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re: Top 3 Revolver Manufacturers
Posted on 11/6/13 at 6:25 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 11/6/13 at 6:25 pm to Chad504boy
What kind of revolvers are we talking about? Do they still have to be in production?
From a historical standpoint, Colt DA revolvers are superior to all others with regards to quality IMO. Colt no longer manufactures double action revolvers in any capacity however. They still manufacture the Single Action Army which has nothing of comparable type and quality since USFA went out of business.
Current production revolvers from S&W are a shadow of what they used to be. Quality is not there in the finish, etc. plus they have a lock.
Everything else in current production is about on the same footing IMO. Take your pick.
From a historical standpoint, Colt DA revolvers are superior to all others with regards to quality IMO. Colt no longer manufactures double action revolvers in any capacity however. They still manufacture the Single Action Army which has nothing of comparable type and quality since USFA went out of business.
Current production revolvers from S&W are a shadow of what they used to be. Quality is not there in the finish, etc. plus they have a lock.
Everything else in current production is about on the same footing IMO. Take your pick.
This post was edited on 11/6/13 at 6:26 pm
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Posted on 11/6/13 at 8:21 pm to weagle99
quote:I believe every now and then the Colt custom shop will make a very small run of Pythons
Colt no longer manufactures double action revolvers in any capacity however.
ETA: after being discontinued from regular production, the custom shop made a a few runs...of which the last batch was 2005
This post was edited on 11/6/13 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 11/7/13 at 8:04 am to weagle99
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Current production revolvers from S&W are a shadow of what they used to be. Quality is not there in the finish, etc. plus they have a lock.
Rugers have a lock, too, don't they?
But I tend to agree - Mrs. Midnight has a Performance Center snub nose, all steel, 8-shot (CQB is what they called it) 627, in .357 magnum and the revolver is nearly flawless. Unfluted cylinder, ball detent lock up, as crisp a single action trigger as I have ever experienced in a revolver, with a smooth double action pull as well (better than a stock Colt Python, although to be fair, PC isn't necessarily stock). And no lock (made prior to S&W's deal with the devil.)
In any event, I easily see this revolver being passed down to great-grandchildren and beyond. A usable work of art, but nothing in the display cases at Academy (or wherever) come close to this revolver in fit and finish.
I like every revolver that Ruger makes.
This post was edited on 11/7/13 at 8:07 am
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