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The way my house is layed out I have my back to the patio door. I love my Taurus Judge for that purpose. The first round is bird shot and the next is .410 00 buck shot, and it continues to go like that. That is my go to home defense gun when I'm awake and in the living room. My Raging Bull in .44 mag is nice for close quarters hunting and coyotes near the house since I live in the country and the bastards have no fear of humans. It's expensive to shoot, though. I need to look into reloading components for it.
 
Last post for this thread. Asking my favorite gun or favorite song is hard for me. As well ask me who is my favorite child or grandchild. I love the stories of the guns as much as the guns.

The honorable mentions are:
My 4" SS Security-Six in .357 Magnum. The gun that destroyed my hearing. I bought it on my 21st birthday. About $150 if I remember correctly.

MRS45's SS Single-Six in 22LR/22Mag. She has never shot it, just like her boat paddle M77/22 in 22LR.
Some know that I work for IBM. I had wanted a shooter grade IBM .30 Carbine from WWII ever since I started joined the company in 1984. I was looking for all matching numbers, but not a safe queen. A few came on my radar over the years, but you never seem to have the coin in your pocket when a sweet deal comes along. It finally clicked about 10 years ago and I found the carbine I wanted on GB. It was at a gun shop in Tempe, AZ. I was visiting my parents at the time and I drove to the store to inspect it.

Closed the deal on the carbine and got the FFL shipping squared away. As I was walking out of the store I saw a SS Single-Six under the glass for less than $200. I asked to handle it and they told me the cylinder free spins and it cannot be fired. I played with it a bit and I bought it. We set up the FFL shipment for it too.

Both the USGI Carbine and the Single-Six were waiting for me at my FFL when I got home. Of course I stopped there before going home. Upon getting home I was able to tear the revolver down. I found that someone had crushed the cylinder stop spring on a prior assembly. The part cost me less than $5 from Numrich. A week later and 30 minutes work and she shoots like a dream. Really fun to run Aguila Colibri loads in this. A whopping 8 ft/lbs of ME. Quieter than a fart.
 
One of my biggest regrets is selling off my SB Hunter to fund a .460……I killed way more deer with that Blackhawk than I ever did lugging around that big old 460
 
44hunter45 said:
Last post for this thread. Asking my favorite gun or favorite song is hard for me. As well ask me who is my favorite child or grandchild. I love the stories of the guns as much as the guns.

The honorable mentions are:
My 4" SS Security-Six in .357 Magnum. The gun that destroyed my hearing. I bought it on my 21st birthday. About $150 if I remember correctly.

MRS45's SS Single-Six in 22LR/22Mag. She has never shot it, just like her boat paddle M77/22 in 22LR.
Some know that I work for IBM. I had wanted a shooter grade IBM .30 Carbine from WWII ever since I started joined the company in 1984. I was looking for all matching numbers, but not a safe queen. A few came on my radar over the years, but you never seem to have the coin in your pocket when a sweet deal comes along. It finally clicked about 10 years ago and I found the carbine I wanted on GB. It was at a gun shop in Tempe, AZ. I was visiting my parents at the time and I drove to the store to inspect it.

Closed the deal on the carbine and got the FFL shipping squared away. As I was walking out of the store I saw a SS Single-Six under the glass for less than $200. I asked to handle it and they told me the cylinder free spins and it cannot be fired. I played with it a bit and I bought it. We set up the FFL shipment for it too.

Both the USGI Carbine and the Single-Six were waiting for me at my FFL when I got home. Of course I stopped there before going home. Upon getting home I was able to tear the revolver down. I found that someone had crushed the cylinder stop spring on a prior assembly. The part cost me less than $5 from Numrich. A week later and 30 minutes work and she shoots like a dream. Really fun to run Aguila Colibri loads in this. A whopping 8 ft/lbs of ME. Quieter than a fart.
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I've sold a few that I regret now. The best revolver I've ever owned was a 4" S&W model 66. I really need to grab one when I see one. A 3" model would be better but those are rare.
 
Ben Lamb said:
I've sold a few that I regret now. The best revolver I've ever owned was a 4" S&W model 66. I really need to grab one when I see one. A 3" model would be better but those are rare.
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I was at my dad's a couple of years ago and his neighbor brought over a pinned 66 California HWY Patrol commemorative, unfired in the box. He wanted $1000 for it.
I wish I had bought it now. I held this thing in my hands and know it exists, but I cannot find a 4" 357 CHP edition anywhere on the web.
 
Ben Lamb said:
I've sold a few that I regret now. The best revolver I've ever owned was a 4" S&W model 66. I really need to grab one when I see one. A 3" model would be better but those are rare.
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There is so much to be said for a 3 inch barrel. I too regret selling a 4 inch barreled model 66, but what I replaced it with serves better as an all-around handgun, that being a model 65 Smith .357 with a 3 inch bull barrel and fixed sights. Basically, a stainless version of the blued Model 13 once used by the FBI. It shoots right to point of aim with a variety of ammo, has a round grip.

Check out the video way at the beginning of a fellow using one.
3 inch barrels are so much more concealable in a belt holster than 4 inch, and going from a 2.5-inch barrel to three inches really ups the velocity.
 
Mustangs Rule said:
There is so much to be said for a 3 inch barrel. I too regret selling a 4 inch barreled model 66, but what I replaced it with serves better as an all-around handgun, that being a model 65 Smith .357 with a 3 inch bull barrel and fixed sights. Basically, a stainless version of the blued Model 13 once used by the FBI. It shoots right to point of aim with a variety of ammo, has a round grip.

Check out the video way at the beginning of a fellow using one.
3 inch barrels are so much more concealable in a belt holster than 4 inch, and going from a 2.5-inch barrel to three inches really ups the velocity.
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My first revolver was a 3” SP101 and I carried that everywhere for 5 years before I got a “better” carry gun. That little revolver carried so well but I didn’t shoot it well as it was just a bit small for my hands. Tried different grips and it didn’t make a difference. The ergos of that .357 was just a bit small. Traded it off for my 4” GP100 and love that it for a general purpose revolver, but I do keep noticing 3” .357’s are grabbing my attention.
 
JohnCushman said:
The way my house is layed out I have my back to the patio door. I love my Taurus Judge for that purpose. The first round is bird shot and the next is .410 00 buck shot, and it continues to go like that. That is my go to home defense gun when I'm awake and in the living room. My Raging Bull in .44 mag is nice for close quarters hunting and coyotes near the house since I live in the country and the bastards have no fear of humans. It's expensive to shoot, though. I need to look into reloading components for it.
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Have you patterned the bird shot?

My Taurus Judge with the 6" barrel leaves the paper clean at 25 yards.
Unless the person is in the living room with you, you might want to switch to something else.
 
std7mag said:
Have you patterned the bird shot?

My Taurus Judge with the 6" barrel leaves the paper clean at 25 yards.
Unless the person is in the living room with you, you might want to switch to something else.
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It's about 12 feet from my desk to the sliding glass door. I figure the bird shot will shock and hurt a little and change their mind if they want to continue. The buckshot is to ruin their day.
 
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