Put your Revolver Rants here!

Guess I'm just lucky. Never had any issues with any revolver. Maybe it's because I stay clear of high end. Only S&W was inherited but is like 1950s built. 1970s Taurus, Single six and Ruger 3 screw Blackhawk. None over 500.

Still waiting on Ruger to bring back the Security Six and the Speed Six!

Sigh...

Dear S&W,

Please stop hiring blind people for your QC department. Just let them answer the phones for crying out loud.

No rail. Please update a few revolver models for the 21st century so someone other than crusty old men will buy them. We've had tactical everything....except revolvers.

I noticed the cause at my work in late 90s as it approached. Integrity of personnel being hired falling. Knowledge requirements terrifyingly lowered. Influx of indoctrinated over educated. Where many schooled in trade, practiced in experience besieged by burger flippers whining of low pay yet should never be employed. Obviously above their indoctrination void of education. Asses of half at work of quarter less of 1/10th yet still replete in contentment to remain unlearned.

Why not more 9mm and .45acp revolvers??!

No .45colt gp100??!

Did they lose the plans for the Ruger Old Army??!

Armored farmer said:

No .45colt gp100??!

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It won't handle the .45 Colt - the GP has too small a cylinder.

MaxP said:

It won't handle the .45 Colt - the GP has too small a cylinder.

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Well....
They do five .44s?

Armored farmer said:

Well....
They do five .44s?

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It's a significantly larger case (diameter and length). You will end up with too little meat between chambers.

My revolver rant?

I don't have enough money to buy all the ones I want.

MaxP said:

It's a significantly larger case (diameter and length). You will end up with too little meat between chambers.

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You're ruining my rant

Tilos said:

Those triggers are a lawyer thing just like the little flipper on most autos.

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If lawyers invented as many things/devices as people suppose, they'd be making most of their money off patent licenses, not hourly billing.

Similarly, I know a lot of lawyers. I have yet to meet one who has ever edited a reloading book.

Why do people have to call me "Crusty" just because I'm getting old and like revolvers?

Another vote for return of security and police six!

Armored farmer said:

You're ruining my rant

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Hahahahaha! Sorry about that!

How about a revolver that can shoot autoloading cartridges without the use of moon clips to eject? Its been done by SW before why not again.

Electricmo said:

I think several single action revolvers do that very thing.

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Potentially, I was thinking more double action with a swing out cylinder.

ancientnoob said:

Potentially, I was thinking more double action with a swing out cylinder.

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Charter Arms has some that do just that.

Where’s my dang 41 magnum GP100 already?

Where are the 2020 Python rants????

BOARHUNTER

Give it time

ancientnoob said:

How about a revolver that can shoot autoloading cartridges without the use of moon clips to eject? Its been done by SW before why not again.

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Charter Arms does it now for 9mm,with a patented extractor design.
Modern 45ACP Smith's, no moon clips it won't fire...That's my official Rant
At the least CA and RIA revolver cylinders have a step for head spacing and can be fired without moonies.
With a RIA you'll need a stick to poke out the empties though but most will fall out.
jmo

Why no DA revolvers in a SAA configuration? Not that it would make a huge difference but it would be neat.

Revolvers are just too darned complicated and precisely made! Makes it hard to make one from nothing. But that’s a fun challenge.