How Big is Your Revolver Collection?

Ren Wax and a soft cloth and a couple of revolvers is my version of a fidget spinner.

Good stuff.

Mark_Mark said:

thought you would get a KICK out of this… They sell 3 Litters of the stuff!!! lol

12 months payment plan too

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Holy Cow! That’s a lot of wax. I bought a 65 ml can in 2020. It’s still 3/4 full. I don’t use it very often.

Mark_Mark said:

I had changes for a 32-20 Hand Ejector 3rd… I waited too long and it was gone as I was thinking about it… 1 day! ouch

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My buddy at the gunshop thought if he waited a bit he would get it for less than $300 -- I think he's still a little mad at me for spoiling his plan.

Mark_Mark said:

$300??? WOW! he should be glade you got it and he can look at it

My miss…good condition 3rd change HE 60-70% finish, good lock up, good timing, $625 and It was gone the same day… as I was debating & researching. Same with the snub nose pre-27! and a 6” Old Nickel Python

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I have an ugly but perfectly functional .32-20 M&P Im not in love with if you still want one. Much cheaper than that, lol. PM me if interested.

HA nothing like you guys, but I have a few S&W revolvers that I really like...

Probably too big. Prolly should sell some. Make it easier on the missus and kids when I bite that last projectile. Dang. That's difficult.

dredd said:

Unfortunately, all of my firearms are somewhere at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

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I understand that's a joke and all... I've made the same relative statement at one time or another.... but at this point I don't really care. I have what I have, in my possession, legally purchased and held. Come and take it.

Old Dog said:

What I'm into these days:

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One of the revolvers I really regret selling is my S&W 63...

Mark_Mark said:

why did you buy 2 exact sane one?

Because one in none and 2 is one?

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Kinda sorta.... I have 3 CW9's...



...although I'm always on the lookout for #4...

Did someone say two of the same kind?

Not enough!

I only had three when I was a young adult: Ruger Single Six, Taurus 66, Taurus 85. They were all good specimens and I didn't get more until after I gave the 22 to a relative and the other two were stolen in a burglary. I've kinda branched out since then.

This is the one I've had the longest. I bought it at a local mom-and-pop sporting goods store to replace the Model 66 that was stolen. It was the winter of 2000/2001. I paid $199 for it used. The grips are from Thailand.

Mark_Mark said:

WoW that box is different!

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The question comes up here and on other forums, "Does having the box make any difference?" (or some variation of that) Well, I probably wouldn't have bought that gun except for the box. Normally, I don't care for revolvers with a 6" barrel, especially a K-frame, 38, with the tapered (pencil) barrel. The barrels just look too long and skinny. I like a 4" barrel, with very few exceptions. That was one of the exceptions. Having that gold/blue box made the deal. I suppose I bought the box, and they threw the gun in. At one time I had several of those of boxes and the guns that went with them. One was a 1955, 357 (a "pre-27") with a 5" barrel, another was a 2" M&P 38. I forget what year that one was from, but it too was in the 50's. Those old gold/blue boxes catch my eye. Both of those were all matching numbers (frame, cylinder, and underbarrel, and written on the bottom of the box. Sometimes you have to hold those boxes just right to see the tracing of the numbers since they tend to wear off over time.

Other exceptions to my 4" only rule.

Model 57-1 from 1985 IIRC. I made an exception for this one because it was just so darn nice looking, and it looks like "Dirty Harry's" gun. My 44 Magnum is a 4". Plus I had a bunch of loaded ammo, and reloading components left over from a previous 41 magnum I'd had and sold off. Anything that looks like a finish defect is a my lousy lighting. I don't shoot this one a lot, but boy does it shoot.



On the other end of the scale is a rather mundane 642 that I got to use as a carry gun when my back got to acting up and heavier guns just got too painful to lug around. I've had it to the range and it doesn't shoot too awful. I've had other J-frames in the past but had sort of sworn off them, but they're hard to beat for light weight.

CajunBass said:

"Does having the box make any difference?"

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I see that question once in a while too. The only used gun that I bought or traded for that came with a box is my Colt DS, but it’s not the original box.
To some the box is very important. To me, not so much.
I think having the original box shows a level of care for the handgun…maybe.
I keep my new handgun boxes, but I rarely keep my long gun boxes. I have moved so many times and room is money when moving so rifle boxes take up too much valuable space so I recycle them.

Your model 57 is absolutely beautiful, by the way.

Mark_Mark said:

here’s a few!

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What's the second photo?

I see that question once in a while too. The only used gun that I bought or traded for that came with a box is my Colt DS, but it’s not the original box.
To some the box is very important. To me, not so much.
I think having the original box shows a level of care for the handgun…maybe.
I keep my new handgun boxes, but I rarely keep my long gun boxes. I have moved so many times and room is money when moving so rifle boxes take up too much valuable space so I recycle them.

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I'm the same way Pat. I don't save long gun boxes generally, but then I don't have but two long guns (Unless you count my Umarex M1A1 Thompson, which I do still have the box for) but I've never saved the boxes for them even when I had more. Not having the box on a used handgun sale isn't a deal breaker, but even my wife knows I'm a sucker for them, especially if they're an older model. At my LGS they put a little white sticker on the back of the price tag with "box in back" on it, if they have the box. She'll spot that little white sticker before I do..."It's got the sticker" she'll tell me. She's the best salesman the place has.

Edited to add: If it's not the original box, it's just a box. Or at very least period correct for the gun in question. A Glock box for a Smith and Wesson? Nah...that ain't gonna work.

Currently in the collection:
2 black powder revolvers
S&W 317
S&W 442
S&W 66 (new production, 2.75")
S&W 65LS
S&W 10 (4", from 1982)
S&W 625MG (4" .44LC)
Taurus 431 (2.75" .44spl)
Taurus 85CH
Taurus 856UL
Taurus 856 Defender
Colt King Cobra (new model, 3")

Used to own:
Taurus 82 (first handgun)
Taurus 605
Rossi 461 (2")
Rossi 461 (3")
Colt Police Positive Special
S&W 57 (from 1st year of production)
S&W 19 (P&R)
S&W 586


I guess you could say I'm a revolver fan.

5 Smiths
2 Taurus
1 Ruger
1 Colt
1 Kimber

Do not need anymore.

I got in the game later in life, pretty sorry I did, as I enjoy them more than my autos and rifles.
A few Rugers, a few Colts, and a Freedom 83. It all started with a Super Blackhawk 44 about 15 yrs ago, then really gathered steam around 2018 with a Super Redhawk 454. It was all downhill for my wallet from there to present.

I went with the 20 to 30 option but there may be a few more. I really have no idea how many revolvers are in the mix.

Ron