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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Favorite revolvers Msg# 1145223
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Yeah, I think I will keep those two for a definite while longer. The 610 "no dash" is too hard to find and that NP3 Plus is as close to a custom gun as I am ever going to get. This one is something I am going to hold onto for a while. It's just a fun revolver to have and one that I think turned out well in addition to it being a locally produced gun in my birth year.  The 640-1 IMHO is the best J-Frame Smith ever made and it's the first gun I had transferred into my old shop. I've also had an action job done which makes it a decent shooter.
Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: 640 with badge  The Ruger LCR in .38 SPL is probably the best carry revolver I've run into. Light, with a nice (for a smallish revolver) trigger with an easy Big Dot night sight. I actually got rid of this one, but traded to get it back. That's how much I missed having this snubby revolver.
Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: Ruger LCR with Pocket Holster
Image Info: Ruger LCR with Pocket Holster made from Elephant Hide.  The 1917 is a refinished Brazilian Contract model and the 625-2 is a possible keeper. Still, it's the .45 ACP revolver and they are just cool. Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: Model 1917 and 625-2  These below are all keepers. I just enjoy handling them more than most of the other revolvers They speak of a time in the past, and the Ruger New Vaqueros there are chambered in .357 Magnum and considering I have a custom drawing of Clint Eastwood with a Nagant, I'm keeping them all.
Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: Cowboy Action Revolvers  Definitely this one. It's a bigger, more elegant version of the Nagant revolver. Ammo is a PITA to find, but I found it. I haven't shot it yet.
Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: 1887 Husqvarna Nagant revolver  Definitely keeping this one. This one IMHO more or less started it all. This, to me, is just epically cool. This was produced during the Civil War, and is a fairly early example with a SN of 153. I'd say it was produced in 1861 or 1862. I have not fired it, nor will I. I don't want to risk the possibility of damage. Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: Rollin White Revolver
Image Info: Rollin White First Type revolver. Made for Smith and Wesson during the Civil War. Ca. 1861-1864. One of either 5000 or 10000 made. Conservative age is 153.  I noticed you are heavy on Rugers. Nothing wrong with that. Just shows you have a passion for a collection.
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: You might be too young to think in these terms, but would you call them forever guns? I own several revolvers too, but I can only think of one, possibly a couple more, that I would call forever guns. One is my Ruger Security-six, which is the firearm I've owned the longest. Funny, in looking for a photo I see my caption actually identifies it as a forever gun! Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: Security-six  Probably another forever gun is my Ruger GP100: Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: GP100  Two more I might keep forever are my Ruger Speed-six and my blue Security-six: Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: Speed-six  Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: Ruger Security-six  The last one on my maybe list is my Colt Official Police: Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: Colt Official Police  |
