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re: Wheel guns - they still work
Posted on 2/1/25 at 10:47 pm to POTUS2024
Posted on 2/1/25 at 10:47 pm to POTUS2024
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I watch this channel on youtube, Chuke's Outdoor Adventures, and he talks about bear protection a lot. He says that Guides in Alaska most often carry a Glock Model 20 in 10mm, for a pistol, but some people still carry big wheel guns. Big revolver is definitely more reliable. If a bear gets on you and you press a semi-auto up against it, it'll be out of battery and not fire.
I saw a video on this comparing a 10mm Glock with a 44 mag revolver. The 44 is a little more powerful but the test result showed the 10mm was better against a charging bear bc it’s quicker. The tester was able to get 2-3 accurate shots off with the Glock but only 1-2 with the revolver. So the recommendation was to carry the hottest hard cast 10mm you can find, likely buffalo bore.
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Posted on 2/1/25 at 10:54 pm to Bayou Warrior 64
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Unless you are a ghetto rat you should consider that in a dire situation the shots that matter most are the first and second. Too many people focus on a handgun having a 9 round capacity or more. The average shootout has something like 2.8 rounds fired. You wont likely need the other 6 or 7 in your magazine anyway. I will take the wheel gun ANYDAY.
Right, this is my thought. comfort is most important to me. If the gun isn’t comfortable to carry then I won’t carry it. I don’t hang out in bad areas so the need to pull my gun is low and the need to fire it is even lower, and the need for more than 5 shots is really really small. It’s a risk I’m willing to take in exchange for comfortably pocket carrying a snubnose. Sometimes I appendix carry a 9mm with 12 rounds but rarely. People stress way too much about capacity.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 11:07 pm to REB BEER
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Been carrying a S&W 66-2 .357 for 30+ years. Come at me bro.
Me, too. Exact same gun. Mine is also stainless. I put a set of Hogue grips on mine, Those factory grips were just too small for my hand.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 11:30 pm to LemmyLives
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Never carry a caliber that doesn’t start with anything other than a 4.
Posted on 2/1/25 at 11:41 pm to POTUS2024
I keester a 5" 357 revolver as backup. Barrel out of course, because safety first.
Posted on 2/2/25 at 10:41 am to Traveler
Sweetheart of a gun.
Posted on 2/2/25 at 11:36 am to biglego
10mm is what I now carry when needed for near protection.
Posted on 2/2/25 at 11:41 am to POTUS2024
I own a gang of automatic pistols. I reach for my 1911 Colt revolver when it matters.
Posted on 2/2/25 at 11:44 am to Rashcock
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own a gang of automatic pistols. I reach for my 1911 Colt revolver when it matters.
I have never heard of a 1911 revolver, educate me
Colt has made some fine revolvers, all the snake guns (king cobra, python, my favorite the anaconda) the peacemaker, the bear guns ( grizzly, Kodiak) but the 1911 is an iconic semi auto that is simply an amazing design
This post was edited on 2/2/25 at 11:50 am
Posted on 2/2/25 at 11:47 am to Tigerpaw123
SW Airweight is a revolver that is hammer less (technically concealed hammer), so doesn’t get caught in pants or anything on a pull. Very lightweight - Great gun for a purse, console, pocket
Posted on 2/2/25 at 11:50 am to Tigerpaw123
I think you are correct. It is a 1909 produced to whack Phillipino warriors that laughed at our .38 cartridges.
Posted on 2/2/25 at 3:44 pm to tigerstripedjacket
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SW Airweight is a revolver that is hammer less (technically concealed hammer), so doesn’t get caught in pants or anything on a pull. Very lightweight - Great gun for a purse, console, pocket
Unless you need a follow up shot.
That second one is going who knows where.
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