I notice now most of us older guys (50+)

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I was on my way to the gun shop today after deciding that I just had to have (we're talking large doses of nostalgia here) a Model 10 because that's what I carried at the outset of my law-enforcement career. Fellow Arizona Ranger called and said he'd seen one at the shop. However, I stopped at a friend's home to take in some of his slow-cooked tortilla soup. This on the Mexican border. My friend had a slight cold. His cure for this was to load up the soup with chiles. So we sat there eating and wiping the tears from our eyes, blowing noses, and in general gasping for breath.

After I could talk again, I mentioned my Model 10 quest and he said, would you settle for a Model 15? Proceeded to show me a former Arizona Highway Patrol Model 15 in remarkably pristine shape with only very slight holster wear, and said he was on his way to trade it in ("bought it ten years ago and shot it once"). So I asked what he wanted for it. $250. Bought it on the spot. The trigger action is like butter. I lubed it up; it didn't need cleaning, and am off to Gold Gulch tomorrow AM to see how it shoots. Rabbits be warned.
 
After I could talk again, I mentioned my Model 10 quest and he said, would you settle for a Model 15? Proceeded to show me a former Arizona Highway Patrol Model 15 in remarkably pristine shape with only very slight holster wear, and said he was on his way to trade it in ("bought it ten years ago and shot it once"). So I asked what he wanted for it. $250. Bought it on the spot. The trigger action is like butter. I lubed it up; it didn't need cleaning, and am off to Gold Gulch tomorrow AM to see how it shoots. Rabbits be warned.
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Congratulations on your find! I love Model 15s so much that I bought two within a few months of each other: a 2" 15-2 made in '65 and a 4" 15-3 made in '69. The 2" shows plenty of holster wear, while the 4" is near pristine. Both have the "butter-like" actions you describe and shoot EXACTLY where I point them, assuming I live up to their potential, which I usually don't :eek: .

And though I own S&Ws with fixed and adjustable sights, I tend to prefer the adjustable sight models like the Model 15 over the Model 10, as the tall front blade is a little quicker for my eyes to pick up.

BTW, I am 30 years old, so these fine revolvers are loved by the younger generation too. My sister is 27, and she is a S&W revolver addict herself, and a unbelievably good shot too I might add.

Here are my Model 15s:


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Congrats on the model 15 purchase. I have a pre-15 combat masterpiece made in 1951. One of my best shooters. You will love yours.

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Almost 54 here. Someone early in the thread said, "For a fight I'll take both if I can". If pushed, I know I'd take a 44 Mag revolver and a 1911 pistol. I cut my teeth on revolvers and everytime I pick one of mine up, it is being with family.
 
Count me in too. I learned on revolvers, then converted to semis, but my heart now belongs to DA/SA revolvers. They're more fun to shoot.
 
Well,

At the so-called magical age of 50, revolvers still gives me that warm fuzzy feeling.

Don't get me wrong, my Browning/FN Hi Powers are reliable as the day is long, point naturally and feel as good as any of my revolvers.

I guess it's just that I grew up with revolvers and will always have an affinity for them.
 
I've enjoyed reading the posts in this thread.

Nice to see that revolver users haven't faded away quite yet.

I just jotted down a quick tally and found that I presently own a dozen center-fire revolvers. In other words, I own fewer revolvers than I do semiautos. :scrutiny:

The first handgun I can remember shooting was a single action .380 pistol. (I believe I was 5 years old.)

After that it became a mix of Ruger SA revolvers and an early 50's Ruger .22 pistol (which I still own, along with a much newer Mark II).

I didn't much get into trigger cocking wheelguns until I was in my teens, and even then I was more interested in SA revolvers and pistols up until the time I entered LE work and was issued a M66 4". I bought, sold & traded a bunch of DA revolvers after I started carrying one on-duty.

I still favor a nicely done SA revolver, too, especially as a field or back country gun.
 
The argument that revolvers are a better choice because they don't jam is over, semi-autos do not jam anymore (if you use quality ammo, that is, who wouldn't?).

And the argument that a .357mag shot center of mass will stop better than ten 9mm rounds center of mass also is a myth, the 9mm is a proven self-defense caliber and stops bad guys as easily as a .40S&W or a .45ACP, it just comes down to shot placement.
And I want to be able to hear whatever the police tells me after the event, a .357mag will not allow you to do that, ever, again.
 
The argument that revolvers are a better choice because they don't jam is over, semi-autos do not jam anymore (if you use quality ammo, that is, who wouldn't?).
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Really? Boy I'm glad to hear semi auto's don't jam anymore. What happened, did pigs start flying or something? Did congress pass an anti-jamming policy?

What year did this take place?
 
^^ Are you serious? And I suppose you think revolvers can't jam neither?

What year did that take place? I don't know, my 1994 Sig P226 has seen at least 50 000 rounds down the pipe, all kinds of ammo, not a single failure or any kind, the only failure I have experienced is a round not going off a few weeks ago, and it was the ammo's fault, Winchester WinClean, bad primer, first time I used it, last time I will ever use it.
So... you tell me, but modern quality semi-auto handguns do not jam if used properly, yeah I said it, they don't. Woohoo I'm crazy I said quality semi-auto handguns don't jam, someone wake me up before I start running outside naked in this crazyness.
 
First you said the days of semi-auto handguns jamming is over.

I want to know when this happened? You must know, you said it's over.

Now you're qualifying it by saying "modern quality semi-auto handguns don't jam, if used properly."

I want to know when this happened? When did they become modern? Which one's are quality and which ones are not? Which ones are modern and which ones are not? What does used properly mean, in your definition?

How do you account for magazine problems? Spring problems, etc? At what round count does a dirty gun come into play? What about break-in? Is it the same for all semi-autos?

I mean, you make such a bold, all inclusive, ultimate authority, conversation ending statement that I want to believe but can't buy. So I am asking the master, you, to explain how you came to this understanding and I want to know when all this happened and to which guns?
 
Except for a .22 all my guns are revolvers. The main reason I don't care for semi autos is because you have to go looking for your brass. I'd rather just put my brass in a ziploc and be done with it.
 
Marshall, I have 50 000 rounds in my P226, most of the range trips included 200-500 rounds fired without cleaning, and pretty dirty ammo. I know a lot of people who have other guns such as Glocks, S&W's, Beretta's, that performed equally well.

I mean, if you can't buy it, you'll clearly never do, but I don't have to justify what I already know, I certainly don't have to justify what you don't understand. I know semi-auto handguns and revolvers are equally reliable, you just don't want to face that fact, I already know it is a fact, I experienced it.
Now just face it and stop whining, I've seen revolvers jam too, and quite frankly, I didn't care, stupid ammo was almost always the issue, it is always the issue, the gun isn't a mechanism that doesn't work, but feed it improperly, it will have some trouble after a while, but clean it, and it will wotk again, like I said before, the mechanics of the gun are not the flaw.
 
So since you say it's so, it's fact?

That's it? That's all?

Of course it is. I knew that before I asked.

Sounds like what you are really saying is.......if everything is perfect, the gun make and vintage, springs, mags, ejector, ejection port, lube, break in, cleanliness, ammo, etc; most modern, quality semi-auto handguns, when used properly, with no limp wristing, shouldn't jam and are reliable weapons.

Gee, I agree with that.

That's a far cry from "the days of semi auto's jamming are over". Because that is a ludicrous statement to make, in and of itself.

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I'm 60+ and revolvers are 60%+. I came back to them a couple years ago. Got tired of picking up brass too. All I need now is a couple o wheel guns in 9mm/45acp. Took a couple N frames and a Model P to the range tonite. Couple shooters asked why I was shooting so far away from the target(50 ft). Told them I was practicing for deer season. That seemed to make them feel better since my groups were about the size of their 15-30 ft groups
 
I wish my auto's would never jam ....even with name brand ammo.
Biggest Jam-o-matic I had was a Kimber .45 could not make a clip with jamming
bought another clip , sent back to Kimber and same result...happiest day of my life was trading that damn thing off.
The closest Ive come to a perfect auto is my SIG SP2022 with only one stovepipe
in 1k rounds
 
I guess it depends on the fiftysomething.
I'm 57 and own 3 autoloaders and 1 revolver (SAA clone.)
Anyone thinking that I don't have enough revolvers, should feel free to send me some
at the following address:





Nah, j/k.
 
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I don't re load. I fire too many rounds from my autos at the range. And with arthritis in my left hip, 2 propulsed discs in my lower back, and gout in my rt foot, I am NOT going to pick up 150-200 or more rounds off the deck at the range. There are too many people just waiting for me to leave so they can di it for me. Putting as many rounds down range as fast as possible out of 16 rnd 9mm clips as well as .380's from smaller clips is fun. But it gets expensive these days. So I shoot a lot of .357 mag., .38 spec., .22 mag, and .44 mags. I don't have to bend over to pick them up. So I definately prefer revolvers. Hitting a smaller target with smaller groupings is as much fun as "spraying" a big one for me. And since I have the little .22 mag on me at all times, it's a good idea to get in the practice.
 
Jonah - next time yer at the range, take a tarp with you. Lay it out where the brass is gonna hit, an' you'll recover 80-90% of it without a problem. That's what I do!
 
It seems that im a little late on this thread , hate when that happen's :banghead:
Well i have to admit im a total Revolver nut!
Iv'e had some auto's and own a new p95 but everything else has a cylinder.
There's just something about the design of a revolver, I don't care too much about the brand. I do prefer Ruger's and Smith's but own some lower end models like a Windicator & a Heritage they all work for me and some get more use then others. Oh and im not 50 not yet anyway :)
 
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