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Post by 1776 on Apr 16, 2017 3:30:01 GMT
Verity, since you have a Dan Wesson 15-2, you don't need to hurry with the Ruger. DW's also lock in front, and the locking barrel system is the strongest of all revolvers. I saw a photo of a Dan Wesson barrel cut in half to expose six stuck slugs! Those were probably squib loads, but it would have destroyed most guns. I prefer the Dan Wesson trigger over any other (including my wife's Colt Python) and it's possibly the most accurate six gun out there (again, because of the barrel system). Agreed. I have heard Dan Wessons are second to none.
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Post by Verity on Apr 16, 2017 3:55:37 GMT
I'm into semi-autos way more than revolvers, not too many on my "list to get" but a GP100 and a Colt Single Action Army with a 4.25" barrel in .45 LC are on that list. :)
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Post by solaris on Jun 18, 2018 20:31:43 GMT
My $0.02...
I have owned several Smith and Wesson revolvers. Standards and Performance Centers. Never made friends with any revolver until I traded my way into a second year production Ruger GP100. I split cards in half with my 1911's at 10 yards, and can also split cards with my GP100.
I love my GP so much, we bought my wife an SP101 for her home protection gun. We sent it to Gemini Customs for a trigger job and it is butter smooth now, feels like my 30 year old GP smooth. Recently came into a 1979 Police Service Six that shoots like a laser... Wife has taken that one as her preferred piece.
All our Rugers are laser accurate. I had trouble getting accurate with my Smiths. Maybe it was just me, who knows...
Also recently got a Chiappa Rhino 50DS and that is as accurate as my Rugers. Funky looking, but accurate.
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Post by wlewisiii on Jun 19, 2018 14:01:15 GMT
If it isn't a S&W, it isn't worth the money. I've had Colts and Rugers and always go back to the basic K-frame.
There is nothing better for double action shooting. God save me from the hideous stacking Colt trigger pull.
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Post by William Swiger on Jun 19, 2018 14:57:00 GMT
If it isn't a S&W, it isn't worth the money. I've had Colts and Rugers and always go back to the basic K-frame. There is nothing better for double action shooting. God save me from the hideous stacking Colt trigger pull.
I have a couple of Colt 6-shooters. Frontier SA Scout Revolver .22 LR 4.47in made in 1963 and a Peacemaker SAA Revolver .45 LC 7.5in. Of course these are single action which I favor. Even on my double action revolvers, I tend to shoot them single action most of the time........
Do love the S&W revolvers though.
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Post by wlewisiii on Jun 19, 2018 15:14:56 GMT
Yes, their single action is fine but for real world use, you need double action. I had a "357" (predecessor to the first Trooper & the same action as the Python) that was the worst double action trigger pull I've ever dealt with. I happily traded it for a near mint Model 10 pencil barrel.
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Post by WVfishguy on Jun 22, 2018 3:53:05 GMT
If it isn't a S&W, it isn't worth the money. I've had Colts and Rugers and always go back to the basic K-frame. There is nothing better for double action shooting. God save me from the hideous stacking Colt trigger pull. Sorry, but K-frame Smiths were designed to be carried a lot but shot little; "Practice with .38s and carry .357s.". That's why S&W came out with the "L" frame. Too many "K" frame guns were being worn out too quickly, and LEOs didn't want the bulk of the N frame. I've had a number of S&Ws I've had fail on me (go out of time and jam solid). Two model 29s jammed ( while shooting .44 specials!) and had to be sent to the factory, a supposedly iron-tough model 28 (with regular .357 mag rounds) and some others. I've owned all the older Ruger double actions (every one of the six series). They were about the same as the Smiths, but with a stronger, one-piece frame and top strap. Although my wife's S&W model 586 (no dash) has the best trigger of any other revolver (including her 1968 Python), the "new" GP 100 is still the only revolver I totally trust. No other revolver comes close to the strength of the GP-100; massive top strap, one-piece frame, a front and back lock on the cylinder (this is key), and an actual barrel - not a piddly tube in the frame like the new smiths. And no stupid S&W lock. The GP100 trigger pull does not stack. If you want a smoother trigger, you can do the "toothpaste tune job" (google it).
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Post by William Swiger on Jun 22, 2018 10:14:45 GMT
I own some Ruger and S&W revolvers. They are both extremely similar when comparing the models that are alike. In the end it’s just going to come down to your own preference. Ruger has a reputation for being tough and durable and usually has a lower purchase price compared to S&W. Ruger also has that long safety stamping on the barrel shroud some may not like. Majority of the Smith and Wesson’s trigger feel is great and is usually a better looking revolver. Cost of the S&W is more for basically the exact functional equivalent of the Ruger.
There’s just no wrong answer comparing the .357 magnums. I have both and like them the same. I would never use the "hot loads" that some people do (Ruger can handle them) and shoot occasionally. I could not wear out any revolver as I rotate them and most likely would only have a failure in the revolver if there was a serious defect. So for me, both are excellent revolvers.
Someone who shoots hundreds of rounds from a single revolver or shoots hot loads on a regular basis instead of normal .357 might have a different opinion.
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