Same thing that makes a mechanical watch appealing.Originally Posted by ubervic
Chris
Same thing that makes a mechanical watch appealing.
Chris
Nice, that looks nice. Those pachymers look just right on it
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If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Or a taildragger...
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Revolvers hail from a time when marksmanship was prized. To paraphrase an old movie, they are an elegant weapon from a more civilized era.
Revolvers don't depend on the energy of the cartridge to function. As long as there is enough oomph to push the projectile out the bore, they work. You can shoot wax bullets in your basement from cases drilled out for 209 primers to, in the case of the .357 (and up) Magnum, rounds that will drop almost anything in North America.
Some revolvers are truly pocket guns, in that you can shoot them dry from inside a pocket.
If you reload, you don't have to chase your brass. I was at a centerfire Bullseye match at an outdoor range; one guy showed up at dawn so he could grab the rightmost position and lay out a tarp to catch his brass. The revolver guys chuckled. The last club centerfire Bullseye match I was in had ten shooters, of which, eight were firing revolvers.)
Small hands, big hands, you can get grips that'll fit you. Hell, you can change the configuration of the butt itself, so long as you don't mess up the mainspring geometry or deface the serial number.
When you hold a revolver, you are holding a machine that was built to last. Other than (mostly) the lighter-weight belly guns, they are made of steel (and whatever the grips are made of). I have an early 1920s M&P that, as far as function goes, works the same as a Model 10 that is fresh from the factory (other than that frelling lock).
Revolvers are simple to use. Open the cylinder, insert rounds, close the cylinder (gently, mind you), aim and fire. Open the cylinder, eject the empties and repeat as necessary or desirable. But to be able to use them with skill is an art.
To hell with the 1911, the S&W double-action revolver is America's gun.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
True, that.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Old people like old things...
*ducks for cover*
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Chris
I like a gun I can beat a motherfucker to death with.
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The redhawk and/or N- frame it is.
Sorta around sometimes for some of your shitty mod needs.
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