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Well, looking at it Revolvers seem to be very popular.

Not particularly surprising considering that if you're going to defend your home, explode some birds or just go on a homocidal rampage plain 'n' simple - you should do it in style.

Now all you need is a horse and cowboy hat. And some bad guys for 'target practice'.

Revolvers are also very simple, easy to operate, reliable, and so on. Sure, they're a bit out of date for military use, for for self defense they're perfectly fine.

.38 police special. For personal defense, which is what I need, it is great. Small, lightweight, will not jam, and capable of bring someone down.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Well, looking at it Revolvers seem to be very popular.

Not particularly surprising considering that if you're going to defend your home, explode some birds or just go on a homocidal rampage plain 'n' simple - you should do it in style.

Now all you need is a horse and cowboy hat. And some bad guys for 'target practice'.

Notice the revolver fans are American? Weird aint it?

Side note, I wouldnt suggest going bird shooting with a hand gun. Unless its one of these



Yes the Taurus Judge can fire shotgun shells, you know, if pistol ammo gets to boring

KingCracker wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Well, looking at it Revolvers seem to be very popular.

Not particularly surprising considering that if you're going to defend your home, explode some birds or just go on a homocidal rampage plain 'n' simple - you should do it in style.

Now all you need is a horse and cowboy hat. And some bad guys for 'target practice'.

Notice the revolver fans are American? Weird aint it?

Side note, I wouldnt suggest going bird shooting with a hand gun. Unless its one of these



Yes the Taurus Judge can fire shotgun shells, you know, if pistol ammo gets to boring

Do want

@KingCracker: I luled. "Yes, I'd like a gun that will break my wrists when I fire it?"

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Well, looking at it Revolvers seem to be very popular.

Not particularly surprising considering that if you're going to defend your home, explode some birds or just go on a homocidal rampage plain 'n' simple - you should do it in style.

Now all you need is a horse and cowboy hat. And some bad guys for 'target practice'.

Notice the revolver fans are American? Weird aint it?

Side note, I wouldnt suggest going bird shooting with a hand gun. Unless its one of these



Yes the Taurus Judge can fire shotgun shells, you know, if pistol ammo gets to boring

Do want

Welcome to your broken wrist.

Right, seriously, the Anaconda is only acceptable because it's heavy and well built enough (with the eight inch barrel especially) that, when holding it with two hands, its recoil is within acceptable range.

I wouldn't ever fire a snub nosed magnum. I like my hands.

kronk wrote:@KingCracker: I luled. "Yes, I'd like a gun that will break my wrists when I fire it?"

ShumaGorath wrote:

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Well, looking at it Revolvers seem to be very popular.

Not particularly surprising considering that if you're going to defend your home, explode some birds or just go on a homocidal rampage plain 'n' simple - you should do it in style.

Now all you need is a horse and cowboy hat. And some bad guys for 'target practice'.

Notice the revolver fans are American? Weird aint it?

Side note, I wouldnt suggest going bird shooting with a hand gun. Unless its one of these



Yes the Taurus Judge can fire shotgun shells, you know, if pistol ammo gets to boring

Do want

Welcome to your broken wrist.

Wow you too must be twins
Ive first a few shells from that at a local range. Its bark is WAY worse then the kick. Now dont get me wrong, itll jack up your nose if your not doing it right. But its not as bad as youll psych yourself up though. It also fires .45 rounds as well

KingCracker wrote:

kronk wrote:@KingCracker: I luled. "Yes, I'd like a gun that will break my wrists when I fire it?"

ShumaGorath wrote:

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Well, looking at it Revolvers seem to be very popular.

Not particularly surprising considering that if you're going to defend your home, explode some birds or just go on a homocidal rampage plain 'n' simple - you should do it in style.

Now all you need is a horse and cowboy hat. And some bad guys for 'target practice'.

Notice the revolver fans are American? Weird aint it?

Side note, I wouldnt suggest going bird shooting with a hand gun. Unless its one of these



Yes the Taurus Judge can fire shotgun shells, you know, if pistol ammo gets to boring

Do want

Welcome to your broken wrist.

Wow you too must be twins
Ive first a few shells from that at a local range. Its bark is WAY worse then the kick. Now dont get me wrong, itll jack up your nose if your not doing it right. But its not as bad as youll psych yourself up though. It also fires .45 rounds as well

I would recommend that if you do buy one these, take it to a gunsmith and have them de-burr the edges. Taurus weapons suffer from a lack of quality finishing. They're nice and all, but you truly do get what you pay for.

My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hun.

ShumaGorath wrote:

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Well, looking at it Revolvers seem to be very popular.

Not particularly surprising considering that if you're going to defend your home, explode some birds or just go on a homocidal rampage plain 'n' simple - you should do it in style.

Now all you need is a horse and cowboy hat. And some bad guys for 'target practice'.

Notice the revolver fans are American? Weird aint it?

Side note, I wouldnt suggest going bird shooting with a hand gun. Unless its one of these



Yes the Taurus Judge can fire shotgun shells, you know, if pistol ammo gets to boring

Do want

Welcome to your broken wrist.

Only if you're an absolute pussy. Its just a .410 shell. Even twelve year old girls can shoot that. I've shot one, the recoil is nothing.
The downside is the pattern is absolute crap past about 10 feet, but then again thats exactly what its made for.

Although i don't own a .357 I've shot several, mostly Colts. They are sweet with a light recoil and flat line accuracy. Put .38 specials in there and the recoil is negligible. A good Colt .357 is a perfect gun. Take it to a good smith to lighten the trigger action, especially double action and its even better.

Mmmhmm, I hope to own one one day, along with one of colt's newer 1991 series-- mil-spec reworking of the 1911, with a few improvements over the original without making it a truly different gun (in this case, it's a good thing).

Ruger and S&W also make excellent revolvers. When you get to that point, research the double action trigger pull. You want the lightest one possible (I've seen some S&W's with 11 lb) and that a smith can tweek.

@ Stormrider

Though I can't speak for or against the quality of the Taurus Judge (have yet to fire one),I can attest to the quality of the PT-92.
I've owned mine for near fifteen years and cycled countless rounds through it with minimal problems.
In fact the only firearm I own that has been less problematic is an older Colt 1911.

Frazzled wrote:Ruger and S&W also make excellent revolvers. When you get to that point, research the double action trigger pull. You want the lightest one possible (I've seen some S&W's with 11 lb) and that a smith can tweek.

Mn, maybe, but I really don't find SnW revolvers that attractive. I'll have to look up the ruger ones.

Hrm . I guess the Ruger Super Redhawk looks okay, but it's nothing compared to a colt magnum when it comes to looks.

Melissia wrote:

Frazzled wrote:Ruger and S&W also make excellent revolvers. When you get to that point, research the double action trigger pull. You want the lightest one possible (I've seen some S&W's with 11 lb) and that a smith can tweek.

Mn, maybe, but I really don't find SnW revolvers that attractive. I'll have to look up the ruger ones.

Hrm . I guess the Ruger Super Redhawk looks okay, but it's nothing compared to a colt magnum when it comes to looks.

Looks? Who gives a gak about looks? Atually I do, just wanted to say that. Yea most Colts outshine S&Ws in the looks except for the 29s and what are they 529s?

I've seen redhawks take double loaded magnums without damage (handloads accidentally charged with twice the amount of powder). Its the only gun a Russian would stop and say "dude, you didn't need to make it THAT rugged..."

Mn. On day I'm hoping to get the colt anaconda with 8" barrel, but fuuuuuck they cost a grand at least.

Melissia wrote:Mn. On day I'm hoping to get the colt anaconda with 8" barrel, but fuuuuuck they cost a grand at least.

I bet. I don't think Colt still makes revolvers.

Colt only makes SAA revolvers these days. Basically really playing up on the SAA replica market, only they aren't really replicas because, well, it was Colt's design to begin with.

I've heard good things about the Ruger Vaquero for SAA competitions (Old West competition).

S&W gets good marks on reviews on .357s. Ruger's GP 100 (I think thats it, blocked at work) is nice.

I don't intend to get a single action revolver. This is a self defense weapon I'm thinking of getting, and a magnum revolver is probably overkill for it, but the intimidation factor of wielding THIS:




... isn't to be discounted.

She Who Must Be Obeyed has been taught don't flash it, just use it.
wait that could be misinterpreted...

True, and I plan on doing just that if threatened. But every advantage counts.

Melissia wrote:True, and I plan on doing just that if threatened. But every advantage counts.

True dat. We should take this to off line PM if you're serious about purchase in the near term.

Man I wish I could see these pics.

The second one-- the derringer-- is a self defense pistol with four barrels, probably four one shot barrels. It looks pretty neat actually.

Frazzled wrote:

Melissia wrote:True, and I plan on doing just that if threatened. But every advantage counts.

True dat. We should take this to off line PM if you're serious about purchase in the near term.

Heh, unless I get a scholarship sometime soon (Which might actually happen) it's more of a "within five years" thing.

FITZZ wrote: @ Stormrider

Though I can't speak for or against the quality of the Taurus Judge (have yet to fire one),I can attest to the quality of the PT-92.
I've owned mine for near fifteen years and cycled countless rounds through it with minimal problems.
In fact the only firearm I own that has been less problematic is an older Colt 1911.

Hi Fitzz, I have no doubt the Taurus brand has nothing wrong with functionality (they're great guns), they lack handfinishing on the edges of their guns. Maybe it's a newer phenomenon since they changed their HQ's location.

BTW, how old is your Colt 1911?

The Judge is pretty damn cool, especially with the newer Winchester Self Defense .410 round.

Yeah, the colt 1911/1991 is a great, reliable weapon.