the contagion spreads

Sounds like he's a keeper.

When I think about a fun revolver to take the range, the first one I consider is my Ruger Vaquero. Just something about the way it balances in my hand and how accurate it is with both factory ammo and my reloads that it never fails to put a smile on my face every time I shoot it.

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^ ^ ^ Well THERE's another! nice gun of yours, bb. When the times comes to add a .357-chambered SA, it will probably be the Vaquero. There are three wheelguns in line before it, see.

Bear, thanks for the great story. I pop in to my LGS often (and as BushPilot notes elsewhere, "it's hard on the wallet") but four or five months ago when I was in the process of acquiring my second SA, the young man behind the counter announced, "I'm not into revolvers...". I replied in a loud voice, "OH, you WILL be!". Most everyone else in the store laughed in agreement...

Hahrr.

When I started buying handguns a few years ago they were all semi autos. Revolvers were my dad's guns. You know, old fashioned and out of style. Then someone gave me a S&W pre model 10 and I thought it wasn't too bad, and having a 38 special got me thinking I might like to try a 357 Magnum. Fast forward 4 years and 5 of my last 6 gun purchases have been revolvers and 3 of them are 357's

Started with autos, specifically a double stack 9mm. Then picked up a 1911 (cause every red blooded American needs one right? ) then found a deal on a M19-3.

Then a few more 9mm's.

But nothing shot as well as that Smith. Then I started reloading. All that brass I've been saving, plus not having to worry about cycling and action or feeding plus the cost savings vs. Factory ammo?

Sold of all my 9mm's since I couldn't shoot them as well, plus they were more expensive to feed (I wasn't loading 9mm). Been very heavy leaning towards revolvers for the past 7 years or so, only getting back into 9mm's since I "discovered" metal framed CZ's which I shoot at least as well as my 1911's.

I'm still under 30, and a dyed-in-the-wool wheel gunner in carry, competition and hunting.

Beautiful revolving belt pistols guys!

Might not be just the revolver thing, that got him. He might be like me and the single action thing might have gotten him.