Revolver Picture Thread

7.62 Sam said:
36 had nice wood grips that got replaced and put up.... this is a Shooter...
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Excellent shooter and much underrated carry gun. It's really no more difficult to conceal a 3 inch barrel than it is a 2 inch, at least not in the waistband. Good stuff.


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This thread is wonderful, I love it.
Recently found a similar site: KnifeDogs.com where knife makers hang out.
Their picture threads are incredible!
I'd love to merge their knife porn with our revolver porn.
 
Because one can simply never have too many single action revolvers, especially stainless steel .41Magnums-

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Ruger's never produced the standard .41Mag Blackhawk in stainless. You could get "Distributor Exclusives" stainless .41s & my 5.5" Bisley & my Bisley SBH Hunter are 2 of the only 3 variants ever produced. I've always said that if Ruger ever offered the .41 BH in stainless, I'd buy one of every barrel length. Picked up this beauty on my way home from work yesterday & the grips arrived today. I don't like Ruger's standard wood grips at all, but love the slim panel "Gunfighter" grips, so I'd already ordered these Altamonts.

Why stainless? 'Cos it's cool. Lol! And because the blued models have alloy grip frames. That's fine for my 6.5" .357, even with the heavies, but the added weight of the stainless grip frame sure is nice when I'm tryin' out new recipes with my .41s. That said, I'll probably run down a steel grip frame (same size grip frame is steel on certain SBH variants) for the .357 & have it blued just 'cos I like the extra heft & the way it balances.
 
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More 41 Magnum...

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Gah! I would love a .41Mag 1894. Hate I didn't get back into guns until I retired from the Army in '08. Just like hiking, backpacking & camping, the Army sucked the flavor out of shooting for me. By the time I discovered my love for the .41Mag & leverguns, Marlins had gotten too rich for my blood. I may have to suck it up & run down one of the stainless models.

I ended up "settling" for a .41Mag Henry carbine & do not regret the Henry for a minute. Sweet shooting, accurate, slick little gun. Probably going that route soon in .357, as my lone .357 s/a is getting jealous. Thinking their color cased hardened, octagon barreled carbine out to fit the bill nicely.
 
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Picked up a S&W M&P Model of 1905 4th Change. Ship date April of 1926. Shooting late in the day with the sun off my right shoulder (and my old eyes) made it print a little to the left on the target but this 90+ year old gun is still perfectly capable. Fast forward 90 years into the future and try this with a plasticwondergun and see what happens...
 
I like a whole lot about this post. That is a beautiful revolver that appears to have been used for its intended purpose but treated with care. I suspect that it went lost stretches stored with care too. It also illustrates that these guns remain safe and functional for a long time. Bonus points for the @Cocked & Locked style gun on woodpile photo.
 
The Cocked & Locked style photo was a little happenstance. After shooting her yesterday after work I went back in the shop for a quick cleaning. When I came back out I noticed the light had faded enough to get a good photo op. I pulled the target off one of the stumps I use as a target holder and laid it and the gun on a shelf on the stump. The result was better than expected and any resemblance to the Master Gun Photographer, Cocked & Locked, is purely luck on my part. I have been an admirer of his work for a long time. I definitely thought about the way he composes his photos as I was laying it out. But I should've put a handful of cartridges or a cool old knife or something with the gun.
 
MacEntyre said:
I like vintage iron... I often wonder if plastic guns will be fully functional in 100 years.
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Check back here...I'll let you know. ;)
 
It's the Nylon 66 that I'm most interested in... it's supposed to be able to last, due to the fact that it requires no lubrication, having nylon rails for the bolt.
 
With over 800 posts, I can't remember whether I've put up this one. This Combat Masterpiece .38 was manufactured a few months before I was born.

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T'anx, guys!
There's a S&W version of this in the safe too, but it's not nearly as purty as the Colt...looks like someone actually carried the Smith. If I can move some of the junk around in the safe to find it, I'll snap a pic with my Kodak Brownie for your viewing pleasure. I think that I've got a G.I. holster too. Can't rememberer
 
Well, @BatteryOaksBilly wanted me to to take some pictures for him so he could post them. I had to post his CZ pictures so I guess I'll post his revolver pictures, too. I'll let him come in tell more about them but here's a nickel Registered Magnum and a Pre-Model 27.

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Prosecutor said:
It's actually been awhile. Feel like I've been ignoring the wheelguns for these Smith 3rd Gen semi-autos. Not going to let that happen. Still love my revolvers.
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Care to estimate how long you're gonna be focusing on revolvers again? With you out of the market, I just might have a chance on a 3G or two. :D
 
Tripped over 2 or 3 in the past couple of weeks. All 3 are certainly what I would call "shooter grade" with no boxes but decent prices.

I'm not a Colt guy. I've had a couple of single actions but this 1948 Detective Special is the first double action Colt I have ever owned. I was really surprised how nice the double action was compared to my Smiths.
From what I've read I am pretty sure the grips are not original to the gun. Don't look bad though. This one is a hodge-podge of "transitional generation" mix. Has the long grip (not D) but the short ejector rod. Has the "newer" front sight but still has checkering on the hammer and trigger. She feels very competent.


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I've never had a Model 49 before. It came with some more modern S&W rubber grips on it. I borrowed the wood off of one of my 36s for the pics. I need to find some wood for her or maybe some "boot grips" but I don't think that search will be too difficult. Since I pocket carry a lot, I don't really like the idea of the 49. I get too dirty and dust and grit getting in the back would be an issue. However, as @Studentofthegun said last night, it'd make a great "desk gun".

I've had a Kit Gun before. Never a Model 63 but it's not entirely new territory for me. But what can you say about the Kit Guns that hasn't already been voiced? I love em. The 63 has already been riding with me through the woods on the golf cart for a couple of weeks.

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My one and only; an old S&W Model 10-2 police turn in. This gun has the smoothest trigger pull I’ve ever had. I wish guns could talk, the stories the could tell...
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Okay, this thread has got me all sentimental! Once upon a time (1985) when I started in LE my duty gun was a blue 6” Python (all the cool kids were carrying one) in a Hoyt breakfront holster and a S&W Model 36 in a Bianchi ankle holster - I wanted a Colt DS but my wife at the time nixed it. When I left that department the Python got sold for rent money, but I hung on to the 36for a couple of years until it too got sold. I started with a new department (five years later) and a brand new S&W 442. Then I switched to a 4506 so, of course, I needed a new back up gun. I chose the Charter Arms Bulldog in .44 Special. I carried those until the department mandated Glock 22’s, after which I bought a KelTec P40 to ride back up. All my revolvers slowly went away. I miss having a snubby around...might have to rectify that situation!
 
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Geezer said:
Very nice rig. The color match on the Case and the leather is spot on.
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I’ll say thanks on that. The Case XX knife had light colored bone speckled scales.

I dyed the bones while attached to the knife in RIT dye. Simply put it in the pot with the hot dye.

Got a Case XX Canoe in my pocket now that I did the same with.

Works great with stainless blades...not so with carbon steel blades though. The dye will pit the carbon steel in a bad way.
 
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