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LTUME1978 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:51 pm Lots of good options. A Ruger Security Six was my first 357 back in 1974. Having owned more than a few over the years, I have found that I have a strong preference for a 5 inch barrel on a 357. A friend had a S&W Model 27 many years ago that had a 5 inch barrel and it was really sweet. Another current option is the S&W M&P R8. It is an 8 shot cylinder that uses moon clips (great for reloads) and has a 5 inch barrel. It has a rail for a light on the bottom as well as a rail on the top for an optic. They are on the expensive side but you may be able to find a good used one at a decent price. I have a Ruger GP100 now as well and it is a really robust revolver.

The 327 TRR8 is the S&W that has the removable top and bottom rails. The R8's bottom rail is integral to the barrel shroud. I bought my TRR8 from Carlson1, and I really like it. I. Fact, I just had to to the range again yesterday. I've left the rails off of mine. But absent that, I’d probably buy a 5” 686. I think the 3” GP100 is a really cool gun, and someday, I’m going to steal Longtooth's when he isn’t looking. But I already own 2” .357, and I don’t need another eargeschplitten loudenboomer.....AKA, "the Noisy Cricket", so Longtooth's is safe for now.

I also have a 5” Model 29 .44 mag, and I really like that barrel length on magnum revolvers. They’re long enough to produce the kinds of velocities the magnum cartridges are known for, and to have enough weight to make recoil more comfortable, without making them harder to carry.

Anyway, a 5” S&W would be my first recommendation, followed by a 4.2" or 5" GP100. I don’t know which .357 lever rifle I’d buy, but obviously either a Henry or a Marlin. I also want one in .44 mag to match my Model 29. What I do know is that I’d go for the full length barrel rather than a 16" or 18" carbine. If the idea is to maximize a pistol caliber, then I reckon that 20" would be appropriate.

SQLGeek wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:14 pm

The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:48 pm
What manner of heresy is this?

Way less heretical than pairing a western classic like a lever gun with a double action revolver.

I thought about that for about a minute once. I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to carry a 6-shooter, hammer down on an empty chamber .... so REALLY just a 5-shooter.

Au contraire mon ami! The transfer bar on a Vaquero means you can safely carry with all six.

Also, if a pistol is the weapon you use to fight your way back to the long gun you never should have put down, why handicap yourself by having to manually cock it for every shot? Single actions are cool, but if I'm carrying a revolver and get into a gunfight, I'd rather have a double action.

Well if we were wanting the most effective fighting weapons, it'd be an AR or AK paired with a much higher capacity semi-auto pistol. But this is a just because gun anyway per the OP so my answer stands.

http://sheriffjimwilson.com/2011/09/09/ ... the-hawgs/

In the dark, I crawled past what looked like a big log and was doing just fine until that log tried to eat me! Fortunately, things were sorted out before I needed band aids and I began to haul the (now) dead hog up to the rim. My two hunters were standing up there with big grins on their faces having a good laugh.

“Well, boys,” I said. “I sure am glad I was able to entertain you.”

“Oh, Sheriff,” they snickered, “we weren’t laughing at you. We’d just never heard a single-action sixgun go full automatic before!”

SQLGeek wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:58 am A lever action requires a single action revolver. ;)

A 5.5" Ruger Vaquero would fit the bill nicely.

What manner of heresy is this?



I thought about that for about a minute once. I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to carry a 6-shooter, hammer down on an empty chamber .... so REALLY just a 5-shooter.

Also, if a pistol is the weapon you use to fight your way back to the long gun you never should have put down, why handicap yourself by having to manually cock it for every shot? Single actions are cool, but if I'm carrying a revolver and get into a gunfight, I'd rather have a double action.

I know, I know. That's probably some kind of SASS heresy, but there it is.