![]() ![]() All three feature fully adjustable rear sights and all have exposed hammers that can be cocked for precise, single-action shooting.īut there are also differences. Their similarities include 100-percent stainless steel construction, all have swing out cylinders and traditional DA/SA trigger systems, their cylinders hold (big surprise) eight rounds of. Let’s take a closer look at our three contenders. Emails were dispatched to the three gunmakers and over the next few weeks parcels arrived at my front door containing Taurus Model 608, S&W Performance Center M627 and Ruger Super GP100 revolvers. Today those three taipans of the handgun world-Ruger, S&W and Taurus-all offer eight-shot revolvers. They say if you wish long and hard enough your wishes (might?) come true. And while they, and I, performed quite well, do you know what I always wished for? That’s right, an 8-shot revolver.īut time and technology stand still for no one. For a number of years I competed in the Second Chance Bowling Pin Shoot with a matching pair of S&W 686+ seven-shot. 22 revolvers that held more than the regulation six rounds, it wasn’t until the 1990s that we saw a new breed of wheelgun that held seven. When several of us questioned his choice of sidearm, he told us, “If you can’t handle a defensive situation with a good. My older brother, an ardent shooter and engineer in the firearms industry, has long held that, “For the first six shots, a double-action revolver is the best handgun in the world.” And who am I to argue with my big brother?īut there lies the rub …”six shots.” While one can purchase a semi-auto pistol today whose magazine holds between 12 and 20 rounds of ammunition, why would you bother with a revolver that holds a measly half-dozen rounds? Well, back in the day when semi-autos were known for their quirky operation, revolver-armed law enforcement personnel were fond of saying “six for sure” about their duty wheelguns.Ī number of years ago I attended a shooting school where one of the instructors carried a revolver. 38 snubbie, as is my wife’s car gun and I have shot many an Action Pistol match with a roundgun. 22 revolver the first handgun I took a whitetail with was a long-barreled. Those readers who are familiar with my ramblings know that while much of my literary endeavors concern semi-auto pistols, down deep I am a fan of the roundgun. ![]() There is no doubt that we are living in the “age of the semi-auto.” If you visit your local newsstand or the magazine rack at a big-box retail store, chances are that those firearm magazines on display that do not have AR-15s on their covers have some type of high-tech, self-shucking pistol.
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