Well it has to be my 1978/6" Colt Python. Something about that gun, it's like a magic spell. I just enjoy shooting it so much. I will never get rid of that one. That will be the one they pry from my cold dead hand.

Colt, Ruger and S&W all make some nice revolvers, but my favorite will always be S&W. It just doesn't get much better than this.

That's a tough one. I love my S&W but do plan to eventually get a Ruger also. And my S&W is slightly older, I'm not so sure about the newer ones with the locks on them, I hear some strange things about those locks.

Well I wouldn't worry about the lock on a fine gun like a S&W revolver. Unlock it and throw the key in the box, and forget it's there. Most all the locks can be removed, and put back in if you go to sell the gun.

S&W is the best with out a doubt in my mind.

The only thing I got against S&W is they don't blue their guns anymore. I like SS but I also like blued. My new 1911 is some sort of black paint. Something about the rabbit people didn't like the way they got rid of the waste from bluing. There has to still be a market for them.

Originally Posted by Baldy

The only thing I got against S&W is they don't blue their guns anymore. I like SS but I also like blued. My new 1911 is some sort of black paint. Something about the rabbit people didn't like the way they got rid of the waste from bluing. There has to still be a market for them.

Those locks worry me more. I too like the old blueing a lot more but the locks have to go. That hole does not belong there.

RUGER, RUGER, RUGER

I have 3 Sp-101's (32 H&R mag, 22 LR, 357 mag) and a GP-100 in 357 mag. The 32 and 22 have 4" barrels while the SP-101 357 mag has a 3" barrel. The GP-100 has a 6" barrel.

Lock??? Not Blue ???? They have been making them since 1857 and I am sure you can find a blue one without a lock. I have a number of them that are blue and none with locks. Of course my newest is about 10 years old.

Originally Posted by jimg11

Lock??? Not Blue ???? They have been making them since 1857 and I am sure you can find a blue one without a lock. I have a number of them that are blue and none with locks. Of course my newest is about 10 years old.

My newest is older than me, so there.
Problem is, the supply is getting drier and the prices are going up for the properly made revolvers.

Your right about prices going up on all them old S&W, Colts. I was reading on the S&W site the other day about them locks being simple to remove and reinstall if you sell them. I don't know the guy might have been a gun smith saying that. I haven't seen one yet.

I'll go with the strongest,my 6" SS GP100 357 Ruger, next is my blue 4' GP 100 357...............

The top is SS AND has the dreaded lock, but the two lower beauties are blue and were born long before the locks were thought of.

I really don't own that many handguns. Of the revolvers, I've got 2 S&W J frames, a M-36 and a M-60. I have a Ruger Security Six, 6 inch and a Ruger Single Six, 5 1/2". I then have a Nagant M-1895 that is brand new, built in 1933. I carry all the time and the snub nosed Smiths are just the ticket, I carry them in a pocket holster in my right front pocket and can carry them all day without noticing them. I just love my Ruger Security Six, and it is the first "serious" revolver I purchased, over 25 years ago. I carried it on a number of mountain deer hunts and it is quite heavy, as well as the six inch barrel is a bugger to carry on a belt holster. You can't sit or ride in a vehicle with it. Since I discovered the Smiths, I'm always on the lookout for more, however I do have my eye on a Ruger P series semit auto. I think I might like to give one of them a try.

I voted for Colt but I also love my Rugers.

Well I just got a new model 21-4, and you know something, I can't even see the lock when shooting. I forgot all about it and enjoyed my new gun. Guess what it's blued. I really like it a bunch, and it has found a home during my life time.

For hunting, plinking, or informal target shooting, its Ruger Blackhawk/Super Blackhawk.

For social carrying or serious target work, its Smith & Wesson.

All of my Smiths predate locks, and are blued.

Bob Wright

S&W K frames

Originally Posted by Vom Kriege

S&W K frames

1st is ruger-smith 2nd .
James

i like the smith&wesson 629 44magnum

I like my K frame Smith, both Ruger SP-101's and my 5.5" & 7.5" 41mag Redhawks and shoot them all quite often.....but my favorite revolver is my 4" 41mag Redhawk. I modified it myself and am very proud of the result.

Smith's are nice But I love Colts nothing can beat the smoothness of a Python......

Smith's are nice But I love Colts nothing can beat the smoothness of a Python......

I agree - here's my Colt Python 357 magnum made in 1957 -



And my Colt agent I bought in 1967 -



The Colt blue is beyond compare IMHO and that Python has the smoothest action I can even imagine.

Originally Posted by OJ

I agree - here's my Colt Python 357 magnum made in 1957 -



And my Colt agent I bought in 1967 -



The Colt blue is beyond compare IMHO and that Python has the smoothest action I can even imagine.

I couldn't agree more. Real Beatys.