one for some reason.

 

[RightCoastBias]

Sporting clays are definitely more fun because the targets are coming out at a gazillion different directions. There's even a 'bunny' station where the clay is rolled/bounced off the ground. I always have trouble with that one for some reason.

We always called em rabbits, regardless, I can't shoot em for shit! I like getting lucky and getting both in one shot. It's happened to me a handful of times and it's awesome.

Now I need to figure the best way if transporting a shotgun on a motorcycle.