Originally Posted by
Nephrology
So, long story short, I am planning to buy a gun to celebrate a recent landmark professional achievement of mine that I probably won't equal for many years to come. This will be gun I will want to hold on to for many years and to enjoy equally for sentimental value and its value as a shooter. I almost certainly won't carry this gun, but would like to be able to use it in local matches just for kicks. For this reason, I think I've settled on some kind of revolver. I want it to have roughly the following features :
1. Durable and reliable, of course.
2. Chambered in .357
3. 6 shot cylinder (or more)
4. Sights I can easily see (Target sights at a minimum - fiber optics or some other high-visibility front sight might be nice too)
5. Quality craftsmanship
6. can be readily found for at or under $800-ish... I can be persuaded to go up a little bit, however.
7. No lock, dangit!
8. Trigger that is either very nice (i.e. my Model 19) or can be readily made serviceable.
I currently already own a pinned and recessed Model 19 as well as a less exciting but more practical Model 442 that I carry pretty often. For this reason I am leaning towards a 586 or 686, but the Ruger GP-100 Match Champion seems to really tick all the boxes too... any thoughts?