My first revolver was a Ruger Security Six with 2 3/4" barrel in 357 magnum caliber. I got it in 1979 at Ace Air Conditions Sales and Repair in North Miami. It was $250 and included a box of Remington 158gr JHP ammo. I spent a lot of time with my dad with him teaching me to shoot double action with 38 wadcutter ammo. After a while I got good with that revolver and could hit clay birds from 25 yards about 4 out of 6 times shooting double action. Unfortunately I traded that revolver for a used S&W model 38 when Florida started issuing concealed weapons permits as the Ruger was a bit too large to carry concealed.
I grew up around double action revolvers mostly and it's what I shot growing up...except for a Colt 1911 Gov't model in 45ACP. My father and I collected a lot of revolvers in the 1990's when everybody was dumping revolvers to buy the latest 9mm and 40 S&W pistols. To this day I have more revolvers than pistols in my safe.
What was your first revolver?
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Do not mistaken my kindness for weakness.
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stpetejoe57
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Ruger Redhawk in 44Mag,still have it
In the mid 80's I bought a Colt Peacekeeper. 6" .357 Magnum. Wish I'd never traded it.
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neverenoughguns
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The first firearm that I ever purchased was a 4" 686 revolver.
CA Bulldog in .44 SPL older than me with plenty of wiggle... I honestly couldn't tell you if I ever fired it. Sold it for like $50.
Smith model 19. The only gun that ever jammed on me. Sent it to them, they fixed it, but I never had the natural trust in it one needs for a defensive weapon.
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a Single Star.
SP-101
....and some rin up hill and down dale, knapping the chucky stanes to pieces wi' hammers, like sae mony road-makers run daft - they say it is to see how the warld was made!
Saint Ronan's Well - Sir Walter Scott, Bart. (1824)
Saint Ronan's Well - Sir Walter Scott, Bart. (1824)
S&W model 29 4", that ended up having a bad cylinder. The gun shop took it back and sold me a barely used Colt Python for $400 otd.
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Bobberfishin
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1981 Ruger Security Six SS 6" w/ target grips.
What a great trigger!!!!
What a great trigger!!!!