I don't currently own a revolver, but have owned them in the past, none of which were SA's. From .44mag Redhawks to .38spl snubbies, DA's just have never done it for me. I fired a 5 1/2" Vaquero in .45lc that belonged to a friend of mine, and I hit right where I aimed and it didn't have the recoil I was expecting. It just "felt" right, I can't put a finger on it.
As I've been considering another revolver I've been taking into account the different calibers and pro's and con's of different types of revolvers and logic tells me that the perfect revolver would be a S&W 619. 7 rounds of .357 mag, DA, SS, ability to shoot .38spl's, cheap and plentiful ammo, what more could you ask for in a revolver?
But when I decide to make up my mind, it just doesn't happen. A SA in .45lc keeps cutting into the front of the line in my mind. I have even considered the new S&W Thunder Ranch Model 22 in .45acp, thinking that it was the idea that I had to have a .45 caliber revolver to satisfy my desires, then I consider that it's a DA and the SA .45lc shoves it out of my mind again.
I don't know what's going on here, but it seems that if I am to buy a revolver that it's going to be a New Vaquero with a 4 5/8" barrel in .45lc, regardless of how much .45lc ammo costs. Am I experiencing Divine Intervention or what?
I know it doesn't make sense, .45lc is prohibitively expensive, there's not as much of it around, the caliber doesn't possess the stopping power record that the .357 does, SA's take longer to reload, no DA capability, what gives?
As I've been considering another revolver I've been taking into account the different calibers and pro's and con's of different types of revolvers and logic tells me that the perfect revolver would be a S&W 619. 7 rounds of .357 mag, DA, SS, ability to shoot .38spl's, cheap and plentiful ammo, what more could you ask for in a revolver?
But when I decide to make up my mind, it just doesn't happen. A SA in .45lc keeps cutting into the front of the line in my mind. I have even considered the new S&W Thunder Ranch Model 22 in .45acp, thinking that it was the idea that I had to have a .45 caliber revolver to satisfy my desires, then I consider that it's a DA and the SA .45lc shoves it out of my mind again.
I don't know what's going on here, but it seems that if I am to buy a revolver that it's going to be a New Vaquero with a 4 5/8" barrel in .45lc, regardless of how much .45lc ammo costs. Am I experiencing Divine Intervention or what?
I know it doesn't make sense, .45lc is prohibitively expensive, there's not as much of it around, the caliber doesn't possess the stopping power record that the .357 does, SA's take longer to reload, no DA capability, what gives?