Which .357 magnum revolver?
 

Needs to be light, 4" - 6" barrel.

http://www.taurususa.com/products/pr...egory=Revolver

This is my first pick. S&W also makes nice .357 revolvers, but they are a bit heavier. Anyone know of anything similar?

I've considered a pistol, but since this will be mostly for hiking and backpacking (I run into loose dogs & black bears a few times a year) it needs to be reliable in less than sterile conditions.

why not a glock?

pussies

I got my AK

your glock will fail on you in the mud


glocks are for in the jungle called 'city'.

http://www.taurususa.com/products/pr...egory=Revolver

Hammerless and good for carry

The Tracker looks good - have you tried it out yet? Titanium is light but you do feel the bite a bit more than with stainless.

I would probably go with a Smith just because I like the smooth trigger action.

I shot a Glock 33 at the range last week. Its their lightest .357 and weighs about 4oz more than the Taurus loaded. There is also the reliability & cleaning thing.. more moving parts = more places for dust to creep in and fuck up.

No, but I've tried one of these..

http://www.smith-wesson.com/Products...sc/m360kit.htm

It was almost too light.. made me nervous.. and you are right about the snap. Been told the fact that the Taurus barrel is ported will help a bit.

glocks are crap, and kinda dangerous for the calibers above 9mm.

KB.

Yeah, I would look at a stainless S&W not a titanium. I would avoid Glocks (btw the Glock 33 fires a .357SIG - different round than the .357 Magnum - used in revolvers).

My fave .357 was the Smith and Wesson Model 19 with short barrel.

Very nice weapon.

LOL.... not a chance....
trust me. tried and tested.

Why would you want a gun?

Gutter, look into the Taurus Titanium seven-shot revolver. The first all-titanium target-sighted sport and field revolver.

4 inch barrel, dull gray finish, and supposed to be pretty durable under nasty conditions. Runs about $650.

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Shit. I didn't click your link before posting. My bad for not reading the entire post.

:(

Assuming that you are atleast 6' tall and weigh over 165 lbs, Glock 30.

Or go for my 'pussy gun' (search)

My mind might be failing, but your last post was about guns was about CA laws....did you finally correct that issue?


:)

Repeating what I'm being told as I can't remember this info (because I could care less about it) These revolvers will take wildcat loads that sends shivers thru S&W and Colt and still hold together with no problems.

He has a stainless 6" Security Six (Out of production) that he has always shot with jacked up loads (whatever that means exactly), and its as tight in the cylinder as the day he bought it. He blew out a colt and S&W using the same loads.

He says Taurus is ok for dope dealers since they don't care where the round goes. I've seen him shoot this thing at pretttyyy long distances and he hits what he's aiming at. He's hunted anything from rabbits to deer with it and brought them home. ;-)

I'vr shot quite a few kinds of revolvers and other guns having lived on a farm for years, but I like this one he has better than any of the others I've shot. Even *I* can shoot it accurately where I never could shoot revolvers well compared to pistols.

One medium weight model
http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProd...=5719&return=Y

The higher grade, full page of different models...
http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProd...=famid&famid=8

Ruger is always a good brand to consider especially anything they put out in stainless. If you're looking for a really reliable revolver you might want to check out a 5" Stainless Redhawk. Don't think know if they come in .357 but I have owned one in .41 mag and .44mag. Both outstanding, and as far as stopping power it's hard to beat .41 or .44 mag.

nah...

shit u can even shoot em under water

I corrected it by realizing how close I live to Nevada :winkwink:

Hammerless is the way to go.
you never know when u gotta shoot it out of your pocket. LOL

Because they suck AND they do not make a revolver...As far as I know.

Of course...Taurus sucks ass too.

:2 cents:

i like this one...

http://www.gunbroker.com/pixhost/200...0343928_T1.JPG

Never shot a Taurus, but heard some good things about them. What makes them suck ass?

Just my opinion....I have shot a few of them and don't care for them at all. Same goes for the Glock.

I have mixed feeling about Ruger. Their guns are pretty solid and good shooters for the most part but the machining is pretty raw. I still own a 6" Stainless GP100 and it is accurate as hell. Can't beat the $ 4 $ value of the one IMO.

Sturm Ruger makes some very dependable revolvers.

I have a GP-100 357 mag

http://www.bikinivoyeur.com/firearms.jpg

It's the stainless one :)

Taurus started off about 15 years ago when one of the old Beretta factories went under. Some of the workers, etc... got together and started it back up making handguns under the Taurus name. Their first biggest seller was a copy of the Beretta 9mm (since they were set up for it). I had one way back then. It sucked. Their metalergy was inferior.

That's a nice collection. Got a couple "oldies" in there it looks like.

nice. love that old shotgun too :thumbsup

Thanks, I've gotten rid of quite a few over the years. (I used to be gung ho)

That 22 winchester pump is a collectors piece and that little .25 ACP is pretty old. My grandad left it to me after he died. he got it in WWII from a German officer he had taken prisoner.http://www.bikinivoyeur.com/25acp.jpg

and that old single shot 20 gauge on the bottom I've had since i was about 14 I think.

Is the Taurus 9mm with laser sight still in production? I found it in San Fran and when I went back the next week to buy it the dealer said they were discontinued.

anywhere in particular that you go to hike?

I have a 6" stainless S&W 686. It comes in 4 inch and 6 inch. Definitely a great revolver.

http://www.drundel.com/686.jpg

Usually the high sierra and the state parks near here. I go to Yosemite alot. The cable route up Half dome from the valley floor is a great run/hike.. 18 miles RT, with 1 vertical mile of elevation gain/loss.

Last year I tried to solo the John Muir Trail in 10 days.. 220 miles up and down over the yosemite, ansel adams, and kings canyon wilderness areas. Had to bail out 3/4 of the way because of a throat infection. Probably try that again sometime.

Going here in the fall to climb and fish the twin lakes area.

Here is a pic I took of the last few hundred feet up the Half Dome cable route..

http://anal-annihilation.com/cables1.jpg

You get one of the best views in the world while wheezing your way up those cables. 50% or so of the people who make it to that point.. keep in mind they've hiked 8 miles and 5,000 feet up to get there.. chicken out.

Fun to just sit there and watch. people always shit their pants when they come up over the last ridge and get their first view of the cables.

that looks truly awesome. i've hiked all over the Canadian rockies, but almost always day hikes only. when i lived in Banff, i'd hike one of the many small mountains (.6 - 1km vertical) each day to keep in shape. once a month or so i'd do a full day hike on one of the heavier trails. definitely miss it.

no snowboarding and no hiking makes quiet a dull boy :glugglug

someone has no idea what there talking about....
a glock fail... hahah... I have been shooting guns a long time... and I have never seen a glock fail.. when it has the right ammo in there.... I have seen them droped from heli's ran over with tanks, put in the muddy river and cleaned the barrel with a fucing ragweed stem.. and never had a misfire nor a jam...

but for a .357 I would go with S&W's new design... there a nice gun and you get a 7 shot.. so can't beat that...

have you read any Kerouac? sounds like a story right out of one of his books. i want to try hiking naked some time :)

Are machine guns legal in Nevada?