is the revolver obselete ?

04-19-2004, 08:12 PM

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Dallas · 04-19-2004, 09:47 PM

Revolvers rule. Simple, reliable, what more can you ask for.

TScottW99 · 04-19-2004, 10:15 PM

Heck no! I love wheel guns. Each person has a differn't taste, if you want new and plastic go for it, if you want old and case cold hardened, go for it. In the proper hands they are both deadly.

BattleRifleG3 · 04-19-2004, 10:27 PM

I think it's well suited for home defense and hunting. I'd prefer an auto for CCW. But to each his own.

NRAJOE · 04-19-2004, 11:19 PM

No way....no stove pipes with a wheelgun!

Stephen A. Camp · 04-19-2004, 11:39 PM

Hello. Not to me:

http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/R...teEnduring.htm

http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/OldNew.htm

Best.

oneastrix · 04-20-2004, 12:02 AM

I fear the old salt carrying the wheel gun.....you know he's still carrying it because he knows it tactical value.

Heck no it's not obsolete.

MAX7.62 · 04-20-2004, 12:15 AM

Ya know? I would have voted differntly but just this past Friday i had my first opportunity to launch a few out of a Taurus Raging Bull chambered in 454 Casull - i must say - - YEEEOWW! I gotta have oneanthem! The owner of said wheel gun and I swapped weapons - I got trigger time on his 454 and he got to play with the Grizzly and we were both impressed.
I am a 1911 freak but I still won't rule out or talk bad about a wheel gun, specially since I got to play with that Taurus. I have gotten to launch a few out of a new Smith 500 a couple of months ago but the 454 seemed to have more gonads!?
Revolerators ain't ready to be put to bed yet I don't think!

Despoiler · 04-20-2004, 02:42 AM

This is the first poll that I have seen that has been unanimous.
Revolvers have their place!

04-20-2004, 06:42 AM

they're also the choice of some diehard firearm aficianados, connoisseurs and cognoscenti. :target:

04-20-2004, 07:18 AM

a thing of beauty here

http://firearms.smith-wesson.com/con.../xsectionr.jpg

Big Dog · 04-20-2004, 08:31 AM

Just look at the firearm market. Colt, Smith&Wesson, Ruger and Taurus are selling all they can make, and always bringing out new models. Obsolete? Not by a long shot.

azguy · 04-20-2004, 06:54 PM

Revolvers in there present form are not that much diffrent than they were over 100 years ago when they were the only handgun avalible. It is a time tested design. No doubt pistols have the capacity to fire more rounds before having to reload. However revolvers are 1) More reliable; 2) Have the capacity to fire a much larger caliber projectile; 3) So much easer to maintaine; 4) Simple to use. They tend not to "look cool" fancy polimer grips, or next generation fiber fraims, but they have it where it counts. They also tend to be much more balenced and easer for a new shooter to use or an experianced shooter to use under a stress situation. Pistols; wether it is the magazine or a dirty slide, have so many more components that can fail causing a doubble feed, or some other malfunction. You hardly ever see an alaby shot for a revolver.

SexyRedXterra · 04-20-2004, 09:12 PM

they're sexy

MAX7.62 · 04-21-2004, 01:43 AM

AWW come on SRX, your just sayin that cause Clint Eastwood hauls that big 'ol .44 around in Dirty Harry!

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trapfreek · 04-21-2004, 08:44 AM

I don't think all the deer that are taken each year with revolvers would say the wheel gun is obsolete.

BattleRifleG3 · 04-21-2004, 11:12 AM

Excellent point, Trapfreak. From a ballistics perspective, animals larger than varmints really do need something with a magnum revolver level of power. Auto pistols in those rounds or others of similar power can be cool, but are often expensive, oversized, picky, slow, or unreliable. (No offense intended at all to proud owners of the DE or Grizzly, particularly Klaus and Max7.62.) I am partly biased by the fact that PA won't allow semi-autos for hunting, only manually operated pistols and rifles (shotguns can be semi but are limited to 2+1 capacity)

I do think there is still room to advance the revolver design though. I would love to see a double action revolver with the barrel firing from the bottom cylinder, like the Mateba, but manually operated. I would also like to see a break open revolver rifle that shields the forward hand from the cylinder blast.

PAPA G · 04-21-2004, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MAX7.62
AWW come on SRX, your just sayin that cause Clint Eastwood hauls that big 'ol .44 around in Dirty Harry! :

just can't picture Dirty Harry with a wonder 9 handgun, just don't fit the image

SexyRedXterra · 04-21-2004, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MAX7.62
AWW come on SRX, your just sayin that cause Clint Eastwood hauls that big 'ol .44 around in Dirty Harry! :

Yuck, no Clint Eastwood.

05-29-2004, 11:24 PM

You can get larger calibers in revolvers without looking like a total jackass (Desert Eagle).

View Poll Results: is the revolver obselete ?
Yes	3	3.37%
No	86	96.63%
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04-19-2004, 08:12 PM	#1
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	is the revolver obselete ? :target:

04-19-2004, 10:15 PM	#3
TScottW99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Roanoke County, VA Posts: 201	Heck no! I love wheel guns. Each person has a differn't taste, if you want new and plastic go for it, if you want old and case cold hardened, go for it. In the proper hands they are both deadly. __________________ "Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety." -Benjamin Franklin http://tscott.fws1.com

04-19-2004, 10:27 PM	#4
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,475 Images: 13	I think it's well suited for home defense and hunting. I'd prefer an auto for CCW. But to each his own. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

04-19-2004, 11:19 PM	#5
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,256 Images: 3	No way....no stove pipes with a wheelgun! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

04-19-2004, 09:47 PM	#2
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,609	Revolvers rule. Simple, reliable, what more can you ask for.

04-19-2004, 11:39 PM	#6
Stephen A. Camp Guest Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 229	Hello. Not to me: http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/R...teEnduring.htm http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/OldNew.htm Best. __________________ Please visit www.hipowersandhandguns.com.

04-20-2004, 12:02 AM	#7
oneastrix Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	I fear the old salt carrying the wheel gun.....you know he's still carrying it because he knows it tactical value. Heck no it's not obsolete. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

04-20-2004, 12:15 AM	#8
MAX7.62 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Classified Posts: 934	Ya know? I would have voted differntly but just this past Friday i had my first opportunity to launch a few out of a Taurus Raging Bull chambered in 454 Casull - i must say - - YEEEOWW! I gotta have oneanthem! The owner of said wheel gun and I swapped weapons - I got trigger time on his 454 and he got to play with the Grizzly and we were both impressed. I am a 1911 freak but I still won't rule out or talk bad about a wheel gun, specially since I got to play with that Taurus. I have gotten to launch a few out of a new Smith 500 a couple of months ago but the 454 seemed to have more gonads!? Revolerators ain't ready to be put to bed yet I don't think! __________________ The Second Amendment, it ain't about DUCK HUNTING! I feel more like I do now that I did when I first got here!

04-20-2004, 02:42 AM	#9
Despoiler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Occupied Territory of California Posts: 2,232	This is the first poll that I have seen that has been unanimous. Revolvers have their place!

04-20-2004, 06:42 AM	#10
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	they're also the choice of some diehard firearm aficianados, connoisseurs and cognoscenti. :target:

04-20-2004, 07:18 AM	#11
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	a thing of beauty here http://firearms.smith-wesson.com/con.../xsectionr.jpg

04-20-2004, 08:31 AM	#12
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,421	Just look at the firearm market. Colt, Smith&Wesson, Ruger and Taurus are selling all they can make, and always bringing out new models. Obsolete? Not by a long shot. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

04-20-2004, 06:54 PM	#13
azguy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 144	Revolvers in there present form are not that much diffrent than they were over 100 years ago when they were the only handgun avalible. It is a time tested design. No doubt pistols have the capacity to fire more rounds before having to reload. However revolvers are 1) More reliable; 2) Have the capacity to fire a much larger caliber projectile; 3) So much easer to maintaine; 4) Simple to use. They tend not to "look cool" fancy polimer grips, or next generation fiber fraims, but they have it where it counts. They also tend to be much more balenced and easer for a new shooter to use or an experianced shooter to use under a stress situation. Pistols; wether it is the magazine or a dirty slide, have so many more components that can fail causing a doubble feed, or some other malfunction. You hardly ever see an alaby shot for a revolver.

04-20-2004, 09:12 PM	#14
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206	they're sexy __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

04-21-2004, 01:43 AM	#15
MAX7.62 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Classified Posts: 934	AWW come on SRX, your just sayin that cause Clint Eastwood hauls that big 'ol .44 around in Dirty Harry! : __________________ The Second Amendment, it ain't about DUCK HUNTING! I feel more like I do now that I did when I first got here!

04-21-2004, 08:44 AM	#16
trapfreek Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 491	I don't think all the deer that are taken each year with revolvers would say the wheel gun is obsolete. __________________ "Great minds talk about ideas, small minds talk about other people."

04-21-2004, 11:12 AM	#17
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,475 Images: 13	Excellent point, Trapfreak. From a ballistics perspective, animals larger than varmints really do need something with a magnum revolver level of power. Auto pistols in those rounds or others of similar power can be cool, but are often expensive, oversized, picky, slow, or unreliable. (No offense intended at all to proud owners of the DE or Grizzly, particularly Klaus and Max7.62.) I am partly biased by the fact that PA won't allow semi-autos for hunting, only manually operated pistols and rifles (shotguns can be semi but are limited to 2+1 capacity) I do think there is still room to advance the revolver design though. I would love to see a double action revolver with the barrel firing from the bottom cylinder, like the Mateba, but manually operated. I would also like to see a break open revolver rifle that shields the forward hand from the cylinder blast. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

05-29-2004, 11:24 PM	#20
Mr. Kaneko Guest Posts: n/a	You can get larger calibers in revolvers without looking like a total jackass (Desert Eagle).